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GENERAL ENGLISH · VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT · 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 to the pictures.

appendix brain gall bladder heart

intestines kidneys liver lungs

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

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MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND INJURIES

Now, match the parts of the body to 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 past simple tense into the sentences.

burned/burnt 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 hospital.
3. Simone her leg on a wire fence. She had to go to the hospital for
stitches.
4. Renata 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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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 some 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 with a partner any other parts of a hospital that you know. 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 pains in my chest so I need to have regular check-ups. Cardiology

2. I had a cycling accident and have been in bed for weeks. The muscles in my legs are very weak.

3. I need to have a scan because I have severe headaches.

4. The doctor is not sure if I have broken my arm.
5. My young son is having some problems with eating.
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/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 feel unwell during your trip.
5. The doctors hope that Hannah will . She has 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 on 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/why not?
4. Have you ever been in hospital? What was the problem?

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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/burnt

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 for 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. Make a note of typical errors and write up useful language on the board.

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