I. Speaking: At the Chemist's

Exercise 1. Phonetic reading: practice the pronunciation of the following words. Try to translate them without the dictionary.

Prescription [pris'kripjn], chemist ['kemist], label [Teibl], poisonous ['paiznas], to administer [ad'minista], dose [daus], dosage ['dausidj], tonics ['toniks], intravenous [,intra'vi:nas], intramuscular [,intra'rnAskjula], subcutaneous [,sAbkju'tainias], sedatives ['sedativz], laxatives [laeksativz], bromide ['braumaid], cardiac ['ka:diask], iodine ['aiadiin], tranquillizer ['traenkwHaiza], stimulant ['stimjoiant], hormone ['ho:maun], diuretic [,daijua retik], narcotic [na:'kt>tik], antibiotic [.asntibai'rjtik], depressant [di'presant], antihypertensive [,aenti,haipe:'tensiv], compatibility [kam,pasta'biliti], orally ['a:rali].

Exercise 2. Learn the following words and word combinations by heart. See the transcription of the words in Exercise 1.

Label - етикетка; labels of three colors (white, yellow, blue); to stick a label on a bottle; the dose of the drug is indicated on the label.

To administer - призначати; to administer some medicines; to administer some drug orally (для внутрішнього вживання); a doctor administers proper treatment; direction for administration of a drug.

Dose - доза; dosage - дозування; the dose is indicated on the label; overdosage of a drug may cause allergic reaction - передозування ліків може викликати алергічну реакцію.

Vitamin - вітамін; vitamins for internal use, for intravenous injections, for intramuscular injections.

drugs for cough - ліки від кашлю

cardiac medicine - серцеві ліки

tonic - тонізуючий (зміцнювальний) засіб

sedative - заспокійливий (снодійний) засіб

tranquillizer - заспокійливий засіб, транквілізатор

stimulant - збуджуючий засіб

diuretic - сечогінний засіб

depressant - заспокійливий засіб

antihypertensive - засіб, що знижує тиск (гіпотензивний)

to be in charge of - бути відповідальним за

manager - керівник, директор, завідувач

compatibility - сумісність

ingredient - складова частина

constant - постійний

average - середній

drug cabinet - шафа для зберігання ліків strong effective drug - сильнодіючі ліки medicines right away - готові лікарські препарати % - per cent [pa'sent] - відсоток, процент ml, milliliter - мілілітр mgm, milligram міліграм

Exercise 3. Read the text and translate it.

At the Chemist's

Chemists' shops are specialized shops where medicines are sold. Chemists' shops are -s.ially situated on the ground floor. They have a hall for visitors, two departments for selling :rugs, and proper working rooms.

The department for reception of prescriptions and delivery of drugs is called a prescription :epartment. The other one is called a chemist's department. In the prescription department -.edicines are sold or made up according to prescriptions. In the chemist's department you can : jy medicines without prescriptions. In this department different things for medical care and -edicinal plants are bought.

The working rooms of a chemist's include rooms for washing, drying and sterilization of glassware, an analytical laboratory, a room for storing medicines, a room for dispensing them and some others.

At the chemist's all medicines are kept in drug cabinets, on open shelves and in the refrigerator. Poisonous drugs are kept in a drug cabinet with the letter A. Strong effective drags are kept in a drug cabinet having the letter B.

The drugs prepared at the chemist's for immediate use should be kept in the refrigerator. Powders, galenical preparations and medicines produced at pharmaceutical plants are usually kept on shelves protected from light at a constant temperature, not higher than room temperature.

Every small bottle or box has a label with the name of the medicine. There are labels of four colors for the drugs prepared at the chemist's: labels of green color indicate medicines for internal use; blue labels indicate drugs used for injections. Drugs for external application have labels of yellow color. Drugs used for treatment of eye diseases have labels of pink color.

The single dose and the total dosage are indicated on the label or signature. The directions for drug administration are very important for sick people as well as for those who take care for them.

In the chemist's department medicines are kept according to the therapeutic effect: drugs for cough, cardiac medicines, drugs for headache. Disinfectants, herbs and things for medical care such as hot-water bottles, medicine droppers, cups, thermometers, etc. are kept separately.

In the prescription department one can see drugs of all kinds, boxes and parcels for different powders, ampules of glucose and camphor used for internal use; tonics and sedatives administered orally.

The personnel of an average chemist's consists of a manager of the chemist's, a dispensing pharmacist who takes prescriptions and delivers drugs, a chemist controlling prescriptions, that is, physical, physico-chemical and pharmacological compatibility of the ingredients of compounds prescribed by physicians. The personnel includes also a chemist-analyst who controls effectiveness of the drug prepared at the chemist's as well as that of manufactured drugs. There is also a pharmacist who is in charge of the supply of necessary medicines.

Exercise 4. Test yourself: can you translate these topical words and word combinations?

Prescription, chemist's, to have a prescription made up, chemist's department, prescription department, drug, drug cabinet, label, to stick smth on smth, to indicate administration, chemist, remedy, poisonous, overdosage, untoward, powder, ampule, intravenous, intramuscular, tube, to heal, ointment, to rub in, irritation, pill, sedative, tonic, cod liver oil, sleeping draught, laxative, to administer, indigestion, dropper, to mark, effective, to sponge, to rinse, to take a tablespoonful of.

Exercise 5. Answer the questions based on the text.

1. What floor are the chemist's shops usually situated on? 2. How many departments are there in every chemist's shop? 3. What things can you buy in the chemist's department? 4. What is mainly sold in the prescription department? 5. How many rooms does a chemist's consist of? 6. Where are different drugs kept at the chemist's? 7. What drags shouldbe kept in the refrigerator? 8. At what temperature should drags be kept in the refrigerator? 9. What is the color of labels on bottles with drugs for external use? 10. Where are the dosage and administration indicated? 11. Can we buy things for medical care at the chemist's? 12. What kinds of drugs are there in the prescription department? 13. What can you say about the personnel of the chemist's? 14. What does a manager of a chemist's do? 15. What does a dispensing pharmacist do? 16. What does a controller do? 17. What does a chemist-analyst do? 18. What does a pharmacist of supply do?

Exercise 6. Fill in the blanks with the modal verbs can, may, should, must.

1 .You ... be careful when you take medicines. 2.1... order the prescription at our chemist's. 3. You ... keep the mixture in a cool place. 4. How many times a day ... I take the medicine? 5. This drug ... be kept in the refrigerator. 6. You ... buy all the necessary drugs at the chemist's department. 7. All the drugs ... have a label with the name of the drugs and directions for administration.

Exercise 7. Put the verbs in brackets in the appropriate form.

1. The prescription (to prepare - Past Indefinite Passive) in two hours. 2. The prescription (to contain - Present Indefinite Active) the name of the drug, the name of the patient, the name of the physician and other information. 3. Today all prescriptions (to write - Present Indefinite Passive) in English. 4. That chemical name (to be - Past Indefinite) difficult to use and remember. 5. At the chemist's there (to be - Present Indefinite) a special room for preparation of medicines. 6. Powders, galenical preparations and medicines (can - Past Indefinite) be produced at pharmaceutical plants. 7. A dispensing pharmacist (to take - Past Indefinite Active) prescriptions.

Exercise 8. Answer the questions; begin your answer with the words:

I think (that) ... I suppose (that) ... I know (that) ...

1. What drugs should be kept in the refrigerator? 2. Where can you buy things for medical care? 3. How should galenical preparations be kept? 4. Where are single dose and total dosage indicated? 5. Are poisonous drugs kept according to special rules?

Exercise 9. Read the short dialog and act it out.