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1 浙 江 广 播 电 视 大 学 英语 专业（开放本科） 《高级职业英语》单元辅导（3） UNIT 5 – HEALTHCARE Objectives: ⚫ CRISIS IN THE HEALTH SERVICE ⚫ CASUALTY ⚫ MEDICAL INSURANCE ⚫ PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ⚫ KEEPING FIT ⚫ BY THE END OF THIS UNIT, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO: ⚫ describe your general health. ⚫ name doctors specializing in different fields ⚫ describe a hospital. ⚫ describe a medical-insurance system. ⚫ describe the advantages and disadvantages of alcohol Key points: ⚫ take sb. Into a hospital for treatment ⚫ hospitalize ⚫ (sth.) can be passed on from one person to another, especially through the air you breathe. ⚫ (highly) infectious ⚫ Medicine or drugs given to people who are ill ⚫ (be on) medication (for) ⚫ E.g. She’s on medication for her heart. ⚫ happening or appearing repeatedly ⚫ Recurrent ⚫ recurrent minor illness// a recurrent theme in Eliot’s poetry ⚫ Refer to the notes on P.207 ⚫ General practitioners ⚫ A general practitioner cares for patients with all kinds of illness. He may not have special training in any one field of medicine, but develops a wide knowledge of all kinds of illness. He delivers babies, diagnoses diseases, performs surgery, and sets broken bones. The general practitioner often becomes extremely skillful in the art of medical practice. Specialists ⚫ Certain fields of medicine require special advanced training and skill. One specialist is the surgeon, who treats diseases by means of surgical operation. Specialists ⚫ Some doctors prefer to treat only certain kinds of illness, thus becoming specialists in their chosen fields. Other doctors often consult them when a patient needs their special skill and knowledge. Specialists ⚫ For example, a general practitioner might refer a pregnant woman to an obstetrician. The obstetrician cares for her and delivers her baby. A pediatrician, who specializes in childhood
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2 diseases, then takes over the care of the infant. Researchers ⚫ Some doctors do not practice medicine after they complete medical training. They prefer to devote their time to medical research. These doctors often help teach future physicians in medical schools. At the same time, they use the laboratories and hospital facilities of the medical school to conduct research programs. ⚫ Root word what it is associated with ⚫ Psych- to do with mind ⚫ Neuro- to do with nerves ⚫ Geria- to do with old people ⚫ Gyne- to do with females Root word what it is associated with ⚫ Paedia- to do with children ⚫ Cardia- to do with heart ⚫ Derma- to do with skin ⚫ Ortho- to do with bones Word formation ⚫ Neurologist ⚫ Gynaecologist ⚫ Dermatologist ⚫ Orthopaedist ⚫ psychiatrist ⚫ Geriatrician ⚫ Paediatrician ⚫ Cardiac surgeon Activity one ⚫ Group work: ⚫ Try to describe your local hospital and then draw a map of it, using the list given on P.209. ⚫ What’s your impression of your local hospital? Phrases ⚫ Hospital casualty units ⚫ The Department of Health ⚫ A catastrophic situation ⚫ Attribute…to… ⚫ General practice(GPs) ⚫ Be identified as major contributory factors ⚫ The roots of the problem ⚫ Some accident and emergency units (A&E) ⚫ Give rise to sth. ⚫ Be admitted to the main hospital wards
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3 ⚫ Take any admissions ⚫ The problem has come to a head because… ⚫ The Royal College of Surgeons ⚫ Fellowship qualification ⚫ Appeal to patients to do sth. ⚫ As a result of the very stressful working conditions… ⚫ The stress that doctors experience ⚫ Recruit junior doctors ⚫ Describe the situation as catastrophic ⚫ Some will simply be unable to function. ⚫ The British Medical Association ⚫ main clause: junior doctors’ motivation to work in A&E has decreased, Oral practice: ⚫ Refer to page 213 – 214 and then do group pair work. (10’) ⚫ Homework: Writing about your local hospital, following the example given on page 215. Listening practice ⚫ Task 1,2,3 & 5. ⚫ Now let’s do a spoken summary in groups of four. ⚫ the major causes for the crisis mentioned: A. general staff shortage B. abuse of the health service by both GPs and patients ⚫ Homework: ⚫ Do Task 6. ⚫ Say something about the medical staff shortage and the abuse of the health service by the patients of your place. Activity three—listening practice ⚫ Can you guess what the listening material is to talk about? (Whole class work) ⚫ Can you ask questions with the mere help of the listed phrases on P.223? (Pair work) ⚫ If you can’t, please refer to the next page. The questions are as follows: ⚫ In what areas will the reform be launched? ⚫ What is the aim of the reform? ⚫ What is the free medical-care system? ⚫ How does it work? ⚫ Why is there a need for a reform to the existing free medical-care system? ⚫ How will the system be reformed? ⚫ Optional homework: ⚫ Talk about the medical-insurance system in our country. ⚫ Extra reading and listening. ⚫ (TVU ‘college English book 3 lesson 2) Useful phrases ⚫ PARA.1 ⚫ a graph against alcohol consumption ⚫ a U-shaped curve ⚫ non-drinker // heavy drinker // moderate(light) drinker
