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ENGLISH FOR HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS
Unit 11.
2.1.
a) The nurse said that she had had a bad cold the previous week.
b) The receptionist said that they were receiving patients in their clinic that day.
c) The manager said that the new ICU would be open the following day.
d) The nurse said that the traumatologist was examining a patient then/at that moment.
e) The patient’s husband said that she hadn’t taken her pills the week before/the previous
week.
f) The EMT said that she had forgotten to take her first-aid kit.
g) The nurse said that the paediatrician would come the following day/the next day.
h) He added that the hospital bill had to be paid soon.
i) The nurse told the assistant that she wanted him to take those samples to the labora-
tory then/at that moment.
j) The supervisor pointed out that the delivery rooms were busy then/at that moment.
Unit 12.
2.1.
a) catch up with b) picked up c) blocked up d) went down with e) come out in f) give up/cut
down on g) fill in h) turned up i) had gone on j) put on k) put out, throw away l) woke up m)
broke down n) give up/cut down on
2.2.
a) take in b) checked up on c) warm up d) going round e) get over f) swelled up g) ruled out
h) broke out i) passed down j) lie down k) scrub up l) wore off m) turned around
8.2.
Reading
Unit 1.
3.1.
a) beverages b) preheated c) take-away d) major e) preservatives f) intake g) grateful
3.2.
a) It often contains high levels of calories from sugar or fat with little protein, vitamins or
minerals.
b) They serve it in a packaged form for take-out/take-away.
c) It typically contains more than 1,000 Kj of calories, over half of your body needs for a day.
d) They should drink a lot of water and exercise regularly.
e) People who eat plenty of fruit and vegetables have a lower risk for heart disease and
some cancers.
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