Unit 6: English for Health

Aims and Objectives

In this unit you will learn and practise vocabulary related to health and physiotherapy.

You will practise the following skills and functions:

• giving advice
• giving a command
• recommendation
• listening for detail

The grammar focus of this unit is:

• Imperatives
• SHOULD

Vocabulary

Terms

	dolor/molestia
	cita
	disponible
	tensión arterial
	atención
	camilla
	diabetes
	dieta
	discapacidad
	enfermedad
	trastorno
	médico
	ejercicio
	grasa
	forma física
	médico de cabecera
	salud
	atencíon sanitaria
	saludable
	corazón
	hospital
	enfermo
	enfermedad
	infeccioso
	lesión
	masaje
	masajista
	medicina
	enfermera
	obesidad
	dolor
	paciente
	fisioterapia
	investigación
	vidente
	estómago
	estrés
	consulta
	consejo
	estar enfermo
	respirar
	quemar
	dejar de hacer algo
	doler
	dañar/lesionar
	perseverar
	pasarse con algo
	impedir
	visualmente impedido
	radiografía

Extended vocabulary

	tobillo
	brazo
	espalda
	venda
	ciego
	cuerpo
	chequeo
	farmacía
	pecho
	resfriado
	cantagioso
	tos
	cura
	sordo
	dentista
	oídos
	codo
	dedo de la mano
	primeros auxilios
	gripe
	pie
	fractura
	mano
	cabeza
	dolor de cabeza
	corazón
	talón
	cadera
	inflamación
	rodilla
	pierna
	boca
	cuello
	nariz
	mutrición
	operación
	receta
	hombro
	estómago
	cirujano
	quirúrgico
	diente
	dientes
	fiebre

Exercises

Section 1: Vocabulary Practice

Fill in the correct translation for each of the terms below.

1. lesión [?]
2. rodilla [?]
3. atención [?]
4. operación [?]
5. saludable [?]
6. dejar de hacer algo [?]
7. venda [?]
8. cantagioso [?]
9. vidente [?]
10. inflamación [?]
11. codo [?]
12. forma física [?]
13. radiografía [?]
14. salud [?]
15. médico de cabecera [?]
16. resfriado [?]
17. obesidad [?]
18. investigación [?]
19. perseverar [?]
20. doler [?]
21. brazo [?]
22. diente [?]
23. estómago [?]
24. dolor/molestia [?]
25. respirar [?]
26. boca [?]
27. enfermo [?]
28. sordo [?]
29. cuello [?]
30. impedir [?]
31. infeccioso [?]
32. ejercicio [?]
33. disponible [?]
34. mutrición [?]
35. medicina [?]
36. enfermedad [?]
37. visualmente impedido [?]
38. médico [?]
39. talón [?]
40. trastorno [?]
41. oídos [?]
42. estar enfermo [?]
43. cirujano [?]
44. tos [?]
45. mano [?]
46. discapacidad [?]
47. consejo [?]
48. dañar/lesionar [?]
49. dientes [?]
50. enfermera [?]
51. farmacía [?]
52. dolor de cabeza [?]
53. cadera [?]
54. fisioterapia [?]
55. estrés [?]
56. espalda [?]
57. hospital [?]
58. dedo de la mano [?]
59. masajista [?]
60. cita [?]
61. pasarse con algo [?]
62. quirúrgico [?]
63. dentista [?]
64. receta [?]
65. tobillo [?]
66. grasa [?]
67. nariz [?]
68. ciego [?]
69. cabeza [?]
70. atencíon sanitaria [?]
71. fiebre [?]
72. pecho [?]
73. paciente [?]
74. masaje [?]
75. pie [?]
76. cura [?]
77. consulta [?]
78. gripe [?]
79. fractura [?]
80. camilla [?]
81. dieta [?]
82. cuerpo [?]
83. pierna [?]
84. chequeo [?]
85. hombro [?]
86. tensión arterial [?]
87. diabetes [?]
88. corazón [?]
89. primeros auxilios [?]
90. dolor [?]
91. quemar [?]

Section 2: Listening Comprehension

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. What's the trouble with Mr Crock?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
2. What happened to him during the night?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

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3. Where does his stomach hurt?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
4. Which is correct?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
5. What does the doctor think?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. The doctor says we should eat:

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
2. The doctor says we should eat:

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

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3. A balanced diet can prevent:

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

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4. Fish is good for you because it contains:

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
5. What does the doctor say you shouldn't do?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. Which is correct?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
2. Which is correct?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

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3. Health Informatics staff do a variety of things, including:

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
4. What is a teaching hospital?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]

Section 3: General Comprehension

For each of the statements below, choose True or False.

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. If you want to see the doctor, you should make an appointment.

   
   
   

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2. Many illnesses can be prevented by a balanced diet.

   
   
   

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3. Vegetables and fruit contain a lot of fat.

   
   
   

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4. Doctors always recommend jogging.

   
   
   

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5. Physical activity helps to prevent high blood pressure.

   
   
   

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6. Exercise doesn't help to burn up excess calories.

   
   
   

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7. Smoking can damage your health.

   
   
   

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8. Sometimes people have to wait until a hospital bed is available.

   
   
   

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9. General practitioners or GP's work in hospitals.

   
   
   

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10. Modern healthcare services are not as complex as in the past.

    
    
    

    [?]

Speaking Practice. Complete the sentences you hear, using the example as a model.

Press Play to listen to the instructions:

Section 4: Grammar Practice

Using the example as a model, change the structure and make a new sentence.

