Post-Listening

Activities to do after listening

Contents

1. Comprehension Questions

2. Discussion Questions

3. Vocabulary – usage and collocations

Comprehension Questions

• Are anabolic steroids synthetic?

• When were steroids first approved for medical use?

• How can they help sick people?

• How do athletes use steroids?

Discussion Questions

• What is the difference in basic intention between sick people using steroids and athletes using them?

• Where do you think we should draw the line between steroid use to help people and steroid use for personal gain?

• If professional sports is all about profit, why not allow athletes to use steroids? Discuss the pros and cons of performance enhancing drugs in sports?

• Do you envision a possible future arena where steroid use in sports is acceptable and even encouraged?

Vocabulary:Usage and Collocations

Find examples where the following terms are used

– In a way that is similar to this clip, and– In a way that is different.

1. approved for ___ use

2. turns out

3. than ___ otherwise would.