- •In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men. Cicero lead-in
- •2. A) You are going to read an extract from “Citadel” by a. Cronin. Before you start reading, make sure you can read and understand the following:
- •3. A) Read the biography of a. J. Cronin and focus on the three main points:
- •Language focus
- •4. Read the following text and fill in the gaps using articles a, an, the where necessary. Consult the table in your grammar book (fce Use of English, p. 148-149).
- •5. Complete the following text with can, can’t, may, might, should, need. The first one is given as an example.
- •6. Choose the sentence a or b that is closest in meaning to the sentence given. The first one has been done for you.
- •7. A) Match each sentence (a and b) in the pairs below with its meaning. Do it in letters and figures.
- •Vocabulary practice
- •8. A) Do the crossword “In the Hospital.”
- •9. Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the correct word from the box.
- •10. Seven people are talking about their medical experiences. Complete the spaces. The first letter of each space is given.
- •11. A) To be ready to translate some sentences into English look through the topical vocabulary in the box below.
- •Variant 1
- •Variant 2
- •Variant 3
- •12. Choose one of the statements and agree or disagree with it. Motivate your answer in 5 sentences. Do it in written form.
- •Appendix 2
- •1. A) Read the text about the history of dieting. Paragraphs a-I are in the wrong order. Decide on the correct order for the paragraphs, and write the letter next to the number below.
- •2. A) Read the text about younger plastic surgery and pay special attention to its problems.
- •3. A) Read the text and pay special attention on the key tips for avoiding a cold.
- •4. A) Read the letter of complaint written to a pharmaceutical company. Take notes putting them in the flow diagram given below. The first one has been done for you as an example.
- •5. A) Read the dialogue below and pay attention to the ways of making an appointment on the phone. Before reading make sure you understand the following word-combinations:
6. Choose the sentence a or b that is closest in meaning to the sentence given. The first one has been done for you.
1. It's possible that we'll know the doctor’s answer tomorrow. ...A....
A. We may know the doctor’s answer tomorrow.
B. We should know the doctor’s answer tomorrow.
2. I don't think you should ring him now. He is very sick. ……..
A. You might not ring him now. He is very sick.
B. You'd better not ring him now. He is very sick.
3. You needn't take your temperature if you don't want to. ..........
A. You won't take your temperature if you don't want to.
B. You don't have to take your temperature if you don't want to.
4. I think it's wrong for you to work so hard being still rather weak. ……..
A. You don't have to work so hard being still rather weak.
B. You shouldn't work so hard being still rather weak.
5. Perhaps these are the pills prescribed by the doctor. ……..
A. These might be the pills prescribed by the doctor.
B. These must be the pills prescribed by the doctor.
6. It would be wrong for you to go on a diet now. ………
A. You'd better not go on a diet now.
B. You can't go on a diet now.
7. It's possible that the patient will be hospitalized next week. ………
A. The patient might be hospitalised next week.
B. The patient will be hospitalised next week.
8. Although I try hard, I can never feel my pulse properly. ………
A. Try as I may, I can never fell my pulse properly.
B. Try as I can, I may never feel my pulse properly.
9. I know. Why don't we go to the polyclinic instead? ……….
A. I know. We must go to the polyclinic instead.
B. I know. We could go to the polyclinic instead.
7. A) Match each sentence (a and b) in the pairs below with its meaning. Do it in letters and figures.
1. A. I've been reading the book you lent me on illnesses and their treatment.
B. I've read the book you lent me on illnesses and their treatment.
1. I've finished the book.
2. I'm still reading the book.
2. A. The hospital authority gives new equipment to laboratories.
B. The hospital authority has been giving new equipment to laboratories.
1. This is the hospital authority’s usual policy. It's unlikely to change.
2. This isn't the hospital authority’s usual policy. It may change.
3. A. Monsanto has placed some of his articles in the”Medicine Today” magazine.
B. Monsanto has been placing some of his articles in the “Medicine Today” magazine.
1. This was a one-off publicity move.
2. This is a continuing publicity campaign.
4. A. 'Hi, Fiona. What a mess! Have you been examining your medicine cabinet?'
B. 'Hi, Fiona. Everything looks so neat in your medicine cabinet. Have you examined it?'
1. Fiona is in the middle of examining.
2. Fiona isn't examining any more.
5. A. A group of medical students have learnt how to apply cupping-glasses.
B. A group of medical students have been learning how to apply cupping-glasses.
1. They're still learning.
2. They can apply them now.
b) Underline the most suitable verb form in italics.
1. The doctor had been examining/had examined the patient several times before he was able to diagnose the mysterious disease.
2. She was aware they had got/had been getting on each other’s nerves lately.
3. The nurse was surprised to find the ward empty; the patient had disappeared/had been disappearing.
4. The lab technician couldn't understand why her analyzer crashed; it had been working/was working perfectly for as long as she could remember.
5. Mrs Lawson arrived at casualty in quite a state; she suffered/had been suffering from severe stomach pains for hours.
c) Use any of appropriate Perfect or Perfect Continuous tenses.
Ann was taken to hospital on June 1 st.
Today is June 14th. She (be) _______ hospitalised for two weeks.
By June 7th, she (be) __________ hospitalised for one week.
By June 28th, she (be) ___________ hospitalised for four weeks.
2. This traffic is terrible. We're going to be late. By the time we (get) _______to the maternity hospital, Wendy (discharge from hospital, already) ________ and she'll be wondering where we are.
3. The traffic was very heavy. By the time we (get) ________ to the maternity hospital, Wendy (discharge from hospital, already)__________.
4. This morning I came to polyclinic at 9:00. Right now it is 10:00, and I am still in polyclinic. I (sit) _________in the waiting-room for an hour. By 9:30, I (sit) ________here for a half an hour. By 11: 00, I (sit) ______ here for two hours.
5. Margaret was born in 1975. By 1995, she (live) ________on this earth for 20 years. By the year 2025, she (live) _______on this earth for 50 years.
6. Go ahead and leave on your vacation. Don't worry about this work. By the time you (get) ________back, we (take) care of everything.
7. I don't understand how these surgeons do it! The operation began more than an hour ago. By the time they finish it, they (operate) ________ steadily for more than two hours.
8. What? He got married again? At this rate, he (have)______ a dozen wives by the time he (die) _________.
9. We have been married for a long time. By our next anniversary, we (be) __________ married for 43 years.