ENGLISH FOR

HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS
Module 1 /lessons 1 & 2

BY KATARZYNA FOSSA
Welcome to our English for Healthcare Professionals course!
This course is designed to help you communicate effectively
in healthcare settings.

MODULE 1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SPIS TREŚCI

01
Greetings/ meeting new staff
Pozdrowienia/ poznawanie nowych osób
w zespole.

Present Simple tense /

02 Czas Present Simple - kiedy i jak stosujemy?
Daily routine of Nurse Anna/
Codzienne zajęcia pielęgniarki Anny.

Telling the TIME

03 Która jest godzina? Podawanie czasu.

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 BRAINSTORMING:
GREETINGS, MEETING NEW STAFF

How to greet your colleagues?

How to introduce yourself to your new colleagues?

Jak przywitać się ze swoimi kolegami?

Jak przedstawić się swoim nowym kolegom?

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 LISTENING: GREETINGS, MEETING NEW STAFF

01 02
Conversation: Conversation:
New Psychologist:
Newcomer:
Good morning, everyone. I'm
Hi, I'm Laura. I'm the new
John, the new psychologist.
nurse here.

Senior Psychologist: Hi, John.

Nurse Colleague: Hello, Laura.
I'm Lisa, and this is Robert.
I'm Anna, and this is Mark.
Nice to meet you!
Welcome to the team!

03 04
Conversation: Conversation:

New Optometrist: New Physiotherapist:

Hi, I'm Alex, the new Good afternoon everyone.
optometrist. I'm Mia, the new
physiotherapist.
Optometrist Colleague:
Hello, Alex. I'm Emily, and Physiotherapist Colleague:
this is David. We're glad to Hi, Mia. I'm Daniel, and this is
have you in the eye care Emma. Welcome to the
department. physiotherapy department.

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 OVERVIEW: GREETINGS, MEETING NEW STAFF

Hi- is casual and friendly;

Hi - to przyjazne przywitanie, powszechnie używane w
nieformalnych sytuacjach.

Example: Hi, how's it going?

Hello -is neutral;

Hello -to bardziej neutralne pozdrowienie zarówno w
sytuacjach nieformalnych, jak i formalnych.

Example: Hello, nice to meet you.

Good morning /Good afternoon are polite and formal;

Good morning /Good afternoon -to uprzejme i formalne
przywitania stosowane głównie w sytuacjach zawodowych.

Example: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

Welcome to our meeting.
...

Nice to meet you (mniej formalne) /

Pleased to meet you (bardziej formalne)
znaczenie: Miło Panią/Pana/Państwa poznać.

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 PRACTICE: GREETINGS, MEETING NEW STAFF

LISTEN AND REPEAT:

Hello, I'm Barbara, the optometrist in the eye care department.

Hello, I'm Eva, the new nurse on this floor.
Hi, I'm Tom, a psychologist in the behavioral health unit.

Good morning, I'm Robert, a physiotherapist specializing in

mobility.

It’s your turn now!

Introduce yourself now!

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 PRESENT SIMPLE/ 1

The conjugation of the verb "to be" in the present tense.

Odmiana czasownika “to be” w czasie teraźniejszym.

Affirmative Forms/ Formy twierdzące:

I am a nurse. We are caregivers.

You are a patient. You are optometrists.
He/She/ is a doctor. They are healthcare professionals.
/caregiver -opiekun/

Questions and short answers/ Pytania i krótkie odpowiedzi:

Am I a nurse?
Are you a patient? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
Is he/she/ a doctor? Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.
Are we caregivers? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
Are you optometrists? Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t.
Are they healthcare Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.
professionals?

Negative Forms/ Przeczenia:

I am not a nurse. We are not caregivers.

You are not a patient. You are not optometrists.
He/She/ is not a doctor. They are not healthcare
professionals.

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 PRESENT SIMPLE/ 2

The Present Simple Tense helps us talk about things we do regularly, facts,
and habits. We use it to talk about everyday activities, ask questions about
health, and say when things don't happen.

