Technical English for Health Professionals 2ed

Unit 1. YOU DESERVE TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE

Reading

The Mediterranean diet:

A cultural heritage of humanity

Listening

Eating out healthy

Vocabulary

Food and nutrients

Pronunciation

/e/, /ə/ and /З:/

Grammar

Adjectives and adverbs. Countable and uncountable

nouns. Quantifiers

Speaking

Giving opinions. Giving advice. Agreeing and

disagreeing

Writing

How healthy/unhealthy my lifestyle is

Revision

p9

Unit 2. YOUR BODY

Reading

Patient assessment form

Listening

Parts of the head. The five senses

Vocabulary

Basic parts of your body

Pronunciation

/æ/, /ʌ/ and /ɑ:/

Grammar

Present tenses

Speaking

Telephone conversation: Making a doctor´s

appointment

Writing

Anatomical descriptions

Revision

p23

Unit 3. HEALTH IS NEVER VALUED UNTIL

THE ILLNESS COMES

Reading

The flu

Listening

The flu: True or false?

Vocabulary

Describing health problems

Pronunciation

/ɪ/ and /i:/

Grammar

Past simple, past continuous and used to

Speaking

Daily routines

Writing

Writing a story

Revision

p35

Unit 4. DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES

Reading

Taking a medical history

Listening

Presenting symptoms

Vocabulary

Giving physical examination and taking vital

signs

Pronunciation

/ɒ/ and /ɔ:/. Intonation in questions

Grammar

Perfect tenses

Speaking

A visit to the doctor

Writing

Writing Essays

Revision

p49

Unit 5. BREAKING THE CHAIN OF INFECTION

Reading

The chain of infection

Listening

Vaccination?

Vocabulary

Microorganisms

Pronunciation

/ʊ/ and /u:/

Grammar

Future tenses. Prepositions (I): time

Speaking

In ten years´ time…

Writing

Write a review: how to prevent an infection

Revision

p61

Unit 6. IN THE LAB

Reading

Diagnostic value of a blood test

Listening

Koch´s postulates: then and now

Vocabulary

Biomedical laboratories: types and general

equipment. Laboratory tests

Pronunciation

Voiceless consonantal phonemes

Grammar

Conditionals

Prepositions (II): place

Speaking

Reported speech

Writing

Describing lab results

Revision

p75

Unit 7. A VISIT TO THE DENTIST

Reading

Are you afraid of the dentist?

Listening

At the dentist

Vocabulary

The dental chair

The odontogram

Pronunciation

Voiced consonantal phonemes

Grammar

The passive voice

The imperative form

Comparison of adjectives and adverbs

Speaking

Daily routines in the dental office

Writing

Describing dental anatomy

Revision

Unit 8. FIRST AID

Reading

The emergency response system

Listening

Choking

Vocabulary

Medical emergencies

Pronunciation

/s/ and /z/

Grammar

Modal verbs (I)

Speaking

Describing photographs and making

deductions

Writing

How to stop a haemorrhage

Revision

p87

p103

Revision

Unit 9. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Reading

Working together for health and welfare

Listening

The Spanish healthcare system

Vocabulary

Qualities and attitudes in the workplace

Pronunciation

Past -ed forms: /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/

Grammar

Modal verbs (II)

Speaking

A job interview

Writing

Applying for a job

Revision

p115