Упр.1 Юнит 3 Урок 3 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10 класс
Here is an extract from The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend.
Saturday January 17th
Nigel came round to see if I wanted to go to the pictures but I told him I couldn’t, because I was going to the doctor’s about the spot. Dr Taylor must be one of those overworked GPs* you are always reading about. He didn’t examine the spot; he just said I mustn’t worry. I told him about my bad home life and my poor diet, but he said I was well nourished. So much for the National Health Service.Thursday March 12th
Woke up this morning to find my face covered in huge red spots. My mother said they were caused by nerves but I am still convinced that my diet is inadequate. My mother rang Dr Gray’s receptionist to make an appointment, but the earliest he can see me is next Monday! For all he knows I could have Lassa fever! I told my mother to say that I was an emergency case but she said I was “over-reacting as usual” … I rang my grandma and she came round in a taxi and took me to her house and put me to bed.Friday March 13th
The emergency doctor came to my grandma’s last night at 11.30 p.m. He diagnosed that I am suffering from acne vulgaris. He said it was so common that it is regarded as a normal state of adolescence. He thought it was highly unlikely that I have got Lassa fever because I have not been to Africa this year. Grandma said she would like a second opinion. That was when the doctor started shouting in a very loud voice, “He has only got a few teenage spots, for Christ’s sake!” Grandma said she would complain to the General Medical Council but the doctor just laughed.Monday June 22nd
Woke up with sore throat, couldn’t swallow, went downstairs and told my father I was ill. He took my temperature: it was 112 degrees Fahrenheit. By rights I should be dead. It is now five minutes to midnight, the doctor is coming in the morning.Tuesday June 23rd
I have got tonsillitis. It is official. I am on antibiotics.Friday June 26th
Doctor said our thermometer is faulty. I feel a bit better.Friday October 23rd
I have had a letter from the hospital to say that I have got to have my tonsils out on Tuesday the twenty-seventh. This has come as a complete shock to me! My father says I have been on the waiting list since I was five years old! So I have had to endure an annual bout of tonsillitis for nine years just because the National Health Service is starved of finance!Monday October 26th
2 p.m. I am in Ivy Swallow Ward.
6 p.m. I have had every part of my body examined. I have been weighed, bathed and measured, but nobody has looked in my throat!Tuesday October 27th
7.30 a.m. I am ready for the operation. I have had an injection, it is supposed to make you sleepy.
9.15 a.m. The operating trolley is coming in my direction!
Midnight. I have had my tonsils out.1) Read Adrian’s notes and say whether Adrian was seriously ill or “was over-reacting as usual”?
Vocabulary. In the text, find the English equivalents to the following Russian words and word combinations. The words are highlighted.
- больничная палата
- врач скорой помощи
- инъекция
- лихорадка
- медицинский транспортёр (каталка)
- обыкновенные угри
- осматривать (пациента)
- посещать врача по поводу (к.-л. болезни)
- принимать антибиотики
- приступ (воспаление) тонзиллита
- скудный рацион
- ставить диагноз
- стойко переносить, терпеть тонзиллит (воспаление миндалин)
- удалять миндалины
- упитанный
- экстренный случай
- юношеский возраст
In the text, find some other words and word combinations which could be used to talk about health problems and medical services. Write them out and translate.
What does Adrian think about his diseases? What do his relatives and doctors think about Adrian’s health problems? Use the story to support your opinion.
Adrian thinks he is ill because of his poor diet.
Dr Taylor thinks that Adrian is well-nourished.
Adrian – poor diet
Dr Taylor – ?
Adrian – inadequate diet
Mother – ?
Adrian – an emergency case
Mother – ?
Granny – ?
Doctor Grey – ?
Granny – Lassa fever
The emergency doctor – ?
Adrian’s father – 112 degrees Fahrenheit
Adrian – ?
The emergency doctor – ?
Adrian – the operation
Father – ?
Which of the statements below are facts and which are Adrian’s opinions?
- General Practitioners (GPs) are overworked.
- Medical diagnoses are not accurate.
- Health care in case of emergency doesn’t work well.
- People can complain to the General Medical Council if they are not satisfied with diagnosis or treatment.
- People have to wait to be operated on for many years.
- In hospitals patients are not examined in a proper way.
What can you say about one of your visits to a doctor? Have you ever had an illness that required you to stay in the hospital?
1
Adrian was over-reacting as usual. He often imagined serious illnesses, while the doctors and his relatives thought his problems were much less serious.
2
| Russian | English equivalent |
|---|---|
| больничная палата | ward |
| врач скорой помощи | emergency doctor |
| инъекция | injection |
| лихорадка | fever |
| медицинский транспортёр (каталка) | operating trolley |
| обыкновенные угри | acne vulgaris |
| осматривать (пациента) | examine |
| посещать врача по поводу (к.-л. болезни) | go to the doctor about (something) |
| принимать антибиотики | be on antibiotics |
| приступ (воспаление) тонзиллита | bout of tonsillitis |
| скудный рацион | poor diet |
| ставить диагноз | diagnose |
| стойко переносить, терпеть | endure |
| тонзиллит (воспаление миндалин) | tonsillitis |
| удалять миндалины | have one’s tonsils out |
| упитанный | well nourished |
| экстренный случай | an emergency case |
| юношеский возраст | adolescence |
3
Other words and word combinations connected with health problems and medical services:
- doctor — врач
- GP (General Practitioner) — врач общей практики
- receptionist — регистратор
- appointment — приём, запись к врачу
- spot — прыщ, пятно
- home life — домашняя обстановка
- bad home life — плохая домашняя обстановка
- ill — больной
- sore throat — боль в горле
- swallow — глотать
- temperature — температура
- hospital — больница
- operation — операция
- complain — жаловаться
- waiting list — очередь на операцию
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- Adrian — poor diet
- Dr Taylor — Adrian is well nourished.
- Adrian — inadequate diet
- Mother — Adrian’s spots were caused by nerves.
- Adrian — an emergency case
- Mother — he was over-reacting as usual.
- Granny — she thought Adrian needed a second opinion.
- Doctor Grey — Adrian was suffering from acne vulgaris and had only a few teenage spots.
- Granny — Lassa fever
- The emergency doctor — Adrian was unlikely to have Lassa fever.
- Adrian’s father — 112 deg Fahrenheit
- Adrian — he thought he should be dead.
- The emergency doctor — Adrian had tonsillitis and later said the thermometer was faulty.
- Adrian — the operation
- Father — Adrian had been on the waiting list since he was five years old.
5
- Fact — the text shows that Adrian thinks GPs are overworked.
- Opinion — Adrian believes diagnoses are not accurate, but this is his view.
- Opinion — Adrian thinks emergency care does not work well.
- Fact — the General Medical Council is mentioned as an organisation people can complain to.
- Fact — Adrian says he had been on the waiting list for years.
- Opinion — Adrian thinks patients are not examined properly in hospitals.
6
Once I went to the doctor because I had a bad sore throat and a high temperature. The doctor examined me, prescribed medicine, and told me to rest. I stayed at home for a few days and then felt better.
Yes, I have had an illness that required me to stay in hospital. I was there for treatment and observation, and the doctors and nurses helped me recover.
