I. 13.Hiswoundhasnow completelyandithasn'tevenleftascar.
V.Completethesentences.Tohelpyou,thefirstletterofeachwordisgiven.
1.Heisrunningaf ,withal ofover40.Lookatthet ,and
youcanseeforyourself.
2.Intheolddaysalotofsoldierswhowerew inbattlediedbecausethe
w became1, _
3.-Ifeels .Ishouldn'thaveeatensomuch.-Youshouldbemorecareful.
You'veonlyjustrecoveredfromaseriousi, _
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4 -Whata. shaveyounoticed?-Myj sarealwaysstiffwhenIwakeup,andsometimesIhaveb andp sinmylegs.I'vegota
s throattoo,butIdon'tsupposethat'sconnected.-Letmesee.Yes,some
i inyourthroat,andalittles onbothsidesofthejaw.That'satouchoft .Thereisn'treallyac fortheotherproblem,whichis
r Youcouldtryheatt .
5 Hegetstheseternblef sofd becausethmgsarego1ngsobadlyatwork.Ifhe'snotcareful,he'llhavean b _
6 Fortunately,wehaven'thadanyseriousacc1dentsattheschool,JUSttheusualcutsandb swhenchildrenfalldown.Butwekeepastockofatocleanthew,andbstobindthemandkeepouti_
[jJGOINGTOTHEDOCTOR'S
FocusVocabulary
doctor
generalpractitioner(GP)gynaecologistIwomen'sdoctorsurgeon
p(ajediamcu.m,children'sdoctor
plry.'iicianps.vchiatristpaliemmtdwifenurseoptician
handagecrutchdressingdropxgarglen11xlure
mustardplaster
appmntmenl
diagnosediagnoSIS
conditionconsultcomplain
complaintcomp/icatto1rcheck-up
curecurablehealllljeCIIOnoperate
operationrecover
recove1y
7emed_vtherapytreat
treatment
ointmentpainkillerpill
plasterpowdertranquilliservitamin
checkupexamineprescribe
prescription
test
X-raymedicine
medicalmedicinal
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WordMeaning
Cure-Heal-Treat
Cure:meansbringbacktohealth
• Headachemaybecured
Heal:meanstomakehealthyafterwoundsofanykind.
• Brokenbones,cuts,scratches,etc.arehealed
Treat:meanstotakecareofwithmedicines.Itreferstotheprocessofcuring.
• Aprsonm_u!-!rea!edinorrtobered.
Ex.1Choosebetween'cure','heal'and'treat':
1Fresarr.Sunshine.Goodfoodmay apat1entoftuberculosisby _
hislungs
2Thedoctorsardthat1fIfollowedhisinstructionsIwouldsoonbe ofthedrs-
ease.
3Afterafortnightofslightfever.thewound _
4Thedoctorappliedamedicinewhichsoon thedeepcutinmyarm.
5.Theopen-airhfeonthefann hrmofhisheadaches.
Ex.2Who'swhoinmedicine?
definitions(a-n).
Matchthepeoplebelow(1-14)withthecorrect
1Acasualty
a)isaperson,usuallyawoman.whohasbeentrainedtoadvtsepregnantwomenandtohelpthemwhentheyaregivingbirth
2Aconsultant b)
3.Ageneralpracti- c)
Ironer(gp)
4Am1dw1fe d)
5Anurse e)
6Anopt1cran f)
7.Anout-patrent g)
8.Apathologist h)
9Apaediatrician i)
10Apharmacist J)
11Aphysiotherapist k}
isapersonwhoistrainedtotreatpatientsbygivingthemexerciseormassage,oftentohelpthemwalkagainafteranaccrdentoroperatron.
isadoctorwhosejobistoperformoperations
ISapersonwhohasbeenrnJuredorktlled1nanaccrdent,afireorawar.
isapersonwhotestspeople'seyesightandprovidesglassesandcontactlenses.
isadoctorwhoexaminesadeadbodytofindouthowtheper
sondted.
isadoctorwhotreatspeoplesufferingfrommentalillnesses.isadoctortrainedingeneralmedicinewhotreatspeopleinacertarnlocalareaforallkindsofillnesses.Heorsheisusuallythefirstdoctorpeoplegotowhentheyareill.
isadoctorwhospecializesinoneareaofmedicaltreatment,e.ganeye.
isapersonwho1squalifiedtoprepareandsellmedicines
isahigh-rankingandveryexperiencedhospitaldoctorwhogivesspecialadviceinoneparticularareaofmedicine.
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12.Apsychiatrist
13.Aspecialist
14.Asurgeon
I) isapersonwhohastovisitahosprtalregularlyfortreatmentwhilestillliv1ngathome.
m)rsapersonwholooksafterpatientsinhospital.
n)isadoctorwhospecializesintreatingsickchildren.
