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Prezentarea cursului/Rezumatul cursului: This practical English course is designed as an ESP course
(English for Specific Purposes) and its main purpose is to make students familiar with the basic
specialized vocabulary necessary in the medical field, more precisely in the field of physical therapy
or kinetotherapy. The practical handbook used during the seminars - English in Kinetotherapy. A
Practical English Handbook – is divided into 10 Units, each consisting of specialized texts,
vocabulary exercises (gap filling, multiple choice, matching, derivational exercises), grammar
exercises (multiple choice, gap filling, etc.) and a particular type of therapist-patient discourse. The
grammatical elements that are to be reviewed in this year of study are: verbal tenses, prepositions of
place and position, adjectives and passive modal constructions. The study of specialized vocabulary
is focused on assimilating a considerable number of English medical terms, on fluently translating
English medical texts and, most importantly, on transforming the new specialized vocabulary into a
personal linguistic acquisition. Stimulating students to improve their English will be seen as a means
to acquire scientific information by making use of foreign up-to-date medical bibliography. English
will no longer be seen as a purpose in itself, but as a means to becoming a professional in the field of
interest. It is particularly to this purpose that the students need to make use of English-Romanian
Medical Dictionaries.
Considering the limited period of time allocated to this English course (1 semester), only the first 6
Units of the above mentioned handbook are obligatory for the final exam, the rest of the Units
being optional.
1. wrist a. the thick, fleshy part of the back of the leg, between the ankle and the knee
2. forehead b. large muscle at the front of the upper arm, which bends the elbow
3. hip c. the small depression beneath the arm where it joins the shoulder
4. tongue d. a thin, horny, translucent plate covering part of the dorsal surface of the end joint
of each finger
5. calf e. the part of the face between the natural hairline and the eyes; formed skeletally by
the frontal bone of the skull
6. armpit f. part on either side of the body below the waist where the bone of a person’s leg is
joined to the trunk
7. nostril g. the joint between the forearm and the hand
8. thigh h. the back part of the human foot from the instep to the lower part of the ankle
9. fingernail i. part of the body below de chest and diaphragm, containing the stomach, bowels
and digestive organs
10. heel j. organ of taste that aids the mastication and swallowing of food.
11. abdomen k. either of the two external openings of the nose
12. biceps l. part of the human leg between the knee and the hip
2. Complete the following sentences using the nouns in the box. The first one has been done for you as
an example:
Example:
Stern + -al = sternal
thorax comfort
sphere to identify
muscle to contract
abdomen access
stomach memory
anomaly to connect
fibre to digest
fever health
4. Insert the following modal constructions in their corresponding context, choosing the active or
passive form that best completes the sentence:
1. Open hand wounds ………………. immediately with a sterile dressing to prevent further
contamination.
2. If bleeding continues, manual or digital pressure …………… to the wound through the dressing.
3. At times it ………… helpful to elevate the arm with the patient lying supine.
4. Cleaning the wound …………………….. in a hurry.
5. Both the examiner and the patient ………….. masks when the wound is examined.
6. Sterile instruments and gloves ……………………..
7. The examiner …………… his attention to the circulation and skin and then to bones, tendons and
nerves.
8. The depth of the wound ……………………… with a sponge or a brush.
9. Suspected damage to tendons and nerves …………………. by direct vision.
10. A regional block or general anesthetic …………… depending on the patient’s age and the severity of
the injury.
5. Match the formal term in column A with its corresponding informal term in column B:
A B
1. thyroid cartilage a. dizziness
2. halitosis b. bamboo spine
3. maxilla c. lower jaw
4. alopecia d. palpitations
5. spine e. heart attack
6. tachycardia f. Adam`s apple
7. mandible g. low blood sugar
8. myocardial infarction h. bad breath
9.ankylosing spondylitis i. womb
10. subluxation j. backbone
11. thorax k. flu
12. influenza l. chest
13. hypoglycaemia m. dislocation
14. uterus n. upper jaw
15. vertigo o. baldness
6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Tense Simple or Present Perfect:
1. _______ you ever ________ (sprain) your ankle? It`s not so bad but you have to stay in bed for a
while.
2. _______ it _________ (hurt) if I touch your swollen ankle? ______ you _______ (feel) a burning
sensation?
3. My aunt`s fingers always __________ (tremble) when she ________ (give) me my monthly
allowance.
4. I am still in hospital. I ________________ (not recover) yet. I always ______ (get) cramps in my
calves in the morning.
