To the student

Welcome to English4Medics first edition. This resource book gives every learner in the
medical field opportunities to revise, learn and practice English. It is our aim this book
will help you improve your English as this Student’s Book reviews the CEFR B1 level
and it takes students towards B1+ level

Based on the communicative and task-based approaches, English4Medics is aimed at

providing the best in current ELT methodology with an innovative transition path in
English for Medical Purposes and designed to make the hospital environment and
healthcare learning easier.

The aim of the resource book English4Medics is to teach communication in

English within a hospital and community healthcare contexts, not about diseases
that means, the focus is mostly on developing communication skills, with some input of
the lexical items and grammar structures commonly used in the medical field rather than
checking the student´s knowledge about a disease.
The learners will practice the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing); in
addition, you will be fully engaged with the healthcare field, its workplace, the common
communication exchanges and the intercultural communication awareness

The English4Medics resource book integrates the learning of new language with hints
on professional skills and places with equal emphasis on vocabulary and grammar.
There are several opportunities for communicative, personalized speaking practice and
each unit is focused on the functional and situational language students need for day-to-
day life.

This self-contained book has 10 units with different sections usually organized in an
orderly manner (way) throughout the book approximately 100-120 hours of core
teaching material.

The units start with a Discussion section which provides information related to the topic
and serves as lead into the unit. There are several Listening clips where you will hear
people speaking about different medical issues. The Oral Practice section that
provides hints/exercises to develop your speaking skills and this leads to the Speaking
section for more real communication with different tasks in several units. There is a
Professional profile section which is mainly aimed at giving you information, which is
relevant for most healthcare professionals. The Language Notes section is mainly
directed to grammar and drills to fix a given grammatical structure. The Reading section
contains authentic articles about medical related issues published mainly in American
and UK newspapers and the Writing section will help you develop this important skill,
especially the referral letters, completion of clinical history forms and the case reports.
There are Tasks which are linked to the oral communication skills. They are mainly
aimed at developing the learners´ creativity and critical thinking. The textbook also has
some passages and instances to develop some Intercultural Communication
awareness, which is so vital in this globalized world referring to health issues.
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UNIT/TITLE LANGUAGE LEXIS &GRAMMAR READING & TASKS/

FUNCTIONS WRITING PROJECTS
1- In and around Describing hospital Wards, wings, departments, Hospital signs, Describe your
the Hospital areas, departments Must-mustn’t /have to/ Charts, and lab test health post
7-20 and services should- shouldn’t Numbers results /clinic /or ward
and figures. Verbs indicating
trends: rise, decrease,
improve, fall, etc
2 - Doctor- Asking for Presenting complaints, Completing medical Asking the right
patient information to reach History of the present illness. history forms question
interview a medical diagnosis Patient´s medical history. how to avoid
21-34 Giving and getting Authentic text asking some taboo
Referral letters, W-H NHS needs 5,000
information from questions
questions. Different tenses: trainee doctors a year,
peers
Making oral present, past, present says GPs' leader
presentation perfect, etc
Comparatives, phrasal verbs
3- Chats at the Describing types of Types of pain Instructions for Referral letters Case study on
doctor´s office pain, symptoms physical examination. pain
35- 46 and signs and Referral letters. Prescriptions
Authentic text
explaining some Passive voice As a GP, I know there is
treatments choices. a huge void for
Examining patients. patients where the
Referring patients. NHS used to be
4- Clinically Reporting cases Differential diagnosis. Case Writing case reports Counselling
speaking based on interview reports (1), Collocations, Writing on medical patients
47-60 and the physical history forms / records
Abbreviations, Modals (2) for or charts
examination degrees of certainty
Ruling out vs.
Authentic text
supporting/ justifying Improve Emergency
an option) Care? Pandemic Helps
Verbalizing data from Point the Way
lab and imaging tests
5. Traditional Reporting cases (2) Acupuncture, Writing instructions for Survey about
and making herbal medicine, patients Traditional and
Complementary recommendations moxibustion, Yoga Complementary
Authentic text
medicine (2) Discussing Cupping, Medicine
Ecotherapy: why plants
61 – 68 pharmacological and Giving reasons: because, are the latest
non-pharmacological that´s why, so that, for + treatment for
courses of depression and anxiety
noun. Antonyms
treatments
6- On Practical Talking at the OR A&E, shock paddle, scalpel, Writing on discharge Listing the
surgery Referring to scissors, hand-held surgical forms complications
69- 80 What goes on in an during surgery
Preoperative and instruments, common operating theater?
postoperative statements at surgery Authentic text
management Frequency adverbs When doctors injure
Explaining and patients, transparency
is the best medicine
reassuring patients
7- Mother and Talking to a Toddler to teenagers Writing: Describing Do´s and don’ts
child care pediatrician about Pediatrics plus Gyn & Obst. processes (Pap smear advice sheet for
81- 90 surgical processes) working pregnant
a sick child Oral case presentations /
Parent-pediatrician ward rounds women
talk and student- Reported speech Authentic text
tutor talk on How to Think About
patients Pregnancy Risks

8- Caring for the Explaining Senior citizens, clubs, elderly, Writing case reports, Story telling about
elderly conditions of referrals & discharge the good old days
Impairment Chronic
91- 100 summaries from elderly
elderly people and diseases.
kind of care. people
More reported speech. used Authentic text
Clearing up to, be used to, If clauses GPs ‘no longer have
patients´ or capacity’ to offer home
visits, doctors say
relatives’ doubts
/concerns
9- Health Giving suggestions. Primary care, walk-in clinics, Designing health Preparing a
promotion and Discussing house calls, promotion leaflets, newsletter about
Disease alternatives epidemiological surveillance, brochures health promotion
prevention life styles Authentic text
101- 108 NHS patients waiting
over two weeks to see
a GP, shows survey
10 - Overseas Performing at a job Résumé, CV, biodata CV models Applying for work,
mission interview DOB, Authentic text do´s and don’ts
109-119 Disposable sterile
hijabs introduced in
hospital in UK first

COMPONENTS OF THE EBOOK : The student resource book, and the Audio