- •Combined Language Skills Practice: a Handbook for Medical Students
- •Contents
- •Chapter I. Reading comprehension
- •Text 1. Exercise - a key to fitness
- •Text 2. Meningitis
- •Text 3. Living a long life
- •Text 5. What Is Bronchitis?
- •Text 6. Blood
- •Text 7. Mouth and Teeth
- •Text 8. How fluoride works
- •Chapter II. Use of english
- •1. Lexical Cloze Tasks
- •Oral cancer – risk factors
- •Old age and the brain
- •Oral hygiene
- •Wild treatments
- •2. Multiple Choice Tasks
- •Pneumonia
- •A Headache Martyr
- •What Is Appendicitis?
- •3. Word Formation Tasks
- •Respiratory System
- •Functions
- •Human Physiology
- •Dreaming
- •Malaria
- •Chapter III. Grammar
- •1. Grammar of Tenses and Verb Forms
- •An Anatomy Class
- •A Dental Clinic
- •Human Anatomy
- •The Development of Dentistry
- •E. Open the brackets using the correct verb form Why Do I Need to Wash My Hands?
- •Emotion Location
- •Your Ribs
- •Taking Care of Bones
- •I. Open the brackets using the correct verb form How Bones Grow
- •A Case Study
- •2. Grammar Tests
- •1 Underline the correct form of the verbs
- •2 Complete the conversation using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Use short forms (for example 'm, 're, 's, don't, etc.)
- •3 Write the questions to these answers
- •4. Read the case study and write answers in the same tense as the questions
- •1 Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences
- •2 Correct the mistakes in the sentences
- •3 Complete the text with the connectors below
- •1 Reorder the words to write sentences
- •2 Complete this gp's referral letter with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets
- •3 Write the answers Mr Nesbitt would give to these questions
- •1 Write the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives
- •2 Read each sentence. If it is correct, write a tick (/). If there is a mistake, correct it
- •3 Complete these sentences with the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in exercise 1
- •1 Complete the questions
- •3 Complete the questions in the dialogue
- •1 Match the beginnings and ends of these sentences
- •3 Use these verbs with will, won't, or shall to complete the sentences. Use short form
- •1 Read each sentence. If it is correct, write a tick (). If there is a mistake, correct it
- •2 Complete the sentences with should / shouldn't and one of the verbs below
- •3 Write two pieces of advice for each of these problems. They can be negative or positive
- •1 Choose the correct expression to complete the sentences
- •2 Complete the answers to the questions using the information in brackets
- •1 Underline the correct form of the verb in each sentence
- •2 Match the beginnings and endings of these Zero Conditional sentences, and complete them with the verbs below in the correct form
- •3 Complete these First and Zero Conditional sentences with the verbs given in the correct form. They are not always given in the correct order
- •1 Read each sentence. If it is correct, tick (). If there is a mistake, correct it
- •2 Complete the sentences by choosing a, b, or с
- •3 Complete these sentences using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets
- •1 Reorder the words to write sentences
- •2 Underline the word or phrase that completes the sentence
- •3 Read each sentence. If it is correct, write a tick (). If there is a mistake, correct it
- •1 Put the words in the correct order
- •2 Complete the sentences
- •3 Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense using a future form
- •1 Underline the correct form of the verb in these sentences
- •2 Read each sentence. If it is correct, write a tick (). If there is a mistake, correct it
- •3 Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect to complete the conversation between a nurse and a patient.
- •1 Complete the sentences using the Present Passive. Use short forms
- •2 Rewrite these Active sentences using the Past Passive
- •3 Complete the case history with the words below, using the Present or Past Passive or Active forms of the verbs below. Some verbs can be used more than once
- •1 Correct the mistake in each sentence
- •3 Complete the text using the Present Continuous or be going to form of the verbs in brackets. Use short forms
- •1 Reorder the words to write sentences. Add commas and full stops where necessary
- •2 Complete the sentences using the words below
- •3 Complete these sentences to describe your use or opinion of alternative medicine. In each sentence, use one of the words below.
- •1 Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences
- •2 Complete the text with used to,(be) used to, or (get) used to in the correct form. Nursing since the 1950s
- •3 Complete the sentences with get or got used to /used to/use to/didn't use to and the verbs below
- •Chapter IV. Listening comprehension
- •Part 1 Mr Gumley
- •Part 2 Mrs Emma Sharp
- •Part 3 Miss Grace Donaldson
- •Part 4 Mr Pritt
- •Part 5 Barry Scott
- •Part 6 Mrs Mary Lock
- •References
3. Word Formation Tasks
a. Use the words from the right column next to the text to form one word that fits the same numbered space in the text.
Respiratory System
The 1 _____ function of the respiratory system is to supply the blood with oxygen through 2_______. 3 _____ is achieved through the mouth, nose, trachea, lungs, and diaphragm. Oxygen enters the 4 ______ system through the mouth and the nose. The oxygen passes through the larynx and the trachea, then enters the 5 _____ cavity. There the trachea splits into two bronchi. Each bronchus then divides again forming the 6 _____ tubes. They lead 7 _____ into the lungs. The inhaled oxygen passes into the alveoli and then diffuses through the capillaries into the 8 ____ blood. Meanwhile, the waste-rich blood from the veins releases its carbon dioxide into the alveoli. The diaphragm is a 9 _____ sheet that lies 10 _____ the bottom of the chest cavity. As the diaphragm contracts and relaxes, breathing takes place. |
(1)PRIME (2)BREATH (3) INSPIRE (4) RESPIRE (5) THORAX (6) BRONCUS (7) DIRECT (8) ARTERY (9) MUSCLE (10) CROSS |
b. Use the words from the right column next to the text to form one word that fits the same numbered space in the text.
Functions
Tongue: This 1 ______ organ moves the food around during 2 ______ and initiates swallowing by moving the food to the pharynx. Esophagus: 3 _____ of the swallowed food to the stomach by peristalsis. Stomach: 4 _____ of the food that was eaten, turns its contents into a chyme, 5 ______ digests protein, absorbs water, and produces substances important for 6 ______ in the small intestine. Intestine: Digestion of all groups of food continues here, digested food is absorbed and 7 _____ foods are moved to the large intestine. Trachea: air passageway with a lining designed to catch 8 _____ found in the inhaled air. Lung: for 9 _____ of CO2 and O2. |
(1) MUSCLE (2)MASTICATE (3) MOVE (4) STORE (5) PARTIAL (6) ABSORB (7) DIGEST (8) PURITY (9) CHANGE
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c. Use the words from the right column next to the text to form one word that fits the same numbered space in the text.
Human Physiology
Physiology is the study of the functions of the body at the 1 _____ level. It occurs at three general levels: molecular, cellular, 2 ______. There is an inseparable 3 ______ between structure and function in the human body. The human organism is known 4 ______ as Homo sapiens, meaning the intelligent human 5 ______. 6 ______ methods of human 7 _______ are called somatotyping. The 8 ______ human being performs many functions as a part of 9 _______ life. They are: nutrition, motion, 10 ________, control. |
(1) CELL (2) REGION (3) RELATION (4) SCIENTIFIC (5) BE (6) VARY (7) CATEGORIZE (8) LIVE (9) DAY (10)PRODUCTION |
d. Use the words from the right column next to the text to form one word that fits the same numbered space in the text.