I. Answer the following questions in pairs.

What comes to your mind when you hear the word “alternative treatment”?

What alternative treatment do you know about?

What kind of people uses it?

Do you trust it?

II. Listen to the introduction to the interview. (Up to 0:30)

What is the interview going to be about?

What is integrative medicine?

Who are they going to interview?

III. Now watch the rest of the video and say if the sentences below are true or false.

T/F

1.  Alternative medicine is also studied at the medical school
2. Integrative medicine is a mixture of alternative and conventional treatments.
3. The best way to practise integrative medicine is with a trained physician.
4. The benefits of integrative medicine are that it takes into account the needs of the patients.
5. According to Dr. McCann, the patient has an innate ability to heal
6. There are different types of patients, some people have small problems like a cough.
7. People choose integrative medicine because they want their doctor to know them and be active participants in their care.

IV. Vocabulary. Match these alternative treatments with their meaning.

1. acupuncture	a. a masseur touches and rubs your body.
2. chiropractic	b. you use naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants.
3. homoeopathy	c. doctors put needles in your skin.
4. herbalism	d. to use exercises that bring about deep relaxation and an altered state of consciousness.
5. aromatherapy	e. it involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment.
6. reflexology	f. you take extremely dilute amounts of certain natural substances.
7. colour therapy	g. you drink tea or eat powders made from plants.
8. massage therapy	h. it is the application of pressure to areas on the feet, hands and ears.
9. hypnotherapy	i. the practitioner manipulates your spine and bones to remove pain.
10. hydrotherapy	j. you use the visible spectrum of light and color to affect your mood and physical or mental health.

Worksheet

V. Choose an alternative treatment from the list and in groups of four prepare an oral presentation.  Write your names in the Students’ list.

You need to add the following information which you can find on the internet or in a book.

1- What is it and how do people use it?

2- How did it originate?

3- What are the benefits of it?

4- How popular is it?

You can use Power Point, Google Slides, Prezi, Padlet… to do you presentation. You can also add pictures (check this link to know how to get free photos).

Remember that your Power Point is a kind of guide that you follow to present the information. Don’t write the whole text in it and remember you can’t read the information.