medical vocab
Which of these people does not WORK at a hospital?
a-surgeon
b-nurse
c-patient
d-porter
c-patient
You'll have to TALK MORE LOUDLY so that everyone can hear you.
SPEAK UP
Which of the following sports is different from the rest and why?
golf / squash / athletics / hockey
ATHLETICS - you use a ball to play the others (also the others collocate with play while 'athletics' collocates with do)
The documents are kept in the Director's office, _____ they should remain at all times.
where
Correct or incorrect?
People, who live in the city center, have to breathe quite polluted air.
INCORRECT - defining relative clause --> no commas
(If not, you're saying that everyone has to breathe polluted air, not only people living in the city center.)
Which of these words is not related to treatment?
a-wound
b-injection
c-tablet
d-plaster
a-wound
The leading swimmer had to GO FASTER to win the race.
SPEED UP
Which of the following sports takes place in a RING?
a-ice skating
b-cycling
c-boxing
d-gymnastics
c-boxing
The boy's parents, ____ were very concerned, contacted the police.
who
Correct or incorrect?
My mother, that is a nurse, gave me some medicine.
INCORRECT - that --> who (you can't use that in a non-defining relative clause)
Which two of the following are similar?
a-ache
b-fracture
c-stitches
d-pain
a-ache and d-pain
I got a bad cut on my leg but it GOT COMPLETELY BETTER after about a week.
HEALED UP
What do snowboarding and surfing have in common?
For both sports, you need a BOARD.
There are times ____ I feel nobody understands me.
when
Correct or incorrect?
I don't know who's fault it is.
INCORRECT - who's --> whose (possessive; who's = who is / who has)
What do we call it when you get a black and blue mark due to a fall or other type of blow?
bruise
When they built the Athens metro, they UNEARTHED (discovered underground) many ancient objects.
DUG UP
Name a sport you do in a RINK.
ice skating, ice hockey
After the storm, there were many houses ____ roofs had been damaged.
whose
Correct or incorrect?
Is there a gym where we can do some sports?
CORRECT
Surgeons use these to close a wound.
stitches
If we don't change our way of life, we'll COMPLETELY FINISH all the Earth's resources.
USE UP
Which sport is played using CLUBS?
golf
What's the name of the girl ____ you met yesterday?
who/that/-
Correct or incorrect?
We went to Davos which is a famous ski resort.
INCORRECT - non-defining relative clause --> comma needed; Davos, which
('We went to Davos' is the main idea, the relative clause gives extra information about the place.)