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2 Grammar test
1 Complete these guidelines for using Harvey – a training dummy for developing
skills in cardiac care. Use each preposition once.
above out in opposite under
inside between on top of on the other side next

Harvey is kept 1 the training room, which is 2 the

lecture theatre.
CD programs for use with Harvey are in the drawer 3 the bed.
The multimedia computer that controls Harvey is in the cupboard
4 to the bed.

There is a screen on the wall 5 Harvey which gives medical data.

6 of the room there is a satellite link for tele-teaching sessions.
When you finish your session, leave the stethoscope 7 Harvey’s
right arm and his torso.
There are mechanical and computerized parts 8 Harvey, which

simulate cardiovascular conditions. These parts can break, so

ö please take 9 pens, pencils, or markers from your pockets
before using Harvey
ö do not rest any object 10 Harvey, for example a book or
your elbow.

2 Correct the error in each sentence.

1 Just lift above your foot and I’ll take off your bandage. up
2 Take off your shirt, and we’ll put this heart monitor in your chest.
3 Put with a mask and gloves before going into the theatre.
4 I’ll just move this chair in the side, so that we can get your wheelchair through.

5 The ward is along this corridor, in the other side of the swing doors.

6 Syringes are at the bottom drawer of the cupboard near the door.
7 Your back is red where you’ve slept over it. We’ll put a pad under you.

3 Complete the sentences with a preposition.

1 You can borrow books
2 You’ll keep the plaster
3 Visitors can eat
4 The car park is
5 Take the lift
front of you.
6 We’ll pull the curtain
the Red Cross library trolley.
your wrist for six weeks.
the cafeteria 8 a.m. and 7 p.m.
the back of the hospital.
the third floor, and Haemotology is
your bed for privacy.