- •English: listening comprehension for medical students
- •International English
- •1. Complete the following sentence. Use the words from the list if you like. Then compare with other people in the class.
- •2. Why are you learning English? Complete the sentences below and number them in order of importance for you. Compare with a partner.
- •I. Dialogue
- •1. Vocabulary:
- •2. Are statements true or false?
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •II. 1. Listen to a student phoning a language school to find out about summer courses for her friend. Find this information.
- •2. Listen to the dialogue again. Complete the Function File with these words:
- •III. 1. Listen and follow the consequences. Can you continue the chain?
- •2. Make chains from these beginnings.
- •1. Try to predict answers to the questions. More than one answer is possible.
- •II. Listen to the people describing their holidays and correct the wrong information.
- •Vocabulary:
- •III. Listen to the short story. What happened a lovely summer day?
- •Vocabulary:
- •IV. Listen to four points of view about travelling and choose one that is close to you.
- •I. Listen to Conversations a to c. Complete Alicia's boarding pass. Then practice the conversations.
- •VII. Listen to useful advice about choosing the seats in the plane. What of them are the most important for you?
- •VIII. Discuss the following questions with other people in the class.
- •IX. Listen to the tape and fill in the gaps.
- •X. You use indirect questions to sound more polite. Complete the dialogue below. Then listen to see if you are correct.
- •I. Listen to the dialogues and find the words from your vocabulary
- •1. Conversation a
- •2. Conversation b
- •3. Conversation c
- •II. On the airplane there are instructions on video about the immigration form. Listen to the instructions, and complete the u.S. Arrival Record with true information.
- •III. Immigration control in San Diego, California. Listen and practice in groups of three.
- •1. Conversation a
- •2. Conversation b
- •2. Listen to the rest of Edgar's conversation at the hotel, and check (√) the boxes. What facilities does Edgar's room have?
- •3. Fill in the gaps, then listen to the dialogue to check it:
- •2. Conversation b
- •3. Conversation c
- •6. Conversation f
- •It's eleven thirty. Jack Hudson is at a fast food outlet in a mall.
- •VII. Listen to the tape and write down what food is in the fridges of different people.
- •VIII. Nutritionists say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but most people don't have a good breakfast. A market researcher is asking people about their breakfasts.
- •IX. Listen and say which sentences are true for you?
- •X. 1. Listen to the dialogue. Who says these things? Write f (the father), d (the daughter), or s (the son).
- •2. Listen. Tick (√) the things that the father orders.
- •Vocabulary:
- •XI. The following things were said during a business lunch. Who do you think probably said them - the host, the guest or could it be either? Write h, g or e next to each sentence.
- •Vocabulary:
- •XII. Listen to the tape and fill in the gaps.
- •XIII. You will hear an interview with Dr Cooper, a prominent dietician, talking about the British diet.
- •XV. 1. These are some of the instructions for making the food. They are in the wrong order.
- •2. Look at these verbs used to describe how food is prepared and cooked. Using your dictionary if necessary, divide the verbs in the box into those that talk about:
- •3. Use the verbs above to help you write the recipe for a dish from your country.
- •2. Read the opinions and match them to the speakers.
- •XVII. Nowadays there are too many choices.
- •XVIII. Listen to business people from different countries chatting over lunch and answer the questions.
- •III. Listen to the conversations and write down the addresses.
- •Internet
- •1. You are going to listen to a radio documentary on the history of the Internet. Choose the correct answers.
- •2. Listen to the radio documentary once again and fill in the gaps.
- •2. Conversation b
- •2. This is the voicemail of Bernard Lalo. Number these sentences from the message in the correct order.
- •3. Think of a colleague or client. Imagine you are leaving a voicemail message and complete this message in your own words.
- •V. Telephone manners
- •1. Phone etiquette
- •2. In the conversation, Sally shows interest and understanding. Read sentences 1-9 from the listening and tick what Sally says next: a or b. Then listen again and check your answers.
- •3. Listen to four telephone calls and match them to their description.
- •VI. Making appointments
- •Задания для I курса на видеоносителях
- •2. Watch and fill in the gaps.
- •3. Act the dialoque
- •4. Watch and fill in the gaps.
- •5. Watch the dialogue and act the meeting at the medical conference.
- •6. Watch the dialogue and remember the way to the Business Centre.
- •7. What food do the visitors order? Remember some exotic dishes from the menu.
