Time for fun

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• Can you compare “bad”?

• Yes, of course,

• Bad, worse, dead.

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A young girl walked up to a woman whom she thought to be working at the hospital.

• May I see Lieutenant White, please?

• May I ask who are you?

• Certainly, I’m Lieutenant White’s sister.

• It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m his mother.

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• Have you noticed Henry’s wife? She always laughs at his jokes.

• They must be clever.

• Not very – but she is.

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Two friends met in the street after not having seen each other for some time. One of them was using crutches (костыли).

“Hello” said the other man. “What’s the matter with you?”

“Car accident”, said the man on the crutches.

“When did it happen?”

“Oh, about six weeks ago”.

“And you still have to do with crutches?”

“Well, my doctor says I should do without them and my lawyer says I can’t.

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• I’m very sorry about the way the pie tastes, darling. It must be something I left out.

• Nothing you left out could make it taste like that. It must be something you put in.

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Photographer: “Please, look pleasant, lady and in a few moments you may resume your natural expression”.

Part III

Vocabulary learning

Exercise 1. Read and memorize the words of Greek and Latin origin.

Suppository [sə'pɔzɪtərɪ], syrup ['sɪrəp], suspension [sə'spenʃən], tablet ['tæblɪt], liniment ['lɪnɪmənt], mixture ['mɪksʧə], pill [pɪl], cream [krɪ:m], cosmetics [kɔz'metɪks], vaseline ['væsɪlɪ:n], septic ['septɪk], iodine ['aɪədi:n], bicarbonate of soda [baɪ'kɑ:bənɪt,әf′səudə], diarrhea [,daɪə'rɪə], placebo [plə'si:bəu], diabetes [daɪə'bi:ti:z], container [kən'teɪnə], narcotic [nɑ:'kɔtɪk], antibiotic [′æntɪbaɪ'ɔtɪk], tonic ['tɔnɪk], valerian [və'lɪərɪən], injection [ɪn'ʤekʃ(ə)n], ampoule ['æmpu:l], urine ['juərɪn], muscle ['mʌsl], influenza [,ɪnflu'enzə], viral ['vaɪərəl], cardiologist [,kɑ:di’ɔləʤɪst], kidney ['kɪdnɪ], patient ['peɪʃənt], signature ['sɪgnəʧə], internal [ɪn'tә:nl], external [eks′tənl], petroleum [pɪ'trəuljəm], sterile ['steraɪl], ipecac ['ɪpɪkæk], stomach ['stʌmək], caustic ['kɔ:stɪk], digitalis [,dɪʤɪ'teɪlɪs], strychnine ['strɪkni:n], capsule ['kæpsju:l], blood [blʌd], plasma ['plæzmə], vaccine ['væksi:n], insulin ['ɪnsjəlɪn], biotech [baɪәu′tek], allergy ['æləʤɪ], disinfectant [,dɪsɪn'fektənt], antihistamine [‘æntɪ̱′hɪ̱stəmɪn], desentery.

Exercise 2. Read and memorize the words of the Active vocabulary.

1. Drug, medication, poison, dose, dosage

medicine	[´medsin]	лекарство;
medical charcoal	[me´dıkəl ´ʧa:kәul]	активированный уголь;
drug for cough	[kɔ:f]	лекарство от кашля;
cardiac medicine	[´kα:dıæk]	сердечнoе средства;
drugs for headache	[´hedeık]	лекарства от головной боли;
sedative	[´sedәtıv]	успокаивающее средство или снотворное;
tranquillizer	[´træŋkwılaızә]	успокаивающее средство, транквилизатор;
stimulant	[´stımjulәnt]	возбуждающее средство;
diuretic	[,daıjuә´retık]	мочегонное средство;
depressant	[dı´presәnt]	успокаивающее средство;
antihypertensive	[´æntı´hαıpə:´tensıv]	средство, понижающее давление;
hypotensive	[′hαıpәu′tensıv]	гипотензивное лекарственное средство;
hypnotic/ sleeping pill	[hıp´nɔtık]	снотворное.