Unit 20: Medical Slang

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This unit discusses slang used in the medical field.

Did you know? The following activities can be customized as desired by the teacher or school pedagogue.

Basic activities (computer-graded)

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: Medical Slang

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

SCENE: A dialogue between two nurses at the nurses' station in the city hospital: RGN Mary: Hi Sarah, how was your shift? LPN Sarah: Oh, hello Mary. It was a nightmare, I ended up pulling a double shift and haven't slept in almost 30 hours. And for the last 6 I have been dealing with this goldbrick I'm exhausted! Mary: Yeah, I remember those days well. Look on… 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.

Some doctors seem to overlook the obvious and arrive at zebras.

In corporate America, the wallet biopsy has become commonplace.

Other patients in the ward felt uncomfortable because of her velcro who stayed with her around the clock.

It is not uncommon for a problem patient to be turfed from one department to another until they are discharged.

Slashers have a reputation of being less intelligent than other doctors, but this is rarely true.

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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.

How would you feel if your nurse / doctor described you as an albatross?

Why do you think so much slang is used in medical language?

Do you agree that doctors look down on nurses? Why/why not?

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