- •8. Act the dialogues and make your own ones according to these models.
- •1. Listen to the dialogue and fill in the card.
- •6. Listen to the dialogue “At the doctor’s”. Write are these statements true or false?
- •What is Stroke?
- •3. Listen to the tape and complete the following statement.
- •Vocabulary:
- •Can You Prevent a Stroke?
- •4. Round table discussion.
- •1 Liz Hartley gives the following advice and recommendations. Complete the sentences from memory and then listen again to check your answers.
- •2 Work with a partner. Which piece of advice seems the most sensible? Which piece of advice would you find the most difficult to follow?
- •3. Listen to Sam and Catherine talking about a time when they dieted for a special occasion. Find out what the special occasion was in each case.
- •1. Read these conversations. Use the table to make sentences to describe the different body ailments.
- •2. Look again at the conversations in 1. What advice do you think each friend gives? Work in pairs and complete the conversations with a suitable piece of advice.
- •3. Listen. Was the advice similar to your advice in 2?
- •4. Match the complaints to the reasons below. Then listen and check.
- •1. Listen to the talk about the human brain. Fill in the gaps.
- •2. Discuss these questions:
- •1. Work in pairs before you listen to the recording, look at the sentences below. Can you guess what some of the missing words are?
- •2. You'll hear an interview with a doctor. Complete these notes summarizing what he says.
- •1. Work with a partner and discuss these questions:
- •3. Work with a partner. Look at the verbs in the box. Which refer to ability? Which refer to an action? Which can refer to both?
- •1. Listen to the text paying attention to the important details and making a list of professionally useful words. Write their Russian equivalents.
- •Vocabulary:
- •4. Work with a partner. Which points in 3 do you agree with?
- •5. Cindy Jackson talks about why she had several years of cosmetic surgery in her attempt to create the perfect face and body. Complete her account using had, have or having.
- •6. Five people were asked the question, “What do you think makes a face attractive?”
- •1. An ancient disease
- •2. Early links to diet
- •1) Listen to the second part and answer the questions:
- •2) Complеtе the statements.
- •3. Invasive techniques. Conventional treatment problems.
- •1) Agree оr disagree with the following statements. Begin with the words:
- •4. The paradigm changes. What we can do.
- •1) Listen to the fourth part and answer the questions
- •2) Complete the following statements
- •5. You are in control of your health. Act accordingly!
- •Introduction
- •Vocabulary:
- •Vocabulary:
- •Vocabulary:
- •1. Answer the following questions:
- •2. Read and translate a passage from “The Home Medical Encyclopedia”:
- •1) Listen to the 1st section of the talk and answer the questions.
- •1) Listen to the 3rd section of the talk and list the names of the agents that can cause asthma.
- •2) Listen to the section, again and complete the sentences:
- •1) Listen to the 4th Section of the talk and say what it is about.
- •2) Listen to it again and answer the questions:
- •3) Listen to the part devoted to basic immunology. Say if these statements are true or false:
- •1) Listen to the part and answer the questions:
- •2) Listen to the same part again and choose the right statement:
- •3) Answer the following questions:
- •1) Listen to the 6th section of the talk and say what the two «musts» are for allergic people.
- •2. Listen to the part again and complete the sentences:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •1. Read this short text on asthma and answer the questions:
- •1) Listen to the 1st part of the talk. Say if these statements are true or false:
- •2) Answer the questions!
- •1) Listen to the 2nd section of the talk and answer the questions:
- •2) Listen to the 2nd part of the talk again and say if the following statements are true or false:
- •3) Practice the reading of the passage. Imitate the speaker.
- •1) Listen to the 3rd section of the talk and say what kind of asthma it is about.
- •2) Answer the questions:
- •3) Translate the passage at sight:
- •1) Listen to the 4th section of the talk and say what it is about.
- •2) Listen to it again and choose the correct statements:
- •3) Answer the questions:
- •4) Listen to the passage on the danger of smoking for asthmatic individuals and then read aloud. Try to imitate the speaker:
- •1. Vocabulary:
- •2. Listen to the text.
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •1. Vocabulary:
- •2. Listen to the text
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •1. In the sentences below a woman is talking about her annoying work-mate.
- •2. How does the woman express her annoyance? What verb structures does she use?
- •3. Work with a partner. Which of the habits would most annoy you? Put them in order of most to least annoying.
