A.A. 2014 – 2015 Dott.ssa Claudia Tomaciello claudia.tomaciello@yahoo.it

English for Professionals

A.A. 2014 – 2015

Dott.ssa Claudia Tomaciello

claudia.tomaciello@yahoo.it

What we are going to do…

Scientific Texts/Articles

Grammar (Speakin

g, Writing)

Listening(Contemp

.English)

SpecificVocabular

y

Your study companionsE. Glendinning, R. Howard, Professional

English in Use Medicine, Cambridge University Press, 2008

R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Fourth Edition (with answers), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012

http://amnelis.altervista.org/index.html

Introducing Professionals

HCAs• work under the

guidance of a qualified healthcare professional.

• Taking care of patients

• Different role - Healthcare setting.

Orthoptists• Work alongside

ophtalmologists• Diagnose/detect

and treat a range of eye conditions.(children)

• Work in hospital/community healthcare

Hospital vs

GP general practice/practitioner (family doctor) –To run a practice. They also perform minor surgeries.

Lesson 1 – Part 1Getting to know the human body

Body partsAnkleChestChinHipKneeNavelPalmShinThighToesWaist .

Chin

Chest

Waist

Navel

Palm Hip

Toes

KneeThigh

Shin

Ankle

SoleShoulderWristFingersElbowNeckHeel

Back of the handBack of the kneeLower backUpper back

Neck

Shoulder

Elbow

Wrist

Fingers

Heel

Sole

Upperback

Lowerback

Back ofthe hand

Back ofthe knee

More on the human body…Head• Scalp, Hair, Brain, Skull• Eyes, nose, ears, lips• Mouth, teeth, cheeks, cheek bones, jaw• Neck – attaches head to upper body

Upper body• Collar bone, chest (breasts), nipples• Ribcage, lungs, heart, stomach, waist, navel (belly button)• Arms – armpit, muscles (triceps, biceps), forearm• Name of the fingers (Thumb, Index, Middle, Ring, Little –

Pinky)

Lower body• Reproductive organs (penis, vagina, uterus), hips, • Buttocks, or rear end or bum• Intestines, bladder, liver, kidneys• Legs – thigh, knee, shin, calf, ankle / Toes – big toe…

The Eye

Medical JargonTechincal Terms

Clavicle

Trachea

Sternum

Abdomen

Umbilicus

Intestines

Carpus

Patella

Tibia

Talus

Calcaneus

CollarboneWindpipeBreastboneBellyNavel or belly buttonBowelWristKneecapShinAnkleHeel bone

The _____ is located in the middle of the arm

Jamie broke his _______ while he was skiing

She dislocated her _________ during the softball game

My mother can’t walk because of her sprained _______

Light passes to the retina through the ______

The ______ is a white fibrous tissue covering the eyeball.

elbow

leg/ankle

shoulder

ankle

iris

sclera

Idioms with body partsGut feeling

Pain in the neck

A pat on the back

Slap on the wrist

A slip of the tongue

Hold/bite your tongue

Easy on the eye

Get off on the wrong foot

Joined at the hip

The upper hand

At the top of your lungs

Blow your mind

Sensing a situationSomething/someone annoyingSomeone did goodPunishment/You did wrongA mistake speakingSaying something inappropriatePleasant to look atStart something in a bad wayTwo inseparable peopleYou’re in the stronger positionScreaming louderTo surprise, entertain, amaze

>>Test yourselves with the following video…<<

Put the idioms in the right placeJack and Hanna are ________. They’re always

together. I misspelled ‘America’. It was a ___________Billy got a ____________ because he tried to

steal his brother’s cookies.This painting is very _________ . You just can’t

stop looking at it.I have a ___________ that something bad is

going to happen.By halftime, the opponents seem to have

__________.

joined at the hip

slip of the tongue

slap on the wrist

easy on the eye

feeling in my guts

the upper hand

Part 2People…and the Hospital

The HospitalER (Emergency Room, US / Casualty, UK)A & E(Accident and Emergency, UK)OR(Operating Room, US/ Operating Theatre, UK)ICU (Intensive Care Unit) -> Units & Departments

(Psychiatric Unit/Ophthalmology Department)Ward/s (example: Maternity Ward)Pre-op and Post-opDispensary - medication and medical suppliesConsulting RoomMorgue (Mortuary, UK)

The People in the Hospital

Who diagnoses illnesses?

Who operates in a OR?

Who is ill and in A&E?

Who sedates patients in a OR?

Who works in a maternity ward?

How is it called the senior nurse in a unit?

Anesthetist - Doctor – Midwife - Surgeon – Patient – Nurse – Charge Nurse – Sister

Doctor – MD

Surgeon

Patient

Anesthesiologist/Anesthetist (UK)Midwife

Charge Nurse/Sister

Part 3Using the right tenses

Useful Verbsdo

give

take

have

an operation an injection

some medicinea pill

your temperaturea check-up

•An operation•An injection, some medicine, a pill•Some medicine, a pill, your temperature•An operation, an injection, a check-up

Do – general activities/ also ‘to perform’ in this case

Dr. Friedman will perform an appendectomyGive – ‘to administer’ in the medical areaPlease, give the patient 20 cc of …..Take – obtain, also through a procedure,

measurementsI have to take your blood pressure measurements, Sir.Have – possession, characteristics and a

number of actions: have breakfast, have a discussion, have a bath

I had my eyes tested two months ago

Vocabulary

• To determine the qualities/features, critical evaluation of a phenomenon.

Test

• To inspect in order to determine and verify conditions.

Check

• Estimate value/condition (practical).

Assess/Evaluate