THE PLACEBO EFFECT

THE PLACEBO EFFECT
kevin hadley
Warszawa 2014
kevin hadley THE PLACEBO EFFECT
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CHAPTER 10
WHEN THE DEPUTY MINISTER’S
assistant had handed the bag over to his boss, weeks
of nagging questions had begun. He closed the door to his
room, went over to his computer and typed 5 letters into the
search engine – CFSMS. He knew very well what they stood
for – Counter Fraud and Security Management Service – as
he liked to consider it, the Health Service’s very own team of
detectives. What might he be able to do, he wondered.
Although the money in the bag from Susan King seemed
a large amount for a pharmaceutical executive to be giving
to a senior ministerial official, he didn’t know what it was for.
Over the last few days, he had toyed with the idea of reporting
the money to someone. But who to? And how? What could he
say? Suspicion, he reflected, is not enough. And he suspected
someone would hear about what he’d done. He might lose his
job. Or be moved sideways.
There was a knock at the door. “Come in.”
The Deputy Minister walked in and his assistant quickly
closed the webpages that were open.
“Are you busy, Robert?”
“Nothing that can’t wait,” he said, looking very carefully at
his boss.
“Is everything okay?”
“Yes… I’m just a little tired…”
nagging –
dokuczliwy, dręczący
to stand for –
oznaczać
counter – anty-,
kontrfraud – oszustwo
executive –
dyrektor
to toy with (the
idea of) – zastanawiać się, rozważać
to move sideways
– odsuwać na
boczny tor
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CHAPTER 12 & 13
EXERCISES
1. Decide if the statement is true (T), false (F), or the text
does not say anything about it (D).
1. Libby used drugs as bait for John.
T/F/D
2. John was no novice in drug use.
T/F/D
3. Libby first dabbled with drugs when she was in
T/F/D
middle school.
4. Libby reckoned that Leslie would be cross if she
knew what John had been up to.
T/F/D
5. Gerry thought little of the candidates he had
interviewed for the job.
T/F/D
6. Gerry’s marketing was based on belittling the benefits
of alternative medicine and smearing the competition.
T/F/D
2. Solve the crossword.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
HASŁO: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5. Replace the word in blue with its synonym from the box.
Change the form where necessary.
squalid sizeable fastidious discrepancy
reverie folks
1. The inspector spotted some inconsistency in the invoices and
the manager was summoned.
.........................................................................
2. Over the years, John has amassed a considerable number of
history books.
.........................................................................
3. We will plan your wedding reception in meticulous detail. Call us
now!
.........................................................................
4. Having always lived in a filthy house, she was used to the sight of
pests.
.........................................................................
5. Oh, I didn’t know you were here. I’m sorry to interrupt your
musings.
.........................................................................
6. You’d better put a sock in it because if my parents find out, I’m
history.
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CHAPTER 15
“WHO RECOMMENDED ME TO YOU?”
Martin Merman asked the teenage girl sitting opposite him.
“Two people, actually. Someone I know from ballet… she
was a bit scoliotic. And my dad’s boss.”
“Who’s that?”
“He’s the Deputy Minister of Health.”
“Michael Love?” asked Merman, mentally working out the
connections.
“Yes.”
“Well, what we’re going to do today is a focus session. It’ll
help you relax. Then, once you’re relaxed, we can get to work
on trying to straighten out this problem with your ankle,”
Merman said, bending forward to gently take hold of the
girl’s foot.
An hour later, the girl walked out of Merman’s room.
“Would you like to make another appointment?” the receptionist asked.
“No,” came the decisive reply, as the girl quickly left.
A minute later, Merman came out of the room.
“Everything okay, Martin?” asked the receptionist.
“Yes. But that was a difficult session.”
“Yes, I noticed she was red-eyed. Had she been crying?”
“Frustration… she couldn’t… or wouldn’t do what she was
asked. It’s a shame really.”
“She was booked for five sessions. But she didn’t look like
she’d be coming back…”
“She won’t be… no.”
“Should I prepare her bill now then?”
