3. Make up the word combinations using the words

make examine carry out fill in protect administer have give listen to

patient’s card the health a diagnosis injections complaints examinations the treatment consulting hours a patient

4. Read the dialogue. Translate into Russian. Roleplay the conversation a Talk on the Phone

Steve: Hi, Dave. How are you?

Dave: It might be better. You know, I have fallen ill.

Steve: I am sorry for you. Have you called in a doctor ?

Dave: No, my condition isn’t very poor.

Steve: Still, you must consult a doctor and complain of your condition. Is there a polyclinic near there?

Dave: Yes, of course. I have got a patient’s card there. I will ring up the polyclinic and find out the consulting hours.

Steve: Well, I think your visit will take some time. I will call you later. Cheer up!

5. Here is a page from the patient’s card. Fill in the gaps.

__________: pneumonia

__________: high temperature, dry cough; patient has flushed face, fast pulse.

__________: follow bed regimen, rest and sleep, much drink, follow given administrations.

__________: medicines 3 times a day

__________: the patient is getting better. The temperature is normal. The patient has a slight cough.

6.Situations.

1. You are a doctor. You work in the polyclinic. Speak about your working day using the words from ex. 2.

Example: I am a doctor. I work in the polyclinic. In the morning I …

2. You have high temperature. You feel ill. Tell what you usually do when you become ill.

Example: When I become ill I usually consult my doctor in the polyclinic. He …

7. Read the text about the polyclinics The Polyclinics

The polyclinic is a medical institution which protects the health of our people.

If a patient falls ill, he rings up his local polyclinic and call in a doctor. When his condition isn’t very bad he will go to the local polyclinic and a physician (doctor) will examine him there.

Many specialists including therapeutists, neurologists, surgeons work in the polyclinic. During the medical examination a physician usually listens to the complaints of the patient and according to the complaints he carries on the examination.

In addition to the consulting hours at the polyclinic local physicians go out to the calls to examine those patients who are seriously ill and whose condition is bad. Such sick patients receive sick-leaves. They usually follow a bed regimen.

Any physician of the polyclinic knows his patients very well because he treats only a definite number of patients. At the local polyclinic every patient has a personal patient’s card. When a physician fills it, he writes down the diagnosis of the disease, the doctor’s administrations, the course of the disease, and the changes in the patient’s condition after the treatment.

If it is necessary a nurse will come to the patient’s house to give him the administered injections or to carry out any of the doctor’s administrations.