What the Healers Knew: Lessons from the Ancient Mayans — uzdevums. Angļu valoda (Skola2030), Angļu valoda (B1).

Travel back in time to discover how ancient Mayan healers treated illness and promoted a healthy lifestyle. Listen carefully to the audio. Identify the main ideas and details, and choose the correct answer for each question according to what you hear.

Only one answer is correct.

1. Which detail best illustrates that Mayan medical knowledge came from careful observation and experimentation?

They developed mixtures whose effects suggested an early understanding of pain relief.
They used carved stone tools to collect samples from the jungle.
They refused to change traditional treatments passed down through generations.
They relied entirely on spiritual rituals to decide which plants to use.

2. According to the speaker, what made the Mayans’ approach to healing genuinely holistic?

It limited remedies to a single natural ingredient to ensure purity and safety.
It united medical treatment of the body with spiritual and emotional well-being.
It concentrated exclusively on observing the stars to predict and prevent disease.
It focused mainly on precise measurements and mathematical calculations of symptoms.

3. According to the speaker, what would have been different if ancient healers had not recognised the link between spiritual and physical health?

They might have focused exclusively on temple rituals instead of caring for the sick.
They would have been unable to develop treatments that addressed both emotional well-being and physical recovery.
They might have forgotten their traditional language and cultural identity.
They would have concentrated on building medical centres similar to modern hospitals.

4. What main idea does the speaker express about the nature of addiction?

The speaker suggests that every historical period has experienced its own versions of addiction, even if the substances and circumstances have changed.
The speaker believes that modern society has completely overcome dependence on harmful habits and substances.
The speaker implies that addiction is a recent phenomenon, emerging only in the modern technological age.
The speaker argues that addiction was a problem limited to ancient civilizations and no longer exists today.

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