UNIVERSIDAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS DE LA HABANA

FCM ¨10 DE OCTUBRE¨

TECNICO EN PODOLOGIA 2DO AÑO INGLES I
CURSO: 2020-21
PROFESOR: MERCEDES VENTURA MUÑIZ
CATEGORIA: PROFESOR AUXILIAR
ENVIAR A: mercedes.ventura@infomed.sld.cu FECHA: 18-3-21

ASSIGNMENT 3
TOPICS: Describing places
Expressing existence (There is/there are)
Talking about things at work

Read the following sentences and look at the picture above:

There is an outpatient department (Sp. consulta externa)
There is an X-ray department.
There is a pharmacy.
There is a Physical Therapy department
There is an operating room
There is a rehabilitation center too.
There is an emergency room (Sp. cuerpo de guardia)
There are doctors. There are nurses. There are technicians.
 Singular
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
There is ….. There’s…. There is not…. There Is there ….?
isn’t….
There is a podiatrist There isn’t a towel in Is there a podiatrist
department in the the podiatrist department in the
polyclinic. department. polyclinic?
Yes, there is
No, there isn’t/is not
Plural
There are….. There are
not…..There aren’t….
There are podiatrists in There aren’t syringes Are there antiseptic
the polyclinic. in the podiatrist materials in the
department. podiatrist department?
Yes, there are
No, there aren’t/No,
there are not

I. Read the following text.

Claudia meets her friend Cynthia and they are talking about Claudia´s
workplace.

Cynthia: Good morning

Claudia: Good morning
Cynthia: Are you going to school?
Claudia: No, I am going to work.
Cynthia: Where do you work?
Claudia: I work in a general hospital.
Cynthia: What is it like?
Claudia: It’s a very big place.
Cynthia: Are there many departments in it?
Claudia: Yes, there are. It has a dental clinic, laboratories, a sterilization
room, an X-ray Department, an emergency unit and others. I work in a
Podiatry Department.
Cynthia: Really! And what do you do there?
Claudia: I apply many techniques on patients’ feet.
Cynthia: That sounds very interesting, and what do you use at work?
Claudia: I use a lot of instruments like syringes, pliers, scissors, scalpels
and others.
Cynthia: Oh! I have to make an appointment with you.
Claudia: Ok, whenever you want it.
 1. Read the text and write if the following sentences are T for True or
F for false or IDK for I don´t know.
a. __ Claudia and Cynthia are talking about music.
b. __ They are neighbors.
c. __ Claudia is going to the hospital.
d. __ The hospital has a few departments.
e. __ Cynthia thinks Claudia´s job is very interesting.

2. Select the correct item according to the text.

a. Claudia is going to …
____ school ____ work ____ the supermarket

b. She works in a …

___ Clinic ___ family doctor´s office ___ hospital

c. The place is ….

___ very big ___ very small ____ illuminated

d. She works in …

___ a laboratory __ An X-ray Department ___ Podiatry Department

d. She uses …

____ scissors ____ thermometers ___ an stethoscope

3. Answer the following questions according to the text:

a. Where does Claudia work?

b. What is the hospital like?

c. Mention some hospital ´s departments.

d. Does she work in a Podiatry department?

e. What instruments does she use to work?

Some instruments at work:

SYRINGE OINTMENT COTTON BALLS

GLOVES MASK TOWELS

PLIERS SCALPEL SCISSORS

II. Complete using is or are:

a. There _______ some scissors in the department.

b. _______ there a mask?
c. There _______ a scalpel in the shelf.
d. There _______ (not) many pliers.
e. ____ there any gloves?
f. There _______ (not) a sterile towel in the department
g. There ______ many cotton balls.
h. ____ there any tube of ointment?
i. ____ there new scissors?
j. There _____ a syringe on the tray.
 III. Complete the dialogues.

a. A: Where do you work?

B: I work in __ ________.
A: ___ there a podiatrist department?
B: Yes, _______ ____.
A: _____ there many podiatrists?
B: No, _____ _______.

b. A:____ _____ many instruments in your department?

B: Yes, _____ _____. _______ ____ cotton and a sterile towel
______ _____ many gloves, scissors and antiseptic materials.
A: ____ _______ a refrigerator?
B: No, _____ _______.

IV.Underline the tools you use at work.Then write sentences with the
underlined word.

a. spatula - refrigerator – scalpel

b. shelves – computer – pliers
c. spoon – cotton – counter
d. prescription - analyzer – syringes
e. cutting machine – formulas - slider

V. Write a paragraph about you and your workplace:

 personal information (name, age, marital status, occupation,

adress, phone number)

 workplace and its description as well as the instruments that

you use at work.