- •Unit I. Getting acquainted
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit II. Appearance
- •Vocabulary
- •It’s interesting to know
- •Unit III. Character
- •Vocabulary
- •Signs of the zodiak element signs
- •Star signs
- •Unit IV. Students’ life and university
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit V. Marrige and family life
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit VI. Native city
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Asking the way
- •II. On a bus
- •III. Taking a taxi
- •Vladivostok
- •Unit VII. Shopping
- •The Big Stores of London
- •Know Your Rights
- •I Have a Complaint
- •Unit VIII. Food and drink.
- •Vocabulary
- •An Englishman's Diary
- •American Food and-Eating Habits
- •How to Lay the Table
- •It’s interesting to know.
- •On a Diet
- •Unit IX. Clothes
- •Vocabulary Describing Clothes
- •Some Hints and Tips on Smart Shopping for Clothes
- •Пойман за башмак
- •Formal and Informal Wear
- •Unit X. Employment
- •Vocabulary
- •So, You Are Looking for a Job
- •12. Examine the resume. Resume
- •98, Chaikovskogo Street, apt. 85
- •Completing a Job Application
- •An Interview
- •16. Read some more Information about an interview.
- •17. Role-playing
- •Why people work
- •Unit XI. Health and medical aid
- •Vocabulary
- •You and Your Health
- •Physical Diagnosis
- •1. Between a Mother (m), her Son (s) and the Doctor (d).
- •2. Symptoms of an Illness
- •3. At the Dentist's
- •Alternative Medicine
- •Cancer of the Stomach
- •Unit XII. Sport
- •Vocabulary
- •Curling
- •Unit XIII. In the rich man’s world
- •Vocabulary
- •Taxation
- •It’s interesting to know
- •Unit XIV. Traveling
- •Vocabulary
- •Unit XV. British and american english British and American Vocabulary
- •Unit XVI. Mysteries of our planet
- •Vocabulary
- •Spontaneous Human Combustion
- •Mysterious Lights
- •The Indian Rope Trick
- •Poetic Poltergeist
- •Fish Falls
- •Hypnosis
- •Aliens?
- •Великая пирамида в Гизе
- •Сирс-Тауэр
- •The Sight From Abroad
- •Doors Hit Moscow
- •Food and housing
- •List of irregular verbs
3. At the Dentist's
D: What's troubling you?
A: One of my front _______ is working loose, and there's a big one (a wisdom tooth) at the back that wants seeing to.
D: You have to have this one out. It is a pity you didn't have it looked at before.
A: I wish to goodness I had.
D: Does that other tooth _______ you now?
A: Not particularly, just a _____ steady pain.
D: The tooth is decaying and must be stopped (filled)... This will be a temporary _________, I'll make permanent one next time... Now we'll attend to the ______ tooth. Shall I apply an anesthetic to deaden the ________?
A: Yes, if you please.
D: Here is your tooth ________ (pulled out). Now rinse your mouth, please.
A: (Rising from the chair and looking into the mirror.) The empty space doesn't improve my looks any. How about having a ______ tooth put in?
D: You'll have to have a small bridge made and two ________ on which to suspend the false tooth. I may direct you to a dental mechanic and he will do this for you.
Ex. 14. Translate the dialogues from Russian into English.
1.
На что вы жалуетесь?
Вот уже два дня, как у меня ужасно болит зуб.
Лечить его, к сожалению, уже поздно. Придется удалять.
Вы сделаете мне обезболивающий укол?
Конечно
2.
- Садитесь, пожалуйста. Что вас беспокоит?
- Я чувствую себя плохо. У меня насморк и кашель.
- Вы давно простужены?
- Думаю, что я простудился три дня тому назад. Было сыро и ветрено.
- Вы измеряли температуру?
- Да, вчера у меня была нормальная температура. Но сегодня, я чувствую, температура поднялась.
- Разрешите, я посмотрю горло. Откройте рот.
- Еще у меня болит голова.
- Это от насморка. У вас заложен нос. У вас грипп. Я пропишу вам лекарство. Вы работаете?
- Да.
- Тогда я выпишу вам больничный. Полежите три дня. Не выходите на улицу. Сидите дома, даже если вам будет лучше. Грипп – болезнь инфекционная.
Ex. 15. Make up dialogues which could sound naturally in the following situations.
At the doctor's
Use: - What's the trouble?
- When did you first feel bad?
- Does it hurt here?
- We need to X-ray your chest.
- I have to check your blood pressure.
- We need to do a blood test.
- I'll write a prescription, take it to the druggist.
At the dentist
Use: - What's the trouble?
- My filling has fallen out.
- We'll try to save this tooth.
- I'll give you an injection and you won't feel any pain.
- Have you had your tooth filled before?
- I'll have to drill a bit.
At the drugstore
Can I do anything for you?
- Can I have this prescription filled?
(Можно сделать лекарство по этому рецепту?)
- Give me please something for a headache/cough.
- Will you give me some vitamins, too?
-Do you have any sleeping pills?
- How much is aralia extract?
Ex. 16. Speaking practice
1. How to keep fit
2. Alternative medicine
3. A disease
Ex. 17. Writing practice
Write a one page essay describing the condition of a sick person.
Supplementary reading