Lesson 2
PROFILES
Lead-in
1. A) Underline the correct word in bold.
1. 'Doctors Without Frontiers' provides emergency health
care/attention.
2. A patient is a person who is ill/healthy.
3. A routine medical problem is a major/common health problem.
4. If you treat patients, you try to cure/repair them.
5. If you improve something you make it better/worse.
b) Where should you go if you have these problems — to a
hospital, your GP, a dentist, or a chemist?
· a headache · a cold · toothache · the flu
· a deep cut on your finger · a serious burn
· a sore throat · earache · a tropical disease
· a broken bone · a serious illness
· stomach ache
Reading
2. Read the text and answer the questions, then explain the words in
bold.
1. Where has Dianne Grey been living for the last eight months?
2. Why did she go to Africa?
3. What has 'Doctors Without Frontiers' been doing for people in Angola since 1986?
4. How did Dianne feel when she first went to Angola?
5. How does she feel now about her experience in Angola?
Working with the Sick
34- year-old Dianne Grey was a successful doctor in the south of England, but for the last eight months she has been living in Angola, working for an organization called Doctors without Frontiers that provides emergency health care in several African countries.
Dianne was a GP in Horsham, Surrey. She had a good carrier ahead of her and a comfortable life, but she began to find her job rather boring. She says, ''I was treating patients with routine medical problems — colds, sore throats and so on- and I felt a need to do something more important.''
The organization she works for has been sending medical teams and equipment to Angola since 1986. Various armies have been fighting each other in the area for decades, and standards of health care have grown worse and worse. Outside the cities there aren't enough hospitals, clinics, doctors or nurses, and many diseases have become a major problem.
At first Dianne was shocked, but she has been working hard to improve conditions there. During her time in Angola, she has treated thousands of patients and has been training local people as health care workers.
''Working here has been a very meaningful experience,'' she says. ''I have never felt so useful before. It's so great to know that we have been helping people who really need it.'' She will be leaving Angola next month, but she has already decided to return to Africa as soon as possible.
Exercises:
1.Fill in the correct words from the list, then make the sentences using the completed phrases.
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rather, major, medical, successful, improve,
sore, standards, treat, meaningful, workers
.............................................doctor
.............................................boring
............................................throats
.............................................teams
.................................of health care
a........................................problem
to..................................conditionals
to........................................patients
health care......................................
a......................................experience
2. Fill in the correct word.
fighting, organization, training, GP
1. Greenpeace is a(n).............................. that helps the environment.
2. A(n).....................................is a doctor who treats all types of illnesses.
3. Claire is...................................to become a nurse.
4. The armies of the two countries have been...................................each other for over three years.
3. Match the people in the hospital, act out dialogues in pairs, as in
example.
twist ankle......Mr Ellis........ break arm............................
burn hand.......................... cut finger..............................
hit head..............................
Nurse: What`s the problem, Mr Ellis?
Patient: I`ve twisted my ankle
4. Which parts of the body can you break, sprain, hurt or cut?
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break
sprain
hurt
cut
5. Fill in the correct preposition from the list.
ahead, at, into, down, in, on, for, to, over, from
1. There are a lot of hospitals and clinics......................the area.
2. .............................first, the doctor was worried that the cut would not heal properly.
3. The doctor told him to return.................................the hospital for a check-up.
4. I have had a bad cold........................the last two weeks.
5. That student has a good career........................of him.
6. My doctor wrote.........................the medicines I had to buy.
7. John had chickenpox and had spots all......................his body.
8. Make sure you keep all medicines away..................children.
9. The nurse comes.....................duty at ten o’clock.
10.The scientists are doing research...............the causes of cancer.
6. Write short dialogues, as in the examples.
get/toothache, burn/finger, break/leg, catch/cold,
get/stomach ache, get/cough
A: What’s wrong? A: ................... A: ...................
.................... ...................
B: I’ve got a cough. B: .................... B: ...................
A: ...................... A: ...................... A: ........................
...................... ...................... ........................
B: ...................... B: ....................... B: .........................
....................... ....................... .........................
7. Use the prompts and the phrases in the list to complete the dialogues, as in the example.
put some cream on it, put it in cold water, put a plaster on it, go to the gym tonight, get some cough medicine, get you an aspirin, see your dentist, get some ice
1. A: Your back is sunburnt. (back/be sunburnt )
B: Shall I put some cream on it for you?
2. A: I................................................... . (get/terrible headache)
B: Shall I ...............................?
