3. Pay attention to the use of prepositions:

At the age of,- у віці

Entry to - вступ до

Devote to - присвятити (чомусь)

in the final year - на останньому курсі

Obtain registration with - здобути реєстрацію у

Go through a phase - пройти через фазу

Training in General Medicine - тренування з загальної медицини

Work as General Practitioners - працювати терапевтами

4. Answer the questions:

1) Do British students have to get any preliminary higher education before entering a medical school?

2) How long does a course of studies at a British Medical School last?

3) What parts does the course of studies at a British Medical school consist of?

4) What degree do British medical students get after successful completion of clinical training ?

5) What are the two main styles of delivery of medical education in Britain?

6) What do British medical students become in the final year of medical school ?

7) In which jobs are trainees legally able to work before obtaining full registration with the General Medical Council?

8) What do junior doctors do after completion of medical school?

9) What does the vocational training phase include?

10) When can a doctor work independently as a GP?

5. Put questions to the underlined words:

a) He is the smartest in his group.

b) It was a very unpleasant journey.

c) He told the funniest stories of all.

d) It will take a long time to understand it.

e) He is very hard-working, so he has good results.

6. Fill in the gaps with the proper forms of the adjectives in brackets:

a) It is ... (important) for future medical specialists to learn Anatomy than Literature.

b) Who is ... (young) in your family?

c) This article is ... (long), but that one is ... (long), I think, it is ... (long) article in the newspaper.

d) A: It was a ... (good) day.

B: Yes, it was ... (good) day in my life.

e) It was really ... (cold) in the morning.

f) It was ... (beautiful) place he had ever seen before.

g) Look! It is very ... (important)! Don't forget about it! h) What is the ... (fast) way to the station?

i) No, it is too ... (strange) to be true. j) Why is he so ... (unhappy) today?

Odessa national medical university

PRE-TEXT ASSINGMENTS

Exercise 1. Topic vocabulary:

to be founded бути заснованим

dean декан

resortology курортологія

vivarium віварій

to master оволодівати

to enroll зараховувати

decree указ, рішення

independent незалежний

prominent видатний

thanks to the efforts завдяки зусиллям

Exercise 2. Translate the following words without dictionary:

surgeon, surgical, surgery, physics, physical, physicist, scientist, science, scientific, education, educational, academy, academician, academic, institution, institute, institutional, medical, medicine, medic, student, studies, special, specialty, specialist, specialization, practical, practice, practitioner.

Exercise 3. Form the degrees of comparison:

Big, high, great, quick, little, bad, narrow, large, old, new, busy, dangerous, beautiful, attractive, warm, nice, low, far, important, modern.

Exercise 4. Find the words with the following meanings:

• the physics of biological processes and the application of methods used in physics to biology;

• a place where live animals are kept under natural conditions for study, research, etc.;

• the process of bringing a person, etc., to an agreed standard of proficiency, etc., by practice and instruction;

• the position of being an intern or the period during which a person is an intern;

• the treatment of physical disabilities by massage, electrotherapy, or exercises.

Exercise 5. Read and translate the text.