staff and tools - tenses - pronunciation

ANGLAIS – Staff and Tools - Tenses - Pronunciation

18/02/2014DOLLA Pauline L2AnglaisC. Brandenburger12 pagesRelecteur n°3

Staff and Tools - Tenses - Pronunciation

A. Chapter 3 : Staff and tools

Surgery =– consulting room = cabinet médical– chirurgie– acte chirurgical

ex : I'm having surgery on my eye = Je me fais opérer de l'oeil.

L'adjectif correspondant est surgical = chirurgical.Surgeon = chirugien. Surgical gloves = gants chirurgicauxOperating theatre = bloc opératoire To scrub up = récurer, se laver à fond les mains

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Plan

A. Chapter 3 : Staff and toolsI. Equipment in theatre II. Medical practitioners III. Allied Health Professionals

a. Hospital staff b. Allied medical professionals

IV. Nurses

B. Chapter 6: Tenses I. LessonII. Exercices

C. Chapter 4 : Pronunciation


Exercice: Find the words that fit the following explanations.

1. Special room in a hospital where surgeons carry out operations : operating theatre.2. The patient was taken to hospital in an ambulance and underwent (a subi) a operation.3. Department in a hospital which deals with accident and emergency cases :A & E department.4. Surgical operations involving important organs in the body : major surgery.5. Doctor who specializes in surgery : surgeon.6. Substance which removes the feeling in a certain part of the body only : local anaesthetic.7. Senior specialized doctor in a hospital : consultant.8. Surgical operation to remedy a condition of the heart : heart surgery.9. To wash hands and arms carefully before an operation : to scrub up.10. Surgical operation or the act of cutting open a patient's body : surgery.

I. Equipment in theatre

Retractors = écarteurs Catheter = cathéterSwivel arm = bras qui pivoteFlow metre= débitmètreSterilizer = stérilisateurRespirator = respirateurElectrodes = électrodesSuction = succion/aspirationElectrocardiograph = électrocardiographeTheatre gowns = blouses de blocDressing material = pansements Drapes = housses Pedestal = piédestal Tray = plateau

Exercice: Find the words corresponding to the description.

1. This equipment keeps the patient breathing during surgery : respirator.2. This allows the surgeon to move the lights easily into position : swivel arm.3. This shows the anaesthetist the quantity of nitrous oxide or oxygen which is being given : flow metre.4. The operating table has no legs. It stands on a pedestal.5. These are placed over wounds (=blessures) at the end of the operation : dressing material.6. Equipment is put in this to remove all germs : sterilizer.7. Sterile instruments are placed and carried in this : tray.8. This equipment monitors (=surveille) heart activity : electrocardiograph.9. These are attached to the patient's body to pick up heart activity : electrodes.10. These are worn by surgeous and nurses in theatre : theatre gowns.11. This is inserted to drain urine from the bladder : catheter.12. The patient and trolleys in theatre are covered in sterile drapes.13. The scrub nurse (=instrumentiste) provides instruments for the surgeon and assists when necessary

during an operation.14. This equipment is used to draw off any blood and body fluids during surgery : suction.15. These instruments hold open the site of operation during surgery : retractors.

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II. Medical practitioners

• Practitioners :A doctor who treats patients is called a clinician. One who provides primary care for patients is known as a GP (General Practitioner = médecin généraliste), or family doctor. GPs often work in a group practice. If the practice also comprises allied health professionals, we refer to them as health centres (=centres de santé).

• Specialties :The two main branches of medicine are surgery (= chirurgie) and internal medicine (= médecine interne). The doctors who practise these branches are called surgeons and physicians. A cardiologist specializes in : diseases of the heart and circulation / treating heart diseases (V+ing).

Exercices:

5.1: Describe the work a specialist does.

Dermatology → A dermatologist specializes in diseases of the skin. Rhumatology → A rhumatologist specializes in diseases of the joints / rhumatism. Traumatology → A traumatologist specializes in trauma.Paediatrics → A paediatrician specializes in diseases of children.Obstetrics → An obstetrician specializes in obstetric. Geriatrics → A geriatrician specializes in diseases of the elderly (=3ème âge).

