The dentist has English vocabulary. How to conduct a dialogue with a doctor in a hospital in English: a handy phrasebook. Names of symptoms of diseases in English

Warmly and joyfully welcome everyone! We continue to learn the second part of a series of multimedia (audio + text) conversational American lessons. Our constant companion, Martin Lerner, a correspondent for the Voice of America, accompanies us in every class, helping us master the course “So they say in America” or “English USA”. Together with Martin, today we will visit the dentist and learn how to describe long, ongoing actions in English that take place in the present tense.

In the course of today's lesson, we will study those phrases and words that can be used to describe actions in the present in English, and we will also learn expressions for communication in the office of a goiter. In addition, you will learn a table with phrases, verbs, adjectives, nouns and other words on the topic, as well as hear all these expressions in English. And at the end of the lesson, you will receive a brief grammar reference, which you also need to master.

Watch and listen also to a similar audio lesson from another conversation course At the doctor

But first, read the dialogue, and then listen to the audio recording of the lesson to practice the correct American pronunciation, because that's what they say in America. So, imagine the situation: Martin Lerner felt a sharp toothache. Without hesitation, the journalist, although afraid of dentists, went to see a dentist or a dentist, as US residents say:

DentistI'm looking at your other teeth now. So far I don't see anything wrong. Wait a minute ... - I'm looking at your other teeth now. Until I see something wrong. One minute... (Wait a minute...)
Martin:Now what? What are you doing? Are you drilling? — Now, what? What are you doing? Are you drilling?
DentistNo, no. I'm just checking. I'm cleaning this tooth. It might be bad. - No no. I'm just checking. I'm brushing this tooth. He could be bad
Martin: Bad? What are you saying? - Bad? What are you talking about?
DentistI'm saying it doesn't look good. This tooth might need some work. I say he doesn't look good. This tooth may need some work.

Personally, I have never seen such a person who would go to an appointment with a dentist, absolutely calm? Are you afraid of dentists?

Now carefully listen to the online audio lesson, listening to every sound uttered by a professional native speaker, and follow all the instructions and recommendations of the Russian speaker:

Use the audio recording of the lesson to learn how to listen to the fluent speech of native English speakers, and more specifically native speakers of the American dialect. Pay attention to the speech constructions that are used to describe actions in English that continue for a long time in the present - Present continuous tense.

Present tense in English

A convenient text table with expressions and separate vocabulary in Russian and English will help you memorize new information much faster and easier, as well as see the features of using the present continuous tense in English - Present Continuous Tense. Therefore, be sure to carefully study the grammar reference and examples after the table.

Grammar help:

To describe in English long, ongoing actions that occur at the moment of speaking, we use the present continuous or long tense - Present Continuous Tense: this time is formed using the verb " be ' in present tense and ' ing- forms » semantic verb. For example:

• I'm sitting - I'm sitting
• he is reading - he reads
• we're cleaning - we clean

And now get Homework, which must be completed if you want to achieve results and learn spoken English:

1. Read aloud the dialogue between Martin and the dentist several times. Learn it and practice with your friends.
2. Learn the text table.
3. Translate into English and write down the translation in your notebook:

• She is reading a book
• Tom is watching TV
• I listen to music
• Dentist checking my friend's teeth
• We look at the paintings in the museum
• Alice shows me the city

Applying the acquired knowledge in practice is the key to the successful development of spoken English for beginners. I wish you all a positive day! See you later!

Hello Miss Stewart! How are you doing? Is anything wrong with you?

Not so good, doctor. I'm having some problems with my teeth and a bad toothache as well.

Well, nothing unusual for such a sweet tooth like you. OK. Let me check.

Is it so bad, doctor?

You've got another set of cavities and a chipped tooth. Besides, you have cut your third molars or so called wisdom teeth.

Yes, I got my tooth chipped last night when eating almonds. As for the cavities… How come? I've been taking proper care of my teeth.

That's because the gaps between your teeth make you prone to frequent cavities. Remember that I always ask you to visit the dentist once every 6 months to maintain your oral hygiene. And you should brush your teeth at least twice a day.

Are the cavities really awful?

well. I'll fix them up with composite filling. And I am sure you are pretty tired of this tartar on your teeth too. I suggest you a special treatment to remove it. I can fix that with scaling and polishing.

I don't mind. How much will it cost?

The whole treatment takes 3 sittings, 45 minutes each. Each sitting will cost you 50 dollars.

Is the procedure painful?

Not at all. It's absolutely painless.

That's great! Can I make an appointment for the first sitting then?

sure. You can do it at the reception later. well. Let me put a crown over your chipped tooth.

Will it be painful?

It could be a bit painful. We can use anaesthesia to numb your mouth if you want.

