ENGLISH III FOR NURSING STUDENT

UNIT 10

TIME EXPRESSION
2. TIME EXPRESSION : ON, AT AND IN

When is Dr. Frank’s Schedule? In the morning On Monday At 10.00 a.m.

1. CONVERSATION In the afternoon On Sunday morning At two
Situation : Mrs. Phoebe is asking to a nurse about Dr. o’clock
Frank schedule in the Arneza Hospital.
In the evening On July 14, 2000 At noon
Mrs. P : Good morning, Nurse. In the middle of night On the 15th of July, 2000
Nurse : Good morning too, is there anything I can do for
you, Mom? At midnight
Mrs. P : Yes, I am looking for schedule of Dr. Frank in this In the middle of day On weekends At night
hospital.
Nurse : Let me see the schedule first, which one. Is Dr. In the summer
Frank, the tall one or the short one?
On weekdays
Mrs. P : The tall one.
Nurse :The tall one, is he a surgeon, Mom? Read the words below!
Mrs. P : Yes, that’s right, he is a surgeon.
Nurse :Well Mom, Dr. Frank’s schedule is on Monday, At 5.00 a.m. : it’s five o’clock in the morning.
Wednesday and Saturday. At 7.00 a.m. : it’s seven o’clock in the afternoon.
Mrs. P : In the morning or in the afternoon, Nurse?
Nurse :For Monday and Saturday, his clinical hours is at At 4.00 a.m. : it’s four o’clock in the afternoon.
9.00 to 11 in the morning.
At 12.00 : it’s twelve o’clock noon/ in the midday.
Mrs. P : What about on Wednesday?
Nurse : For Wednesday, he has schedule in this hospital is At 4.15 p.m. : it’s fifteen minutes past/after four in the
at 5.00 until 8.00 p.m. afternoon.
At 4.35 p.m. : it’s twenty five minutes to/before five in
the afternoon.
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 30 minutes : To/Before. Nurse : Well, no, it’s ……………… Tuesday 6th

 <30 minutes : Past/After. Mrs. : Okay, thanks.
 30 minutes sharp : a half to…/past… Nurse : No problem.
 15 minutes : a quarter.
Student: Nurse, what time should I inject these
premedication drugs to Mr. Black?
3. EXERCISE Nurse : I think, you can inject this antibiotic
……… 8.00…………. the
Let practice with your partner, what are you doing morning.
at______ Student: And when I can bring Mr. Black to
operating theater, Nurse?
Example :
Nurse : After you inject it and ………………10.15
A. : Hi. Susan, what are you doing at 10.00 this ………… the morning you can bring him
morning? to OT.
B. : I am reading a magazine. Student: Yes Nurse
Nurse : By the way, can you apply a urine catheter
for him?
Student: Absolutely, I can.
Nurse : Okay, ………. 9.3 ……………….the
morning and ………… 9.45 a.m you change
his gown with operating gown, are you clear
what I say?
Student : It’s clear, Nurse.
Nurse : Good, let do it now.
Pair work. Complete the dialogues below and
practice with your partner.
4. GRAMMAR FOCUS :
Mrs. B : Can I have an appointment ………….. SIMPLE CONTINUES TENSE
Tuesday the 6th?
Nurse : ……………………………the morning, + Subject Am/is/are Verb + Object
Mom? (to be) Ing
Mrs. B : No, …………………. the afternoon, Nurse. - Subject To be + Not Verb + Object
Nurse : Could you come ………………..2.45 p.m Ing
Mrs. : It’s okay, so my appointment is ? To be Subject Verb + Object
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Ing Stop Stopping

Rule 3. Two Vowels + Add –ING, do not double
One consonant the consonant
Read Reading
ADVERB OF TIME FOR THIS TENSE ARE : Rain Raining
Rule 4. Two Consonants Add-ING, do not double
now, right now, at present, at the moment. the consonant
Stand Standing
Push Pushing
Examples :

1. I am injecting antibiotic to Mr. Robin now (+)

Exceptional to rule 2. Do not double w, x and y.
I am not injecting antibiotic to Mr. Robin now (-)
Snow - Snowing
Am I injecting antibiotic to Mr. Robin now (?)
Fix - Fixing
2. Ms. Santi is bringing her sister to hospital(+)
Say - Saying
Ms. Santi is not bringing her sister to hospital(-)
Is Ms. Santi bringing her sister to hospital(?)
3. They are preparing instruments for infusion at the
Exercise 1
moment (+)
They are not preparing instruments for infusion at the Write the –ING form for the following words.
moment (-)
Are they preparing instruments for infusion at the
Exercise 2
moment (?)
In this exercise you have to put the verb and time into the
Spelling of –ING correct form.
END OF VERB -ING FORM Sister : What …………………….. you
Rule 1. A consonant + - Drop the –E, add - Ing …………………………. (do) now?
E
Smile Similing Student: I …………………… (control) all patients in our
Write Writing ward.
Rule 2. One vowel + Double the consonant,
One consonant add –ING Sister : What ……………….. student nurses (prepare) at
Sit Sitting the moment?
Run Running
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Student: They ……………………. (prepare) Mr. Ryan for Working in Sample Paragraph
operation.
Identify the quantifiers used in Sample Paragraph. Then write
Sister : What …………………………… Dr. Frank (do) at them the space provided below.
present?
1. _______________________________________
Student: Dr. Frank ………………………… (examine) Mr. 2. _______________________________________
Black. 3. _______________________________________
4. _______________________________________
Sister 1: ………………………….you
……………………….. (apply) a NGT to Mrs. Mary? 5. _______________________________________
6. _______________________________________
Sister 2: No, I am not, I ……………………………. 7. _______________________________________
(give) medicines to Mrs. Mary, now. 8. _______________________________________
Sister 3: ………………………………… the midwife 9. _______________________________________
…………………. (inject) antibiotic to Mrs. Shanty 10. _______________________________________
right now?
1. Stand
Sister 4: Yes, she………………………….. (inject) antibiotic 2. Smile
to Mrs. Shanty right now.
3. Run
4. Rain
5. Sleep
4. WRITING
6. Step
At the moment, everyone in my ward is busy. My chief nurse 7. Eat
is giving explanation to a few students. Nurse Mary is 8. Count
accompanying Dr. Frank visits his patients. Some student 9. Sit
nurses is taking vital signs of patients. A leader of nurse is 10. Wear
applying an infusion to Mr. Tony. Several assistance doctor 11. Ride
are examining some patients in room no 4. Nurse Rosa is 12. Cut
bringing Mr. Black to X-ray room. And at the moment I am 13. Dance
preparing an injection for Mr. Ryan. And nurse Shanty is 14. Put
writing a nursing note on the nurse station desk. An
15. Look
assistance nurse is observing Mr. Raul and some senior
16. Smoke
nurses are discussing one case with Dr. Brian.
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18. Inject
19. Apply
20. Insert

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