14 Read the two texts. Which one describes the working day of a surgeon? Which one describes the working day of a nurse? Complete the gaps with the words below each text.
A) At the moment, I'm working the day shift, so I have to be on the ward, and in my uniform, at seven o'clock in the morning. We _____our first round at seven thirty, ______ everything is OK, _______ patients their medicine, ________their temperature, check their blood pressure, and _______ the beds. We have to _______ in the patient's chart at the foot of the bed.
check do make fill give take
B) I usually start at ten. ______ is very important, so I always scrub my hands and arms thoroughly, and I wear rubber _______ and a ________. We use surgical ______ but, nowadays, we also use a lot of computer technology to help us perform _________ It is a very demanding job, but very rewarding...
gloves instruments mask hygiene operations
15 Work with a partner. Look at the new words in the box. Tell your partner which of them you have experienced. Don't tell them any you don't want to talk about.
Example: I sometimes suffer from travel sickness in the back of a car. I've never had warts. I was bitten by mosquitoes last summer.
1 to suffer from 2 nausea / travel sickness 3 to be bitten by an insect (an insect bite) 4 to be stung by a bee (a bee sting) 5 to feel itchy 6 to have a cold / flu / bronchitis / cold sores / blocked sinuses / a sore throat / a wart
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16 Label the items in the picture.
1.
4.
6. 7. 8.
tea bags ginger root cloves of garlic bicarbonate of soda sellotape cayenne pepper ice cubes a bar of chocolate
17 Some doctors believe that many natural substances are better than antibiotics for certain minor health problems. Can you guess which item on the left helps with the problems on the right? Work with a partner.
Example: Ginger root relieves nausea.
g
inger
root
sellotape
cayenne pepper
ice
bicarbonate of soda
garlic
a tea bag
fights colds and flu
warms cold feet
relieves itching
soothes cold sores
relieves nausea
gets rid of warts
relieves insect bites and blocked sinuse
18 Discuss these questions in small groups.
1 Do you think these remedies could work?
2 Which ones would you be prepared to try?
3 What other remedies have you tried for the ailments in Exercise 17?
4 Did they work?
19 With a partner, write down some more remedies, using the verbs in ex.17. Make some of them true and some of them false. Pass them to another pair. Can they work out which are true?
e.g.: Aspirin relieves toothache.
Wearing paper clips in your hair gets rid of flu.
20 Read the text below. For each question (1-15), choose the correct word A, B, C or D.
Curry, nowadays, is becoming known as a 0) traditional English food. In fact, it is 1)............ easier to find an Indian restaurant than a fish and chip shop in most large cities and towns in the UK. The reasons are obvious, curries are tasty, whereas traditional English food 2) ……… sometimes be quite bland. What few people know, 3)............. , is that most of the herbs and spices used to make curry have medical properties.
Garlic and onions have been used 4)............. thousands of years to help lower cholesterol and blood pressure and treat infections. Turmeric acid aids digestion, acts as an antiseptic and supposedly has anti-cancer properties. Coriander, used 5)............. the ancient Greeks and Egyptians to flavour wine, is known to ease migraine headaches.
Ginger is 6)............. known for its ability to suppress nausea and reduce fever. When used topically it also acts as an effective 7) ………. Chilli is also famous as a topical pain reliever as well as being able to stop bleeding 8)............. applied to a cut. It also helps the body produce endorphins which cause-feelings of pleasure. Cloves are useful for preserving food and they are also a(n)9)............. ingredient in topical pain relievers used by dentists.
But, be warned, before you go rushing to your spice rack to 10)…….... your aches and pains make sure that you11)....... what you are doing. Most of these spices can have a 12) …………. effect if you use too much. It is also 13)............. to find out what form they should be in. For example, cutting a raw chilli pepper rubbing it into an open 14)............. could be 15)............. as well as harmful.
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0
A accepted
B usual
C traditional
D cultural
1
A quite
B often
C very
D seldom
2
A is
B would
C could
D can
3
A so
B fortunately
C nevertheless
D however
4
A for
B in
C since
D during
5
A with
B by
C for
D from
6
A much
B highly
C very
D well
7
A painkiller
B stopper
C reducer
D destroyer
8
A while
B when
C as
D whether
9
A first
B important
C usual
D main
10
A solve
B fix
C cure
D mend
11
A think
B consider
C learn
D know
12
A positive
B unknown
C negative
D minimal
13
A important
B needed
C advised
D significant
14
A injury
B hurt
C sprain
D wound
15
A hurtful
B painful
C helpful
D awful