What we are going to do…
Scientific Texts/Articles
Grammar (Speakin
g, Writing)
Listening(Contemp
.English)
SpecificVocabular
y
Your study companionsE. Glendinning, R. Howard, Professional
English in Use Medicine, Cambridge University Press, 2008
R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Fourth Edition (with answers), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012
http://amnelis.altervista.org/index.html
Introducing Professionals
HCAs• work under the
guidance of a qualified healthcare professional.
• Taking care of patients
• Different role - Healthcare setting.
Orthoptists• Work alongside
ophtalmologists• Diagnose/detect
and treat a range of eye conditions.(children)
• Work in hospital/community healthcare
Hospital vs
GP general practice/practitioner (family doctor) –To run a practice. They also perform minor surgeries.
Lesson 1 – Part 1Getting to know the human body
Body partsAnkleChestChinHipKneeNavelPalmShinThighToesWaist .
Chin
Chest
Waist
Navel
Palm Hip
Toes
KneeThigh
Shin
Ankle
SoleShoulderWristFingersElbowNeckHeel
Back of the handBack of the kneeLower backUpper back
Neck
Shoulder
Elbow
Wrist
Fingers
Heel
Sole
Upperback
Lowerback
Back ofthe hand
Back ofthe knee
More on the human body…Head• Scalp, Hair, Brain, Skull• Eyes, nose, ears, lips• Mouth, teeth, cheeks, cheek bones, jaw• Neck – attaches head to upper body
Upper body• Collar bone, chest (breasts), nipples• Ribcage, lungs, heart, stomach, waist, navel (belly button)• Arms – armpit, muscles (triceps, biceps), forearm• Name of the fingers (Thumb, Index, Middle, Ring, Little –
Pinky)
Lower body• Reproductive organs (penis, vagina, uterus), hips, • Buttocks, or rear end or bum• Intestines, bladder, liver, kidneys• Legs – thigh, knee, shin, calf, ankle / Toes – big toe…
The Eye
Medical JargonTechincal Terms
Clavicle
Trachea
Sternum
Abdomen
Umbilicus
Intestines
Carpus
Patella
Tibia
Talus
Calcaneus
CollarboneWindpipeBreastboneBellyNavel or belly buttonBowelWristKneecapShinAnkleHeel bone
The _____ is located in the middle of the arm
Jamie broke his _______ while he was skiing
She dislocated her _________ during the softball game
My mother can’t walk because of her sprained _______
Light passes to the retina through the ______
The ______ is a white fibrous tissue covering the eyeball.
elbow
leg/ankle
shoulder
ankle
iris
sclera
Idioms with body partsGut feeling
Pain in the neck
A pat on the back
Slap on the wrist
A slip of the tongue
Hold/bite your tongue
Easy on the eye
Get off on the wrong foot
Joined at the hip
The upper hand
At the top of your lungs
Blow your mind
Sensing a situationSomething/someone annoyingSomeone did goodPunishment/You did wrongA mistake speakingSaying something inappropriatePleasant to look atStart something in a bad wayTwo inseparable peopleYou’re in the stronger positionScreaming louderTo surprise, entertain, amaze
>>Test yourselves with the following video…<<
Put the idioms in the right placeJack and Hanna are ________. They’re always
together. I misspelled ‘America’. It was a ___________Billy got a ____________ because he tried to
steal his brother’s cookies.This painting is very _________ . You just can’t
stop looking at it.I have a ___________ that something bad is
going to happen.By halftime, the opponents seem to have
__________.
joined at the hip
slip of the tongue
slap on the wrist
easy on the eye
feeling in my guts
the upper hand
Part 2People…and the Hospital
The HospitalER (Emergency Room, US / Casualty, UK)A & E(Accident and Emergency, UK)OR(Operating Room, US/ Operating Theatre, UK)ICU (Intensive Care Unit) -> Units & Departments
(Psychiatric Unit/Ophthalmology Department)Ward/s (example: Maternity Ward)Pre-op and Post-opDispensary - medication and medical suppliesConsulting RoomMorgue (Mortuary, UK)
The People in the Hospital
Who diagnoses illnesses?
Who operates in a OR?
Who is ill and in A&E?
Who sedates patients in a OR?
Who works in a maternity ward?
How is it called the senior nurse in a unit?
Anesthetist - Doctor – Midwife - Surgeon – Patient – Nurse – Charge Nurse – Sister
Doctor – MD
Surgeon
Patient
Anesthesiologist/Anesthetist (UK)Midwife
Charge Nurse/Sister
Part 3Using the right tenses
Useful Verbsdo
give
take
have
an operation an injection
some medicinea pill
your temperaturea check-up
•An operation•An injection, some medicine, a pill•Some medicine, a pill, your temperature•An operation, an injection, a check-up
Do – general activities/ also ‘to perform’ in this case
Dr. Friedman will perform an appendectomyGive – ‘to administer’ in the medical areaPlease, give the patient 20 cc of …..Take – obtain, also through a procedure,
measurementsI have to take your blood pressure measurements, Sir.Have – possession, characteristics and a
number of actions: have breakfast, have a discussion, have a bath
I had my eyes tested two months ago
Vocabulary
• To determine the qualities/features, critical evaluation of a phenomenon.
Test
• To inspect in order to determine and verify conditions.
Check
• Estimate value/condition (practical).
Assess/Evaluate
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