B2 – Upper Intermediate
When we look at how much the medical field has progressed over time, wouldn’t it be interesting to glance back at how it all started and how the first surgeries were like?
A new research reveals that contrary to our beliefs that healthcare is a newer concept, prehistoric people were not exactly just left to their own device when it comes to their medical needs.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript about possibly the earliest medical operation that dates back to 31,000 years ago.
Discussion Questions:
- What do you think about this discovery?
- What comes to your mind when you hear the word “surgery”?
- Picture yourself living 31,000 years ago. How do you imagine the medical services would have been like?
- Talk about a surgery or any medical procedures you have had and describe the procedures and medical technologies used for your treatment.
- Talk about a few of the most modern medical treatments and technologies that you know of and what do you think about them.