Unit 11: English For Nursing I

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This is the first of three units on nursing. It includes basic nursing vocabulary and an interview with a nurse.

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Basic activities (computer-graded)

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: English for Nursing Part 1

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

Interview with a nurse. Presenter: Welcome to today's episode of Medi-chat. Today we will be continuing our series on the different positions in health care and we are joined by Mark Jones, a staff nurse from Birmingham Hospital. Hello Mark. Mark: Hello, thank you for having me on the program. P: Thank you for joining us. Now to get us started, could you tell our listeners a… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)

Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

The paramedic administered basic first aid, but it wasn't enough to save the patient.

After the patient's admission, he was taken to the operating room.

Could you assist me in restraining the patient?

Even though he was technically a very good doctor, his bedside manner was poor so his patients disliked him.

New nurses are closely checked by their charge nurse to make sure they do not make any mistakes.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

What other nursing duties do you know of?

What qualities do think are important in a good nurse?

Why do you think nurses are often less respected than doctors?

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