Unit 13 Mind Your Health Session 1 (p.136) “Further research into the safety of mobile phone use is being recommended by an independent expert… group ….” mind v. e.g. Mind your steps while going down the stairs. Please you don’t mind her ways of talking to a patient. research … is being recommended by … group…

“It has been claimed that ….” “Changes … have also been measured ….” stated believed reported estimated … detected; found out

“However, the report of the independent Expert Group on Mobile phones, organized by the UK Department of Health, has found insufficient evidence to back up these claims, but does believe there is enough anecdotal evidence to justify further research and to take a cautious approach to the use of mobiles.” report … found … but believe … to justify … and to take…. back up e.g. The assumption is backed up by the experimental results. do aux. v. e.g. She does love her job as a nurse though sometimes she may forget to give injections to her patients.

“In the absence …, the Export Group recommended that power output be minimized … and that they should be labeled with ….” recommend + do/be done/should e.g. The doctor recommended that the tumour should be removed as early as possible. The doctor recommended the patient to do some light manual labour. suggest propose … e.g. He recommends wearing safety equipment I suggest leaving now. What do you propose we do? or: do + -ing

“Research which showed that mice exposed to microwave radiation for 18 months suffered an increase in tumour is now being repeated.” research … is … being repeated which showed that …

“…, it points out that risk of having a car accident while using a mobile phone is equivalent to having a blood alcohol level of 0.05 percent.” it says … points out … the editorial in BMJ is equivalent to = using …having … risk of having … It points out… is …. (M. Clau.) (Sub.Clau.)

“The risk is the same when a hands-free phone is used instead, which implies that the conversation itself is to blame for distracting the driver. ” hands-free -free e.g. Smoking-free zone; duty-free shop instead e.g. The head nurse didn’t feel well, so the new nurse went for the emergency instead. is to blame for sth. e.g. The unnecessary delay of the operation is to blame for the death of the patient.

T or F (p.138) 2. Experts have not found sufficient evidence to prove that mobile phones can cause brain cancer …. 5. As a matter of fact, the conversation instead of the mobile phone should be blamed …. (T) sufficient robust conversation instead of the mobile conversation itself

Session 3 Activity Activity 3 Supplementary reading (pgs ) “Most smoke because enjoy it. Some smoke despite the fact that they hate it!” “Smoking is not smart.” most n. ( subj.) smoke somesmoke v. (pred.) people e.g. He always has smart ideas, and he is always smartly dressed, too.

“We know that at least one third of health expenditure in the western world is directly and indirectly the result of cigarette smoking, and the amount of human suffering from smoking-related diseases is enormous.” “The truth is that it is not impossible to stop smoking and it is important to stop ….” we know that … 1/3 of expenditure health truth is that … it is … and it is … expenditure … is … result …, and amount … is ….

“…, all the way through your life.” “…, it is important to approach stopping with a comprehensive plan in mind.” all the way through e.g. The internals from the medical school were there for the ward inspections all the way through the whole morning. in mind e.g. keep in mind the oath you took when you were medical student in college and carry out your work accordingly.

“If you were building the house of your dreams, there would be ….” “Having found the appropriate piece of land, you definitely want to find ….” subjunctive mood: e.g. If I were you, I would tell the head nurse about the new method. v. tense e.g. Having finished the duty report, the doctor returned to the consulting room early.

“You would probably go over the plans …. ” “Plan it carefully beforehand and then stick to the plan.” go over e.g. Let us go over the report one more time before we submit it to the head nurse. stick to e.g. English is not too hard to learn if you stick to the simple golden rules of reading, writing, listening and speaking.

T or F (p. 134) 5. If you have got a comprehensive plan for stopping smoking, you will succeed. (F) “plan it … and stick to it”

Activity 4 Specification of medicine (pgs ) “A complete multicitamin-multiminaral formula” “In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or ….” “multi-” “-” e.g. multiculture; multimedia e.g. Please remember to press the button in case you are in need of a doctor or in any form of emergency at night.

“As with any supplement, if you are …” as Ref. Unit 12 “…, you will not see this as it is hidden by the scanning housing. ” e.g. As he was not well, I decided to go without him. English as spoken in Australia is somewhat different to the ear of an English learner.