III. Speaking

l. Can you do these tasks on your own?

	Yes	No	Need more practice
Talk about the structure and organization of Ukrainian health care	□	□	□
Define the main priorities of the Ukrainian health care system		□	□
Differentiate primary, secondary and tertiary medical care	□	□	□
Describe problems facing the health care system at present	□	□	□
Explain the demographic crisis in Ukraine	□	□	□
Comment on the reformation of Ukrainian health care	□	□	□
List the obstacles preventing introduction of so­cial health insurance in Ukraine	□	□	□
Tell how the cost of care delivery can be covered	□	□	□

2. Give short information on the following issues.

• Organization of health care in Ukraine

• Influence of economic situation in Ukraine on health care coverage

• Transition to the new system of health care

• Access to and quality of medical care in Ukraine

• Epidemics and other medical problems in Ukraine

• Causes of demographic decline. Ways of solving this problem

3. Suggest your own conversation topic concerning health service in Ukraine.

IV. Lead-in

1. Read the words, then match the suffixes and prefixes with their meanings from the list below:

1. native of -an, having the nature of -al;

2. later than or after something -post; before someone or something -pre.

Russian, precede, postsecondary, precursor, posterior, prehistoric, prenatal, pharmaceutical, Hungarian, medical, postoperative, Ameri­can, facial, Ukrainian, prediction, botanical, prejudice, physiological, postscript, precedent, Afghan, postnatal, chemical, preliminary, Slo­venian, preschool, practical, African, analytical, national, precondi­tion, Armenian, previous, postgraduate, post-war.

2. Learn the following words and expressions:

to enter – вступати;

course – курс;

to last – тривати;

property – властивість;

internship – інтернатура;

establishment - заклад, установа;

master – магістр;

abroad - за кордоном;

evidence – доказ;

standard – рівень;

postgraduate – аспірант;

applicant – абітурієнт;

compulsory - обов'язковий.

3. Guess the meaning of the following words.

Institution, academy, examination, subject, physiology, chemistry, physics, laboratory, qualified, specialize, perfumery, cosmetic, assis­tant, faculty, specialist, problem, train, professional, pharmacognosy, pharmacokinetics, organize, doctor, professor, qualified, biology, bota­ny, pharmacology, organic, toxicological, analytical, special, techno­logy, pharmacy, management, marketing, department, period, patho­logy, mechanism, molecular, radiation, clinic.