Read the dialogues and act out one of them.
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What do we call the type of alternative medicine which ….
1 uses herbs and other natural plants?
2 uses oils which smell nice and are rubbed into your body?
3 uses needles to stick into specific parts of your body?
4 uses tiny amounts of substances which cause the illness the doctor is trying to cure?
5 manipulates your spine and bones to ease backache and other pains?
acupuncture chiropractic herbal medicine homeopathy aromatherapy
Human Body Quiz
Начало формы
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Your tonsils can get swollen when you have a sore thigh/toe/throat/lips. |
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The elbow/shoulder/ankle/knee is located in the middle of the arm. |
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My Dad's little thumb/toe/wrist/armpit was lost in the accident. |
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The patient lost so much weight his calves/thigh/muscle/cheeks were sunken in. |
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We'll put a cool cloth on your knees/tongue/teeth/forehead to get your fever down. |
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Another word for belly button is knee/naval/chest/stomach. |
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The newborn is getting his thigh/bum/shin/heart changed in the nursery. |
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She may never walk again because her uterus/spine/finger/eye was so badly injured. |
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The collar bone/limbs/knees/skin on his knee was scraped off when he hit the road. |
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Your grandfather will be able to walk better after his chin/waist/hip/arm surgery. |
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Match the comments with the supplies that are needed:
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I can't catch my breath. |
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table and head-rest paper |
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Prepare the examining table for the next patient. |
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thermometer |
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We'll have to get a blood sample. |
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oxygen mask |
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I need to sterilize the wound. |
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hypodermic needle |
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We'll have to feed him with liquids. |
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bandage scissors |
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Let's find out your weight. |
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scales |
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I need to examine the patient in private. |
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eye chart |
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Let's check your vision. |
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antiseptic |
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Let's see if you are running a fever. |
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IV bag |
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Can you cut this gauze for me? |
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privacy screen |
Making a doctor’s
appointment
L isten to extracts from some telephone conversations and complete the following sentences.
How does that ……………………………………………………………………………………?
Something’s ……………………………………………………………………………………… .
I’m afraid I can’t ………………………………………………………………………………. .
That’s a ……………………………………………………………………………………………. .
Thanks for ……………………………………………………………………………………….. .
I can ……………………………………………………………………………………. at 11.30.
I’m afraid he’s ………………………………………………………………………… today.
I would like to ……………………………………………………. to see the manager.
I ………………………………………………………………………………. With Dr Robson.
Can we ……………………………………………………….. to sometime tomorrow?
Now use these phrases to fill in the missing parts in the dialogues below.
A: Cato Productions.
B: Hello, Linda. Neil Conway here.
A: Hello, Mr Conway. How can I help you?
B: I need to …………………………………………….. to see Mr Howard. Has he got any time today?
A: Let me see … Not today, I’m afraid, Mr Conway. The earliest I can ……………………. Is tomorrow at 10.30.
B: Can’t you squeeze me in sometime today?
A: Hmm … no, I’m afraid not. He’s ……………………… today. Sorry about that.
B; OK, Linda, no problem. Tomorrow, 10.30.
A: That’s fine, then, Mr Conway, Have a good day.
B: Bye.
A: Good morning, Airthrey Medical Centre.
B: Hello, my name is Chris Fowler and I …………………………………. With Dr Kennedy this morning at 11 o’clock.
A: Yes, Mr Fowler, how may I help you?
B: ……………………………………. at work. Can we …………………………………… to sometime this afternoon?
A: Let me check for you… Yes, there’s a slot at 2.30. How does that …………………….?
B: That’s fine.
A: Okay then, Mr Fowler. 2.30, Dr Kennedy.
B: Thanks very much.
A: Hello?
B: Hi, Keith – it’s Julia.
A: Oh, hi.
B: Listen, it’s about lunch tomorrow. I’m afraid ……………………………. .
A: ……………………………………. . Is Harry still coming?
B: Oh, yes, Harry’s going to be there.
A: OK then, Julia, Thanks for …………………………… .
B: Thanks, Keith. Bye.
Use the language and the prompts below to act out dialogues.
Patient
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Receptionist
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