Technical English for Health Professionals 2ed

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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