WordUse
Ex.3Completethesentences.
1 Ifyoucatchacold,youconsulta _
2 Ifyouhaveasorethroat.yougotoseeaIan _
3.Ifyouhaveaheartattack,youcalla _
4.Ifyouhaveanervousbreakdown.youconsulta _
5 Ifyourlittlesisterorbrotherhasahightemperature,yousendfora _
6 Ifyouhaveatoothacheyouconsulta _
7 Ifyouhaveapooreyesightyougotoseean _
8 Ifyouneedaninjection,yougotoseea _
9.Ifyouneedanoperatron.youconsulta _
AnAppointmentwithaDoctor
Docrorsofteninsistonappointmentsbaingmadebeforetheyreceivepatientsduringthedailysurgeryhours.
1.
CouldIfrxanappotntmentwiththedoctor?
Holdonasecond,please.I'llcheckhisschedule.I'mafraid,hersbusy.Wrlltomorrowmorningsuityou?
-Whattrme?
Letmesee10o'clock.
2.
-WrllDrBlackbeabletoseemeatabout9.15tomorrow?
Sorry,buthe'sfullybookedtillelevenunlessthere'sacancellation
-Wouldtentoonebec>nvement?
-Yes,he'sfreetn
3.
Iwonderwhetherthedentistcouldfitmeineartytomorrow?
-I'mafraidthere'snothingbeforemidday.
Howabout12.45?
Sorry,butthat'staken,too
66/'Note:fitmern-seemebetweenhisotherengagements
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4.
I'dliketofixanappointmentw1ththedentist.Wouldninetomorrowbeallright?
-I'mafraidnot.He'sgotratherafulldaytomorrow.
CouldImake1taquartertoone?
-Sorryagain,butI'llringyou1fsomebodycancels
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Ex.4.MakeanappointmentwithyourfamilydoctorIaGPIadentistIanopticianI
asurgeon,etc.
AttheDoctor's.
Herearesomeexamplesofthecomplaintspatientsmostoftenmakemadoctor'ssurgery.
1.
I'vegotasorethroatandmychesthurts.
Howlonghaveyoubeenlikethis?Twoorthreedaysnow.
- Ishouldthinkyou'vegotflu:there'salotofitabout.
- Whatdoyouadv1se?
- Taketh1sprescnptiontothechemist'sandthengostraighttobed
2.
- IfeelshiVeryandI'vegotapaininmystomach.
- Howlonghaveyouhadit?
- Thebestpartoftheweek
- Bythesoundof1t.you'vecaughtachill.
- WhatshouldIdo?
- I'llgiVeyousomethingfor1t,andcometoseeyouinacoupleofdays.
3.
- Ikeepfeelingdizzy,andI'vegotaheadache.
- Howlonghasthisbeengomgon?
-· Itcameonyesterday.
- Ishouldsayyou'regenerallyrundown.J..A1'f:•·1t.1,•../.
Ij'
- WhatoughtItodo?
- It'snothingsenous,butyou'dbetterstaymbedforadayortwo
4.
- I'mrunningatemperature,andIfeelsick.
- Smcewhenhaveyoubeenfeeilngliketh1s?
- Itallstartedthedaybeforeyesterday.
Youseemtohavepickedupsomesortof1nfection.WhatdoyouthinkIshoulddo?
- StayawayfromworktillMonday,anddon'toverdothings.
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WhatSeemstoBetheProblem?
A
Doctor:Hello_MrBrown_Andhowareyou?
MrBrown: Well,Ihaven'tbeenfeelingverywellrecentlyIgetoutofbreathveryeasilywhenIclimbstairsorwalkshortdistances,andlastweekIstartedgettingpainsinmychest.
Doctor:MmIsee.Doyousmoke?
MrBrown:YesIgetthroughabout30crgarettesaday.Doctor:That'sratheralot.Haveyoutriedgivingup?MrBrown:Ihave,doctor,butIcan'tbreakthehabit
Doctor:Well.Ithinkthatyoushouldatleasttrytocutdownontheamountyou
smokeWhataboutyoureatinghabits?Haveyouputonweightrecently?MrBrown: Yes.I'malittleoverweightatthemomentYousee.Ieatatcafesmostof
thetimeAndItendtodriveeverywherebecauseofmyJOb.Isellsports
equipment.
Doctor: Well,1tsoundsasifyou'reoutofcondition.Ithinkyouneedtotakesomeregularexercise.
MrBrown:What.youmean,takeupJogging?
Doctor: Well.joggingorsomethinglikethat,butthemostimportantthingis,Ithink,youneedtolosesomeweight,soIwantyoutogoonad1et.
