Dealing with Patients
Unit 4
Grammar: a review of units 1,2,
Speaking: uncovering the
and 3
concerns of the patient
Vocabulary: The Dentist’t Spot
Discussion
When was the last time you struck up a conversation with a stranger and
what was it about?
Do you often strike up conversations with strangers?
When was the last time you saw someone extremely weird?
What was he or she doing when you saw them?
Strangers are just friends
waiting to happen
Do you agree or disagree with this saying? Why?
Can you give a similar definition of the word strangers?
What part of speech is the word "strangers"?
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Reading
The Washroom Story
① Match the following words with their meanings. Write (n) if the word is a
noun, (v) if it is a verb, or (adj) if it is an adjective
1- strike up (a conversation)
(…..)
2- Weird
(…..)
a- Bewildered and confused
3- flustered (…..)
c- Odd – strange
4- A stall
d- start
(…..)
b- A small compartment
② Read the text below and check the words in context
When I was leaving Montreal, I decided to stop at one of those rest areas on
the side of the road. I go into the washroom. The first stall is taken, so I go
into the second stall. I had just sat down when I heard a voice from the other
stall…
- Hi there, how is it going?
I'm thinking to myself, what the hell? Okay, I am not the type to strike up
conversations with strangers in the loos on the side of the road. I didn't know
what to say, so finally I say:
-Not bad…
Then the voice says:
- So, what are you doing?
I am starting to find this a bit weird and very uncomfortable, but I finally reply
with:
- Well, I'm going back east…
Then I hear the person, all flustered, say:
- Look, I'll call you back honey--every time I ask you a question this idiot in the
next stall keeps answering me!
… A harsh silence fell through the washroom. I gotta tell you I was relieved.
But never before had I felt so stupid! Damn you cell phones... You win this
round.
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③ After reading the story, answer these questions:
1- when did the traveler decide to stop at the rest area?
2- Where does he go when he finds the first stall taken?
3- What does the word "loos" in line 7 mean? Can you think of synonyms?
4- Where is the traveler going?
Grammar
Remember: sentences may be one of four kinds: a declarative sentence, an
interrogative sentence, an imperative sentence, or an exclamatory sentence.
④ Identify each sentence below as declarative, interrogative, imperative, or
exclamatory
1- People have been sailing the seas for thousands of years.
a. Declarative b. Interrogative c. Imperative d. Exclamatory
2- What time does your ship leave port?
a. Declarative b. . Interrogative c. Imperative d. Exclamatory
3- Please open the window.
a. Declarative b. Interrogative c. Imperative d. Exclamatory
4- Look out for that big wave!
a. Declarative b. Interrogative c. Imperative d. Exclamatory
Sentence fragments and run-on sentences are incorrect sentences.
A fragment is a group of words that make up only part of a sentence. A
fragment does not express a complete thought.
Ex: A package to Luis
The correct sentence is "I sent a package to Luis".
A run-on sentence occurs when two or more separate sentences are joined
incorrectly:
Ex: The boys played video games they watched a movie.
The correct sentence is
"The boys played video games and watched a movie".
Or "The boys played video games, and they watched a movie".
Or "The boys played video games. They watched a movie".
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⑤ Decide whether each example below is a complete sentence, a sentence
fragment, or a run-on sentence.
1- The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the French people.
a. Complete sentence
b. Fragment
2- A proud woman in flowing robes and wearing a spiked crown, holding
torch.
a. Complete sentence
b. Fragment
3- Bats are winged mammals they are active at night.
a. Correct sentence .
b. Run-on
4- Most bats of North America hunt and eat insects.
a. Correct sentence
b. Run-on
Parts of Speech
There are eight parts of speech:
Noun – Verb – Pronoun - Adjective – Adverb – Conjunction – PrepositionInterjection
⑥ For each underlined word in the following sentences, identify and then write
the part of speech on the line next to the number.
1.
They attended the concert last weekend.
2.
Several cats ran into Rob’s garage.
3.
The truck driver delivered the package quickly.
4.
Fast runners won all the awards at the track meet.
5.
My friend and I walked home after school.
6.
I wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch.
7.
She was counting the ballots during civics class.
8.
Hey! That was my seat.
9.
will they finish the test on time?
10.
The diagram was fairly complicated.
11.
He will practice his musical piece soon.
12.
Ronnie saw the awesome sight from the air.
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Remember!
We use the present simple to talk about routines – what you do every day or
every week. We use the present continuous to talk about things you are doing
now.
⑦ Present simple or Present Continuous?
