Medical Matters
Introduction
Look at the pictures below and decide which situation could be described with the following words:
| research | come around | blindness | unconscious |
| consultation | genes | medical records | pulse |
Listen to 4 short dialogues, and decide which picture best illustrates each situation. Click ‘Answer’ below when you have finished.
Answer
- Skiing accident (2nd picture from right)
- Doctors consulting (picture on right)
- Interview about a patient (picture on left)
- Gene test (2nd picture from left)
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1. In all four situations, medical professionals work with someone else to gather information.
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2. Question
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2. All the situations involve decisions which could affect a patient’s well-being.
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3. None of the situations could be described as ‘an emergency’.
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4. Question
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4. A common theme in all the situations is the need to identify something specific .
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5. The outcome of one of the situations is clearer than the others.
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For the following 6 questions, listen and decide which situation contains the following ideas.
1. “We’ve taken immediate action. Now I need to establish why things have gone wrong.”
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2. “When you get back to me with specific details, we can see if a novel therapy is an option.”
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3. “Surprisingly, a previous concern may have been overcome, opening the possibility of a new way forward.”
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4. “I’m concerned that the patient may have sustained a serious injury, so I’ve asked for immediate evacuation.”
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5. “Though things have improved slightly over time, they are still a cause for concern.”Correct
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6. “Do exactly as I say – it could be critical to the patient’s recovery.”
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1. Question
1/3 Match the words to form collocations.
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- injury
- disorder
- failure
- results
- changes
- diseases
- effects
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spinal
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eating
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organ
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test
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dietary
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retinal
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adverse/side
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2. Question
2/3 Change the following expressions to those used in the listening.
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a) back damage: (spinal injury) (1. Skiing Accident)
b) wakes up: (comes around) (1. Skiing Accident)
c) medication to prevent stomach damage: ulcer (drugs) (2. Doctors Consulting - Time: 00:26)
d) overweight condition: (obesity) (3. interview -Time: 00:48)
e) didn’t vomit: (wasn't sick) (3. interview)
f) loss of sight: {blindness) (4. Gene Test - Time: 01:53)
g) significant development: {game changer) (4. Gene Test)
h) barrier removal: (breakthrough) (4. Gene Test)
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3. Question
3/3 Complete the sentences with vocabulary from exercises 1 & 2.
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a) Can you get a mop and bucket? The cat’s just been (sick) on the stairs.
b) They called me with the (test results) this morning. Good news - they came back negative.
c) Child (obesity) in the UK is a growing concern as diets high in fat and sugar combine with a lack of physical exercise.
d) Make sure you drink lots of water while taking this course of medicine. One of the most common (side, adverse) effects of these tablets is dehydration.
e) When he (came around) from the operation, he had no idea how long he’d been unconscious.
f) While diabetes can be controlled with medication, at an advanced stage, the disease can result in (blindness) and even organ (failure).
g) Of all back injuries, damage to the (spine) can be the most difficult to treat.
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