Gerunds and Infinitives
Gerund or Infintive?
I enjoy ____ medical journals in the evening.
I enjoy reading medical journals in the evening.
"I did performed 3 lobectomies this week"
Correct this sentence with the right tense.
"I've performed 3 lobectomies this week"
Present Perfect
Transform this into reported speech:
Surgeon: “The CT scan shows a lesion on the left lung.”
Resident: “We are preparing the OR for the biopsy.”
• The resident said they were preparing the OR for the biopsy.
How do you pronounce this word?
Breath
[breth]
Choose the correct verb to finish this sentence:
"My son ___ 4 years old"
is
We always use the verb "to be" when talking about age
Gerund or Infintive?
I decided ____ attend the medical conference in Paris.
I decided to attend the medical conference in Paris.
What tense would you use?
How many lung biopsies __________________ you __________________ (do) this week?
Transform this into reported speech and shift the time expression.
“I checked on the patient yesterday.” The surgeon says.
She/he said she/he had checked on the patient the day before.
How do you pronounce this word?
Fail
[FAY-ul]
Correct the sentence:
"I need to go back to home"
I need to go back home.
Gerund or Infinitive?
I remember _____ the patient's vital signs before the operation.
I remember checking the patient's vital signs before the operation.
Transform this sentence into the Past Perfect Continuous:
The patient had complained of chest pain several times before he was admitted.
The patient had been complaining of chest pain several times before he was admitted.
Transform this into reported speech:
Nurse: “He is refusing to take the medication.”
Doctor: “I will speak with him personally.”
How do you pronounce this word?
Patriotic
[PAY-tree-aw-tick]
Transform the sentence using a possessive noun.
"The school of my son is close to my home"
My son's school is close to my home.
Gerund or Infintive?
I stopped ____ coffee during night shifts at the hospital.
I stopped drinking coffee during night shifts at the hospital.
Transform this into 2 different sentences using Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous and the time period "by tomorrow morning":
"The lab processes tissue samples."
FP: By tomorrow morning, the lab will have processed all the samples.
FPC: By tomorrow morning, the lab will have been processing samples for 10 hours.
Transform the sentence into reported speech:
The surgeon said: “I must check the patient before the team arrives.”
The surgeon said (that) he had to check the patient before the team arrived.
must -> have to
How do you pronounce this word?
Localized
[LOH-kah-lized]
Correct the mistake.
In order to diagnosis the patient, we must take samples first.
In order to diagnose the patient, we must take samples first.
diagnose = verb
diagnosis = noun [the result]
Now, as a professor, I encourage my students ______ (practice) as much as possible. I often suggest ______ (start) with basic skills before moving on to advanced ones. Some students risk ______ (ignore) the fundamentals, but I remind them it’s essential ______ (build) a strong foundation first.
Now, as a professor, I encourage my students to practice (practice) as much as possible. I often suggest starting (start) with basic skills before moving on to advanced ones. Some students risk ignoring (ignore) the fundamentals, but I remind them it’s essential to build (build) a strong foundation first.
Use "they", "their", as a gender neutral pronoun in a medical context.
If a patient feels dizzy, they should sit down.
Remind the patient to note their medications.
The patient stated they had not taken their antibiotics.
Transform this into reported speech with the correct time expressions.
“I reviewed the scans yesterday and I will call the patient tomorrow.”
He said that he had reviewed the scans the day before and he would call the patient tomorrow/the next day/ the following day.
“I reviewed the scans yesterday and I will call the patient tomorrow.”
How do you pronounce this word?
Criteria
[cry-TEE-ree-ah]
Create sentences using either "make" or "do" with the following words:
research
decision
study
diagnosis
"do research"
"make a decision"
"do a study"
"make a diagnosis"