“No… leave it. There’ll be no charge,” said Merman, going
back into his room.
scoliotic –
ze skoliozą
focus session –
konsultacja
to bend forward –
pochylać się
to take hold of –
łapać
to make an
appointment
– umawiać się na
wizytę
no charge – gratis,
bez opłaty
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CHAPTER 15 & 16
EXERCISES
1. Decide if the statement is true (T), false (F), or the text
does not say anything about it (D).
1. The more alcohol Gerry and John drank, the more
shirty they became with each other.
T/F/D
2. According to Gerry, student life was different
T/F/D
in the past.
3. The blood test results arrived late because there had
been a mix-up at the laboratory.
T/F/D
4. John admitted that he didn’t want to leave the job
because of the buzz he got from it.
5. John had got used to the pressure of his job.
T/F/D
T/F/D
6. John disposed of the sleeping pills to prevent Leslie
from taking them.
T/F/D
2. Match the words with their synonyms.
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1. setback
a.
uneasy
2. persistent
b. investigation
3. anxious
c.
4. short-handed
d. considerate
5. inquest
e. short-staffed
6. magnanimous
f.
7. charge
g. tenacious
fee, tax
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SŁOWNICZEK
3.
33 & 34
1. misconduct,
2. summon,
1.
3. withdraw,
1. c, 2. f, 3. e,
4. spot,
4. b, 5. a, 6. d
5. testimony,
6. negligible,
2.
7. predicament
1. of inviting / round,
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2. give / arrives,
3. had your eyes tested / up,
4.
4. have / thugs / to,
noun
verb
adjective
impression
to
impressive /
impress
impressionable
/ impressed
participation,
to
participant
participate
withdrawal
to
participatory
5. into / up
3.
1. whereby, 2. barmy,
3. stoned, 4. circumstances,
withdrawn
5. windowsill, 6. hourglass
withdraw
sustainability
to sustain
sustainable
4.
suspect,
to
suspicious /
1. strenght Æ strength,
suspicion
suspect
suspect
2. advertisment Æ advertisement,
shortage
to
short
3. haemorrage Æ haemorrhage (AmE:
shorten
hemorrhage),
4. embarassment Æ embarrassment,
5.
5. CORRECT,
1. departed, 2. aftermath,
6. acommodation Æ accommodation
3. in-depth, 4. comeuppance,
5. adverse, 6. sober, 7. dull
5.
1. b, 2. c, 3. a,
4. b, 5. d, 6. b
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SŁOWNICZEK
bothered – zmartwiony,
by qualification – z wykształcenia
poirytowany
by way of – dla; jako
bounce back – odbijać; stawać na
nogi
C
boundary – granica
breast, make a clean ~ of it –
cabinet – szafka
przyznać się
cagey – ostrożny, skryty
breathe life into – tchnąć życie
call it – stwierdzić zgon
brewing – tu: ciążący, niewygodny
call it a night – kończyć (dzień), iść
bridge – łączyć
spać
bridge, cross a ~ when you come
to it – nie martw się na zapas
brief – informować; krótki,
lakoniczny
briefly – krótko
brood – rozmyślać, rozpamiętywać;
trzódka
bruising – stłuczenie
brusque – opryskliwy
buff – żółtawy, płowy
bulb – żarówka; bulwa
bump into sb – wpaść / natknąć się
calve – oderwać się (od lodowca)
cantankerous – kłótliwy, zrzędliwy
capacity – pojemność, wydajność
cardiac arrest – zatrzymanie akcji
serca
care home – dom opieki
careless – nieostrożny, lekkomyślny
carry out – przeprowadzać,
realizować
carve – rzeźbić
case – pudełko, szkatułka; przypadek,
na kogoś
sprawa
bundle – pęk, kłębek, tobołek, plik
cast – rzucać (np. spojrzenie);
burst open – otworzyć (się) na
obsada
oścież; pękać
cast off – zrzucać
bush, beat about the ~ – owijać
castigate – karać, karcić, ganić
w bawełnę
casually – zwyczajnie
buzz – bzyczeć; gwar, szum
catch – haczyk, paragraf
by any chance – przypadkiem
catch up – nadrabiać, nadganiać
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