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4 ⚫ The implication is that… ⚫ doctors believed that... ⚫ Tee-totallers ⚫ a substantial number of ⚫ repair--irreparably ⚫ have higher levels of… ⚫ high-density lipoproteins ⚫ protects against heart disease ⚫ reduce the occurrence of blood clots ⚫ Blood platelets ⚫ wine ==alcohol ⚫ additional beneficial properties ⚫ set sth. Apart from… ⚫ other industrialized nation ⚫ the annual heart disease death rate per 100,000 men is ... ⚫ The low rate of heart disease is a result of the fact that… ⚫ large quantities of wine ⚫ Population studies suggest that.. ⚫ Be at less risk tha… ⚫ Other research suggests that… ⚫ catching everyday infections like colds ⚫ A recent study showed that… ⚫ halve susceptibility to infections ⚫ it is important not to play down the dangers of heavy drinking ⚫ a string of health problems ⚫ cirrhosis of the liver ⚫ high blood pressure ⚫ haemorrhage stroke // hemorrhage stroke ⚫ It is thought that… ⚫ be replaced by… ⚫ scar tissue ⚫ make sth. Liable to do… ⚫ a life-threatening hemorrhage ⚫ heavy drinking during pregnancy ⚫ serious birth defects in the baby ⚫ Be linked to diminished size ⚫ minor physical abnormalities ⚫ lower intelligence test scores ⚫ it is not possible to say how much… ⚫ the best advice is (not) to do… ⚫ increase // decrease the risk of… ⚫ develop breast cancer ⚫ Doctors advise that… ⚫ assess one’s own risk ⚫ it is sensible for sb. to do… ⚫ limit one’s alcohol intake ⚫ the cancer of the large bowel ⚫ have positive effects on sth. ⚫ A negative influence on sth. ⚫ Please pay much attention to the following tasks of this activity: ⚫ Task 4 Locating arguments in favour ⚫ Task 5 Locating arguments against
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5 ⚫ Task 6 Avoiding getting personal ⚫ Task 7 Being tentative ⚫ In the above mentioned tasks some useful expressions are practiced and they are sound when you are conducting an argument. Unit 6 ----The Business World Objectives: By the end of this unit, you should be able to: • Talk about business activities • Talk about business prospects. • Describe sales results. • Describe and draw charts. • discuss key factors in the success of a business. Key points: What is business? • Business is an umbrella term which covers a great variety of activities concerning business, production and trade, such as telephone communication meeting arrangement, etc. BUSINESS ACTIVITIES • WRITE A SALES REPORT • CONFIRM GOODS DELIVERY • IMPROVE AFTER-SALES SERVICE • RUN AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN • PLACE AN ORDER • IMPORT & EXPORT GOODS • COMPLETE AN INVOICE • DEAL WITH FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE • COMPENSATE CLIENTS • RECEIVE VISITORS • PROMOTE A NEW PRODUCT • ARRANGE COMMERCIAL MEETINGS • CONDUCT MARKET RESEARCH • NEGOTIATE A NEW CONTRACT • COLLATE FILES Terms of trade • Public recreation • Car rental • Education
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6 • Information & computers • Tourist and hotel undertakings • Medical care • Souvenir marketing • Legal services ACTIVITY ONE • PAIR WORK: • READ TEXT 1.1 QUICKLY AND TRY TO NOTE DOWN THE SENTENCES THAT EXPRESS GOOD PROSPECTS. Sentences express good prospects • Profits in this field will show sustained increases. • Companies engaged in consultative services all foresee good prospects. • …will be highly desired. • Increase in…will greatly promote expansion in this field. • This will bring about a new boom for the country’s tourist trade. • Lawyers will soon enter ranks of the highly-paid. • Associated facilities will maintain high profits. • Commodities that can provide emotional substitutes and stir memories will occupy a good marketplace. DEGREES OF CERTAINTY • Certain 100% • Likely 75% • Possible 50% • Unlikely 25% • Impossible 0% • 频度副词 • Always • Frequently • Often • Seldom // rarely • never • Group discussion: • Use your common knowledge to suggest the probability of whether the listed trades on P.253 can become prosperous or not in the future. (p.252
Fach grouptake one trade Aeriviry two ◆ir-wnrk Read through the text and list out the expressions thal express the falling of the business. ·p.2570 Aeriviry two ◆ir-wnrk Finish Tasks 2&3,and then try to turn the table 2.1 [part B)into a pie chart Activity 3-Task 6 The two pie charts on the next page give informinon the market share of several camputer brands.One shows the figures in 1994 and the ocher shows the figures in 1996.Study the pie charts carefully to see if you can find out the changes in the market share of ench brand over the two rs. 1994 19096 Aet小ity three Rend the Text3 I carefully and complete the chart on P264 .Use the information in Text 3.1 to complete rally the chart on the screen. Group worka ten puir-work Use the words on 6 todescribe the charts on the screen. 7
7 • Each group take one trade. Activity two • Pair-work: • Read through the text and list out the expressions that express the falling of the business. • (p.257) Activity two • Pair-work: • Finish Tasks 2 & 3, and then try to turn the table 2.1 (part B) into a pie chart. Activity 3—Task 6 • The two pie charts on the next page give information on the market share of several computer brands. One shows the figures in 1994 and the other shows the figures in 1996. Study the pie charts carefully to see if you can find out the changes in the market share of each brand over the two years. 1994 1996 • Activity three • Read the Text3.1 carefully and complete the chart on P.264. • Use the information in Text 3.1 to complete orally the chart on the screen. • Group work and then pair-work • Use the words on P.265 to describe the charts on the screen