Règle : nom de spécialité en -logy → -logist et nom de spécialité en -ics → -cian.

5.2: Complete the table. Also, indicate the stress (= accent tonique) pattern.

VERB stress PERSON (N) stress ACTIVITY/THING (N) stress

Specialise Ooo Specialist Ooo Speciality ooOoo

Practise Oo Practitioner oOoo Practise Oo

Consult oO Consultant oOo Consulting oOo

Assist oO Assistant oOo Assisting oOo

Graduate Oo Graduated ooOo Graduation ooOo

Qualify Ooo / / Qualification oooOoGraduate = diplôme égal ou supérieur à la licence.→ L'accent tonique se déplace selon le nombre de syllabes.

5.3: Use the words in the box below, insert a preposition, and conjugate.

Interested, good, specialize, work

1. A pathologist specializes in diagnosing disease through examining cells and tissue. 2. A paediatrician must enjoy working with children.3. An oncologist is interested in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. 4. A psychiatrist must be good at counselling (good at=être bon dans un domaine).5. Neurosurgeons must be good with their hands (=être habile de ses mains).

Consulting rooms = cabinet médical Health centre = centre de santéGeneral practitioner = médecin généraliste Internal medicine = médecine interneGroup practice = cabinet médical (plusieurs médecins) Surgical specialties = spécialités chirurgicales

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III. Allied Health Professionals

a. Hospital staff

The medical staff in a British hospital belong to one of the four main groups of « doctors »:• HOUSE OFFICER (or FY1) (= interne 1ère année) is a newly graduated doctor in the 1st year of

postgraduate training• SENIOR HOUSE OFFICER (or FY2) (= interne 2ème année) is in the 2nd year of postgraduate training• SPECIALIST REGISTRAR has completed his first two years. He is training in a specialty. • CONSULTANT is a fully graduated specialist.

Exercices:

6.1: Make combinations

Associate specialist Radio pager = (une espèce de bipper)House officer Ward = service hospitalierOn call = de garde Ward round = tournée du service pour voir les malades Provisional diagnosis = diagnostic provisoire

6.2 : What do these descriptions make you think of?

1. Dr Graham has been a paediatrician for eight years and is responsible for treating the children admitted to Ward 60 : consultant

2. Dr Stewart has just started the second year of her Foundation Programme : SHO (senior house officer)3. Dr Singh has started training as a surgeon : specialist registrar 4. Dr Philips has just graduated and is working in a large hospital in Birmingham : HO (house officer)5. Dr Millard is in charge of the medical staff in the Birmingham hospital : medical director

6.3: Say if the following statements are true or false.

1. A medical graduate becomes registered two years after graduation → FALSE : it's at the end of FY1 2. The system of training doctors in Britain is called the Foundation Programme → TRUE3. The name « senior house officer » is no longer used in Britain → FALSE4. The consultant is usually the first doctor to see new patients → FALSE : it's usually a junior doctor

(médecin débutant)5. When working in shifts (=faire les 3/8), all doctors take turns to be on call → FALSE : usually not

b. Allied medical professionals

These professionals include :– Physiotherapists (= kiné) : help people move by getting them to do exercices or giving them massages.– Occupational therapists (= ergothérapeutes) : help people with a disability perform tasks at home and

at work.– Social workers (= assistantes sociales) : help people solve their social and family problems.– Chiropodists (= podologues) : treat conditions affecting the feet.

Exercices:

8.2: What allied health professionals could best help the following people?