3. A: I........................................ . (cut/hand )
B: You should............................ .
4. A: I ............................................ . (get/bad cough)
B: You should............................ .
5. A: I ..............................................................(get/really bad toothache)
B: Why don`t you................................................... ?
6. A: I ........................................................... . (burn/finger)
B: You should............................................. .
7. A: My ......................................................... . (stomach muscles/hurt)
B: You shoulldn`t ............................................... .
8. A: I think I ..................................................... . (hurt/ankle)
B: I`ll ...................................................... for you.
8. John went to the doctor’s last week. Look at the list of things John has to do, then write sentences, as in the example.
He shouldn’t smoke.
9. Read the short dialogues and fill in yet, already or just.
1. A: I’ve been feeling ill all week.
B: Have you seen a doctor ..........................?
A: I’ve ............................ got back from the doctor’s. He says I’ve got the flu.
2. A: Has Janet returned to work ...........................?
B: No. She’s still in hospital.
3. A: John is staying at home again today. He’s got a temperature.
B: He’s ................................ missed two days of school. I hope he gets better soon.
4. A: I’ve ............................... found out that my son has got measles. Perhaps you shouldn’t come to the house.
B: Oh don’t worry. I’ve .............................. had measles.
5. A: Have you done your homework ...................... ?
B: I’m sorry I haven’t finished ........................... .
6. A: I’ve still got a terrible headache.
B: Would you like an aspirin?
A: I’ve ........................taken one, but it hasn’t worked ................. .
10. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the past simple.
A: What’s the matter, Bill?
B: I 1) ............................... (hurt) my arm.
A: Oh when 2) .......................... (you/do) that?
B: I 3) ..........................(do) it yesterday when I was playing football.
A: Is it still painfull?
B: Well, it 4) ................................(hurt) a lot when it 5) ......................... (happen)
A: 6) ..............................(you/see) a doctor yet?
B: Yes, I 7) .......................(go) last night but I 8).................................(not/break) any bones and I just need to rest.
A: No football for you for a while, then!
B: Oh, I don’t know about that! I 9) .........................................(never/injure) myself playing football before. Besides, I’m sure I’ll be okay in a few days.
Health
Parts of the body
Unit 2 Medical Practitioners
Lesson 1
Medical practitioners
Practitioners
In Britain, doctors, also known as medical practitioners, must be qualified: have a university degree in medicine. They must also be registered – included in the General Medical Council’s list, or register – in order to practise. A doctor who treats patients, as opposed to one who only does research, is called a clinician. A doctor who provides primary care for patients is known as a general practitioner (GP), or family doctor. GPs usually work in a group practice. Larger group practices work in a building called a health centre.
Note: In British English, the verb is spelt practise and the noun is spelt practice.
Specialties
Specialist doctors, for example paediatricians, generally work in hospitals. However, those who work outside the NHS, providing private health care, may have consulting rooms outside a hospital – for example in the famous Harley Street in London.
The two main branches of medicine are surgery and internal medicine, and the doctors who practise these branches are called surgeons and physicians, respectively. In Britain, male surgeons are addressed as Mr and females as Ms – so Dr Smith is a physician, and Ms Smith is a surgeon.
A cardiologist |
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diseases of the heart and circulation, or cardiology. |
A geriatrician |
diseases of elderly patients, or geriatrics. |
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A anaesthetist |
anaesthetics. |
Note: Names of specialties usually end in – ology; names of specialists usually end in – ologist. If the name of a specialty ends in – ics, the name of the specialist ends in – ician. There are some exceptions, e.g. anaesthetics and anaesthetist.
Choosing a specialty
Jill Mathews has just graduated from medical school and is talking about her future.
‘I haven’t decided what to specialize in yet. I need more experience before I decide, but I’ m quite attracted to the idea of paediatrics because I like working with children, I’ d certainly prefer to work with children than, say, elderly patients – so I don’t fancy geriatrics. I was never very interested in detailed anatomy, so the surgical specialties like neurosurgery don’t really appeal. You have to be good with your hands, which I don’t think a problem for me – I’ve assisted at operations several times, and I’ve even done some minor ops by myself – but surgeons have to be able to do the same thing again and again without getting bored. I don’t think that would be a problem for me, but they need to make decisions fast and I’m not too good at that. I like to have time to think, which means surgery’s probably not right for me.’
Note: the collocation good with is followed by a noun – He’s good with children. The collocation good at is followed by the –ing form (gerund) of a verb, or by a noun – She’s good at explaining procedures. She is good at explanations.