English B1

April 2nd
Review: medication containers
Asking questions in a pharmacy
Review: passive voice
A tube of Roll: Drops:
ointment Roll of toilet Cough drops,
paper, roll of eye drops
bandages
 A pill
organizer
A bag of bandages
Plastic vials

A bottle of alcohol
Customer: I need a roll / tube / bag / bottle of… “X”

Pharmacy tech: Do you have a prescription?

Customer: How much is a roll / tube / bag / bottle of… “X”?

Pharmacy tech: One roll / tube / bag costs $ 5,000

• What can it be used for?
• What is the dose and the directions for use?
• Can it be used by children?
• What are the active ingredients?
• Are there any side effects?
• Is there any advice about the use of this medicine?

• Does the customer know what to do if the symptoms persist?

• What can it be used for? It is used for cough and cold
• What is the dose and the directions for use? Take 1 spoonful after
each meal
• Can it be used by children? Yes, it can be used by children
• What are the active ingredients? Dextromethorphan (cough suppressant)
• Are there any side effects? People can get drowsy or dizzy
• Is there any advice about the use of this medicine? Take only the
recommended dose
• Does the customer know what to do if the symptoms persist? Call a
doctor
 Wh- (Information) questions
When…? When did the symptoms start?
How…? How did you break your arm?
How long…? How long have you felt the pain?
Where…? Where did you have the accident?
Why…? Why didn’t you call an ambulance?
 You have a patient with a stomach ache. What 3
questions would you ask him/her about their condition?

 When did the pain start?

 What did you eat before it started?
 Where exactly do you feel the pain?
Let’s practice!
A: ___________ time is the meeting?

B: It’s at 8: 30

a. When
b. How long
c. What
d. Where
A: What time is the meeting?

B: It’s at 8: 30

a. When
b. How long
c. What
d. Where
A: ___________ didn’t you eat dinner??

B: Because I felt sick

a. How
b. When
c. Where
d. Why
A: Why didn’t you eat dinner?

B: Because I felt sick

a. How
b. When
c. Where
d. Why
A: ___________ have you had a back ache?

B: I’ve had a backache since yesterday

a. Why
b. How long
c. When
d. What time
A: How long have you had a back ache?

B: I’ve had a backache since yesterday

a. Why
b. How long
c. When
d. What time
1. _____ has you father used crutches?
2. _____ did you buy medicine without a prescription?
3. _____ do you usually go if you have a medical emergency?
4. _____ did you last have a doctor’s check-up?
5. _____ did the doctor treat your problem?
6. _____ do you open this medicine? I can’t do it.
1. How long has you father used crutches?
2. Why / How did you buy medicine without a prescription?
3. Where do you usually go if you have a medical emergency?
4. When did you last have a doctor’s check-up?
5. How/When did the doctor treat your problem?
6. How do you open this medicine? I can’t do it.
 Alexander Fleming discovered
penicillin in 1928

Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming in

1928
Alberto Vejarano Laverde
built an external
pacemaker in 1958

An external pacemaker was built by Alberto

Vejarano Laverde in 1958
 Lung cancer kills many
people every year

Many people are killed by lung cancer every

year
 People use aloe vera to
cure skin diseases

Aloe vera is used to cure skin diseases

Factories around the
world cause pollution

Pollution is caused by factories around the

world
 Pfizer produces and
sells a lot of
medication every year

A lot of medication is produced and sold by

Pfizer every year
 John Baird made the
first television in 1926

The first TV was made by John Baird in 1926

 61 countries created
the WHO in 1946

The WHO was created by 61 countries in 1946