1. Maria ____________ (work) for a TV station.
2. At the moment she ____________ (travel) in the Sahara Desert.
3. Dan ____________ (love) wild animals.
4. He ____________ (not visit) Alaska at the moment.
5. Marta ____________ (not live) in Africa.
6. She ____________ (stay) in Africa at the moment.
7. Dad usually ____________ (cook) dinner.
8. My parents ____________ (go) to Italy every year.
9. My sister ____________ (walk) to school every day.
10. We ____________ (have) lunch now.
11. I never ____________ (stay in) on Saturday evening.
12. I ____________ (go) to the cinema now.
13. My mum ____________ (not work) today.
14. Peter ____________ (not like) rap music.
15. He ____________ (listen) to pop music at the moment.
Remember!
We use the past tense to talk about something that happened in the past.
We use the past progressive to talk about the past for something which
continued before and after another action
Often, the ‘action’ described by the past simple tense interrupts the ‘situation’
described by the past progressive tense.
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⑧ Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the simple past or past
progressive
1.It _________ (snow) when I _________ (leave) home this morning.
2. It was a sunny afternoon and people __________ (sit) on the grass in the park.
Then suddenly it __________ (start) to rain.
3. A: I tried to explain my problem to her.
B: ____________________ (she/listen)?
4. My brother ______________ (talk) on the phone when I arrived, but when he
____________ (see) me, he ___________ (finish) the call. Perhaps he thought that I
____________ (listen) to his conversation.
5. I nearly had an accident today. A car ____________ (come) towards me, but I
moved quickly out of the way and fortunately nothing ____________ (happen).
6.- A: Which hotel ______________ (you/stay) in when you lost your passport?
B: I don’t remember. I ____________ (visit) many places during my European tour
and I ____________ (stay) in many different hotels.
7. I ____________ (move) to Hastings in 1999. I ____________ (live) there when I
met them.
8. ________________(many people / wait) for the 9:15 bus last night?
9. I ______________ (dance) with my girlfriend when the disc jockey played our
favorite song.
10. I ____________ (study) grammar when I ___________ (fall) asleep.
11. The scientists ___________ (work) in their laboratory when they___________
(discover) the new drug.
12.We ___________ (climb) the wall when the gardener ___________ (see) us.
vocabulary
What do we say?
⑨ Choose the Correct answer:
1- I think my filling __________.
a. Fell out
b. fell off
c. fell away
2- I'll have to take an __________ .
a. Radiograph b. ex-shot
c. x-ray
3- That isn't the tooth that's causing the _________ . It's the one next to it.
a. Hurt
b. painful
c. pain
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4- A root __________ involves removing the nerve from a specific tooth.
a. Canal
b. hole
c. cave
5- Does this __________? = Does this cause you pain?
a. Pain
b. negative
c. hurt
6- When was your last __________? = When was the last time you had your
teeth checked?
a. Search
b. check-up
c. look-through
7- Your gums are __________. You might have an infection.
a. Swollen
b. big
c. blown-up
8- My gums are really _________.
a. Sensory
b. sensitive
c. sensible
9- I'll _________ you for an appointment next Monday.
a. Make
b. schedule
c. give
10- _________, please. = Wash your mouth with water, please.
a. Drink
b. take
c. rinse
11- I _________ my tooth. = Part of my tooth broke off
a. Shopped
b. chipped
c. shaped
12- If I give you local _________, you won't feel any pain.
a. Painless
b. medicine
c. anesthesia
13- This won't hurt at all. = You won't ________ .
a. Feel me
b. feel a thing
c. feel a bit
14- Most people hate the sound of a dentist's ______ .
a. Drill
b. drawl
c. drip
15- I'm sorry, but your dental plan does not ________ (pay for) this type of
treatment.
a. Cover
b. assist
c. make
16- She is my __________. ( = helper)
a. Assailant
b. asylum
c. assistant
17- You have a ________ in that tooth.
a. Cavity
b. cave
c. caveat
18- . I suggest we put a porcelain _________ on that tooth.
a. Crown
b. crane
c. corn
19- We won't be able to finish the _________ today.
a. Treat
b. treatment
c. treating
20- How __________ do you brush your teeth?
a. Many
b. times
c. often
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Speaking
There are typical questions doctors could ask patients to uncover what they cannot
see or what they are concerned about.
Ideas:
What do you know about this problem/condition/illness?
Do you have any ideas about this?
How do you think you got this problem?
What do you mean by…..?
Concerns:
What are your worries about this?
Do you have any concerns?
How might this affect the rest of your family?
Expectations
What do you think will happen?
What do you expect from me?
What were you hoping we could do for you?
⑩ Practice this conversation with a partner.
Try to elicit answers and work on the problem.
This is the end of unit 4
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