1 The hospital team
Scrub up
1
Workwith a partner tomatch each jobwith a person in
the picture.
_____ anaesthetist
_____ cardiologist
_____ consultant
_____ lab technician
_____ midwife
_____ paediatrician
_____ paramedic
2
Match each phonetic spelling to one of the jobs.
Try to say themwith your partner.
a
/"skrVb n3:s/
___
_
_
b
/ka:di"Ql@dZIst/
_____
c
/rI"sepS@nIst/
_____
d
/"s3:dZ@n/
_____
e
/%fIzi@U"Ter@pIst/
_____
3
h
Listen and repeat. How is stress marked in phonetic
spelling?
Listening 1
An admission
1
h
Mrs Benson is admitted to hospital. Listen to the
five short conversations, and decide who is speaking to
her in each one.Write
1
–
5
.
_____ a a receptionist
_____ d a sister
_____ b a consultant
_____ e a radiologist
_____ c a paramedic
2
h
Listen again and decide if these sentences are true
(T) or false (F).
1
Mrs Benson has had a fall. _____
2
This is not Mrs Benson’s first x-ray. _____
3
Mrs Benson can’t find the toilet. _____
4
She has a heart problem. _____
5
The consultant sends her home. _____
6
Mrs Benson’s appointment is next week. _____
_____ pharmacist
_____ physiotherapist
_____ porter
_____ radiologist
_____ receptionist
_____ scrub nurse
_____ surgeon
Vocabulary
Verbs for describing jobs
Complete descriptions 1–10with a job from
Scrub up
and the verbs below.
moves
performs
specializes
gives
examines prepares
supports
treats
takes
delivers
4
Unit 1
12
13
f
/%reIdi"Ql@dZIst/
_____
g
/k@n"sVlt@nt/
_____
h
/@"ni:sT@tIst/
_____
i
/%pi:di@"trISn/
_____
j
/"pO:ta/
_____
2
11
12