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GENERAL ENGLISH · ENGLISH VOCABULARY · UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (B2-C1)
MEDICAL
PROBLEMS
AND INJURIES
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1 Parts of the body
Match the names of the parts of the body with the pictures.
appendix brain gall bladder heart
intestines kidneys liver lungs
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (B2-C1)
MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND INJURIES
Now, match the parts of the body with their functions.
1. the heart a. cleans the blood
2. the liver b. controls thoughts and actions
3. the kidneys c. digest food
4. the appendix d. has no use
5. the intestines e. pumps blood around your body
6. the gall bladder f. stores bile
7. the brain g. take away waste from the blood to make urine
8. the lungs h. take in and release gases
2 Injuries
Put the correct verbs in the simple past tense into the sentences.
burned dislocated fractured gashed sprained
1. Giovanni his leg during a skiing accident. The doctor said it was a clean
break.
2. Robert his ankle when playing football. It was swollen for about a week,
but he didn’t need to go to a hospital.
3. Simone her leg on a wire fence. She had to go to the hospital for
stitches.
4. Jenny her shoulder when she was in a car accident. It really hurt when
the doctor put it back in the right position.
5. Celine her hand while she was cooking. She picked up a very hot tray
by mistake.
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MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND INJURIES
3 Hospital departments and specialists
Complete the spaces in the table with the name of a hospital department or specialist. Use a dictionary
if you need extra help.
Department Specialist/Consultant Main job
Cardiology Cardiologist treating heart diseases
1. Dermatologist treating skin diseases
Neurology 2. treating diseases of the nervous
system, brain and spinal cord
Pediatrics Pediatrician treating children
3. Psychiatrist treating mental health problems
Physiotherapy 4. treating injuries that don’t allow
people to move or function
properly
5. Radiologist interpreting x-rays
Discuss any other parts of a hospital that you know with a partner. These can be very general.
Example: a hospital waiting room
Now, choose the best department for each patient to go to.
1. I sometimes have chest pains so I need to have regular check-ups. Cardiology
2. I had a cycling accident and I’ve been in bed for weeks. The muscles in my legs are very weak.
3. I need to get a scan because I have severe headaches.
4. The doctor isn’t sure if I broke my arm.
5. My toddler is having some eating issues.
6. I have a spot on my back that the doctor is concerned about.
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4 Medical collocations
Match the verbs on the left with the words on the right to make collocations.
1. make a. a disease/an illness
2. contract b. a full recovery
3. regain c. consciousness
4. undergo d. medical help
5. develop e. surgery
6. seek f. symptoms
Now, put the collocations into the sentences below.
1. Stuart is going to , even though doctors thought he might never walk
again.
2. You might which is quite serious if you don’t take the right medication
when you travel.
3. Gerhard had to on his knee after he was injured in a rugby match.
4. You should if you don’t feel well during your trip.
5. The doctors hope that Hannah will . She’s been in a coma for two
weeks.
6. If you of malaria, get medical help immediately.
5 Talking Point
Discuss any of the questions below with a partner or in small groups.
1. What’s your opinion about hospitals in your country?
2. Do you think that health care should be free?
3. Would you like to be a specialist in a hospital? Why or why not?
4. Have you ever been in a hospital? What was the reason?
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TEACHER MATERIALS · UPPER-INTERMEDIATE (B2-C1)
MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND INJURIES
Key
1. Parts of the body
1. appendix 2. kidneys
3. brain 4. lungs
5. heart 6. gall bladder
7. intestines 8. liver
1. e 2. a 3. g 4. d
5. c 6. f 7. b 8. h
2. Injuries
1. fractured 2. sprained 3. gashed 4. dislocated 5. burned
3. Hospital departments and specialists
First activity: 1. Dermatology 2. Neurologist 3. Psychiatry 4. Physiotherapist 5. Radiology. For the parts of a
hospital speaking activity, give 2-3 minutes. Write up any useful vocabulary on the board. Students can work
in pairs for the departments sentence activity, and then check with the teacher. Go over pronunciation of any
difficult words.
2. Physiotherapy
3. Neurology
4. Radiology
5. Pediatrics
6. Dermatology
4. Medical collocations
Students should check their answers with the teacher after the first exercise to make sure that they have the right
answers to use in part two. Go over any difficult vocabulary.
1. b 2. a 3. c 4. e 5. f 6. d
1. make a full recovery
2. contract a disease
3. undergo surgery
4. seek medical help
5. regain consciousness
6. develop symptoms
5. Talking Point
Monitor the activity. Note any typical errors and write useful words and phrases on the board.
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