Instructions
You are going to read a magazine article about Sarah Bryant, an acupuncturist. Seven sentences have
been removed from the article on the left. Choose the most suitable sentence from the list A-H on
the right for each part (1-7) of the article. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to
use.


This month in lifestyles we feature Sarah a practising acupuncturist.
I’ve done a lot of travelling in Europe and Asia throughout my adult life and it was whilst I was
teaching in China that I became interested in acupuncture.

1. __________


It was after returning from China and witnessing how successful it had been that I reached the
decision to become an acupuncturist myself. I was lucky to discover that the town where I lived had
a famous and well-reputed college of traditional acupuncture.

Alternative medicine is particularly important for me because I firmly believe that it works on the
level of body, mind and spirit.

2. __________


Of course this medicine is very powerful and can consequently have powerful side effects.
Alternative medicine like acupuncture on the other hand is aimed at treating the person as a whole.
When a person’s ill, there’s something in their life which is putting their energy levels out of
balance. What alternative therapies try to do is help to gradually push that energy back into
balance. The result is that any disease present might naturally disappear as it cannot survive when
energies are balanced.

The treatments consist largely of balancing the energy between the different meridians of a
person’s body.

3. __________


Treatment aims to free blocks of energy in these meridians which may be causing ill health and
which may have been there for many years.

It would be an odd state of affairs if a practising alternative therapist had not had treatment
themselves and this is certainly not the case for myself.

4. __________


I’ve never suffered particularly from physical problems but treatment for my mental and spiritual
wellbeing has been very successful.

I’ve treated a wide range of people for various conditions, for example people suffering from
stress and anxiety and helped them to cope with stressful situations in their lives.

5. __________


There’s another woman who suffers from arthritis of the hip and at the moment I’m treating an old
lady who has several health problems, one of them being Parkinson’s Disease. All these people have
found that acupuncture has made them feel more balanced in themselves and they have certainly
benefited from the treatment.

To date I currently own the Licentiate in Acupuncture. This course lasted three years and I had to
go to the college about one weekend in three.

6. __________


I had a large amount of homework to do and practical work, which I did two or three evenings a
week. This entailed locating points on different people. As you can imagine, this isn’t
straightforward as people are different sizes and have different shaped bodies.

In the future I hope to set up an alternative health clinic which will involve myself as an
acupuncturist but perhaps other people as well.

7. __________


I’d like to set this up somewhere in a rural setting, where people could enjoy coming not only for
the treatment but where they would be able to sit and enjoy the scenery, go for walks and basically
feel free from the stresses of life.







A These are twelve acupuncture channels along which energy travels in the human body.

B Also on a physical level I’ve treated a woman for problems with eczema.

C I'd like to work with practitioners of homeopathy, reflexology, aromatherapy and perhaps
counselling.

D There was a lot more to it than that though.

E It is common for people there to have acupuncture treatment, not only if they’re ill but also to
prevent the onset of diseases.

F Contrary to popular belief, having the needles placed in your body is quite painless.

G I’ve had a lot of acupuncture treatment and found it particularly useful.

H This is very different from Western medicine which is supposed to work solely on the body.





A These are twelve acupuncture channels along which energy travels in the human body.

B Also on a physical level I’ve treated a woman for problems with eczema.

C I'd like to work with practitioners of homeopathy, reflexology, aromatherapy and perhaps
counselling.

D There was a lot more to it than that though.

E It is common for people there to have acupuncture treatment, not only if they’re ill but also to
prevent the onset of diseases.

F Contrary to popular belief, having the needles placed in your body is quite painless.

G I’ve had a lot of acupuncture treatment and found it particularly useful.

H This is very different from Western medicine which is supposed to work solely on the body.