Unit 4A: Listening (Section 4) - IELTS Expert 5

What do you think are the most important medical inventions and discoveries?

• vaccinations to prevent diseases

• anaesthetics (to make people sleep during surgery)

• the discovery of what causes disease

• antibiotics to treat diseases

• something else?

Why?

Do you need to listen for the main idea or for specific points?

• the main idea

• specific points

1. 1. the discovery of something that can help in surgery ​ ​ ​ (a)  

2. 2. the discovery of something that causes illness ​ (b)  

3. 3. the discovery of something that can prevent disease ​ (c)  

4. 4. the understanding of the importance of keeping clean ​ ​ (d)  

• C. early 20th century
• B. 19th century
• A. before 1800

Henry Gray ​ (a)  

Jan Purkinje ​ (b)  

Robert Koch ​ (c)  

Casimir Funk ​ ​ (d)  

• C. His work was important for medical education.
• B. His work won an award.
• A. He investigated how diet affects health.

Were questions 1-4 in the same order as the information in the recording?

• YES

• NO

2 Were options A-C in the same order as the information in the recording?

• YES

• NO

Did listening for the names of the scientists help you follow the lecture?

• YES

• NO

Did the speaker use the same words as options A-C? Look at audio script 4.2 on page 213. How does the speaker express the options?

Which of the medical breakthroughs in the recording do you think was the most important? Why? Discuss in groups.