Knowing it's fake: the strange power of placebos
A podcast on placebos, open-label pills and the nocebo effect; students follow evidence and figures, then debate the ethics.
C1Adults55 minPodcast
About this lesson
A C1 listening lesson (podcast). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Podcast
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Health & medicine
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Listening (read aloud), True / False, Multiple choice, Matching
- Key words
- a placebo, an active ingredient, nausea, fatigue, open-label, deception, a side effect, substantial
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Follow research evidence and statistics in a health podcast
- Discuss the ethics of medical treatment using precise, balanced language