That's OK. I hope I can bear a little pain.

OK then. Let's get started.

Translation

Hello Miss Stuart! How are you? Something happened?

Not very well, doctor. I have problems with my teeth and, besides, severe toothache.

Well, nothing out of the ordinary for a sweet tooth like you. OK. Let's see.

It's very bad, isn't it, doctor?

You again have several cavities in your teeth and a chipped tooth. In addition, your third molars, or so-called wisdom teeth, have erupted.

Yes, I chipped my tooth last night while eating almonds. As for the cavities in the teeth ... How so? I take good care of my teeth.

This is because the gaps between your teeth make you prone to frequent cavities. Remember, I told you to visit the dentist every 6 months to keep your mouth clean. And you need to brush your teeth at least twice a day.

Are cavities really awful?

Well, we'll supply you with composite fillings. And I am sure that you are also very tired of this plaque on your teeth. I suggest you a special treatment for its removal. I will do this by scaling and polishing.

I don't mind. How much is it?

The whole treatment consists of 3 sessions, 45 minutes each. Each session costs $50.

Is the procedure painful?

Not at all. She is absolutely painless.

Great! Then can I make an appointment for the first appointment?

Of course. You can do this later at the registration desk. Well. Let's put a crown on your chipped tooth.

Will it hurt?

Perhaps a little. We can give you anesthesia to numb your mouth, if you like.

Read the dialogue between the dentist and the patient. Then act out similar dialogues in pairs. Read the dialogue between the dentist and the patient. Then, in pairs, act out similar dialogues:

A patient:- Hello, Doctor.

Doctor:- Hello. Come on in. Sit down. What happened to you?

A patient: Doctor, my tooth hurts. Here.

Doctor:- Let's see. Please open your mouth. A little wider. Yes, there is a small hole. Needs to be sealed.

A patient:– Will you seal today?

Doctor:- Today I will put the medicine and put a temporary filling. And after 3 days I will put a permanent filling.

A patient:- Will it hurt?

Doctor: I will give you local anesthesia. You won't feel pain. Now I will make an injection. Be patient a little. The anesthesia will take effect in 5 minutes. Now I will drill. Don't you feel pain?

A patient:- Not. I do not feel anything.

Doctor:-Rinse your mouth and spit. I put the medicine and put in a temporary filling. Please don't close your mouth. Sit like this for 10 minutes. Everything. Close your mouth and move your lower jaw. Nothing interferes?

A patient:- Not. Everything is fine.

Doctor:– Do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours. When the anesthesia wears off, the tooth may hurt a little. You can take painkillers.

A patient:- Good. When should I come next?

Doctor:- I work on Monday in the first shift, on Thursday and Friday - in the second. When do you feel better - on the first or second shift?

A patient:- If possible, sign me up for the second shift after five .

Doctor:- Good. Thursday, at 17.30. Is the time right?

A patient:- Yes fine. Thank you.

Doctor:- Be sure to come.

Dentist

Answer the questions. Answer questions:

1. What is the patient's problem?

2. Why does the patient have a toothache?

3. What did the doctor decide to do?

5. Was the patient in pain? Why?

7. How does a dentist work? What days? What shift?

8. When will the patient come next?

Complete the sentences using information from the text. Complete the sentences using information from the text:

a) twice a day, b) once a year, c) every six months.

2. The dentist examines ...

a) mouth, nose, ears, b) mouth, teeth, gums, c) mouth, throat, neck.

3. If you have ... in your tooth, the doctor will put a filling.

a) cavity, b) gums, c) nerves.

4. The doctor removes teeth that ...

a) they don’t like it, b) it is no longer possible to treat, c) it needs to be treated.

5. If the doctor ..., the patient does not feel pain.

a) does local anesthesia, b) does exercises, c) takes a picture of the teeth

6) When a dentist wants to put a filling, he first ... a tooth.

a) drills, b) removes, c) pulls out.

Dentist

PATIENT COMPLAINTS IN THE DENTIST'S ROOM

COMPLAINTS OF PATIENTS IN THE DENTIST'S OFFICE

1. My bottom hurts ....

2. She bleeds ....

3. He fell out ....

4. I have a cheek ....

5. I have ... in the tooth.

6. She has… a tooth.

Words for reference: tooth, gum, jaw, cavity, swell, hurt.

Fill in the gaps using the words for reference. Fill in the gaps with the words for reference:

1. My bottom hurts .... 2. She bleeds ....

3. I fell out .... 4. I have a cheek ....

5. I have ... in the tooth. 6. I have ... a tooth.

Reference words: tooth, gum, jaw, cavity, swell, ache.

Read the questions. What questions help the doctor determine the nature of the patient's pain? Make up a dialogue using these questions. Read the following questions. Which questions help the doctor to define what type of pain the patient has? Make a dialogue using these questions.

