
ENGLISH FOR MEDICAL
Unit 1 In and around the hospital
TOPICS
- Hospital personnel
- Nursing
- Hospital departments
- Medical equipment
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Listening – job interviews
- Reading – the nursing profession
- Writing – giving directions
- Speaking – nurses on the ward
- Grammar – prepositions; present simple and present continuous verb tenses
Unit 2 Admissions, Accident and emergencies
TOPICS
- Admissions procedure
- Recording patient information
- First aid
- Signs & Symptoms
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- Listening – recording details
- Reading – admission forms
- Writing – completing forms; medical history
- Speaking – giving information
- Grammar – questions and answers; affirmative and negative questions
Unit 3 Pain