References. Discuss the following questions with your partner and use them as a plan when making up the final monologue on the topic

Discuss the following questions with your partner and use them as a plan when making up the final monologue on the topic.

SPEAKING

Write down a mysterious story, using the vocabulary.

WRITING

Retell the article to your partner

Listen and fill in the gaps.

Scientists have ______________________ children’s imaginations. To make the pain from stomachaches go away. The BBC reports on a new study that shows: “Children ______________________ their imagination to tackle frequent bouts of stomach pain.” This may be very good news for parents who ______________________ for their sick children. Any mother or father understands stomach problems ______________________ frequent things their children complain about. Around twenty per cent of children suffer from stomachaches that doctors ______________________. This new research is especially good for kids with active imaginations. Researchers found that the more creative the child is, ______________________ at imagining the pain away.

The researchers, from America’s University of North Carolina and Duke University Medical Center, ______________________ with children. The kids listened ______________________ them through different fantasy situations. One of these was pretending to be floating on a cloud. Thirty children ______________________ tests. Half of them used the “guided imagery” techniques, the other half received normal medicines. Researchers found 73.3 per cent of ______________________ a reduction in pain. This compared to only 26.7 per cent of kids who got normal treatment. Study leader Dr Miranda van Tilburg was ______________________ findings. She believes it could be a very cheap and easy way to stop children’s stomach pains. She said it would ______________________ adults.

1. What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘incredible’?

2. What are the mysteries of the world?

3. What is the most incredible place in the universe?

4. Do you like reading mysteries or watching mystery movies?

5. What mystery would you really like to be solved?

6. If you wrote a mystery book, what would you call it?

7. Is mystery in our lives good?

8. What unexplained phenomena do you know about?

9. Why do you think some people believe in them?

10. Why don’t other people believe in these things?

11. What is the most incredible situation you have ever been? (in childhood, exams, travel)

12. What is the most incredible building you’ve ever seen?

13. Can you describe it?

14. When was it built?

15. How many times have you been there? What is so incredible about it?

16. What incredible weather conditions can you name?

17. Do you think the weather in our country can be named incredible? Can you give some examples?

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