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1. 2010 RBCs MEDICAL ENGLISH
2 ‫المادة : لغة طبية‬
1: ‫المحاضرة‬
7 : ‫عدد الصفحات‬
The HEAD LINE :
SPECIAL
EXAMINATION
-Page : 38-
Q : Who usually does this (Examination) ?
A : The Doctor ( The Physician )
The Sub HEAD LINE (Sub Title) : ) ‫( العنوان الثانوي‬
Section 1 :
Instructing , Explaining & Reassuring
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Q : Who are involved in these three processes ( Instructing ,
Explaining & Reassuring ) ?
A : Both of them ( the doctor & the patient)
Q : Who instructs whom ?
A : The Doctor Instructs the patient
Q: What Does He instruct him ? ( Examples of Instructing )
A: What to do , for example : Breathe Deeply , Lie down.… etc.
 Examples of Reassuring :
it`s okay , it won`t hurt , it won`t take a long time… etc.
 Notes :
 Usually most of people feel anxious when they go to the doctor
 The case note : The note that the doctor takes from the patient .
but , Not all doctors do it ( take records)
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New words :
a series of actions or steps َ ِ َ
‫طرٌقة ; عملٌَّة‬
َِ َ
towards achieving a particular
end.
Giving instructions ( the doctor ‫ٌعلِّم . ٌوجِّ ه . ٌأمر‬
instructs the patient )
The doctor Explains what he`s ‫ٌشرح . ٌفسِّر . ٌعلّل‬
going to do to him(the patient)
& what`s the nature of his
disease
= To let the patient feel َ
‫ٌعٌد طمأ َن َته أو‬
comfortable = remove anxiety ( ‫توكٌده‬
= get rid of stress )
▶ READING ( ON PAGE 96 ) :
Special Examinations - Task 1,2 and 3
Q: What did The doctor mean when he said “Good afternoon Mr.
priestly come on and have a seat “ ?
A: "Reassuring" , Because He was Dealing with him as a friend
Q:What was the doctor intention when he told the patient : " Thank
You very much indeed" ?
A:"Reassuring"
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Q: What was the doctor's intention When he said :"I'd just like to
examine your eyes” ?
A: He was "Explaining" , to prepare the patient to what he is going
to do
Q: What is The specialization of the Doctor who sent the letter ?
A: He definitely was not an Ophthalmologist , because the patient
was referred to an Ophthalmologist
Q: Do you think that the patient's problem affects his job?
A: Yes , because as a postman he has to read the name and addresses
of the people, and he has to read signs on the streets
Q: Who helps the Patient do his job ?
A: His companions (mates , coworkers ) help him read the names and
addresses
Q: Why did the doctor say " I see " ?
A: He means " I understand"
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Task 1 - Page 38 - :
SURNAME : Priestly FIRST NAMES : John
Age : 58 Sex : M (= Male)
MARITAL STATUES : M ( = Married )
OCCUPATION: Postman
PRESENT COMPLAINT : Failing Eye
New words :
companions , friends , َ
; ‫رفٌِق ; زمٌِل ; صاحِب‬
َ
coworkers ‫عشِ ٌر‬
َ
= Deal with something = ‫ٌكافح بنجاح‬
successfully =‫ٌكون على مستوى كذا‬
= deal effectively with
something difficult.
advisor, counselor ‫استشاري‬
relating to or united by ‫متزوج‬
marriage.
NOT married ‫أعزب‬
woman whose husband has ‫أرملة‬
died
= formally separated from ‫مطلقة‬
one's spouse, no longer married
= the legal dissolution of a
marriage.
= a legal decree dissolving a
marriage
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6. 2010 RBCs MEDICAL ENGLISH
‫>> نمط سؤال للفحص‬
INTONAION IN ENGLISH = to put emphasis on the
important thing (( to stress a SYLLABLE )) ,
- IN ORDER TO EXPRESS -
 The voice goes UP when pronouncing the most
important word in the sentence
 ‫ٌتم رفع الصوت عند نطق كلمة معٌنة للتركٌز على هذه الكلمة (شرح السابقة‬
‫) حٌث تكون هً األهم‬
Q : Where Does The Voice go up/down in the following sentence ?
- Or: Does the Voice go “up” or “down”
in the underlined word ?
Task 2 -Page 38- :
1. All
The voice goes ↑ in "all"
2. (b)can – (c)anything
The voice goes up in "right"
3. (d) That – (e) any
The voice goes ↑ in "That"
The voice goes ↓ in "any"
Q: What does "that" refer to ?
A: It refers to "Lens"
4. (f) that – (g) that
The voice goes ↑ in "that"
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New words :
a change which is a result or consequence of an ‫أَثَر؛تَأثِير‬
ْ
action or other cause.
a sheet of information in the form of a table, ‫مخطط ، جذول‬
graph, or diagram.
bring and hand over (a letter or goods) to the ‫يوزّع الرسائل‬
appropriate recipient.
a point, period, or step in a process or ‫مرحلة ، درجة‬
development
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