General English for Healthcare

Students
Greeting and Introduction
Sapto Dwi Anggoro, S.Pd., M.Pd.
Common Mistakes
Dave : Hi Ana Good morning.
Ana : Good morning.
Dave : How are you ?
Ana : I’m fine. Thank you.. And you?
Dave : I’m fine too...

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More Common Greetings
Dave : Hi Ana Good morning.
Ana : Good morning.
Dave : How are you doing?
Ana : Great. Thanks.. And how about
you?
Dave : Wonderful
Change “How Are You?” into...
How are you doing?
How is it going?
What’s new?
What’s going on?
How is everything?
How is your day?
What’s up?
How’s life?
Long time no see..
Change “I’m Fine” into...
I’m good.
I’m doing great.
Very well. Thank you.
Wonderful.
Fabulous.
Not much.
Same old song.
Typical Conversation Starter
Dave : Hi Ana Good morning. How are you doing
today?
Ana : I’m doing great Dave and how about you?
Dave : Wonderful. Where are you going?
Ana : I’m taking my sister to campus. I’ll see you
later.
Dave : See you later Ana..
Greetings in special events
Happy new year
Happy anniversary
Many happy returns
Happy wedding
Have a good trip
Good luck
Congratulations
Get well soon
My condolences
 The most common Expressions
Hi...
Hi...
Hello...
Hello...
Good Morning
Good Morning
How are you?
Very well, Good,
How do you do?
How do you do?
I’m sorry
Never mind.
Thank you
You’re welcome
Do you mind opening the window?
Not at all
Would you like some tea?
Yes, Please
See you later. Bye...
The most common Expressions
What do you think of this food?
Great
I don’t feel like going out tonight
That’s a pity.
I really like your new haircut
Thank you
Joe has got a traffic accident
I’m sorry to hear that
I’m sorry to disturb you
That’s fine.
What happened to you? (seeing someone
weeping)
Nothing
Congratulations on your wedding
Thank you
The most common Expressions
I’ve got promoted as a new manager.
Congratulations
This steak tastes very terrible
Really?
This is the second mistake you made. Don’t do it again
I won’t
Take good care of you Jane
I will
How to use verbs and Be
We are come from Indonesia.
We come from Indonesia.
I am live in Surabaya.
I live in Surabaya.
I am work in a bank.
I work in a bank.
 Understanding Parts of Speech
Adjective  Verbs:
Verbs Noun
s Do you need money?
Do you want coffee?
Woma Do you have siblings?
Need Busy
n Do you love animals?
Do you like chocolate?
Hungr
Want School
y  Non-Verbs (Adjectives):
Are you busy?
Teache Are you hungry?
Have Happy
r Are you happy?
Are you tired?
Love Tired Apple Are you sleepy?

 Non-Verbs (Nouns):
Like Sleepy Cat Are you a woman?
Are you at school?
Are you a teacher?
Is this an apple?
Is that a cat?
 Do you like cheese?

Do you want apples?

Verbs
Do you need water?

Do you have brothers?

English
Sentence
Are you James Scott?

Are you single?

Non-Verbs
Are you a lawyer?

Are you American?

 Exercise
Arrange all pairs into good interrogatives
Example: You/Cry  Do you cry?

You/understand You/lie You/agree

You/sleep You/here You/remember
You/late You/hear You/busy
You/sleepy You/feel You/forget
You/work You/see You/angry
You/sick You/at work You/in the hospital
You/ready You/sit You/swim
Do/Does They/The
Walk to
boys/The
school?
ladies
Come in
We
time?
Do
I Know you?

You Remember
me?

Live in a small
He/Frank/Bill
town?

She/Susan/
Does Go to college?
Allen

It/The dog/The Get in the

cat house?
Exercise
1. (Do/does) Marry drive her own car?
2. (Do/Does) Johny remember my phone number?
3. (Do/Does) you understand me?
4. (Do/Does) the man live in this neighborhood?
5. (Do/Does) the patients get breakfast?
6. (Do/Does) we need some cash?
7. (Do/Does) I come to the right place?
8. (Do/Does) the boss call you today?
9. (Do/Does) the workers get annual leave?
10. (Do/Does) the bird sing?
11. (Do/Does) the children like ice cream?
12. (Do/Does) we get to work on Monday?
13. (Do/Does) the woman leave her house?
14. (Do/Does) the store sell groceries?
15. (Do/Does) Susan go on vacation?
Affirmatives
(Marry) (live) (in San Diego)
(+)
(-)
(?)
(Michael) (come) (from London)
(+)
(-)
(?)
(Dave and his wife) (stay) (in an apartment)
(+)
(-)
(?)
1. Uncle Joe _________ (wear) glasses.
2. Ducks _________ (love) water.
3. The sun _________ (rise) in the east.
4. The children _________ (not go) to school by bus.
5. Justin _________ (enjoy) singing.
6. Frank _________ (not lend) me his bike.
7. Monkeys _________ (like) bananas.
8. Pepi _________ (not collect) stamps.
9. The earth _________ (go) around the sun.
10. It often _________ (snow) in winter.
11. We _________ (wash) our hands.
12. We _________ (eat) three meals a day.
13. _________ he _________ (type) very fast?
14. Lucía _________ (work) at the court.
15. Everyone _________ (make) mistakes.
16. Winter _________ (not come) after spring.
17. _________ you _________ (like) my new bike?
18. _________ she _________ (walk) to school?
19. Pedro _________ (speak) English very well.
20. My dog _________ (bark) very loudly.
21. _________ Sara _________ (read) in bed?
22. _________ babies _________ (sleep) during the day?
23. Eva _________ (try) not to disturb.
24. Eagles _________ (fly) high in the sky.
25. My sister _________ (cook) all our meals.
Be (Am/Is/Are)

Am I Skinny?

