UNIT 3 – EXERCISES

'inpatient'
Partea superioară a machetei
a person who stays in the hospital for the time of treatment +

a person who does not stay in the hospital but comes to a clinic or surgery for a treatment

a place for pregnant women or women who have just given birth

'oncology'
Partea superioară a machetei

the treatment of injuries by doing special exercises

the field of medicine concerned with the study, treatment of prevention of cancer +

the study and treatment of heart disorders

'neonatal'
'pharmacy'

a place where drugs and medicines are prepared and sold +

an institution which combines the services of a hospital with the education of

medical students and medical research

a ward where patients who are seriously ill are closely monitored
'ICU' or 'intensive care unit '
'physiotherapy'
'geriatrics'
 the study, treatment and care of old people +

a specialty concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous
system

the treatment of injuries by doing special exercises

'palliative care'

the field of medicine concerned with the study, treatment of prevention of cancer

medical care which does not provide a cure for a disease, but reduces its severity
or slows its progress +

the study and treatment of heart disorders

'university hospital'

UNIT 3: SPELLING
Type the correct word into the space provided.
- a place for pregnant women or women who have just given birth – MATERNITY
WARD
- the treatment of injuries by doing special exercises – PHYSIOTHERAPY
- a person who does not stay in the hospital but comes to a clinic or surgery for a
treatment – OUTPATIENT
- an institution which combines the services of a hospital with the education of
medical students and medical research –UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
- a kind of treatment in which a doctor cuts into somebody’s body in order to
remove or repair the damaged or diseased organs – SURGERY

UNIT 3: WRITING ACTIVITY

What are the typical departments usually found in each hospital?

Would you say that one department is more important than others? If so,
which one and why?

Which department would you like to work in? Why?