Czas Present Simple pomaga nam mówić o rzeczach, które robimy regularnie,
również o faktach i nawykach. Stosujemy go, aby opowiadać o codziennych
czynnościach, zadawać pytania o zdrowie i mówić, kiedy określone sytuacje
nie mają miejsca.

W zdaniach oznajmujących używamy tego czasu, aby mówić o tym,

co dzieje się regularnie lub o faktach.

Nurses help patients.

Doctors work in hospitals. /Doctor Brown works in our hospital.
Nurses wear uniforms.

Pytania tworzymy by uzyskać informację o charakterze ogólnym.

Do you feel okay? / Does she feel okay?

Do you have any questions? What questions do you have?
Is the patient in pain?/ Are you allergic to any medications?

W zdaniach przeczących używamy do + not -> don't lub

does + not -> doesn't, aby powiedzieć, że coś nie jest prawdą.

Patients don't smoke.

Patients don't eat before surgery
Dr Brown doesn’t work in our hospital..

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 Nurse Barbara

LEARN ENGLISH GRAMMAR

STATEMENTS/ ZDANIA OZNAJMUJĄCE:

Nurse Barbara is kind and caring. /verb TO BE/

She helps patients feel comfortable and safe.
Barbara often checks their vital signs

NEGATIVES / ZDANIA PRZECZĄCE

Barbara doesn't cook meals for the patients.
She doesn't perform surgeries in the hospital.
She doesn't work at the local school.

QUESTIONS / PYTANIA
Does Barbara give patients their medicine?
Does she work at the local hospital?
Is she kind and caring to her patients? /verb TO BE/

HOW ABOUT YOU?

Do you give patients their medicine?

Do you work at the local hospital?
Are you kind and caring to your patients?

Glossary/ Słowniczek:
vital signs -> parametry życiowe
to perform surgeries -> przeprowadzać operacje

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 LET’S MEET
NURSE ANNA

Anna is a nurse at Happytown Hospital and a student

at Warsaw Medical Academy.

Morning Routine:
Nurse Anna starts her day early, at 6:00 AM. She eats a healthy breakfast to get
lots of energy. Then, she puts on her white comfy shoes and at 7:00 AM,
she leaves for work, listening to her favorite songs on the way.

At the Hospital:

When Nurse Anna arrives at the hospital, she checks her schedule. She has
many tasks to do. First, she gives patients their medicine. She talks to them
and answers questions about their medicine.
Next, Nurse Anna checks her patients' health. She takes their temperature,
listens to their heartbeats, and asks how they feel. She wants to make sure
they are okay.

End of the Day:

When her shift ends, Anna goes back to the nurse's station.
She writes down what she did for her patients. Then, she goes home and
has dinner with her family.

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 Glossary/ Słowniczek:

to put on - zakładać
to leave - wychodzić, wyjeżdżać
to arrive - przyjeżdżać, przybywać
to check - sprawdzać
to take sb’s temperature - mierzyć komuś temperaturę
to listens to sb’s heartbeats - słuchać czyjegoś bicia serca
za pomocą stetoskopu
a task - zadanie

nurse uniform - uniform pielęgniarki

comfy shoes - wygodne buty

schedule- plan, rozkład, program

medicine - lekarstwa, lekarstwo

nurses station

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 ANSWER the QUESTIONS about Nurse Anna:

1. What time does Nurse Anna start her day?

2. Why does Nurse Anna eat a healthy breakfast?

3. What does Nurse Anna wear to work?

4. How does Nurse Anna spend her morning shift?

5. What does Nurse Anna do to check her patients' health?

6. What does Nurse Anna do at the end of her shift?

7. What time does Nurse Anna go home?

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 Anna needs to complete this text about her
routine. Try and help her using
the following verbs:

be (2x), eat, talk, ask, write

start, arrive, listen to,
check, take, ask, give
put on, want, end,
leave, go (x2), have,
,

My name is Anna and I ..... a nurse at Happytown Hospital and a a student

at Warsaw Medical Academy.

Morning Routine:
I .... my day early, at 6:00 AM. I .... a healthy breakfast to get lots of energy.
Then, I .... my white comfy shoes and at 7:00 AM, I .... for work, listening to my
favorite songs on the way.

