- •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
Chapter I. Reading comprehension
A. Read Text 1 and complete the tasks below
Text 1. Exercise - a key to fitness
Many people lead sedentary lives, exercising infrequently or not at all - both at work and in their leisure time. Lack of physical activity is detrimental to our health and as our society advances technologically, we are becoming a more sedentary population.
People who don’t exercise have higher rates of death and heart disease compared to people who perform even mild to moderate amounts of physical activity. Our body needs exercise to stay healthy.
The secret to permanent weight control is not a diet at all. It is a well-balanced, lifetime eating plan based on good, tasty foods that have maximum nutritional value. You can actually eat more and weigh less.
Exercise improves our physical fitness in many ways. It gives our body strength. It makes our body flexible, or able to bend and stretch easily. Exercise also builds up our endurance. Endurance is the ability of our body to work for a long time without tiring.
Exercise enhances the quality of life, helps reduce stress, tension, anxiety and depression, and improves the efficiency of the body’s systems, thus slowing down the aging process. Regular physical activity greatly reduces the risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, and colon cancer; enhances mental health; and preserves independence in older adults.
Regular exercise, especially aerobic, can boost self-image and self-esteem. Aerobic exercise is which the body’s oxygen needs are met.
One paragraph in this text is the odd one. Put the letter of this paragraph 1_______
Write down the letter of the paragraph which proves the fact
Our self-esteem can be boosted by regular exercises. |
2 _____ |
Exercise reduces stress and improves the quality of life. |
3 _____ |
Regular exercise can strengthen your heart and cardiovascular system. |
4 _____ |
A sedentary lifestyle is one of the major health problems of modern life. |
5 _____ |
Decide whether the statements are true or false and put (T) or (F) next to the statement
Endurance is our body’s ability to function long and successfully. |
6_____ |
Technological advances lead to a more active way of life. |
7 _____ |
Physical exercises increase the risk of diabetes. |
8 _____ |
Regular physical exercise can help us remain younger for a long time. |
9 _____ |
People who don’t exercise are more likely to develop a heart disease than those who do. |
10 _____ |
B. Read Text 2 and complete the tasks below
Text 2. Meningitis
_______ . It is characterized by primary infection of the nasopharynx, secondary invasion of the blood stream, and by inflammation of the covering of the brain.
_______ . Entry is through the nose and throat, from which the bacteria enter the blood stream and are carried to the brain, where they bring about the infection. The disease is most common in the late winter and early spring. The incubation period of meningitis is from two to ten days. The first stage of the disease may be without symptoms or there may be evidence of an upper respiratory infection with a nasal discharge which contains the bacteria.
________ . The patient is apathetic and indifferent, his speech is monosyllabic and he is silent and immobile. The temperature at first may rise only slightly, but a bluish skin color is common, and the patient's skin is sore to the touch. In this second stage a rash may develop, the patches varying greatly in size. They are red and fade after four or five days, leaving irregular brownish stains.
________ . In-patients should follow all the doctor's administrations, otherwise complications, such as delirium or coma, may develop.
The following sentences 1-4 have been removed from the text. Decide which paragraph they belong to and put the letter of the paragraph next to the sentence
Meningitis is treated in the hospital with the help of antibiotics. |
1 _____ |
The second stage represents the period when the bacteria are being carried by the blood stream. |
2 _____ |
The disease is transmitted by droplet infection from the nasopharynx of patients or healthy carries. |
3 _____ |
Meningitis is an acute infectious disease caused by a germ called meningococcus. |
4 _____ |
Write down the number of the paragraph which
describes cutaneous manifestations |
5 _____ |
describes complications |
6 _____ |
describes initial symptoms |
7 _____ |
describes the ways of contamination |
8 _____ |
gives the general definition of the disease |
9 _____ |
Decide whether the statements are true or false and put (T) or (F) next to the statement
The disease is transmitted by blood transfusion. |
10 _____ |
Meningitis is an acute infectious disease caused by a germ called pneumococcus. |
11 _____ |
The patches of different size may appear on the patient` skin. |
12 _____ |
The discharge from the patient's nose contains the bacteria. |
13 _____ |
The onset of the disease is very sudden. |
14 _____ |
Fortunately, meningitis is never followed by complications. |
15 _____ |
C. Read Text 3 and complete the tasks below