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‘You will hear part of a radio programme on which a reviewer talks about a newly published book about a woman called Natalie Hardcastle. For questions ©. |, complete the sentences. Natalie Hardeastle and her sons lived in a house which had no running water or @ Natalie's childhood dreams of Olympic fame were ended by a 10 When she met Tony Hardcastle, he was a rich 11 | and ‘a racing driver. Tony's risky business deals led to financial 12 | leaving Natalie and her family penniless. He went to 13 | to try to become a racing driver again Natalie then decided to start a travelling 14 |and beauty pparlourin the back of a van. At weekends, Natalie travelled to small outback towns in the van, taking 15 | with her. When Tony returned and made her give up her business, she soon ran out of 16 Tony died suddenly ina 17 | and left huge debts. ‘The book made the reviewer think more positively of her own 8 You will hear five different people talking about a demonstration. For questions (9.2%, choose from the list (°-") which statement applies to each person. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use. A This person did not expect what happenad Speaker 1 19 B This person was proved right Speaker 2 20 © This person was prevented from doing their shopping Speaker 24 D_ This person was curious to see what would happen. Speaker 4 22 E This person was very embarrassed. Speaker 5 23 F This person needed some assistance. A www.nhantriviet.com EE health EXERCISE 1 Sort the following words and phrases into three categories within the context ofthe topic HEALTH: consultant cline drugs operation sister specialist surgery plaster health centre stitches Medicine anaesthetist surgeon _nursinghome _ hospital PLACES, TREATMENTS PEOPLE, | EXERCISE 2 Do you know, or can you find out, what the following abbreviations stand for? ABBREVIATION MEANING =~ GP. Mo. Bp, on [The answers will be given at the end of the unit] Scanned with CamScanner EXERCISE 3 The following words are all similar in some way. Which are commonly used for people and parts of the body and which for buildings and objects? OBJECTS, PARTS OF THE BODY, BuLDINGs | PEOPLE PN SOREN [Shi fas) cut damage | hurt wound destroy injure ruin EXERCISE 4 ‘Now choose the correct word to complete the following sentences: 1 cabbage. my finger with the knife when | was chopping the 2 Two people were killed and several seriously inthe explosion at the chemicals factory. 3 Be careful not to. ‘those pictures when you move them - they're quite fragile. 4 The won't take long to heal but he'll have to stay in hospital for observation. 5 Luckily, she didn't____ herself when she fell off the ladder, Using a dictionary if you need to, write two sentences to show that you know the difference between the words destroy and ruin. Scanned with CamScanner \ wovw.nhantriviet.com jet.com 5 www.nhanti EXERCISE 5 Fill the gaps using the following words: bumped plaster stitches bitten bruise hurt My friend Frank is very accident-prone. When he went to visit his sick aunt in hospital, he chose the right place because unknown to him he was soon to be joining her. On his way to the hospital, he was_________by a dog and had to have six_______in his leg. He then decided to get the No. 47 bus to the town centre but walked into a lamp-post and his head. It was nothing serious, just a . However, he missed the bus, so he had to walk. His shoes started to him and he needed toputa___________onhis sore heel. EXERCISE 6 Word stress Say the following words aloud and decide where the main stress lies. operate operation inject injection biology biological medicine medicinal | transplant (verb) transplant (noun) EXERCISE 7 Verb usage ‘Match the following to form phrases: 1 to diagnose i birth 2 tocatch ie can illness 3 togive L_} anaccident 4 tohave an operation 5 toundergo adsease Scanned with CamScanner EXERCISE 8 ‘you goto hospital, you wil be sent toa certain aren depending onthe reason for your visit. 1 Ifyou are going to have an operatior you will be sent to the. a Mae 2 Old people stay in the ‘Casualty Department 3 you are going to have a baby, you go to Operating Room 4 If someone needs emergency medical aid, Intensive Care ‘they go to the rey 5 People with very serious itneses or juries Geriatric Ward fay in EXERCISE 9 Find out how much you know about treatment for health problems by completing the following sentences: X-ray transplant antibiotics dressing penicillin 1 If you have an infection, you probably need to take. 2 Owing to the progress in technology, its now possible to have a heart orlung Ifasuitoble donor can be found. 3 Alexander Fleming discovered the drug 4 We suspect your hand is broken or fractured: you'll have to have an, . 5 He had quite a deep cut, so puta onit. (a eee esc res eres lions aie ection Doctor‘of Medicine Blood Pressure Operating Theatre National Health Service Different areas/rooms in a hospital il wovw.nhantriviet.com Scanned with CamScanner

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