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Teacher Notes
Level: B2 C1
Sector: medicine, nursing, other
Medical Area: symptoms, diseases and conditions, other
Student worksheet
Part 1: Speaking
Discuss questions 1–3 with your partner or group.
Part 2: vocabulary
You’re going to read an article about gaslighting in medicine. Before you read, match the words and idioms with their correct meanings.
1. staying power | a) imagined by a person, not real |
2. (to) grapple | b) most important factor in a situation or decision |
3. (to) gaslight | c) decide it isn’t useful or important |
4. all in your head | d) try hard to solve a problem |
5. hold water | e) not operating correctly or looking right |
6. (to) write something off | f) the strength and determination to continue doing something until it is finished |
7. out of whack | g) control or trick someone into believing things about themselves isn’t true |
8. the bottom line | h) be true or factual |
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