He/She/Susan/
Be Is At home?
Johnny

They/the girls/the
Are On the stage?
dancers
1. (Am/Is/Are) you on campus today?
2. (Am/Is/Are) your hands clean?
3. (Am/Is/Are) the floor wet?
4. (Am/Is/Are) the trees tall?
5. (Am/Is/Are) your name Ahmad?
6. (Am/Is/Are) the woman beautiful?
7. (Am/Is/Are) the color bright?
8. (Am/Is/Are) the water cold?
9. (Am/Is/Are) the boy at school?
10. (Am/Is/Are) I on duty tonight?
11. (Am/Is/Are) the streets busy on Mondays?
12. (Am/Is/Are) the bottle empty?
13. (Am/Is/Are) the vegetables fresh?
14. (Am/Is/Are) the sky cloudy?
15. (Am/Is/Are) the coffee hot?
 (...........) you have a job?
 (...........) Bill live around here?
 (...........) the kids play on the street?
 (...........) the baby in the crib?
 (...........) you speak French?
 (...........) the food taste good?
 (...........) your grandmother drink tea?
 (...........) the teacher friendly?
 (...........) the car outside?
 (...........) Linda a physician?
 (...........) your mother cook for the family?
 (...........) the students study in the nursing lab?
 (...........) we always feel happy?
 (...........) Jim come from a rich family?
 (...........) you in troubles?
Affirmatives, Negatives, & Interrogative
(The food) (ready)
(+)
(-)
(?)
(We) (hungry)
(+)
(-)
(?)
(Jane) (in the kitchen)
(+)
(-)
(?)
(The soup) (in the bowl)
(+)
(-)
(?)
(The products) (too expensive)
(+)
(-)
(?)
(The apples) (sour)
(+)
(-)
(?)
Formulating Wh- Questions
X: _____________________ ?
Y: I need some salt for the soup.

X: ______________________ ?
Y: The price is $10.

X: ______________________ ?
Y: I work in a publishing company.

X: _______________________ ?
Y: My father lives in a flat.

X: _______________________ ?
Y: We keep the products on the shelves.
Formulating Wh- Questions
X: _______________________ ?
Y: I want to pay this shirt with a credit card.

X: _______________________ ?
Y: I want the coffee strong.

X: _______________________ ?
Y: I want another portion of soup because it is delicious.

X: _______________________ ?
Y: All of this food tastes too hot for me.

X: _______________________ ?
Y: You need to pay $ 25 for this purchase.
Formulating Questions
 What
What ______ you want?
What ______ that?
What ______ you eat?
What ______ in your pocket?

 Where
Where _____ the police station?
Where _____ you go?
Where _____ the books?
Where _____ the tourists travel?

 When
When _____ you free?
When _____ the concert start?
When _____ your birthday?
When _____ the store open?
 Which
Which picture ____ beautiful?
Which books ____useful?
Which color____ you like?
Which drinks____ the woman want to drink?

 Whose
Whose pen_____it?
Whose car_____ you drive?
Whose jacket______ he wear?
Whose ring ______ more beautiful?

 Why
Why _______ you absent from class?
Why _______ you want to get a job?
Why _______ you hate her?
Why _______ the man leave the house?

 How
How_______the food?
How_______ your business?
How _______you spell your name?
Error Analysis
 My name Peterson.
 I am come from California.
 My age twenty.
 I am order some pizza.
 Are you enjoy the lunch?
 Where is your address?
 This jacket on sale.
 The shop assistant not take credit card.
 The consumers are not complain about the service.
 Are you have a loyalty card?
 What you need help?
Introduction
 Stating your name clearly
 Placing yourself - where you are from, the organization you
belong to, the position you currently hold
 Background - what can you share that is related to the group's
core purpose for meeting? Is it an event, experience, a
particular skill or educational qualification?
 Interest, passion or goal - what particularly interests you?
What drives you? What is the personal goal you want to
achieve within this group?
 Sharing personal details - hobbies or pet peeves
 Unity - what do you share in common with someone else in
the group?
Stating personal Identity:
I am 20 years old.
My age is 20.

I live in Sidoarjo.
I live at Jl. Garuda Sidoarjo.
I live on Jl. Garuda 34 Sidoarjo.

You can contact me at 081...

My phone number is 081...
I am married.
I am not married yet.
I am single.

I am currently working at “Seger Waras”

Hospital.
I am currently studying at a nursing school.
When I am free I like to read novels, play
Tennis and sometimes I hang out with some
friends.

I have two children. My first child is 7 seven

years old and the other one is just 2 years
old.
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