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Professional English

Cambridge English for


Pre-intermediate

Nursing

UNIT 5

Grammar PraCtiCE Helping patients with rehabilitation

Complete exercises 1ad below. These exercises practise the following grammar points: present perfect simple: present result of a complete or incomplete action present perfect simple: contrast with present simple and past simple quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns

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For help with the exercises, you can find a Grammar reference for Cambridge English for Nursing Pre-intermediate at the following address www.cambridge.org/ elt/englishfornursing. Look at these sentences that a nurse or patient might say. Complete the sentences by using the words in brackets and the present perfect simple form of the verb. 1 2 3 4 5

ve brought I (bring) you a brochure to explain about safe swallowing. Im very worried about Mr Vermont. He (lose) a lot of weight. I (not / write) the referral yet, but Im going to do it now. (Mr Kransky / do) his tongue exercises today? Why (you / not / eat) your casserole? Arent you hungry?

b Look at these sentences that a nurse or patient might say. Complete the
sentences with the best answer (A or B). 1 Mr Kennedy had a stroke about six months ago. A has had B had 2 She her lunch yet. A doesnt have B hasnt had 3 Mr Kransky thickened fluids until further notice. A has to have B has had to have 4 I your dinner. Here it is. A bring B have brought 5 Mrs Hudson A has started B started 6 After a person A has had B had 7 How much soup A have you had B did you have her pureed diet yesterday.

a stroke, they need to be especially careful.

at lunch time today?

8 The OT still the modified spoons we asked for. Ill phone to see why not. A hasnt sent B didnt send 9 me a non-slip bowl. You brought it last week. A You already give B Youve already given Cambridge English for Nursing Cambridge University Press 2010 www.cambridge.org/elt/englishfornursing
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UNIT 5 Helping patients with rehabilitation Grammar practice 10 to the SLT. She said shes coming to see you tomorrow. A I speak B Ive spoken

Look at the questions a nurse might ask. Complete the sentences with much or many. Use the word in bold to help you. How many biscuits have you eaten? How weight has he lost? Has Mr Wilcox had visitors? How water have you drunk today? How tubs of ice cream have you had this week? Has Dr Kitson had information on Mrs Nightingale? How stitches has Mrs Wilson had? How of the chicken have you eaten? Did Dr Connor say how pain relief Mrs Zimmerman can have? How tablets have you taken this afternoon?

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d Look at this email between two nurses, Irina and Eriko, about a patient, Mrs
already yet still just lastmonth ago howmuch alotof alittle afew

Keen. Complete the email using the words and phrases in the box below. Use only one word or phrase in each gap.

Hi Eriko just Ive (1) been to visit Mrs Keen, a 62-year-old lady who had a stroke (2) . Im worried about her because shes lost (3) weight in that time, and she now looks very thin and weak. She had (4) soup while I was there, but its difficult to say (5) food she eats most days. She says she finds it very difficult to eat with ordinary utensils. I was surprised the OT (6) hasnt brought any modified utensils. I phoned him (7) minutes (8) to find out whats happening, and he told me that hes (9) ordered them but they havent arrived (10) . How many days do they usually take? Could you speak to the OT to see if theres anything he can do? Im not sure how long Mrs Keen can wait. Thanks a lot Irina

Extension

Look at this checklist of things that a nurse needs to do today. Its 11 oclock. What has she just done? What else has she already done? When did she do those things? What hasnt she done yet?

To do: Speak to OT about Mrs Grey Ask OT for some modified utensils Pick up some leaflets from hospital Visit Mr Oliver Write report on Mr Olivers progress Speak to SLT safe swallowing

Done? Phoned at 9. No answer. Try later.


on way to Mr O

9.30 10.15 finished and sent at 11

She hasnt spoken to the OT about Mrs Grey yet. She phoned at 9 oclock but there was no answer. Shell try again later. She

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