UNIT 1 – LISTENING & SPEAKING (2 hours)

ENGLISH FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES – GP Y2

CELLS & TISSUES

Editor: Nguyen Hoang Quynh Mai
Email: nguyenhquynhmai@duytan.edu.vn
1. PRONUNCIATION EXERCISES
eukaryotic prokaryotic membrane mitochondria
nucleus nucleolus cytoplasm ribosome
organelle vacuole lysosome cytoskeleton
chloroplast golgi complex cilia flagella
epithelial connective muscular nervous
contract relax secrete organism
molecule tissue organ system
1. PRONUNCIATION EXERCISES
Most cells can be seen only with a microscope. They are
microscopic in size. A few are relatively large and can be seen
without a microscope. Cells differ in shape as well as in size, they
are all similar in composition and structure.
All cells are made up of protoplasm, and most of them have a
nucleus. The nucleus controls the life activities in the cell. The
protoplasm outside the nucleus is the cytoplasm. In plants and
some animals, cytoplasm often contains vacuoles. A vacuole is a
cavity that is filled with watery liquid. Vacuoles hold food until it
is digested and help eliminate excess water from the cell.
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The outer layer of skin is composed of epithelial tissue, also
called epithelium. Epithelium also forms glands and lines organs
inside the body, such as the stomach.
Connective tissue serves the important function of connecting
other tissues to each other and to the bones of the skeleton which
support and protect the body. The skeleton itself is built of a special
kind of connective tissue. Another type of connective tissue
produces blood cells.
Muscles make possible all of the movements necessary for life
activities. Muscular tissue is composed of long, thin cells, fibers,
which can contract and relax. Connective tissue connects these
muscle cells to bones.
2. LISTENING PRACTICE

VIDEO 1: Making sense of how life fits together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYSlId-Ri7Q
Listen to this video twice, and fill in the blanks
2. LISTENING PRACTICE
1. A single cell, which is capable of living on its own, is called a ______
organism, organisms like bacteria or protists.
2. No matter what the ______ is, a tissue is a group of the same cells,
working together to perform a similar function.
3. An organ system can only do one job, like get the ______ from our food,
send and receive electrical signals, or exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide.
4. An organism is a______, living thing, which requires the proper
functioning of multiple organ systems to maintain stability.
5. When a group of the same ______, also known as a species, live together
in the same environment, we then call it a population.
6. When you break it down to each level, a very complex concept and
phrase becomes easy to ______.
2. LISTENING PRACTICE

VIDEO 2: What are stem cells?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evH0I7Coc54
Listen to this video twice, and fill in the blanks
2. LISTENING PRACTICE
1. As we go through our lives, each of us will have very different needs for our
own ______.
2. Stem cells are cells that are ______, meaning they do not have a specific job or
function.
3. Stem cells do have the ______ to become all other kinds of cells in your body.
4. Stem cell researchers are working hard to find ways in which to use stem cells
to create new tissue to replace the parts of organs that are ______ by injury or
disease.
5. There are actually ______ kinds of stem cells that scientists can use for medical
treatments and research.
6. Induced pluripotent stem cells are regular skin, fat, liver, or other cells that
scientists have ______ to behave like embryonic stem cells.
2. LISTENING PRACTICE
PICTURE DESCRIPTION
2. LISTENING PRACTICE
PICTURE DESCRIPTION
2. LISTENING PRACTICE
SHORT TALK
1. Different types of cells share common characteristics, including:
a. A cell wall, a membrane, organelles
b.Genetic material, a membrane, cytoplasm
c. Ribosomes, mitochondria, DNA
2. Which best explains how a single-celled organism can survive without other cells?
a. They do not need to perform more than one function to survive.
b.They do not need any substance from outside of the cell.
c. They are able to perform all necessary functions within one cell
3. Which of these is an example of a Eukaryotic organism?
a. Bacteria
b.Viruses
c. Dolphin
3. SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
DESCRIBE THE PICTURE
3. SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
DESCRIBE THE PICTURE
3. SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1/ What do you know about cells?
2/ How many things all cells have in general, and are they?
3/ Name some parts of the cell and their main functions.
4/ Name some unique structures that only special cells have.
5/ Briefly introduce a type of tissue in the human body.
6/ Introduce structural units of the human body in different levels.
3. SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
PRACTICE
Work in pairs, take turns to ask and answer these questions.
QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS