16 January 2019

Homework: Doctors relying on their gut instincts

Dear students, 
After reading the script about this text in page 179, you can check the solutions below.


Pag 46. Listening.

exercise 5 Key:
b- 3
c: 1 often 2 having 3 how accurate your gut instinct is   4 correct   5 important  6  less    7 similar  8  more

Vocabulary

uneasy - restless
groundless- infundadas
to warrant- to assure
nagging doubt- Persistent doubt
to heed- to pay attention to sth, especially advice/ warning
to acknowledge- to recognize
to act upon it- do sth as a direct result of a feeling
a rich seam- an area full of good information/ideas/material.
hang together- have coherence
hark back to (a time) - remind people of details of a time
open up to sth- become more willing to consider or accept sth
have sth at your disposal- have sth avalable for you to use
a safety net- a plan or system that will help you in a difficult situation

Language in context: Doubt and uncertainty
1 1 feeling 2 anxieties;worriers  3 doubt  4 pattern  5 bones  6 jars; fit
2 a uneasy feeling; a nagging doubt; groundless anxieties
   b groundless anxieties; born worriers
   c doesn´t quite fit the pattern; jars; doesn´t quite fit together
   d feel in their bones.