Watch the video again and answer the questions.

1. How many doctors work in this hospital?

2. What do they focus on in their work?

3. How many tests and evaluations does the check-up include?

4. When can you get the results of your check-up?

5. How much does the check-up cost?

6. How many operating theatres are there in the hospital?

7. How many tests a year do they perform in their laboratory?

 

After you watch

Work in pairs. Student A is the US resident who needs some medical treatment but doesn’t have enough money. Student B is the person who has just come back from Thailand where he was on observation in Bumrungrad International Hospital. Look at the information on the cards below and spend a few minutes preparing what you are going to say.

5. Work in groups. Discuss the questions.

1. Would you like to work in Bumrungrad International Hospital in Thailand? Why/why not?

2. Would you like to be treated there? Why/why not?

3. What is medical tourism? Why is it so popular today?

4. What countries and cities are the leading destinations for medical tourism? What fields of medicine do they specialize in? Search the Internet and fill in the chart below:

 

 

		Country	Fields of medicine they specialize in
		Germany
		Israel
		India
		China

 

Here is a list of useful words from Unit 2. You can insert your own translation.

adj = adjective	conj = conjunction	phr v = phrasal verb	phr = phrase	pron = pronoun
adv = adverb	n = noun	pl = plural	prep = preposition	v = verb

able-bodied (adj)	Able-bodied people sometimes don’t realize how difficult the life of the disabled can be.
all-purpose (adj)	Nowadays there are a lot of modern and all- purpose wheelchairs.
autoclave (n)	A nurse sterilizes instruments in an autoclave.
blood pressure meter (n)	The blood pressure meter is for recording patients’ blood pressure.
bone plate (n)	A bone plate is used for fixing a broken bone.
centrifuge (n)	A centrifuge is used for separating substances by spinning them.
corridor (n)	Go along the corridor and Physiotherapy will be on the left.
deliver (v)	Porters deliver the post all over the hospital and bring letters for patients.
dialysis machine (n)	A dialysis machine is used for cleaning the blood when the kidneys don’t work.
disabled (adj)	Some simple everyday activities can be a major problem for disabled people.
dispose of (v)	Porters dispose of all the waste at the hospital.
ECG machine (n)	An ECG machine is for monitoring the heart.
endoscope (n)	The endoscope is for looking inside the stomach, larynx, trachea, etc.
floor (n)	Radiology is on the second floor.
food trolley (n)	Porters do more than just push food trolleys around the hospital.
glucometer (n)	The glucometer is for determining the concentration of glucose in the blood.
highly-advanced (adj)	A highly-advanced wheelchair can perform different functions.
lift (n)(v)	Porters lift (v) and carry heavy equipment. Take the lift (n) to get to the third floor.
manual (adj)	A manual wheelchair is moved by the user’s own power.
microscope (n)	A microscope is for examining tissues, samples, etc., very closely.
mortuary (n)	Porters remove dead bodies to the mortuary.
neurological pinwheel (n)	A neurological pinwheel is for testing for sensation in nerves.
paediatric spoon (n)	A paediatric spoon is a special spoon for children to grip.
reception (n)	You can ask all the information at the reception.

scales (n)		Scales are for weighing substances.
scalpel (n)		A scalpel is for performing surgery.
self-propelled (adj)		You don’t need to use your arms in a self-                         propelled wheelchair.
stethoscope (n)		A doctor uses a stethoscope to hearing sounds                          from movements within the body.
stretcher (n)		Porters transport patients by stretchers or                          wheelchairs.
syringe (n)		A syringe is for making injections.
thermometer (n)		A nurse measured a patient’s temperature with a                         thermometer.
tongue depressor (n)		An otolaryngologist uses a tongue depressor for                          oral examination.
ultrasound scanner (n)		Ultrasound scanners are for detecting problems in the liver, heart, stomach and other internal                          organs.
ward (n)		There are a lot of wards in this big hospital.
wheelchair (n)		Nowadays modern wheelchairs are a big                          improvement on the first wheelchairs.
X-ray machine (n)		X-ray machine is for taking a photo of bones.