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Determining Meaning from the Context. To build vocabulary, study the following words or terms
taken from this text. Discover all you can about them by looking at them in context. Then, choose
the correct meaning. Finally, take a look at how these words or terms expand in English.
Word expansion
a) I was filling the patient’s prescription when the phone rang and interrupted me. (verb, past tense
continuous)
Word expansion:
a) Can I please have a referral to physiotherapy for treatment, Doctor? (noun)
b) I am going to refer you to the eye specialist, Miss Abramowski. (verb, infinitive) c) In reference to
your comments earlier, I would like to say that I was not involved in that activity. (idiom)
a) temperatures
b) measurements on a scale
c) documents of achievement
d) signs of graduation
Word expansion:
b) When did you obtain your degree? (noun) c) Keep this medication at room temperature or above
32 degrees Fahrenheit. (noun)
b) sells
Word expansion:
a) A dispensing optician is a person licensed only to prepare your eyeglass from a prescription.
(adjective)
b) When dispensing medication, you should not be distracted. It’s a safety issue. (verb, present tense
continuous)
c) She dispensed the medication at the hospital pharmacy, but she told me I can get a refill for my
prescription at my local drugstore. (verb, past tense).
5. However (conjunctive adverb) In context:
b) I wish I could take a holiday now; however, I have to work to save money for it first.
a) unfortunately
b) not possible
c) in spite of Word expansion: However is a conjunctive adverb and does not expand.
a) Some drugs require a prescription, but others can simply be bought over-thecounter.
b) I can go to the local drugstore and buy certain medications without ever speaking to my doctor or
pharmacist. These are over-the-counter medications.
a) drugs that do not require a prescription and can be bought freely in a store
b) drugs you must ask the pharmacist to pass you over his or her counter top
Word expansion:
a). Do you know the difference between OTC and controlled drugs? (abbreviation)
Sentence Completion. Complete the following sentences to the best of your ability, expanding your
use of the new vocabulary.
2) Many people do not take their medications, do not understand the use of drugs. They miss a dose
or stop taking them too soon.
3) My neighbor always buys her allergy medication he buys it at the pharmacy near the house and It
doesn’t require a prescription.