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Questions: Do you go to a hospital when you have a cold? Why? / Why not?
⚫ Complete the 15 sentences with the words on the left.

1. A small hospital is sometimes called a _________________.

2. The _______________ department will care for people

who need help right away.

3. A _______________ works in a hospital and helps

people who are hurt or sick.

4. Take this _______________ twice a day after food.

5. You can wait to see a doctor in a ________________.

6. A _______________ will often help a doctor.

7. You probably don’t have to wait very long to see a doctor

A ambulance n.
if you first make an ________________.
appointment n.
8. Medical care can be very expensive, so many people
C checkup n. buy medical _______________.
clinic n.
9. If you are very sick or hurt, an _______________ might

D doctor n. take you to a hospital.

E emergency n. 10. An _______________ is a person who will see a doctor

inpatient at a hospital and then return home the same day.
I n.

insurance n. 11. An _______________ is a person who sees a doctor

M medicine
N nurse n.
O operation
outpatient
and stay at the hospital for one or more days.
n.
12. A medical _______________ by a doctor will make sure
that you are healthy.
n.
13. A _______________ is used by people who cannot walk,
n.
or walk easily.

P prescription
W waiting room
wheelchair
n.
14. A doctor can write a _______________ for you when you
n.
when you need medicine.
n.
15. After the accident, I went to a hospital and had an
________________ to fix my leg.

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