ENGLISH IN MED 1

ENGLISH IN MEDICINE 1
A. MIDTERM TEST
* Content: Unit 1 + Unit 2
1. Possessive pronouns
2. Possessive adjectives
3. Comparative and superlative
4. Present Simple
5. Parts of the body
6. Body sense
7. Signs and symptoms
I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
* Circle the best answer for the following sentences. (15 sentences)
1-15. I twisted my _________ when I was running.
A. shoulder B. ankle C. knee D. wrist
II. READING
Read the following passage and circle the best answer. (5 sentences)
The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students
around exam time. Symptoms include a lack of energy, depression, slow reactions, insomnia, agitation,
and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and
legs. The key to preventing and recovering from sub health, according to some medical experts, is to
form good living habits, alternate work with rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open-air activities.
As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables,
fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional elements – vitamins and trace elements – that are important
to the body.
15-20. As for food, experts suggest that ____________.
A. we should never eat meat
B. we should have meals with less salt and sugar
C. we should eat less
D. we shoul have meals with salt and sugar

III. WRITING
* Read the descriptions of some things. What is the word for each description?
21-25. The lack of physical or emotional feeling n __ __ __ __ __ __ __
* Make up sentences using suggested words.
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26-30. What / seem / be / problem / Mike?

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B. REGULAR TEST
Speaking test (Presentation)

C. FINAL TEST
* Content: Unit 1 => Unit 4
Unit GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
1 1. Possessive pronouns 1. Parts of the body
2. Possessive adjectives 2. Body sense
2 3. Comparative and superlative 3. Signs and symptoms
3 4. Present Simple 4. Hospital staff
5. Present Continuous 5. Hospital departments
4 6. Past Simple 6. Hospital equipment
7. Past Continuous

I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

* Circle the best answer for the following sentences. (10sts)
1. _____________ is the hospital department that specializes in the treatment of bones and
muscles.
A. Pediatrics B. Orthopedics C. Dermatology D. Obstetrics
II. READING
Read the article about ……………… (5sts)
Are sentences from 1 to 5 ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B)?
If there is not enough information to say ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B), choose ‘Doesn’t
say’ (C).
When most people are ill with a non-life threatening condition they will most often see a
General Practitioner, a GP, also called a Family Doctor. These doctors generally work in the
local community in surgeries rather than in hospitals, so they are convenient for people to see
for a consultation. However, other GPs can work in a very wide range of areas, such as in
hospitals, in education and for insurance companies.
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1. General Practitioner is another name of family doctor.

A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say

III. WRITING
* Use the correct form of the word given. (5sts)
1. He was still in a state of _________ and shock from the accident. (NUMB)
* Make up sentences using suggested words. (5sts)
1. ‘Where/ be /Anna?’ - She/ be/ give/ injection/ to/ patient.
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IV. LISTENING
I. Listen to an interview and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN ONE word. (5sts)
Interviewer Today, I’m talking to Rajan Mehta, a retired doctor. Good afternoon, Rajan.
Rajan Good afternoon.
I Now, you’re originally from Mumbai and you came to work as a doctor in the UK. When
was this?
R In the early sixties, (1)____________, to be exact.
I And why did you come to the UK?
II. Listen to the recording and tick the right answer for each question. (5sts)
6-10. A National Health Service (NHS) spokesperson said that tuberculosis (TB) is now more
common in ___________.
A. Iraq
B. England
C. Rwanda