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REFLEXOLOGY

(04:04)

1. How much do you know about Chinese medicine? Can you guess what health benefits foot massage has?

Listen to people talking about the health benefits of reflexology. Number the areas of the feet from 1 to 5. (There are two extra areas.)

2. Listen again. What health problems can reflexology help? Write the health problems.

1. ___________________________________________________________.

2. ___________________________________________________________.

3. ___________________________________________________________.

4. ___________________________________________________________.

5. ___________________________________________________________.

What parts of the soles of your feet should be massaged

· to relieve headaches

· to relieve backaches

· to relax stiff shoulders

· to help sore tired eyes

· to get rid of stomachaches?

UNIT 2. TRAVELLING

AN AMERICAN’S VIEW OF EUROPE

(04:35)

Below are lists of expressions commonly used when talking about travel. Match the words on the left and the words on the right that have a similar meaning.

2. Bill Bryson is a travel writer from Iowa in the United States. He first came to Europe in 1972. You are going to hear an extract from his book Neither here nor there. In this extract he describes his impressions of Europe and the Europeans. Now listen and find out:

1. what struck him about:

· Luxembourgers

· the French

· the British

· Europeans in general

Why he did not want to learn the language of the country he was visiting.

3. Listen again and note down his comments about the following:

· unsliced bread

· berets

· shopping

· windmills

· crossing the street