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1. A young unmarried woman who has just had a baby → social worker2. A woman who is having difficulty using her right arm following a fracture → physiotherapists 3. An elderly woman who has had her knee broken → occupational therapist4. A man whose wife has Alzheimer's disease → social worker 5. A person with a fungal foot infection → chiropodist

FRANCE GREAT-BRITAIN UNITED STATES

CHU Teaching hospital University hospital

Spécialiste Consultant Attending physician

Chef de service Consultant Attending physician

Chef de service / Assistant Senior registrar Senior resident

Interne (1ère année) House officer Intern

Interne (2ème année) Senior house officer 1st year resident

Interne (dernière année) Registrar 2nd, 3rd year resident

Aide-soignante Nursing auxiliary Nurse's aide

Masseur-kiné Physiotherapist Kinesiologist/masseur

IV. Nurses

• Nursing grades:

Nurses working in a hospital have the following grades:– student nurse (= élève infirmière) : a nurse who is still in training– staff nurse (= IDE) : a nurse who has completed the training course– charge nurse / ward sister (= infirmière principale) : a more experienced nurse who is in charge of, or

responsible for, a ward or department – nurse manager / matron (= infirmière cadre) : a nurse who is in charge of several wards

Note: the old term sister is still sometimes used for a female charge nurse. A female nurse manager may be called matron.

• Support workers:

The clinical support worker, who has done a short course and obtained basic qualifications, and the nursing auxiliary, who is usually unqualified, both assist nursing staff. There may also be ward clerks (=employés de bureau comme des secrétaires), whose duties include making sure patients' notes and information are up to date(=sont à jour), and answering the telephone.

• Specialization:

Like doctors, nurses can specialize:– A midwife (= sage femme) has specialized from the beginning by doing a course in midwifery, the

management of pregnancy and childbirth.– District nurses (= infirmières libérales) visit patients in their homes.– Health visitors (= visiteurs médicaux) also work in the community, giving advice on the promotion of

health and the prevention of illness.

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Exercices:

7.1: Complete the sentences

1. Someone who specializes in delivering babies is a midwife.2. Someone who is qualified to assist nurses is a clinical support worker / nursing auxiliary.3. Someone who is not qualified but is able to assist nurses is a nursing auxiliary.4. A nurse who has qualified is a staff nurse.5. A nurse who specializes in health promotion is a health visitor.6. A nurse who looks after a ward is a ward sister / charge nurse.7. A nurse who works in the community is a district nurse.8. Someone who answers the ward telephone is a ward clerk.

Clerk = employé (de manière générale)

Carry out a procedure = suivre un protocole Give an injection = faire une piqûre Change a dressing = changer un pansement Check the temperature = prendre la températureRemove sutures = enlever les points de suture

To perform / to carry out = réaliser / effectuer (it means the same thing)

7.3 : Complete the sentences with the correct grammatical form of « perform ».

1. An isotope brain scan is painless and easy to perform.2. Biopsy of the pancreas was performed last March.3. If the patient's condition deteriorates, a laparotomy should be performed. 4. If a diagnosis of meningitis is suspected a lumbar puncture must be performed.5. Last year we performed a randomized, double blind group study.

7.4 : Complete the sentences with the correct grammatical form of « carry out ».

1. I now intend to carry out a larger study.2. Unfortunately few properly controlled trials have been carried out so far.3. A number of studies has been carried out recently to look at this question.4. A right hemicolectomy was carried out and the patient made a full recovery.5. This procedure can be carried out in the emergency department.

B. Chapter 6 : Tenses

I. Lesson

Did he be ? Has being He have Hasn't to do He is got He hurted Must had given He maked → Toutes ces phrases sont grammaticalement impossibles à dire.

BE All other verbs (including have)

Present I am / Am I? He is / Is he ? We are / Are we?

He eats / Does he eat? We eat / Do we eat ?

Le verbe BE est le seul à ne pas avoir besoin d'auxiliaire à la forme interrogative.

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Verbs of perception and verbs of mind usually stay on the simple.

Pronunciation of present simple :

IZ S Z

Divorces Purchases Assesses

BoxesBrushes

Gets CooksPops

TreatsDevelopsSmokesThinksLikesWrites

Stimulates

MarriesDiscoversAffords

QualifiesStudiesSmellsCares

CompliesScansX-raysMails

PhonesDisregards

Decides

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Parfois on double la consonne.ex : running, beginning...

