Page 15 - B.J. Thomas - INTERMEDIATE Vocabulary

Doctors and Hospitals

Medical staff and patients
1 Match each ot these people with the correct detinition below.
patient casualty nurse
psychiatrist out-patient midwife
in-patient surgeon medical student
specialist general practitioner
(a) an ordinary doctor
(b) someone who looks after sick people in hospital
(c) person who helps people with mental problems
(d) sick person receiving treatment
(e) sick person who has to stay in hospital
(f) sick person who has to visit the hospital regularly for treatment
(g) someone who operates on sick people
(h) person badly injured in an accident, fire, war
(i) person who helps at the birth of a baby
(j) person who studies to be a doctor
(k) person who specializes in one area of medical treatment

Doctors' surgeries and hospitals
2 Put each ot the tollowing words in its correct place in the passage below.
thermometer prescription operation chemist
stethoscope receptionist appointment ward
temperature examine treatment pulse
waiting room symptoms

When I go to the doctor, I tell the (a) my name and take a seat in the
(b) ' My doctor is very busy 50 I have to make an (c) before I go to
see him. He asks me what's wrong with me, I tell him the (d) of my illness,
for example high temperature, difficulty in breathing, or pains, and then he will
usually (e) me. He'lIlisten to my heart with his (f) " he'lI hold my
wrist to feel my (g) , he'lI take my (h) with his (i) _
The problem is usually something simple and he might give me a U) for
some medicine, which I take to the (k) o Of course, if I needed more serious
(I) , I'd have to go to hospital. There I'd be put in a bed in a (m) _
with 10 or 20 other people. If there were something seriously wrong with me,
I might need an (n) _

3 Put one ot the tollowing words in each space in the sentences below.
trom on with in to for of

(a) He was operated yesterday.
(b) Shewas taken hospital.
(c) He suffered bad headaches.
(d) I have a pain my back.
(e) What's wrong you?
(f) He died cancer.
(g) Shegot worse 50 they sent a doctor.

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