- •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
2. Grammar Tests
Test 1
1 Underline the correct form of the verbs
Ahmad is working /works1 in the Pathology lab at City Hospital. Most days he is analysing /analyses2 samples and carries /carrying3 out tests on blood. He's testing/tests4 blood to look for bacteria and parasites. He also is counting /counts5 blood cells and is matching / matches6 blood for transfusions. Today is different though. Today Ahmad is examining / examines7 body fluids through a microscope and writes / writing8 a report for the Infectious Diseases department. Usually he enjoys / is enjoying9 his work, even though sometimes he works / is working10 night shifts and weekends. His wife says he works / is working n too hard.
2 Complete the conversation using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Use short forms (for example 'm, 're, 's, don't, etc.)
A Hello. You 're doing1 (do) the same course as me, aren't you?
B Yes. I______________2 (be) in my third year. And you?
A Second year. I _____________3 (work) on the wards at the moment.
B ___________ you 4 (enjoy) it?
A Yes, it's OK. I ____________5 (like) the practicals best.
B ______________ you _______________ 6 (study) for exams too?
A Yes. ______________ 7 (study) for three hours every night! And I _____________8 (start) work at 7.30, so it's hard. Anyway, how ____________ things ___________9 (go) with you?
B Busy! As well as exams and work, I ____________10 (apply) for jobs.
I ____________u (go) for an interview tomorrow.
A Really? Great! Well I suppose you ____________12 (not want) to come for a drink tonight, then. I__________13 (meet) my friend at seven.
B Well... OK then, but not late. I __________14 (get up) at five tomorrow morning.
3 Write the questions to these answers
Who are you meeting tonight? I'm meeting Tony and Ana.
Where __________________ My boyfriend works in the centre of town.
How ____________________ Most people come to work by bus.
What time ________________ The cafeteria opens at seven.
Which ___________________ I'm working the night shift tomorrow.
What ____________________ Lina's doing a placement at the moment.
What time ________________ We're meeting at six.
What ____________________ Those doctors are talking about football.
4. Read the case study and write answers in the same tense as the questions
Patient: female, 58 years Reason for admission: suffering chest pains & intermittent breathlessness for the past two days Observations: VS indicate critical condition Diagnosis by SHO on duty: Cardiac failure Action taken:
Instructions to nurses: Fit urinary catheter Note: Records of temperature and WBC in 'Vital Signs' file |
EXAMPLE Who was the patient? The patient was a 58-year-old female.______________ 1 Why did the patient come to hospital? The patient to hospital because she _________ chest pains and breathlessness. 2 What did her vital signs indicate? Her vital signs __that she was in a critical condition. 3 What was the diagnosis of the SHO on duty? The SHO on duty cardiac failure and her to ICU. 4 What treatment has been given to the patient? We intubation and mechanical ventilation.
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