Text 1 (for reading and retelling)

A case history

A 53-year old bachelor (холостяк) who worked as a bank clerk developed symptoms similar to those which had affected several of his colleagues who had been diagnosed as having influenza. He felt feverish, had a running nose, aches in his muscles and generalized malaise. He therefore stayed off work in his bed-sitting room (не пошел на работу, оставшись в своей жилой комнате = и спальня, и кухня все в одном). After 48 hours the landlady (владельца дома) noticed that the milk on the doorstep had not been taken in for the previous two days, and also that his cat had not been fed. On entering his room she found him confused (дезориентированный во времени и пространстве) and delirious (делириозный = находящийся в бреду). She called a doctor, who immediately had him admitted to hospital.

A routine blood count had been performed which showed some deviation (откровение). At that stage he was referred to hospital, where it was found that he had some enlarged lymph nodes in both sides of the neck and both axilae (подмышечная ямка), and that the spleen tip (верхушка) was palpable. Chrome lymphatic leucaemia was diagnosed.

Text 2 (for reading and questioning)

It’s my job

My name is Dr. Choudhary, and I am a GP (General Practitioner = врач общей практики) working in an inner city area in London, just on the edge of the East End. I started work as a GP in this area over 20 years ago. In recent years many development, both technological and social, have occurred, affecting the practice enormously. I enjoyed my work here a lot at the beginning and I still do now. But there are many problems an in area like this, which you would not find in rural communities (сельских поселениях) in this country or in my home country – India. The crime rates (криминальность) are high, which affects the morale of patients we serve and ultimately (в конечном счете) the morale of the GP practice. The workload is heavier than in most rural districts, which sometimes puts potential GB’s off moving into the area. However, I have always found the job very rewording. Another feature of an inner city GP practice is that patients move around a lot. As regards (что касается) compensation for working in deprived (бедных) areas in the inner city, sometimes GPs receive extra payment.

Unit II

Dialog 1

Doctor: Come in Mr. Hall. Good Morning! Take a seat right here.

What seems to be a problem, Mr. Hall?

Patient: Doctor, I have a bad headache and I have no appetite

Doctor: Show me your tongue

Patient: (He opens his month and shows his tongue / he puts out his

lounge)

Doctor: Yes, you have a very nasty (плохой) tongue. Have you a

pain in the stomach?

Patient: Yes, doctor, sometimes, especially after meals. I have a

temperature after meals too

Doctor: I must examine your stomach… Does it hurt here?

Patient: No. not there.

Doctor: Here?

Patient: Oh, yes, it does there.

Doctor: You have digestion trouble. But it is not serious. I shall

prescribe some tablets. You must take two before each

meal. Do not eat any roast meat or any heavy food. Eat

boiled vegetables and milk puddings. You need no to go to

bed (to keep your bed), but do not overtire your self. If you

follow my prescriptions, you will feel much better

tomorrow and in two or three days you will be quite well

again.