Answer the questions

1) What careers can studying medicine lead to?

2) What do medical schools teach?

3) What parts is the course structure traditionally divided into?

4) What does the pre-clinical part of medical education include?

5) What does the clinical part of medical education include?

6) What do medical students do during their course of studies?

7) How many terms is each academic year divided into?

7. Find the equivalents of the following word combinations in the text:

Лікування внутрішніх хвороб, клінічний курс, теоретичне навчання, структура та довжина курсу, спеціалісти - консультанти у галузі психіатрії, відвідувати лекції, мати практичні заняття з різних дисциплін, здобувати глибокі знання з анатомії, випускники медичних учбових закладів, наприкінці кожного семестру, виконувати лабораторні роботи, відвідувати анатомічний театр.

8. Form the names of medical specialists from the names of fields of medicine with the help of suffix -ist.

For example: pharmacology – pharmacologist

Psychiatry, dermatology, physiology, neurology, immunology, gynecology, anesthesiology, pathology, traumatology, neurology, ophthalmology, oncology, urology, endocrinology, venereology.

Pay attention how the names of these medical specialists are formed:

obstetrics - obstetrician

paediatrics - paediatrician

surgery – surgeon

9. Fill in the gaps with active vocabulary:

a) Each … is usually divided into two …

b) A medical university is a post –secondary …

c) During their course of studies medical students … and have practical classes in different subjects.

d) Medical students typically … in both basic science and practical clinical coursework during their …in medical school.

e) Students perform different laboratory works and attend dissecting room… of Anatomy.

f) The clinical part of the course includes learning …, …, and… .

10. Give definitions of all the medical specialists from Exercise 6 using the model:

Model: A paediatrician is a medical practitioner who specializes in paediatrics.

Grammar Exercises:

1. Fill in the gaps with the proper form of the verb “to be”:

a) Ann …in class 10 minutes ago.

b) We …in class now.

c) They … at home tonight.

d) John …(not) in Odessa next summer.

e) Her parents …(not) at home last night.

f) Our classes…(not) boring.

g) … he at work now?

h) Where … they at 4p.m.?

i) Who … here tomorrow?

j) When … you busy?

k) How old …her father at that time?

l) Where … your friends now?

m) Who …in London 5 years ago?

2. Catherine Bennet is a 4^th year medical student at Aberdeen University. She is studying to become a physician. Her father, Mr. Bennet is a surgeon at a regional hospital. Catherine’s brother Oliver is 15, he is still at school, but he wants to become a surgeon like his father.

2.1) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms of Present, Past or Future Simple.

a) Oliver …(study) medicine after he graduates from school.

b) Mr. Bennet …(treat) his patients with great care.

c) Catherine … (like) Chemistry and Biology when she was at school.

d) Oliver …(not want) to become a physician.

e) Catherine …(not study) in 5 years’ time.

f) Mr. Bennet …(not live) at home with his parents when he was a student.

2.2) Complete the questions with suitable auxiliary verbs and answer them:

a) … Mr. Bennet study medicine next year? - ………………………..

b) … Catherine want to become a surgeon like her father? - ………………………

c) … Oliver go to school last year? - ………………………………

d) Where … Oliver’s sister study? - ………………………………….

e) What … Catherine do after she graduates from the university? - …………………………

f) What … Catherine’s father study at university? - …………………………………………...

3. Complete the dialogue between Catherine and her brother Oliver with the sentences from the box:

Catherine: How was your day at school Oli?

Oliver: It was Ok, thanks, Cathy___________________________________________

Catherine: Well, we didn’t really have any classes today. _______________________

Oliver: Wow! Lucky you! I wish I were already a 4^th year student at a medical school!

Catherine: Come on, Oli! _________________________________________________

Oliver: Yeah…unfortunately, and most of them are so boring and hard. _____________

Catherine: Hey, Oli, Chemistry is a very important subject for a future doctor, and you will take one of your A-levels in Chemistry, don’t you remember that?

Oliver: _________________________________ And it makes me feel even more upset.

Cathereine: Ok, don’t worry! _____________________ Let’s have something to eat now and then I’ll see if I can help you with your Chemistry.

4. Put questions to the underlined words:

a) These students have 3-4 classes every day.

b) We will study Anatomy next year too.

c) Her parents came to see her last Saturday.

d) Alison decided to study medicine because she wants to help people.

e) His sister wants to study languages.

f) Bob lived in a hostel when he was a student.

g) They had two English classes last week.

h) Mary will meet her friends at the weekend.

5. Fill in the gaps with appropriate prepositions:

a) They will have classes … different subjects during their first year at the university.

b) … the end of each term students take module controls …most subjects.

c) Thousands of young people … the world enter medical schools every year.

d) They didn’t have time to get ready … their exam.

e) Studying medicine can lead … career as a doctor.

f) Traditionally the course structure is divided …the pre-clinical and clinical parts.

6. Write a short personal statement (5-6 sentences) about your reasons for choosing medicine as a future profession.

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