MrBrown:Goonadiet?
Doctor: Yes,it'sparticularlyimportantthatyoucutoutfattyfoodsWhataboutalcohol?Howmuchdoyoudnnk?
MrBrown:Abouttwoorthreep1ntsofbeerintheevenings
Doctor:Ithinkyouneedtocutoutdrinkingcompletelyforthenextfewmonths.
MrBrown:That'seasiersaidthandone.doctor.
Doctor:Iagree.butifyoudon'tchangeyourl1festyte,youcouldbeintrouble
B
Doctor:Teresa:
Doctor:Teresa:
Doctor:
Teresa:
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Hello.TeresaAndwhatseemstobe'theproblem?
Well,Iamnotfeelmgverywellatthemoment.I'mprepanngforexamsandI'vebeenstayinguplateatnightstudyingTh1smom1ngIgotoutofbedveryearlytodosomework.andIpassedoutMyflatmatefoundmeonthefloor
Icameroundafterafewseconds
MmHaveyouhadanyothersymptoms?
Well,Ihavebeenfeel1ngabitoffcolourandsometimesIgetsplittingheadachesWhatdoyouthinkiswrongwithme?
Well,1tsoundsasifyou'vebeenburningthecandleatbothendsYou·veprobablybeenoverdo1ngitandyou'reovertiredIdon'tthinkit'sanythingtoworryabout,butIthinkyoushouldtake1teasyforawhileandtrytogetenoughsleep.
Yes.Ihaven'tbeengettingmuchsleeplate!y.
Doctor:
Teresa:cDoctor:
MrsWhite:
Doctor:
MrsWhite:Doctor:
MrsWhite:
Doctor:
MrsWhite:
D
Doctor:MrRose:Doctor:
MrRose:Doctor:
I'llgtveyousomethingtohelpyourelaxintheevenings.Andjusttrytohaveafewearlynights.
Thankyou.doctor.
ItsMrsWhite,isn'tit?That'snght,doctor.Whatcan-1doforyou?
Ohdear.I'malwaystired,doctor-l'mabsolutelywornoutattheendoftheday.
Areyoueatingregularmeals?
Well,Idon'treallyhavettmetoeat-I'mtoobusywiththechildren.Andwedon'thavemuchmoneyforfoodbecausemyhusband'soutofwork.
Itsoundstomeasifyou'reabitrundown.I'llwriteoutaprescnptionforsomeextraironandvitamins,andI'dlikeyoutocomebackInacoupleofweekssoIcanseehowyouaregettingon.
Thankyou,doctor.
Hello,MrRoseHowareyoufeeling?
Ifeelabtlundertheweather.I'vegotaheadacheandIacheallover
MmYou'veprobablyptckedsomethingup.LetmeseeYesyou'rerunmngatemperature.Ithinkyou'regoingdownwithflu.
Howlongwtlltttakemetogetovertt?YouseeIneedtogetbacktoworkassoonaspossible.
Aboutfourorfivedays.I'llwriteoutaprescriptionforsomepainkillersforyou.Takethesetabletsthreetimesaday.Meanwhile,myadvtceistogotobedwithahotwaterbottleanddrinklotsoffluids.Afterafewdaysyoushouldfeelasrightasrain
Wordmeaning
Ex.51nthetexts,findthephrasalverbswhichmeanthefollowing:
a)toincreasetnweightandsize
b)torecoverfromanillness,shock,orsurprise
c)todevelopthesymptomsofanillnessordisease
d)touseaquantityofsomethingsuchasfoodormoneye)toreducesomething,toconsumelessofsometheng
f) todevelopaninterestinsomethingasahobbyorprofessiong)torecoverconsciousness
h}tostopdoingIustngsomething
t) tocatchantllness
J) tofaint,toloseconsciousnessforashortttmebecauseoflackoffoodorair,or
becauseofshock
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Ex.6ThefollowingidiomaticexpressionswereusedIntheconversationswith
thedoctor.TranslatethemintoRussianIBelarusian.
a)That'seasiersaidthandone.b)tofeeloffcolour
c)toburnthecandleatbothendsd)totakeiteasy
e)tobeIfeelwornout
f) tobeIfeelrundown
g)tofeelundertheweatherh)tofeelasnghtasra1n
WordUse
Ex.7WhichoftheexpressionsInex.6couldyouuseinthefollowingsituations?
1.Yourfriendhasbeenworkingveryhardandyouthinksheneedsarest.
