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8c Alternative therapies<br />

Date:<br />

Can do (tick ✓)<br />

I can understand a complex text about contemporary issues.<br />

I can discuss and compare treatments and therapies.<br />

I can talk about permission, prohibition and obligation.<br />

I can propose and discuss potential changes.<br />

‘Well, yes, my arm does feel<br />

better – but I have some<br />

strange new pains all over . . . ’<br />

Alternative therapies<br />

Have you (or anyone you know) tried any alternative therapies Which Did they work Which<br />

therapies do you find the most appealing Which, if any, are you sceptical about<br />

Room doctor<br />

Look around the room at home where you work or study. Suggest five or more improvements<br />

that would make it a less stressful place. Consider these things: light, furniture, colour, air, noise,<br />

decoration, etc.<br />

Rules<br />

Think back to a time when there were a lot of rules you had to follow and things you could and<br />

couldn’t do. Describe where you were, what you were doing and what some of these rules were.<br />

Too many rules<br />

Do you think there are too many rules in this world Write a list of positive permissions and<br />

encouragements for people to do in your home, town and school, e.g.<br />

You can walk on the grass whenever you like.<br />

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