Step 1 - Listening

Cancer treatment
You are going to listen to someone talking about a friend with cancer.
- Listen to the recording and do assignment 1.
- Read the questions.
- Listen again and do assignment 2 and 3.
Assignment 1
Listen to the recording and answer the question on your own, then discuss the answer in your group.
- Write down five words you think are important in this recording.
Listen to the recording.
Questions
- Which word best describes the man's initial reaction right after he found out that he had been diagnosed with cancer?
- What did the man do after he first learned of his illness?
- After several months with the disease, what was the man's main source of consolation?
- Who was mainly responsible for checking on and adjusting the man's medications in the home?
- According to the story, what can we learn from such difficult and emotional experiences?