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WARM UP
A Work in pairs and choose the correct option.
I At work / school, you are generally in a:
a clinic
b ambulance
c lab
d other (write the place)
B Look at the items and choose the one
you usually use at school / work.
VOCABULARY first-aid kit
D
A Match the items with the pictures.
I thermometer 2 gauze pads 3 scissors 4 elastic bandage 5 painkiller 6 plaster
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b ACH d aft
B Match the items with the health problems below.
I elastic bandage
2 plaster
3 painkiller
4 thermometer
5 scissors and gauze pads
a b [C] d e
fever head injury finger cut foot injury headache
EMERGENCY
READING
A Read the paragraphs and match them with C Match the bold words in the paragraphs with
the correct pictures. the pictures below.
I pharmacy 2 vehicle 3 safety vest
4 flashlight 5 equipment
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B Read the paragraphs again and choose the
correct option in italics.
I
Hi, I am Sara. I am a pharmacist and this / these is my
pharmacy. I have got a nice job. We have got lots of
medicine here. For example, that this is a painkiller
in my hand. When you have got a headache or a
toothache, use these / that painkillers. This / These are
elastic bandages. When you hurt your arm or leg, use
this / these bandages.
That this is a first-aid kit over there. We have got
many things in it: gauze pads, plasters, painkillers, etc.
pharmacy pharm
When you have a small accident at home, use that /
B
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Hello, I am Charlize and this is Bandile. We are from
South Africa and we are EMTs. We have got a difficult
[Link] are usually in the ambulance during the day and
night. We are sometimes at the hospital emergency
room.
room.
This / These is our ambulance. It is a big vehicle and
there are lots of things in it. Bandile is on a bed. Those
/This is a carrying bed. It is for carrying patients. Those
IThat are safety vests over the bed. This / These is a
flashlight in my hand. Also, we have got a lot of first
aid kits in the ambulance. These / This bag on my back
is a large first-aid kit. It has got medicines, flashlights,
sterile equipment and bandages in it.
D Mark the sentences below as true (T) or
3 false (F).
Hello, I am Lian. I am a nurse in the emergency service.
My colleagues and I have got a very difficult job. We are Sara is a nurse.
at the hospital fifteen hours every day. 2 Sara has got medicine in her pharmacy.
This / That is Jasmine. She is our patient; she has got 3 Charlize and Bandile have got a difficult job.
a bad stomach ache. This / These medical equipment
and medicines make her well. There is much more
Charlize and Bandile have got surgery equipment in
the ambulance.
important equipment in the emergency room. For 5 Lian is an EMT.
example, those this is a stethoscope on my neck, and
this these are some medical machines next to the 6 Lian and her friends haven't got much medical
equipment.
patient's bed.
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