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

Example:

1. A. Take your trousers off.
   B. [?]
2. A. Follow the nurse.
   B. [?]
3. A. Take the tablets before meals.
   B. [?]
4. A. Come back again.
   B. [?]
5. A. Give him an injection.
   B. [?]
6. A. Eat a lot of hamburgers.
   B. [?]
7. A. Lie on the couch.
   B. [?]
8. A. Get dressed.
   B. [?]
9. A. Relax your shoulders.
   B. [?]
10. A. Bend your legs.
    B. [?]

Using the example as a model, change the structure and make a new sentence.

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

Example:

1. A. Tell the patient to raise his arms.
   B. [?]
2. A. Tell the patient not to sit down.
   B. [?]
3. A. Tell the patient to open his mouth.
   B. [?]
4. A. Tell the patient to breathe deeply.
   B. [?]
5. A. Tell the patient not to move.
   B. [?]
6. A. Tell the patient not to stand up yet.
   B. [?]
7. A. Tell the patient to come back again next week.
   B. [?]
8. A. Tell the nurse to take the patient to X-Ray.
   B. [?]
9. A. Tell Mr Crock to give up smoking.
   B. [?]
10. A. Tell the patient not to worry.
    B. [?]

Using the example as a model, change the structure and make a new sentence.

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

Example:

1. A. Drink less whisky!
   B. [?]
2. A. Don't eat so much!
   B. [?]
3. A. Control your weight!
   B. [?]
4. A. Don't eat so much pizza!
   B. [?]
5. A. See a doctor!
   B. [?]
6. A. Stay in bed for a week!
   B. [?]
7. A. Don't work so hard!
   B. [?]
8. A. Eat more fruit and vegetables!
   B. [?]
9. A. Get some exercise!
   B. [?]
10. A. Don't worry so much!
    B. [?]

Chose the correct answer.

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. a. 
   b. 
   

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2. a. 
   b. 
   

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3. a. 
   b. 
   

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4. a. 
   b. 
   

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5. a. 
   b. 
   

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6. a. 
   b. 
   

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7. a. 
   b. 
   

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8. a. 
   b. 
   

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9. a. 
   b. 
   

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10. a. 
    b. 
    

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Section 5: Consolidation

For each of the statements below, choose True or False.

Recording: show transcript

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. Massage is something new.

   
   
   

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2. There is only one type of massage.

   
   
   

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3. Masseurs treat not only sportspeople, but also people with disabilities.

   
   
   

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4. Physiotherapy uses more techniques than massage.

   
   
   

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5. Massage and physiotherapy are the same thing.

   
   
   

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6. Physiotherapy is often necessary for rehabilitation after surgery.

   
   
   

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7. It is impossible for a blind physiotherapist to get a good job.

   
   
   

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8. Blind or partially sighted people can only do basic physiotherapy.

   
   
   

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Listen to the complete recording first. Then go to the textbox and use the > key to listen to the text section by section. Type what you hear into the textbox. For detailed instructions, read the Exercise Help.

Recording: show transcript

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Listen to the recording carefully and then fill in the gaps in the text below using the same words.

Recording:

Massage has existed [?] a long time, and many variations exist. [?] methods aim at the restoration of function lost [?] surgery or because of immobility [?] accidents or age. Masseurs use other methods with patients born with a disability or [?] have developed a disability due to a disease such as polio. Many massage techniques [?] used simply to provide general relaxation, improve the circulation, or remove stiffness [?] exercise.

Nowadays the physiotherapist often replaces the masseur. Physiotherapy uses a variety of techniques such as exercise, massage, manipulation, traction and some forms of hydrotherapy. [?] aspect of physiotherapy, of course, is rehabilitation after injury or surgery. Physiotherapists [?] deal with rheumatic diseases, using specific techniques applied to the neck and [?] back areas.

Choose the correct option to fill the gaps in the following sentences.

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. How ____ have you had this pain?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
2. Where does it ____ ?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
3. Right. Get ____ now, Mr Crock.

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
4. I was ____ during the night.

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
5. I'd like you ____ have an x-ray.

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
6. You don't think it's ____ , do you?

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
7. My sister is ill. She's ____ hospital.

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

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8. My mother has gone ____ hospital to visit my sister.

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

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9. Can I speak to Dr Wellman? - I'm sorry, he's working ____ hospital today.

   a. 
   b. 
   c. 
   

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10. Your sister's a secretary, isn't she? - No, she's a nurse ____ Royal Infirmary.

    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    

    [?]
11. It helps to prevent obesity, diabetes and other ____ .

    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    

    [?]
12. You shouldn't ____ .

    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    

    [?]
13. Don't give up. Keep ____ it.

    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    

    [?]
14. Health Informatics staff help with ____ .

    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    

    [?]
15. Health Informatics staff help to free doctors and nurses from ____ .

    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    

    [?]
16. The place where a General Practitioner works is called his ____ .

    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    

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17. Are there any beds free? - No, there are no beds ____ .

    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    

    [?]
18. One aspect of physiotherapy is rehabilitation after ____ .

    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    

    [?]
19. The physiotherapist applied massage to the patient's ____ back area.

    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    

    [?]
20. Manipulation and traction are two of the ____ used in physiotherapy.

    a. 
    b. 
    c. 
    

    [?]

Checklist

Use the following list to check whether you have obtained full benefit from this unit. You should be able to:

• give advice
• recommend
• give a command

You should also have greater skill and confidence in the use of:

• Imperatives
• Should