CAMBRIDGE
ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE ADVANCED
UNIT 51
Healthcare
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Healthcare
professionals
1
one that is severe and sudden in onset
2
part of the body, e.g. stomach, liver
3
approaches that differ from conventional western approaches
4
/ˈækjʊpʌŋktʃərɪsts/ people who treat patients by using needles at special
points around the skin
5
/ˈkaɪrəʊpræktəz/ people
who treat patients by pressing joints in places where two joints are
connected, e.g. the spine, or backbone
6
/ˌhəʊmiəʊˈpæθɪk/ doctors who use tiny amounts of natural substances to
treat an illness
7
/əˌrəʊməˈθerəpɪsts/ therapists who use aromatic oils and massage
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B
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Health systems
1 general expression for all of the services offered by
hospitals, clinics, dentists, opticians, etc.
2 tax paid by most working adults which covers the costs of
healthcare for everyone
3 British name for the state-funded service that covers
hospitals, clinics, dentists, etc. (often abbreviated to the NHS)
4 doctor who looks after people’s general health (GP = general
practitioner)
5 small centre offering primary care, run by a single GP or
a group of GPs (surgery can of course also mean the branch of medicine
that involves carrying out operations)
6 centre which specialises in treating a particular condition
or group of conditions
7 charge for the medication the doctor prescribes, which
you pay at a pharmacy
8 choose private healthcare
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EXERCISES
51.1
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What
kind of medical specialist is each of these people?
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51.2
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Choose
a word from the box to complete each sentence.
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51.3
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Correct
the mistakes in the collocations in these questions about healthcare.
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51.4
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Over
to you
Answer
the questions in 51.3 about yourself and the healthcare in your country.
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ANSWER KEY
51.1
1 anaesthetist
2 cardiologist
3 paediatrician
4 ophthalmologist
5 obstetrician
6 dermatologist
51.2
1 surgery 5 condition
2 chronic 6 locum
3 prescription 7 organ
4 refer 8 acute
51.3
1 What is the name of your family
doctor?
2 Is there a prescription charge in your country? 3 In your country is there a similar structure of primary care and secondary care? 4 Do doctors often do home visits in your country? 5 Are there insurance schemes for private healthcare in your country? 6 When it comes to healthcare, do many people in your country go private? 7 How popular is complementary medicine in your country? 8 Have you ever been to a specialist who practises some kind of alternative medicine? |
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