5. I ________ already _________ (practise) this stretching exercise three times. Yes, but you still
___________ (not do) it right.
1. Este foarte important să-ţi alegi un program de exerciţii care să-ţi fie cu adevărat de ajutor.
2. Exerciţiile de menţinere a greutăţii corporale ar trebui să înceapă cu reînvăţarea schimbării greutăţii
corporale.
3. Dacă vrei să-ţi corectezi postura corporală defectuoasă ar trebui să începi cu exerciţii de întărire a
musculaturii slăbite.
4. Exerciţiile de întindere sunt recomandate persoanelor în vârstă, indivizilor sedentari şi persoanelor
care se refac după operaţii sau o imobilizare prelungită.
5. Creşterea rezistenţei musculare va duce implicit la îmbunătăţirea tonusului cardiovascular.
Rezolvari si raspunsuri:
1. 1. g; 2. e; 3. f; 4. j; 5. a; 6. c; 7. k; 8. l; 9. d; 10. h; 11. i; 12. b.
2. 1. vertebrae; 2. cranium; 3. sternum; 4. femur; 5. tibia; 6. coccyx; 7. scapula; 8. carpus,
metacarpus, phalanges; 9. calcaneus; 10. joint.
4. 1. must be covered; 2. must be applied; 3. may be; 4. should not be done; 5. should wear; 6. must be used;
7. should first direct; 8. should not be rubbed; 9. should be confirmed; 10. may be selected.
5. 1. f; 2. h; 3. n; 4. o; 5. j; 6. d; 7. c; 8. e; 9. b; 10. m; 11. l; 12. k; 13. g; 14. i; 15. a.
6. 1. Have ......... sprained; 2. Does .... hurt; Do .... feel; 3. tremble; gives; 4. haven’t recovered; get;
5. have....... practised; don’t do.
2. It is not polite to talk to somebody when you have your ………. in your pockets.
a. fingers
b. hands
c. palms
d. arms
3. He has had this nasty habit of biting his ………. ever since he was a kid.
a. tongue
b. toes
c. fingers
d. nails
4. This old lady can’t hear you very well; she has got an ……… infection.
a. ear
b. throat
c. tooth
d. eye
5. He fell and hurt his ……… really bad, as he was not wearing his knee-pads when roller skating.
a. ankles
b. legs
c. knees
d. toes
10. He is walking on the tips of his ………… so as not to awake the baby.
a. feet
b. toes
c. fingers
d. sole
11. The part on either side of the body below the waist where the bone of a person’s leg is joined
to the trunk is called ...... .
a. limb
b. thigh
c. hip
d. calf
12. The carpus or the ............ is the joint between the forearm and the hand.
a. tendon
b. wrist
c. elbow
d. forearm
13. The .......... is defined as the back part of the human foot from the instep to the lower part
of the ankle.
a. sole
b. heel
c. leg
d. knee cap
14. The ............... is the part of the body below de chest and diaphragm, containing the stomach,
bowels and digestive organs.
a. waist
b. thorax
c. pelvis
d. abdomen
15. In the sentence: Under conditions of hypokinesia in an active mode of life, the blood flows
slower,
metabolic processes are reduced and stasis occurs. the word stasis means:
a. shortness of breath;
b. a stagnation in the normal flow of bodily fluids, such as the blood or urine;
c. loss of power of voluntary movement in a muscle;
d. rupture of a blood vessel in the brain.
16. In the sentence: The system is vulnerable to trauma, peculiarly susceptible to local and systemic
inflammatory disorders. the word trauma means:
17. Choose the corresponding half-sentence that best completes the following sentence:
Involuntary movements and tremors …
a. ... are signs of falling into a coma.
b. ... are signs of some neurological disorders.
c. ... are the symptoms of a heart attack.
d. ... are the symptoms of hypoglycaemia.
19. Choose the correct passive construction that corresponds to the following active
construction:
The examiner should advise the patient as to the extent of his injuries.
a. The examiner should be advised by the patient as to the extent of his injuries.
b. The patient should be advised by the examiner as to the extent of his injuries.
c. The patient should be advise as to the extent of his injuries by the examiner.
d. The patient should advised by the examiner as to the extent of his injuries.
20. Choose the correct English translation of the following Romanian sentence:
Am adesea crampe durerose în gambe după terminarea meciului de fotbal.
a. I oftenly get painfull cramps in my calves at the end of the football match.
b. I often get painful cramps in my calfs at the end of the football match.
c. I often get painful cramps in my calves at the end of the football match.
d. I am often getting painful cramps in my calves at the end of the football match.