- •1. Fill in the gaps:
- •2. Fill in the table:
- •3. What is your opinion about the following statements?
- •2. Is the procedure in the reception room the same in Britain and Russia? If not, what differences are there?
- •Учебное издание
6. Listen to the dialogue “At the doctor’s”. Write are these statements true or false?
1. The patient has had a sore throat for two days.
2. He is been shouting and singing.
3. He doesn’t smoke.
4. If it’s a virus? Antibiotics will help.
5. He isn’t allergic to antibiotics.
6. He might have mononucleosis.
7. She isn’t going to send him for a blood test.
8. If he feels better, he needn’t take all the tablets.
9. He shouldn’t drink while he is taking the tablets.
7. Role-play the situation at the doctor’s.
Stroke
1. Listen to the text paying attention to the important details and making a list of professionally useful words. Write their Russian equivalents.
Key words: stroke; activator; disability; clot; hemorrhagic stroke; ischemic stroke.
Vocabulary:
interruption – задержка, прерывание,
burst – разрыв, to burst - лопаться, разрываться,
flood – поток, to flood - хлынуть потоком,
recurrent strokes – рецидив,
to deny – отрицать,
faint – обморок, потеря сознания,
"gunk" – липкая субстанция.
2. Complete the following statements after listening.
1. Stroke is…
2. The main risk factors of stroke are:
3. Signs and symptoms of stroke are:
4. Stroke is dangerous because…
5. There are two types of stroke:
What is Stroke?
Most people are familiar with the concept of a heart attack, but few realize that a stroke can be considered a brain attack. Many of the same risk factors that cause heart attacks also lead to stroke, including uncontrolled high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, heart disease and smoking. Both strokes and heart attacks involve an interruption of the flow of blood to a vital organ. In a heart attack, blood in the coronary arteries does not reach the heart muscle, and, in most cases of stroke, blood is prevented from reaching part of the brain. In a minority of strokes, a blood vessel bursts and floods part of the brain, making it unable to function.
Doctors rush to treat a patient
When a person has a stroke, part of the brain dies, just as part of the heart dies as a result of a heart attack. The more of the brain that is damaged the harder it is for the person to recover. A stroke can damage enough of the brain to stop all autonomic muscle function, resulting in death.
Roughly 20 percent of those who suffer stroke die in the hospital. About a third of all patients recover very well, a third remains somewhat disabled permanently and 10 to 15 percent will be severely disabled.
According to the National Institutes of Health, stroke is the third largest cause of death in America today. It's also the leading cause of severe disability. A study presented at the 1997 American Heart Association stroke conference reported that close to 500,000 new or recurrent strokes in 1990 cost the United States $40.6 billion in medical bills and lost productivity.
In most cases, stroke hits suddenly, with symptoms that vary, depending on which part of the brain is damaged. A leg may suddenly weaken and collapse or an arm may feel strange and tingly. Often, one side of the body becomes weak or paralyzed. A stricken person may suddenly see double, or become blind in one eye. He may have difficulty thinking of words or speaking them, seem confused and deny that anything is wrong if someone tries to help. The person may lose his balance, faint, lose bladder control, seem to be in a stupor or lose consciousness altogether. Even an unusually severe headache can be a sign of stroke.
The milder of those symptoms can also occur in a transient ischemic attack, or TIA, a temporary blockage of a blood vessel that does not result in permanent damage. TIAs often precede strokes and serve as warning signs that stroke prevention measures are needed.
There are two major types of stroke. Between 75 and 80 percent of all strokes are ischemic, meaning brain tissue dies because a clot or narrowed blood vessel blocks blood from reaching the brain. Often the blockage is caused by atherosclerotic plaque, the same kind of fatty "gunk" that causes heart attacks when it lines coronary arteries. Or it can be caused by emboli, or clots, especially in people who recently had a heart attack.
The other main variety of stroke is hemorrhagic, caused by vessels that rupture, disrupting normal blood flow and flooding brain tissue with blood.
One of the problems in a "brain attack" is that the patient often does not realize what is happening.
Yet TPA - the promising new treatment for ischemic stroke explored on the show - must be administered within three hours of the onset of an ischemic stroke. So it is extremely important that a stroke victim get immediate medical attention. If possible, the patient or a companion should write down the exact time the signs of stroke occurred and the symptoms, while waiting for an ambulance. Patients should never try to drive themselves to the hospital, and should not be left alone until they receive medical attention.
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