1. Read and translate the text: Danylo Zabolotny

Danylo Zabolotny is a famous Ukrainian epidemiologist and the founder of the world’s first research department of epidemiology. He was born in Vynnytsia region in 1866. Zabolotny graduated from the universities of Novorosiysk and Kyiv and worked as a doctor. He conducted research on a number of infectious diseases, including cholera, plague and syphilis. Zabolotny wrote a lot of works which brought him honour. He was the founder of the Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology in Kyiv. He died in 1929.

1. Answer the questions to the text:

1. What is Danylo Zabolotny? 2. When and where was he born? 3. What did Danylo Zabolotny graduate from? 4. What research did he conduct? 5. Zabolotny wrote a lot of works, didn’t he? 6. What institute did he found? 6. When did Zabolotny die?

Lesson 15

Public Health Service in Ukraine

1. Pre-reading activities

   1. Read and memorize the words

Health Service – служба охорони здоров’я

to strengthen health – зміцнювати здоров’я

to increase longevity – збільшувати тривалість

Health Network – мережа закладів охорони здоров’я

сomprise – охоплювати

out-patient department – амбулаторне відділення

maternity home – пологовий будинок

nursery – ясла

kindergarten – дитячий садочок

1.2 Match the words-combinations

the main principle багато уваги

research institutes дбати

heath protection підготовка лікарів

much attention головний принцип

medical personnel охорона здоров’я

training of docfors дослідницькі інститути

take care медичний персонал

2. Reading activities

2.1 read and translate the text:

Public Health Service in Ukraine

The main principle of our Health Service is to prevent diseases, to strengthen the health of the people and to increase their longevity.

The Health Network of Ukraine comprises a great number of hospitals, policlinics, out-patient departments and research institutes.

In Ukraine there are large centres of cardiology, surgery, oncology, ophthalmology, the First Aid Stations where people are examined and treated.

We have different sanatoria and rest-homes where our people rest and take the course of treatment. Much attention is paid to the heath protection of mother and child. We have maternity homes, nurseries, kindergartens and special hospitals.

As for medical personnel much attention is paid to the training of docfors, nurses, obstetricians and others as they must take care about the health of our people.

3. Post-reading activities

   1. Suggest the Ukrainian equivalents

to prevent diseases; to increase longevity; a great number of hospitals; large centres of cardiology; examined and treated; take the course of treatment; much attention is paid; take care about the health of our people.

2. Suggest the English equivalents

зміцнити здоров’я людей; мережа закладів охорони здоров’я; станції швидкої допомоги; санаторії та будинки відпочинку; зміцнювати здоров’я; збільшувати тривалість життя; охорона здоров’я матері та дитини.

3.3 Answer the questions to the text

1. What is the main principle of our Health Service? 2. What does the Health Network of Ukraine comprise? 3. Where are people examined and treated? 4. Where do our people rest and take the course of treatment? 5. What is much attention paid to? 6. Who must take care about the health of our people?

3.4 Say if it is true or false

1. The main principle of our Health Service is to prevent diseases.

2. We have different sanatoria and rest-homes.

3. People rest and take the course of treatment in the hospitals.

4. Much attention is paid to the training of docfors, nurses and obstetricians.

5. People are examined and treated in rest-homes.