Class N° 1

Class N° 1

1- Read the following passage (from "Career paths Nursing, book 1, lesson 2):

CONSTRUCION NOTICE!!!

St. Sebastian's Hospital wants to give its patients the best

care possible. In order to do this, we need to update our

facilities from time to time. As a result, we are starting some

construction projects today.

Some departments are temporary moving during construction. 

The Cardiology department is now in the basement across                

from the radiology and pathology departments. Obstetrics

is now on the second floor next to pediatrics.

Access to other departments is limited. The entrance to

orthopedics is through the dermatology department. The

surgery wing of the hospital is only accessible through

the lobby elevators.

The emergency room and the pharmacy are unaffected.








2- Complete the sentences with the correct from of the verb TO BE (is - are - am, isn't - aren't - am not):
a) The obstetrics and the pediatrics ..................on the second floor.
b) The dermatology ...................connected to orthopedics.
c) Emergency room and the pharmacy ..................affected by the constructions.
d) The cardiology department ......................in the laboratory.
e) I prepare the medicine for doctors in the hospital, I ...................the pharmacist.

3- Read the text and answer TRUE or FALSE:
A) The hospital is beginning construction to repair damages.
B) The radiology department is on the same floor as the cardiology department.
C) Patients have to go through the pathology department to get to orthopedics.
D) The pharmacy is temporarily closed.
E) Access to the surgery wing is through the lobby elevators.

4- Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part:
a) The department that deals with children:  
     .......  ....... d .....  ......  t .......   .....   c ........

b) The department that distributes drugs and medicines:
      p ......  ...... r ......  ..... c ..... 

c) The department that operates on patients:
    s .....  ...... r g .....  ......y

d) The department that deals with situations in which someone's life is in danger:
    ..... ......e ..... ...... ...... n c .......
e) The department that studies and diagnoses diseases:
     p ..... ..... h o ..... ..... ..... y