1. What pains bother you: strong or weak?

2. What kind of pain bothers you: constant or attacks?

3. What kind of pain bothers you: long-term or short-term?

4. What pains bother you: aching, twitching or throbbing?

Dentist

LOCALIZATION OF PAIN. LOCALIZATION OF PAIN

Where does the patient experience pain?

Read the phrases and act out the dialogue in pairs. Read the phrases and dramatize dialogue in pairs:

Doctor: Where do you feel pain?

Where do you feel the pain: up or down?

- Where exactly do you feel pain: on the right or on the left?

What tooth hurts you?

A patient: - This. Right here, top left (bottom right).

Doctor:- Which tooth hurts? This?

A patient: - No, right here, next to it. I feel pain at the top left (bottom right). Right here.

Fill in the gaps in the patient's account of their visit to the dentist. Fill in necessary words in the story about the patient's visit to the dentist:

Yesterday I went to the dentist. I was sick…. The doctor examined my teeth and said that I have a small ..., so I need a tooth .... I was afraid it would hurt. But the doctor did... and I didn't feel anything. He put in the tooth ... and put a temporary ... .

Next week I will go to the dentist in … .

Dentist

Dentist

Read and learn the expressions used by dentists. Read and learn some expressions the dentists use:

Dentist

IRRADIATION OF PAIN. IRRADIATION OF PAIN

Remember! Remember the constructions!

Pain radiates = pain radiates

Where does the pain radiate/radiate to?

Read the dialogues in pairs. Read the dialogue in pairs:

1.Doctor:– Does the pain go anywhere?

A patient:– The pain radiates to the temple (in the back of the head, in the right ear ...).

2.Doctor:– Does the pain radiate to the left ear?

A patient:– No, it doesn't go anywhere.

3. Doctor:– What worries you?

A patient:- A toothache on the upper right.

Doctor: Does the pain radiate anywhere?

A patient:- Yes, the pain radiates to the temple, cheekbone and above the eyebrow.

4.Doctor:– Which tooth hurts?

A patient:“Here, down here, on the left.

Doctor: Does the pain radiate anywhere?

A patient:- Yes.

Doctor:- Where exactly?

A patient:- In the back of the head, ear and jaw.

Dentist

PAIN CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS WHICH CAUSE PAIN

Read the dialogues by roles, paying particular attention to the underlined phrases. Make up your dialogues. Read on roles the microdialogues paying particular attention to the highlighted phrase. Make your dialogues.

1. Doctor:– When do you usually have a toothache - during the day or at night?

A patient:- Usually hurts during the day .

2. Doctor:– When does the pain appear: during eating or on its own?

A patient:– By her own .

3. Doctor:– What food does the tooth react to: sweet, salty, sour ...?

- Pain appears when i eat something sweet often hurts from cold.

4. Doctor:– Does your tooth hurt from any food?

A patient:- No, only when I drink something hot , hot tea or coffee.

5. Doctor:– Have you noticed that your tooth hurts when you inhale cold air?

A patient:- Yes, when I leave the house , the tooth suddenly starts to hurt.

6.Doctor:When does a toothache start?

A patient:- I have a hole (cavity) in my tooth, and when food enters a hole (cavity), immediately there is a sharp, severe pain. The tooth starts to hurt more when i eat something solid .

Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.

Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth.

Malory Hopkins

Probably, each of us remembers his visits to the dentist ( dentist). Many are enrolled to make an appointment) when a toothache ( toothache) is already making itself known. The doctor examines to check up) our teeth ( teeth) and gum ( gums), and then prescribes the appropriate treatment ( treatment). But what to do if a toothache overtook you on a business trip or on vacation abroad? How to explain your symptoms to the dentist in English ( symptoms)? The materials in this article will help you cope with difficulties in a similar situation.

Let's study some dialogues between a patient and a dentist and look at some useful vocabulary from the video.

Dialogues at the dentist's office in English

Dialogue #1

Useful words from the dialogue:

• a bad toothache- severe toothache
• a sweet tooth- sweet tooth;
• set of cavities- several holes in the teeth;
• gap- a gap, a gap between teeth;
• prone to- prone to
• oral hygiene– oral hygiene;
• to fix- cure;
• composite filling- Composite filling.

Dialogue #2

Useful words from the dialogue:

• stains- stains, plaque;
• to remove- delete;
• scaling and polishing– cleaning of tartar and plaque;
• sitting- procedure;
• painful- painful.

Dialogue #3

Useful words from the dialogue:

• chipped tooth- chipped tooth;
• a crown- crown;
• anesthesia- painkiller.

