- •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
3 Complete these sentences using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets
1 (have, see) Should you ____headaches, or feel dizzy, ______ a doctor immediately. 2 (help, be able) It would ________ if you __________ remember the accident. 3 (be) In a perfect world, there ________ no illness. |
4 (not suffer, love) If I __________ from epilepsy, I _______ to be a pilot. 5 (not work, try) If these tablets _________, tomorrow we _________ beta-blockers. 6 (see, be) I _________ a doctor if I _________ you. |
Test 11
1 Reorder the words to write sentences
1 discomfort / may / a / little / feel / you You may feel a little discomfort ______________________
2 benefit / the / therapy / might / from / patient
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3 this / last / him / alive / see / time / be / the / could / I'll
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4 will / work / we / maybe / think / that / drug / this
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5 be / cured /I / don't / that / your / father / it's / can / possible / think
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6 right / it / be / see / him / the / time / to / not / might
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7 it / to / say / too / perhaps / early / is
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8 to / use /I / may / Morphine / time / be / think / it
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2 Underline the word or phrase that completes the sentence
It could / couldn 't be that the illness will end in death, but I'm not certain.
We can change the medication, but I'm sure it won't/ might not work.
If you act too fast, you may/will probably make mistakes.
It may /perhaps be possible to revive him.
I could /might not still be here next year, but I hope so.
Act too slowly and the patient may /will certainly die.
It's possible /Perhaps that there will be a change in her condition.
Is he dying? Maybe /May not.
3 Read each sentence. If it is correct, write a tick (). If there is a mistake, correct it
The drugs might to have some side effects. ____
to______The patient's emotional needs is may be more important than his physical needs. ____________
Perhaps that depression affects a patient's decisions. _______________
It's possible that the cancer will return. _____________
Dealing with a dying patient maybe difficult. _____________
I don't sure there is anything more we can do. _____________
Perhaps you'll feel better if you eat more. _____________
You're doing well - you might able to go home soon. _____________
Dying is usually a sad time, but sometimes it is possibly to be very close to people. ______________
When a patient dies, you could not be able to control your emotions. ___________
Test 12