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- 1. English for Medical Professionals: Assessments and Activities Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker TESOL 2010-Boston www.successfully-speaking.com www.eslrules.com Medical Idioms Survey Circle the letter with the same meaning as the underlined expression. 1. It’s your turn to present the case. Just bite the bullet. a. grind your teeth while sleeping b. prepare for an unpleasant experience; brace yourself for something painful c. bite down on a tongue depressor d. advocate for gun control legislation 2. I’m fed up; I’ve had it a. ate a big meal b. contracted an illness c. am disgusted d. fasted before a test 3. I hate to break the news to you. a. to lie b. tell something in confidence c. to be the last to know d. deliver startling news 4. Dr. Fu will call the shots. a. make the decisions; give orders b. report the immunizations c. give a verbal order d. check with the doctor in charge 5. The night before surgery, Phil had cold feet. a. had poor circulation b. had the chills c. lost his nerve or confidence d. had phantom pain 6. Dr. Young will cover for Dr. Roberts. a. place a blanket on b. make up lies about c. do his job for (in his absence) d. will be in disguise for 7. The patient in room 423 was dead to the world. a. expired, deceased b. drunk c. unconscious, sleeping deeply d. in a coma 8. Mrs. White made the decision to go under the knife. a. have therapy before surgery b. undergo surgery c. deal with her anorexia d. have a non-surgical face-lift 1
- 2. English for Medical Professionals: Assessments and Activities Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker TESOL 2010-Boston www.successfully-speaking.com www.eslrules.com 9. The nurse went over the resident’s head. a. went directly his superior b. was complex and difficult to understand c. towered over the resident d. combed the resident’s hair 10. This should be the last surgery, knock on wood /touch wood. a. superstitious expression to prevent adverse events b. checking to see if the patient is awake c. adjust a prosthetic device d. be sure to announce yourself when you check on the patient /v/ Paragraph (from Medically Speaking RULES) Victor Vargas, a seventy-seven year old male, was very nervous when he arrived at the Emergency Room on the evening of November 12th. He had vomited several times, voided an average of five times an hour, and complained of waves of nausea, dry heaves, blurry vision, and loss of voice. He was very worried that he had a viral infection and had never before experienced this level of discomfort. However, his vital signs were within normal limits and these symptoms were not consistent with DTs. Mr. Vargas had been avoiding alcohol over the past few months. He verified that he was a heavy drinker and had suffered severe liver damage. His symptoms did not improve over the next several hours and he was admitted to a private room on the eleventh floor of the Vaughn Pavilion for observation. (45) Victor Vargas, a seventy-seven year old male, was very nervous when he arrived at the Emergency Room on the evening of November 12th. He had vomited several times, voided an average of five times an hour, and complained of waves of nausea, dry heaves, blurry vision, and loss of voice. He was very worried that he had a viral infection and had never experienced this level of discomfort. However, his vital signs were within normal limits and these symptoms were not consistent with DTs. Mr. Vargas had been avoiding alcohol over the past few months. He verified that he was a heavy drinker and had suffered severe liver damage. His symptoms did not improve over the next several hours and he was admitted to a private room on the eleventh floor of the Vaughn Pavilion for observation. 2
- 3. English for Medical Professionals: Assessments and Activities Lynda Katz Wilner and Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker TESOL 2010-Boston www.successfully-speaking.com www.eslrules.com Resources Lougheed, Lin, Success with Medical Words; New York: Kaplan Educational Center, 1998. McCullage, Marie and Wright, Ros; Good Practice: Communication Skills in English for the Medical Practitioner, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Maher, John, International Medical Communication in English, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1992. Rathmell, George, Test of English Proficiency Level (TEPL), Tustin, CA: LDS & Associates, 2006. Wilner, Lynda Katz; Medically Speaking: Accent Modification for the Medical Profession; Owings Mills, MD: Successfully Speaking, 2002. Available at www.successfully-speaking.com. Wilner, Lynda Katz; Medically Speaking Inventory: Assessment of Accented Speech; Owings Mills, MD: 2003. Available at www.successfully-speaking.com. Wilner, Lynda Katz and Feinstein-Whittaker, Marjorie; Medically Speaking RULES; Owings Mills, MD: Successfully Speaking, 2007. Available at www.successfully-speaking.com. American SpeechSounds for Healthcare Professionals; Newport Beach, CA: SpeechCom, Inc., 2005; info@speechcom.com; available through Successfully Speaking, www.successfully- speaking.com. Websites www.eslrules.com - Training materials for non-native English speakers www.successfully-speaking.com – Lynda Katz Wilner’s website www.prospeech.com – Marjorie Feinstein-Whittaker’s website http://www.dipex.org/DesktopDefault.aspx http://www.mayoclinic.org/podcasts/ http://www.mayoclinic.org/rss/medical-edge-video.xml http://esl.about.com/b/2008/06/10/english-for-medical-purposes.htm http://esl.about.com/lr/english_for_medical_purposes/290865/1 Clayton International Consulting, www.melodiehull.com 3