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cancer treatment |
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Pre-Listening Exercise
What exactly is cancer, and what forms of cancer are most common in your country or area (liver cancer, prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin cancer, or other)? Search the Internet to understand more about the disease and look up the most common forms of cancer treatment, both traditional and non-traditional therapies. Also, discuss whether family members openly discuss the disease and if there are any cultural norms on how people deal with cancer.
Agree or Disagree? Let’s Spark Some Conversation!
These statements are designed to get everyone thinking, moving, and talking! The goal is to explore ideas, share opinions, and get ready for the next part of the lesson.
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In a face-to-face classroom: Read each statement aloud. If you agree, move to one side of the room; if you disagree, move to the other. Talk with your group—why do you feel that way? Then, pair students with members of the other group and have students explain their reasons. Rotate partners for more practice.
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In an online classroom: Use polls, emojis, or the chat box in your online platform to show your opinion. Then, join the conversation as a group or in breakout rooms. What do others think? Do you agree or disagree with them?
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For independent learners: Read each statement and think about your opinion. Then say your answer out loud and explain your reason, as if you’re talking to a classmate. This helps you get ready to speak and join real conversations in English. Consider recording your ideas and self-assess your progress.
- Emotional support is just as important as medical treatment for cancer patients.
- Cancer patients should always get a second opinion before starting treatment.
- Family members often feel more stress than the patient during treatment.
- Alternative treatments should be offered alongside traditional medical care.
- Governments should pay for all cancer treatments.
- Support groups help patients recover more than individual counseling.
- Early screening is the most powerful tool in fighting cancer.
- Talking openly about cancer makes it easier for everyone to cope.
- People with cancer should continue working if they feel able.
- Cancer survivors should be involved in designing future treatment programs.
Idioms
“come down with” = become sick with a particular medical problem
“If you’re not careful, you’ll come down with the flu.”
Listening Exercise
A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
Post-Listening Exercise
Interview a friend or relative who has suffered from cancer, or who knows someone who has had it. Discuss the impact the disease has had on their families and how they were able to deal with it, both emotionally and spiritually. Also, find out more about the American Cancer Society and what activities it promotes in fighting cancer disease.
Online Investigation
Use the Internet to find information about one of these types of cancer: breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and skin cancer. Then, answer the questions:
- What are the main symptoms of this type of cancer?
- What types are used to identify the cancer?
- What are the possible treatment options?
- What is the possible prognosis for people in different stages of this cancer?