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GENERAL ENGLISH · VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT · INTERMEDIATE (B1-B2)

AT THE
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1 Illnesses and injuries

Put the problems into the right categories.

a broken leg a bruised shoulder a burnt hand asthma

a swollen knee cancer diabetes tuberculosis (TB)

Conditions/diseases:

Injuries:

With a partner, rank the diseases in order of how serious you think they are. Then do the same with
the injuries.

2 Treatments and supports for injuries

Match the words to the pictures.

a bandage a cast an injection an operation

a sling crutches pills stitches

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.
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With a partner, decide what you would use for the injuries in exercise 1.

3 Places in a hospital

Put the places in a hospital into the gaps in the sentences.

accident and emergency canteen maternity ward

operating room reception waiting room

1. My daughter has just had a baby. Which way is it to the please?

2. My friend was in a serious crash on his bike. They took him to .
3. Giancarlo is in the now. The surgery on his knee will take about 3 hours.
4. Please sit in the . There are lots of magazines for you to read.
5. There isn’t much choice at the . But at least there is somewhere to eat.
6. Please go to the and sign-in if you are visiting a patient.

4 People that work in a hospital

Match the people to the tasks that they do.

1. a nurse a. does an operation

2. a paramedic b. helps a woman have a baby

3. a midwife c. helps treat a person at the scene of an emergency

4. a surgeon d. looks after people who are sick or injured

5. a pharmacist e. prepares medicine to sell to patients

5 Collocations - What doctors do

Match the verbs on the left to the words on the right to make common doctor’s actions.

1. write a. a blood sample

2. take b. an injection

3. give c. a patient’s heart rate

4. dress d. a prescription

5. monitor e. a wound

Now, put the phrases in the gaps in the sentences on the next page.

1. I will for you. Take 2 of these tablets every day, just after a meal.

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2. We need to . We should test the iron levels in your body.

3. We need to to the patient to protect him from tuberculosis.
4. The student is learning how to . Last time the bandage was too tight.
5. We can with this device. It will show us how fast it is beating.

6 A serious stomach problem

A patient arrives at the hospital with very bad stomach pains. She is taken to the accident and
emergency department. Listen to the dialogue and then answer the questions.

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1. Where does the patient have pain?

a. on the left side of her stomach

b. on the right side of her stomach
c. across all of her stomach

2. When did the pain start?

a. at 6.30 this morning

b. at 7.30 yesterday morning
c. at 7.30 this morning

3. What treatment does the doctor suggest?

a. an operation b. medication c. an injection

4. What is the patient scared of?

a. operations b. being unconscious c. needles

5. What must the doctors remove from the patient?

a. an object from her stomach

b. her appendix
c. part of her intestine

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Complete the dialogue with the words below.

appendix exactly needles operation pain

pale paramedic press stomach surgery

Hospital doctor: Hi, the tells me that you probably have appendicitis.*
Patient: I hope that’s not true, but I think the is in the right place for that.
Hospital doctor: Can I take a look at you please?
Patient: Sure. But it really, really hurts.
Hospital doctor: Don’t worry, we’ll help you. Where is the pain?
Patient: Low down in my .
Hospital doctor: On the right side?
Patient: Yes, on my right side.
Hospital doctor: Does it hurt if I here?
Patient: OWWWW! Yes, that’s really painful.
Hospital doctor: When did the pain start?
Patient: About 7.30 this morning, just after I ate a large breakfast.
Hospital doctor: I’m afraid this has nothing to do with food. Unfortunately, you do have
appendicitis.You are very and a pain in that place can only mean
one thing.
Patient What does that mean? Do I need an operation? I’m scared of
.
Hospital doctor: Yes, you do need an . And we’ll have to do this as soon as possible.
Patient: Is it that serious?
Hospital doctor: Yes, but you got here just in time.
Patient: That makes me feel a bit better.
Hospital doctor: Yes, so am I. Now, we need to get you ready for
.
Patient: But I really am scared of needles....
Hospital doctor: Well, if we don’t take out your , things will be a lot scarier! But
really, try to relax and everything will be fine.
*appendicitis - this is an illness which makes the appendix, (the extra part at one end of the large intestine)
swollen and painful.

Now listen to the dialogue again to check your answers.

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