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An ESOL crisis in Scotland – and what to do about it
Contact us Back to Menu ↩ Evidencing the ESOL Crisis: Towards a Vision for ESOL in Scotland Francesca Stella and Meg Wishart, University of Glasgow
October 29, 2026
This B2-C1 reading and vocabulary worksheet practises reading for detail and reviews language related to medical ethics using Quizlet flashcards and activities.
1. In cases of medical futility, physicians may decide to stop certain treatments
A. because patients request them to do so.
B. because patients’ relatives insist they continue.
C. because it is not in the best interests of the patient.
2. In some cases, physicians discontinue treatment
A. before looking at evidence about its benefit to the patient.
B. after developing an opinion that it might be pointless.
C. after reading an overview of its advantages.
3. In paragraph 2, the words no unanimity means
A. the statistics are not the same.
B. doctors do not share the same opinion.
C. the level of futility is anonymous.
Contact us Back to Menu ↩ Evidencing the ESOL Crisis: Towards a Vision for ESOL in Scotland Francesca Stella and Meg Wishart, University of Glasgow
Contact us Back to Menu ↩ Train the ear first If you want to learn a language well, start by listening to how it sounds.
Contact us Back to Menu ↩ Four recently published reports look at ESOL from quite different angles but have remarkably similar conclusions. The APPG on
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