English for Pharmacists

Argumento de English for Pharmacists

Unit 2
READING COMPREHENSION
Text 1. The practice of Pharmacy
Text 2. Patient information leafter: Ibuprofen
USE OF ENGLISH: Formulating questions in English
WRITING: Dialogue writing
LISTENING: DonnaTablet Tablets Pack of 25
Emetrol Solution 100ML Lemon/Mint
SPEAKING: Placebo usage
ADDITIONAL TASKS AND FURTHER VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Unit 3
READING COMPREHENSION
Text 1. Pharmacology.
Text 2. Vitamins.
USE OF ENGLISH: Linking words/connectors: cohesion and coherence in scientifie writing
WRITING: Essay writing
LISTENING: Gastrolyte Fruit Sachet 4.9g Pack of 10
Brauer IBS Eze 20ML Oral Spray
SPEAKING: Dialogue: symptoms
Discussion: the future of pharmacy
ADDITIONAL TASKS AND FURTHER VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Unit 4
READING COMPREHENSION
Text 1. The pharmaceutical industry: industrial process description
Text 2. Tablets, capsules, liquid dosage, ointments and creams
USE OF ENGLISH: The passive voice in English.
Modal verbs in English
WRITING: Making predictions and expressing probability or possibility.
LISTENING: Do cough syrups work? Alternatives to cough syrup. Cold
syrup abuse
SPEAKING: Debate: patents and generics
ADDITIONAL TASKS AND FURTHER VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Unit 5
READING COMPREHENSION Text 1. Production of bulk pharmaceutical substances.
Text 2. Patient information leaflet: Yasmin, a contraceotive pill
USE OF ENGLISH Comparatives and superlatives
WRITING Comparing
Describing
LISTENING Diareze O.R.S sachets 10
Controversy about drug development and testing
Lomotil 2.5 mg Tablets Pack of 8
SPEAKING: Debate: orphan drugs
ADDITIONAL TASKS AND FURTHER VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Unit 6
READING COMPREHENSION
Text 1. Health technologies and pharmaceuticals
Text 2. Fewer than 12% of pharmacists smoke
Text 3. Storing and disposing of medications
Text 4. Statins and cholesterol.
USE OF ENGLISH Expressing cause and effect
WRITING: Reflecction- eassy writing
LISTENING 25 Easy ways to be healthy inside and out
SPEAKING Debate: the obsession of being healthy
ADDITIONAL TASKS AND FURTHER VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Unit 7
READING COMPREHENSION
Text 1. Brief guide to the spanish healthcare system
Text 2. OLBETAM Capsules 250 mg
Text 3. What can I use to help get rid of my acne?
USE OF ENGLISH Expressing purpose and function
WRITING Report writing (comparing)
LISTENING Acyclovir
SPEAKING Conversation between a client and a pharmacist
ADDITIONAL TASKS AND FURTHER VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Unit 8
READING COMPREHENSION
Text 1. Understanding hepatitis B blood tests.
Text 2. Blood Testing
USE OF ENGLISH Expressing shapes and measurements in English
WRITING Interpreting statistics and graphs
LISTENING Measuring liquid medicine
SPEAKING Jokes and funny situations
ADDITIONAL TASKS AND FURTHER VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Unit 9
READING COMPREHENSION
Text 1. The respiratory System
Text 2. Acid Reflux and oesophagitis
USE OF ENGLISH Have / have got – be / feel
Signs and symptoms
Aches and pains
WRITING Analysing facts and expressing opinion
LISTENING High blood pressure (hypertension)
SPEAKING Role play: soft diet
ADDITIONAL TASKS AND FURTHER VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Unit 10
READING COMPREHENSION
Text 1. Ear infection (otitis media)
Text 2. Children´s medicines. Talking to the pharmacist: parents´ concerns (part 1)
Text 3. Children´s medicines. Talking to the pharmacist: parents´ concerns (part 2)
USE OF ENGLISH: Characteristics of scientific writing
WRITING Abstract writing
LISTENING Fibromyalgia
SPEAKING Conference presentations
ADDITIONAL TASKS AND FURTHER VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

LISTENING TRANSCRIPTIONS