2 You'reatworkbutyoudon'tfeelverywellandyouwanttogohome.
3 Someonegivesyouadvicewhichisverydifficulttofollow.
4 Youwanttotellyourfriendshe'llsoonrecoverfromherillness.
5 Yourfriendislookmgverytired.Heworksduringthedayandstaysuplateatnight.
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Ex.8WorkInpairs.Taketurnstonkandanswerthequestionsbelow.Trytousethephrasalverbsandidiomaticexpressionsfromthetexts.
1. Doyousmoke?Ifyes.howmanycigarettesdoyousmokeaday?
2 Haveyouevertriedstoppingorreducingtheamountyousmoke?
3 Haveyouchangedyoureatinghabitsrecently(forexample,reducedtheamountoffattyfoodyoueat,orgoneonadiet)?
4 Wouldyouconsiderdoinganyofthefollowingactivitiestokeepf1t?
•jogging
•aerobics
•sw1mming
•cycling
•other
5 Areyoueveroutofbreath?Ifyes,when?
6. Doyoueverfeelwornoutorrundown?Ifyes,when?
7. Haveyoueverfainted?Ifyes,expla1nwhathappened.
8. Whenwasthelasttimeyoudidn'tfeelwell?Whatwaswrongwithyou?
9 Whendidyoulasthaveacold?Howlongdidittakeyoutorecoverfromit?
10Howhealthydoyouthinkyouare?
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Ex.9Supplyeachdialoguewithabeginningoranend.
A
Doctor:Patient:Doctor:Patient:
8
Patient:
Doctor:Patient:
cPatient:Doctor:
Goodmorning,Mrs.Palmer.What'stheproblem?Well.I'vegotabadsorethroat,doctor.
Oh,dear.Howlonghaveyouhadit?
Oh,aboutaweek.It'sgettingverypainful.It'sdtfficulttoeat.
Irseveryyearaboutthesametime,doctor.Stuffed-upnose.myeyesitch.andIfeelsortoffunnythewholetime.
Is1tworsewhenyou'reinsideoroutside?
WhenI'minthegarden.
Igetthispainwhenlbendover,doctor.Justhere.
IseeTakeyourshirtoff.
Ex.10CompletethisconversationbetweenMrsAndrewsandherdoctorwhenshefirstwenttoseehim.
Doctor: Nowwhatseems ?
MrsAndrews:I've awfulpainin andin doctor.
Doctor:
Letmehavea Mm.I'mafraidyou've _
MrsAndrews:Ohreally?What dothen?
Doctor:
If you,I straighttobedandstaythere
I'llgiveyousome too,butI'mafraidit _
timetogetbetter.You'llhaveto------
MrsAndrews:Isee.Isthere I do?
Doctor: No.notreally.ButIn\ustwarnyou.everytimeyou or
or it'llhurt.You'lljusthavetoexpectthatAlso
yourlegand mayfeel Ratherlikepinsandneedles.
Ex.11Role-playtheconversationbetweenMrsAandheremployerwhenshetelephoneshimtosaythatshecannotcomeIntowork.
Ex.12Whatdoesthedoctorprescribe?Lookatthestatementsa)toh).Whichdoyouthinkthedoctorsaidtoeachofthefollowingpatients?
1.Annwithbadsunburn.
2.Jowho'sbrokenherleg.
3.Johnwho'sofftotheTropics
4.Paulwtthflu.
5.Lizwithabadcough.
6.Samwhoneedshisappendixout.
7.Rosesufferingfromexhaustion.
8.Altwho'ssprainedhiswrist.
a)Takeonethreetimesadayaftermeals.b)Takeateaspoonfullastthingatnight.
c)Rubalittleonbeforegoingtobedeachnight
d)We'llgetthenursetoputabandageon.
e)You'llneedtohavesomeinjectionsbeforeyougo.
f)I'llaskthesurgeonwhenhecanfityou1ntoran
operation.
g)You'llhavetohaveyourlegput1nplaster.
h)Ithinkyoushouldhavetotalbedrestforaweek
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Ex.13IneachofthesituationsUstedbelow,thedoctoristellingachild'smotherwhatheorsheisgoingtodotocurethetrouble.Decidewhichadvicereferstowhichsituation.
a)Sallyis1nbedwithaheavycoldandlemperature.
b)Johnyhasbeenstungbyabee.
c)Alanhascuth1sforeheadbadly.
d)Paulahasbrokenherleg
e)Markhasbrokenh1sarm
f)Lauraisverypaleandanaemic.g)Sandrahaspulledamuscle
1Obv1ously,she'llhavetogotohospitalforanX-rayWithluck,itisacleanbreak,andyoungbonessetquickly,butshe'llhavetohave1tinplasterforat1me,shecangotoschool.mough_butnaturallyshe'llhavetogoroundoncrutchesuntiltheplastercomesoff