At the Hospital:

When I .... at the hospital, I .... my schedule. I .... many tasks to do.
First, I .... patients their medicine. I.... to them and answer questions about
their medicine.
Next, I .... my patients' health. I .... their temperature, .... to their heartbeats, and
.... how they feel. I ..... to make sure they are okay.

End of the Day:

When my shift .... , I.... back to the nurse's station.
I .... down what I did for my patients. Then, I .... home and .... dinner with my
family.

Listen and check.

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 BRAINSTORMING:
HOW TO SAY THE TIME

How to say the time?

How to ask about the time?

Jak podać godzinę?

Jak się zapytać o godzinę?

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 OVERVIEW: ASKING THE TIME

Asking the time:

What time is it?

To jest najprostszy sposób zapytania o czas.

Do you have the time?

To jest grzeczny sposób poproszenia kogoś o czas.

Could you tell me what time it is?

Czy mógłbyś mi powiedzieć, która jest godzina?

Excuse me, do you know the time?

To jest grzeczny sposób poproszenia nieznanej osoby o czas.

Is it getting late?
Robi się już późno? / zwłaszcza wieczorem/
.

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 it’s half past two. it’s half past eight. it’s five to six. it’s ten past six .
It’s 2:30. It’s 8:30.

AM PM
it’s a quarter it’s a quarter We use PM
We use AM past four. to ten. from noon
from midnight
(12:00 PM
(12:00 AM)
to just before
to just before
it’s midnight. midnight
noon (11:59 AM) it’s noon.
it’s 12 am. (11:59 PM)
it’s 12 pm.
Jest południe. Jest północ.

it’s one o’clock. it’s five in the afternoon. it’s seven in the evening.

it’s six in the morning. it’s nine o ‘clock.

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PRACTICE: SAYING THE TIME

Listen and repeat the following sentences:

1. It's 8:30 in the morning.

2. The appointment is scheduled for 2:15. (BrE) (AmE)

3. The physiotherapy session starts at 10 o'clock.

4. We have a meeting at half-past eleven.

5. The surgery is set for 3:45 in the afternoon.

6. The patient's therapy begins at 9 AM.

7. Your appointment with the optometrist is at 2:45.

8. Our group therapy session is at 3:30 PM.

9. The nurse's shift change is at 6 in the evening.

10. The medication should be taken at 9:45 AM.

11. The surgery prep starts at 7:15.

12. The patient's next follow-up is at 11:20 AM.

13. The optometry clinic opens at 8:30 in the morning.

14. Your physiotherapy appointment is at 2:00 PM.

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PRACTICE: SAYING THE TIME

Consult the translation below:

1. Jest godzina 8:30 rano.

2. Spotkanie jest zaplanowane na godzinę 14:15.

3. Sesja fizjoterapii rozpoczyna się o godzinie 10:00.

4. Mamy spotkanie o wpół do dwunastej.

5. Operacja jest zaplanowana na godzinę 15:45.

6. Terapia pacjenta rozpoczyna się o godzinie 9:00.

7. Twoja wizyta u okulisty jest o godzinie 14:45.

8. Nasza sesja terapii grupowej jest o godzinie 15:30.

9. Zmiana dyżuru pielęgniarek jest o godzinie 18:00.

10. Leki należy przyjąć o godzinie 9:45 rano.

11. Przygotowania do operacji rozpoczynają się o godzinie 7:15.

12. Następna kontrola pacjenta jest o godzinie 11:20 rano.

13. Klinika okulistyczna otwiera się o godzinie 8:30 rano.

14. Twoja wizyta u fizjoterapeuty jest o godzinie 14:00.

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 LESSONS 1&2 /MODULE 1 - REVIEW QUESTIONS

Do you know how to introduce yourself to your new colleagues

at work?
Czy wiesz jak przedstawić się nowym kolegom w miejscu pracy?

Do you know how to ask the time and say the time?

Czy wiesz jak zapytać się która jest godzina i odpowiedzieć na

takie pytanie?

What is this?

What is Anna’s daily routine?

What about you?

What is your daily routine?

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 KATARZYNA FOSSA
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