Doctor, Doctor

6b Doctor, Doctor

Upstream Elementary A2

Medical professions

Ophthalmologist - окулист

Dentist - стоматолог

Chemist - аптекарь

Doctor - врач

Surgeon - хирург

Optician - оптик

Who do you need to see if you:

• have toothache?
• need an operation?
• need glasses?
• have an eye infection?
• have a bad tooth?
• have tired eyes?
• have pneumonia?
• have a cough?

Example: If you have toothache, you need to see a dentist.

Reading

• A: Good morning. How can I help you?

B: ……………………………………………………………….

A: I suggest you use this skin cream. You apply it twice a day.

B: ……………………………………………………………….

A: Yes, madam?

B: ……………………………………………………………….

A: Try some of these eye drops. They`re excellent!

B: ……………………………………………………………….

A: Whenever your eyes are sore. But you mustn`t use them more than three times a day.

B: OK, thank you.

• Thank you. Oh, and something else.

• How often can I use them?

• What do you have for tired eyes?

• Could I have something for sunburn, please? My back is really sore.

2.

A: Hello, Judy. Come and sit down. What`s the problem?

B: ……………………………………………………………….

A: OK, let me have a look. Open wide.

B: ……………………………………………………………….

A: It`s just a mirror. See? You needn`t be afraid.

B: ……………………………………………………………….

A: Hmm… I`m afraid you need to have a filling. We must do it now before it gets worse.

B: ……………………………………………………………….

A: Don`t worry. You won`t feel a thing!

• Oh, no. I hate the drill!

• What`s that?

• Well, I`ve got toothache.

• Oh, OK. As long as it`s not a needle. I hate needles.

At the chemist`s

Task: Imagine you have some of the problems below. Use the language and the phrases to act out a dialogue.

• sunburn/skin cream
• cough/cough syrup

• insect bites/ointment
• cold/vitamin C tablets

Asking for medicine

• What do you suggest/ have for…?
• Could/Can I have something for…?

Suggesting

• Try some…
• I suggest…
• You should…
• You can try…

Grammar Must(n`t) – Need(n`t)

We use must to express:

• strong advice. You must brush your teeth after meals. (I strongly advice to do so.) necessity. You must take one tablet three times a day for five days. ( It`s necessary that you do it.)
• strong advice. You must brush your teeth after meals. (I strongly advice to do so.)
• necessity. You must take one tablet three times a day for five days. ( It`s necessary that you do it.)

We use mustn`t to express:

• strong advice. You`ve got a temperature. You mustn`t go out. (I strongly advice not to do it.) prohibition. You mustn`t enter this area. (It`s forbidden.)
• strong advice. You`ve got a temperature. You mustn`t go out. (I strongly advice not to do it.)
• prohibition. You mustn`t enter this area. (It`s forbidden.)

We use need/needn`t to express:

• necessity/lack of necessity. we need to be there on time. (It`s necessary.) You needn`t worry. Everything will be fine. (It isn`t necessary.)
• necessity/lack of necessity. we need to be there on time. (It`s necessary.) You needn`t worry. Everything will be fine. (It isn`t necessary.)

Match the notices to their meaning

• You must not smoke here.

A SLOW! CHILDREN CROSSING

• You must come back later or wait.

B Back in 10 minutes

• You must not drive fast here.

C AMBULANCE ONLY

• You must not park your car here.

D NO SMOKING

Fill in with need to or needn`t

needn`t

• You ……………… worry about me. I`m fine.
• Let`s go! We ……………… be at the airport before 10:00.
• I ……………… make a phone call. It`s an emergency.
• You ……………… go to the doctor. It`s just a cold.

need to

need to

needn`t

Homework

• Learn the rule “must(n`t) – need(n`t)”
• WB ex. 1-4 p. 45