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Foreword
8
Preface
9
Contents
13
Contributors
16
Unit I Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing. Self-evaluation
19
Introduction
19
Exercise 1
23
Exercise 2
24
Exercise 3
24
Exercise 4
24
Exercise 5
25
Exercise 6
25
Exercise 7
25
Unit II Grammar in Use
31
Introduction
31
Tenses
31
Modal Verbs
42
Conditionals
48
Passive Voise
52
Reported Speech
55
Questions
58
Infinitive/ -Ing
60
Articles
64
Word Order
67
Relative Clauses
68
Adjectives
71
Prepositions
77
Unit III Scintific Literature
83
Writing an Article
83
Letters
102
Unit IV Talks and Courses
107
Introduction
107
Course Example
107
General Information
112
Local Information
112
Giving a Talk
113
Unit V Some of the Most Frequent Mistakes Made by Doctors Speaking in English
123
What Can Go Wrong ... Nightmares That Dont't Come True
123
English Grammar
124
Misnomers and False Friend
125
Common Basic Mistakes
127
Unit VI Latin and Greek Termonology
133
Introduction
133
Plural Rules
133
Exercises
134
List of Latin and Greek Terms and Their Plurals
135
Unit VII Acronyms and Abbreviations
151
Introduction
151
Common Sentences Containing Abbreviations
154
Abbreviation Lists
158
Unit VIII The Clinical History
185
Communication Skills
185
The Chart
186
Taking a Clinical History
186
Patient Examination
194
Special Examinations and Laboratory Findings
196
Case History
197
Unit IX Conversation Survival Guide
201
Introduction
201
At the Airport
203
During the Flight
203
In the Taxi
204
At the Hotel
205
At the Restaurant
206
Shopping
208
At the Hairdresser
210
Cars
211
Having a Dring (or Two)
213
On the Phone
214
In the Bank
214
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