1. Public Health Services In the Soviet Union

the Constitution; to guarantee the citizens of the country the right (to); free medical service; to take great care (of); people's health; to offer; free treatment; radio-active treatment; laboratory test; clinics, dispensaries, hospitals; to practise prophylactics and periodical medical examinations (check-ups); to fight epidemics; to lake action against: to succeed (in); to wipe out infectious diseases; in addition to; for this purpose; to set up; sanatoria, holiday homes, country hotels, tourist camps, children's health homes, etc.

2. Soviet Medical Science

to hold a leading place in world science; to set an example; the lat­est discoveries; to play an important role in the development (of); to make smth possible; progress in medicine; to carry experiments; to prove successful in practice; to set up; scientific research institutes; to work out effective methods;

3. A Visit to the Doctor

to feel far from well; to suffer from awful headaches; to have pains in the back (in the stomach, etc.); to keep putting smth off; finally; to go and see the doctor; the purpose of one's visit; what's the matter with you?; to complain of; to describe the symptoms of one's illness; to feel smb's pulse; to take smb's temperature; to strip to the waist; to examine carefully; in the end; to suggest; a course of treatment; to insist; ought to; to take better care of one's health; to inquire; to sug­gest a cure; to take up time; after all; up to smb; it's part of the cure to wish to be cured; to obey the doctor's orders; to keep to a diet; an apple a day keeps the doctor away; to show signs of recovery; 1o be worth the effort

4. A Dangerous Case

A. a surgeon; to have several cases to attend to; to discover; to sus­pect; there was no mistaking the symptoms; a dangerous disease; a care­ful examination; to put smb to laboratory tests; to throw light on smth; no time to lose; a matter of life or death; to take immediate ac­tion; a sensible solution: to talk the matter over (with smb); to explain the situation; to be patient with smb; 1o calm smb;

B. a patient; to suffer from; to have pains; can hardly stand smth; to be placed in hospital; to be prescribed some treatment; to be X-rayed; judging by; at the mention of; to sink (of one's heart); 1o be para­lyzed with fear; common sense; the sccner, the better; to agree 1o be operated on; to set the date; to be prepared for the operation; to put all worries aside; to intend; to go through the operation; to be a success; to take a course of treatment; to be cured

Ex. 41. Tell the story of each of the pictures.

Now, why on earth did you have to go and tell the guests I was a doctor!

to seize the chance; to queue up; in different stages of undress; to con­sult a doctor; free of charge; to complain about one's aches and pains; to ruin the party for smb.

Ex. 42. Subjects for oral and written composition.

1. Retell the story as if you were: a) Barton; b) Crabbe; c) Crabbe's wife; d) the boatman; e) the landlady; f) one of the townspeople.

2. Give character-sketches of a) Crabbe; b) Barton.

3. Write an article as it might have appeared in the Brisport Chronicle.

4. Explain why Crabbe needed advertisement.

5. Describe a visit to a doctor.

6. My idea of a good doctor.

7. Tell a story to illustrate the following proverb: "An ounce of pre­vention is worth a pound of cure": Предупреждение лучше ле­чения.

8. My idea of true friendship.

9. What success in life means to me. 10. Medical care in the Soviet Union.