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This B2-C1 reading, listening, vocabulary and pronunciation worksheet practises related to the Alzheimer’s Disease (Not inevitable).
Level: B2 C1
Sector: medicine, nursing, other
Medical Area: symptoms, diseases and conditions, other
Skill focus: reading, listening, vocabulary, pronunciation
Part 1: Vocabulary
Complete the definitions using terms in the vocabulary list.
CGI
to distil
fatalism
inevitable
metaphor
misconception
to raise awareness of something
sleep enhancement
to spot something
stop-motion
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