- •Combined Language Skills Practice: a Handbook for Medical Students
- •Contents
- •Chapter I. Reading comprehension
- •Text 1. Exercise - a key to fitness
- •Text 2. Meningitis
- •Text 3. Living a long life
- •Text 5. What Is Bronchitis?
- •Text 6. Blood
- •Text 7. Mouth and Teeth
- •Text 8. How fluoride works
- •Chapter II. Use of english
- •1. Lexical Cloze Tasks
- •Oral cancer – risk factors
- •Old age and the brain
- •Oral hygiene
- •Wild treatments
- •2. Multiple Choice Tasks
- •Pneumonia
- •A Headache Martyr
- •What Is Appendicitis?
- •3. Word Formation Tasks
- •Respiratory System
- •Functions
- •Human Physiology
- •Dreaming
- •Malaria
- •Chapter III. Grammar
- •1. Grammar of Tenses and Verb Forms
- •An Anatomy Class
- •A Dental Clinic
- •Human Anatomy
- •The Development of Dentistry
- •E. Open the brackets using the correct verb form Why Do I Need to Wash My Hands?
- •Emotion Location
- •Your Ribs
- •Taking Care of Bones
- •I. Open the brackets using the correct verb form How Bones Grow
- •A Case Study
- •2. Grammar Tests
- •1 Underline the correct form of the verbs
- •2 Complete the conversation using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Use short forms (for example 'm, 're, 's, don't, etc.)
- •3 Write the questions to these answers
- •4. Read the case study and write answers in the same tense as the questions
- •1 Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences
- •2 Correct the mistakes in the sentences
- •3 Complete the text with the connectors below
- •1 Reorder the words to write sentences
- •2 Complete this gp's referral letter with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets
- •3 Write the answers Mr Nesbitt would give to these questions
- •1 Write the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives
- •2 Read each sentence. If it is correct, write a tick (/). If there is a mistake, correct it
- •3 Complete these sentences with the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in exercise 1
- •1 Complete the questions
- •3 Complete the questions in the dialogue
- •1 Match the beginnings and ends of these sentences
- •3 Use these verbs with will, won't, or shall to complete the sentences. Use short form
- •1 Read each sentence. If it is correct, write a tick (). If there is a mistake, correct it
- •2 Complete the sentences with should / shouldn't and one of the verbs below
- •3 Write two pieces of advice for each of these problems. They can be negative or positive
- •1 Choose the correct expression to complete the sentences
- •2 Complete the answers to the questions using the information in brackets
- •1 Underline the correct form of the verb in each sentence
- •2 Match the beginnings and endings of these Zero Conditional sentences, and complete them with the verbs below in the correct form
- •3 Complete these First and Zero Conditional sentences with the verbs given in the correct form. They are not always given in the correct order
- •1 Read each sentence. If it is correct, tick (). If there is a mistake, correct it
- •2 Complete the sentences by choosing a, b, or с
- •3 Complete these sentences using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets
- •1 Reorder the words to write sentences
- •2 Underline the word or phrase that completes the sentence
- •3 Read each sentence. If it is correct, write a tick (). If there is a mistake, correct it
- •1 Put the words in the correct order
- •2 Complete the sentences
- •3 Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense using a future form
- •1 Underline the correct form of the verb in these sentences
- •2 Read each sentence. If it is correct, write a tick (). If there is a mistake, correct it
- •3 Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect to complete the conversation between a nurse and a patient.
- •1 Complete the sentences using the Present Passive. Use short forms
- •2 Rewrite these Active sentences using the Past Passive
- •3 Complete the case history with the words below, using the Present or Past Passive or Active forms of the verbs below. Some verbs can be used more than once
- •1 Correct the mistake in each sentence
- •3 Complete the text using the Present Continuous or be going to form of the verbs in brackets. Use short forms
- •1 Reorder the words to write sentences. Add commas and full stops where necessary
- •2 Complete the sentences using the words below
- •3 Complete these sentences to describe your use or opinion of alternative medicine. In each sentence, use one of the words below.
- •1 Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences
- •2 Complete the text with used to,(be) used to, or (get) used to in the correct form. Nursing since the 1950s
- •3 Complete the sentences with get or got used to /used to/use to/didn't use to and the verbs below
- •Chapter IV. Listening comprehension
- •Part 1 Mr Gumley
- •Part 2 Mrs Emma Sharp
- •Part 3 Miss Grace Donaldson
- •Part 4 Mr Pritt
- •Part 5 Barry Scott
- •Part 6 Mrs Mary Lock
- •References
Human Anatomy
The principal organs in the abdominal cavity 1 (be) the stomach, the liver, the spleen, the intestines, the kidneys, the gall-bladder and the bladder.
The framework of bones 2(call) the skeleton. It 3( support) the soft parts and 4 (protect) the organs from injury. The bones 5 ( cover) with muscles.
The upper extremity 6 (connect) with the chest by the shoulder. Each arm 7(consist) of the upper arm, the forearm, the elbow, the wrist and the hand. We 8( have) four fingers and a thumb on each hand. The lower extremity (the leg) 9 (consist) of the hip (the thigh), the knee, the calf, the ankle and the foot.
The body 10 (cover) with the skin.
d. Open the brackets using the correct verb form
The Development of Dentistry
The development of dentistry 1 (start) many centuries ago. Medical writings from the sixth century B.C. 2 ( find) during excavations in the 19th century in Egypt. They 3(contain) prescriptions for toothaches and the swelling of gums. Yet it wasn’t until 1840 when the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery 4(open) to train future dentists that formal dental education 5( appear).
Nowadays millions dentists 6 (graduate) from medical schools, colleges and universities all over the world. They 7 (promote) oral health and 8 (teach) their patients preventive dentistry. Today’s dentists 8 (work) with other health professionals so a high quality treatment 9 (give) to any patient. The dentist of tomorrow 10( be) a scientists and a leader to meet the new treatment demands.
E. Open the brackets using the correct verb form Why Do I Need to Wash My Hands?
"you 1(wash) your hands?"
How many times you 2 (hear) that today? Probably a lot. But why are adults so hung up on hand washing? Why 3(be) they so in love with washing hands?
Washing your hands is the best way to stop germs from spreading. Think about all of the things that you 4 (touch) today - from the telephone to the toilet. Maybe you 5(blow) your nose in a tissue and then 6(go) outside to dig around the dirt. Whatever you 7(do) today, you 8(come) into contact with germs. It's easy for a germ on your hand to end up in your mouth. Think about how many foods you 9(eat) with your hands.
You can't wear rubber gloves all day long, but you can wash your hands so those germs 10 (not get) a chance to make you or someone else sick. When germs go down the drain, they can't make anyone sick.
f. Open the brackets using the correct verb form
Emotion Location
With all the other things it 1(do), it isn’t any surprise that the brain 2(run) your emotions? Maybe you got the exact toy you 3(want) for your birthday and you 4(be) really happy. Or your friend is sick and you feel sad. Or your little brother 5(mess up) your room, so you're really angry! Where those feelings 6(come) from? Your brain, of course.
Your brain 7(have) a little bunch of cells on each side called the amygdala .The word amygdala is Latin for almond, and that's what this area 8(look) like. Scientists 9(believe) that the amygdala is responsible for emotion. It's normal to feel all different kinds of emotions, good and bad. Sometimes you might 10(feel) a little sad, and other times you might feel scared, or silly, or glad.
g. Open the brackets using the correct verb form