« Listen » a l'accent tonique sur la première syllabe, on ne double pas la consonne.

II. Exercices

Are the underlined verbs right or wrong ? Correct them where necessary.

1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celcius → R2. The water boils. Can you turn it off ? → W : is boiling 3. Look! That man tries to open the door of your car → W: is trying4. Can your hear those people ? What do they talk about ? → W : What are they talking about ?5. The moon goes round the earth in about 27 days → R6. I must go now. I gets late. → W: I am getting late 7. I usually go to work by car → R8. « Hurry up! It's time to leave ». « Ok, I come. » → W: I am coming9. I hear you've got a new job. How do you get on? → W: How are you getting on (comment tu t'en sors?)10. Paul is never late. He's always getting to work on time. → W: he always gets11. They don't get on well. They're always arguing. → R

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4.2 :

2. What are you doing ? Be quiet, I'm thinking.3. Who does this umbrella belong to ? 4. The dinner smells good.5. Is anybody sitting here ? 6. These gloves don't fit me.

4.3: Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1. Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? 2. Don't put the dictionary away. I am using it. 3. Don't put the dictionary away. I need it. 4. Who is that man? What does he want ?5. Who is that man? Why is he looking at us? 6. Alan says he's 80 years old, but nobody believes him. 7. She told me her name, but I don't remember it now. 8. I am thinking (= j'envisage) of selling my car. Would you be interested in buying it? 9. I think you should sell your car. You don't use it very often.10. Air consists mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.

4.4 : Complete the sentences using the most suitable form of be. Sometimes you must use the simple and sometimes the continuous is more suitable.

1. I can't understand why being so selfish. He isn't usually like that. 2. Sarah is being very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why. 3. You'll like Debbie when you meet her. She is very nice. 4. You're usually very patient, so why are you being so unreasonable about waiting ten more minutes? 5. Why isn't Steve at work today? Is he ill?

1.4 Present simple or Continuous ?

1. Have : He has four cars, all of them Rolls-Royces.I'm having lunch with my granddad tomorrow.

2. Think:What do you think of Steven Spielberg's latest film? You're dreaming. What are you thinking about ?

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3. Expect:I am expecting an important phone call from America. Could you tell me when it comes?I expect you're hungry after so much hard work. Shall I get you something?

4. Smell:Something smells good in the kitchen. What's cooking? Why are you smelling the meat? Do you think it's gone off?

5. Appear:He appears to understand what you say to him, but when you ask him a question, he isn't so sure. Lolita Pons is appearing at the Royal Theatre in the role of Desdemona.

6. See:She is seeing a solicitor (= notaire) about her aun't will (= testament de sa tante).I see what you mean, but I disagree with you.

7. Weigh:I need to know how much the meat weighs to be able to cook it properly.Why are you weighing yourself? Do you think you've put on weight?

8. Look:It looks as if it's going to rain. What are you doing on your hands and knees? Are you looking for your earring?

9. Have:She has more clothes than a department store. Are you having trouble doing your physics assessment?

1.6 Translate

1. Notre fille joue ce soir. Tu viens avec nous? → Our daughter is playing tonight. Are you coming with us ?

2. Ted travaille à l'usine. Il ne gagne pas assez pour subvenir aux besoins de sa famille. → Ted works at the factory. He doesn't make enough money to meet his family's needs.

3. Il projette de devenir chirurgien.→ He is considering becoming a surgeon.

4. Les voisins se disputent encore! Ecoute. → The neighbours are arguing again! Listen.

5. Dès que je me lève, j'ai des vertiges. → As soon as I get up, I have dizzy spells.

C. Chapter 4 : Pronunciation

-sounds = sons -stress = accent

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Comme vous l'avez vu dans ce cours il y a beaucoup d'exercices que la prof a corrigé, les feuilles sont sur l'ent mais tout est écrit dans le cours ;)

ndCR: la prochaine fois on refait des temps, de la prononciation et peut-être qu'on va finir le staff and tools.

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