Dialogue #4

Useful words from the dialogue:

• front teeth- anterior teeth
• on both sides- at both sides;
• Veneers– veneers (protective coating for the surface of the tooth);
• to last- serve;
• dental plan coverage- Dental insurance.

As you can see from the dialogues, there are a number of phrases that are simply necessary for communication in the dentist's office. Let's take a closer look at them together. The first are the expressions that the doctor uses in communicating with the patient. It is important to understand them correctly and then use them in speech.

When communicating in English with a dentist, the patient needs to use the following expressions in order for the dentist to correctly diagnose and apply effective methods of treatment.

And now let's look at a few more groups of words in English that are sure to come in handy in the doctor's office and when discussing dental hygiene products with him.

1. dental light– dental lamp.
2. dental mirror- dental mirror
3. dental explorer- dental probe.
4. X-ray machine- X-ray machine.
5. dental chair- dentist chair.
6. Tooth polisher- polishing tool.

Means for maintaining oral hygiene in English

1. manual toothbrush- Toothbrush.
2. electric toothbrush- Electric Toothbrush.
3. dental floss- dental floss.
4. toothpaste- toothpaste.
5. Mouthwash / fluoride rinse- Mouthwash.

Idioms

There are a large number of idioms in the English language ( idioms), which make speech bright and expressive. Memorize the idioms related to our topic and feel free to use them in communication.

1. To be armed to the teeth- armed to the teeth.
   

   The criminals were armed to the teeth when they took hostages at the bank. – Criminals were armed to the teeth when they took hostages at the bank.

2. To lie through one's teeth- to lie blatantly.
   

   She was lying through her teeth telling that she hadn't taken the money. - She is blatantly lied saying she didn't take the money.

3. To show one's teeth- show teeth, show character; get angry.
   

   My neighbor used to be very kind, but he showed his teeth when I turned up the music too loud. My neighbor was very kind, but he angry (showed character) when I turned the music up too loud.

4. Teething problems- initial problems.
   

   Be ready to have some teething problems if you decide to start your own business. - Be prepared for initial problems if you decide to start your own business.

5. Tooth and nail Not for life, but for death.
   

   They fought tooth and nail to get their employer to promote them. - They fought not for life, but for death to get their employer to give them a raise.

In conclusion, we suggest you download a document that contains all the words and expressions on the topic, as well as take a short lexical test.

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Test

At the dentist’s, or English at the dentist’s

Topic in English with translation on the topic My Future Profession Doctor talk about one of the most important professions. The topic can be used when talking about your future profession or if you have a doctor in the family, English topic on the profession of a doctor will help to tell about the work of your relative.

At school, we often discuss with friends what we want to become, very often students dream of such a noble and necessary profession. English topic doctor profession would be useful for such discussions.

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My Future Profession Doctor

There are many interesting professions, doctor is one of them. It is a necessary and noble profession, that is why I want to be a doctor.

To become a doctor I need to read a lot of specialized literature and to study hard, especially in biology and chemistry. This profession requires great responsibility because doctors deal with the most precious things people have - their lives and their health.

Doctors not only operate people and prescribe medicine, but they must also listen to their parents, check them up and sometimes make quick and important decisions. A doctor has to be a kind and attentive person, because if patients trust their doctor it is easier to work.

Sometimes working day continues even after a doctor comes home from the hospital. Relatives, friends or neighbors often ask for medical advice, for example how to lower the kid`s temperature.

There are different types of doctors: cardiologists, gastroenterologists, pediatricians, traumatologists and many others.

My father is a surgeon, he works in a hospital. Sometimes I visit him at the hospital and watch him working. My father tells me a lot of stories about doctors and their profession. He is a much-respected man and I am happy that I have such a good example in my family, I will do my best to become a good doctor just like my father.

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My future profession is a doctor

There are many interesting professions and the doctor is one of them. This is a necessary and noble profession, so I want to become a doctor.

In order to become a doctor, I have to read a lot of specialized literature and study hard, especially in chemistry and biology. This profession requires a huge responsibility because doctors deal with the most precious thing people have - their lives and health.

Doctors not only operate and prescribe drugs, they also have to listen to patients, examine them, and sometimes make quick and important decisions. The doctor should be a kind and considerate person, because if patients trust the doctor, then work is much easier.

Sometimes the working day goes on even when the doctor comes home from the hospital. Relatives, friends, or neighbors often ask for medical advice, such as how to bring down a child's fever.

There are different types of doctors: cardiologists, gastroenterologists, pediatricians, traumatologists and many others.

My father is a surgeon, he works in a hospital. Sometimes I visit him in the hospital and see how he works. Dad tells a lot of stories about doctors and their profession. He is a very respected person and I am happy that my family has such a good example.
I will do my best to be as good a doctor as my father.