Тема “Health care system in the USA”.

2. Значение изучения темы: приобщение студентов к социо-культурной среде носителей английского языка, развитие профессионального интереса.

3. Цели занятия: закрепление лексического материала по теме «Health care system in the USA»; развитие навыков поискового и изучающего чтения; развитие навыков письменной речи; повторение грамматического материала Past Participle и подготовка к составлению сообщения по теме «Health care system in the USA».

План изучения темы.

4.1. Исходный контроль знаний.

1. Обсуждение ситуации:

«You are the hospital manager. Choose one of these things which you want to spend the money on, and think about why it is important.

A new kitchen. One newly –trained doctor.

2. Тест.

4.2. Изучение нового материала.

1. Повторение грамматического материала Participle I и II.

Прочитайте предложения, определите вид и функцию причастий. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Performing an operation, a surgeon must be very attentive.

2. Attending practical classes, students develop skills necessary for their future work.

3. (When) Examining the patient, the doctor found some pathology.

4. (When) Being examined, the patient complained of abdominal pains.

5. Asked to help, the psychologist came at once.

6. Diagnosed correctly, the disease was treated properly.

2. Поисковое чтение текста «Health care system in the USA».

Задание. Ответьте на вопросы.

1) What are the types of insurance Americans can have?

2) What can happen if you have no insurance?

3) How is health insurance actually arranged?

4) How long does an American woman usually stay in the hospital when she has a baby?

5) How are doctors paid?

6) Is the dental care different from regular health care?

7) How are emergency situations dealt with in the USA?

3. Работа в парах. Согласны ли вы с данным утверждением.

Children are closer to nature than grown-ups.

Приведите аргументы, отстаивая свою точку зрения.

4.3. Самостоятельная работа по теме.

Изучающее чтение текста «Options and pay ranges».

1. Прочитайте текст и определите, какие из приведенных ниже предложений соответствуют, и какие не соответствуют его содержанию. Исправьте неправильные утверждения.

1. Bachelor’s degree gives opportunity to work in a psychiatric hospital or residential home as a psychiatric assistant or technician.

2. The psychologist with Bachelor’s degree usually observes and records the patients’ moods and behaviors.

3. This work doesn’t allow a large amount of interaction with patients.

4. Master’s degree requires an original research project called a thesis.

5. The psychologist with Master’s degree works in hospitals, clinics, community health centers, and government offices.

6. It is possible to practice therapy with a master’s degree, and you don’t need any supervision of a licensed psychologist.

7. Two doctoral degrees: the Ph.D. and Psy. D. are equally challenging.

8. Ph.D. programs are designed more for training in research, while Psy.D. programs emphasize the counseling aspect of psychology.

9. Doctoral level psychologists have ability to go into private practice.

2. Найдите в тексте «Options and pay ranges» и переведите на русский язык слова, являющиеся психологическими терминами. Составьте с ними предложения.

3. Выполните письменный перевод 3 абзаца, используя словарь.

4.4. Итоговый контроль знаний.

Индивидуальный контроль переводов, выставление оценок за самостоятельную работу и работу на занятии.

Основные понятия и положения темы.

Заключительное занятие по теме «Health care system in the USA» является естественным продолжением предыдущего и продолжает знакомить с реалиями здравоохранения в Америке. Повторяется грамматический материал Past Participle, выполняются грамматические упражнения.

Продолжается развитие навыков поискового чтения, направленного на извлечение основной информации, и изучающего чтения, имеющего целью точное и полное понимание. Изучающее чтение развивает умение самостоятельно преодолевать затруднения, препятствующие полному пониманию смысла читаемого, развивает навыки пользования справочной литературой, применение языкового анализа.

Тема обеспечивает базовую, профессионально ориентированную подготовку по английскому языку.

Students specifically discuss managed care, health insurance, and ways to get information about the quality of care in various health care systems, and the quality of care doctors. Today this theme helps students to find out a lot more about how to prevent illness and promote health.

The materials of the theme are specifically intended for students of medicine.

The health Care System in the USA exists on three levels: the level of the family doctor, the medical institution or hospital and the United States Public Health Service.

Two health insurance programs: Medicaid and Medicare. Medicaid is a federal program, which provides free medical care for low income people, the aged, the blind, and for dependent children. Medicare is a federal program, which provides free medical care for aged Americans over 65. Many people in America have health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance and retirement benefits at their place of employment.

Задания для уяснения темы занятия.

6.1. Вопросы для самоподготовки.

Прочитайте и скажите, верны ли утверждения, данные ниже. Объясните свой ответ.

1) Outpatient services are becoming more and more widespread.

2) Visiting a hospital as an outpatient is cheaper than being confined as an inpatient.

3) Children are among the greatest users of extended care facilities.

4) To be able to use a self-care center, a patient should be ambulatory.

5) Most older people do not use outpatient services because they cannot afford to pay for them.

6) Rehabilitation by occupational therapy includes the use of massage.

7) Emergency units usually operate around the clock.

8) An ambulance is a machine used in an emergency unit to administer oxygen.

9) Hospitals that have progressive health care programs encourage patients to return home as soon as possible.

10) Psychiatric patients are too sick to be treated on an outpatient basis.

6.2. Тестовые задания по теме.

1.Закончите предложения, используя Participle II .

1. The diagnosis (it was made by the doctor Lebedeva) proved to be correct.

2. The man (he was put on the stretcher after the accident) was in a satisfactory condition.

3. Professor Brown (he was invited to give a course of lectures at our university) arrived yesterday.

4. The results of the laboratory analyses (they were shown to the council of physicians yesterday) proved that the diagnosis was right.

5. All the necessary surgical appliances (they have been prepared for operation) are sterilized.

6. The wound (it was dressed properly) stopped bleeding.

2. Закончите предложения, переведя причастный оборот в скобках, на английский язык.

1. The drugs (выписанные пациенту) may be ordered at the chemist’s shop.

2. The famous surgeon (приглашенный, чтобы выполнить эту операцию) could not come.

3. His article (опубликованная в прошлом месяце) dealt with the use of antibiotics.

4. There are many departments in the new hospital (построенной в прошлом году).

6.3. Cитуационные задачи.

Edna Wilson (89) has had a fall and fractured her hip. She says she doesn’t’ want surgery or physiotherapy. She wants her daughter to look after her at home. Mrs. Wilson’s daughter is not happy about this. She says her mother is not thinking clearly. She doesn’t want to care for her mother 24 hours a day, and wants her to have surgery ‘for her own good’.

1. What should Mrs. Wilson’s doctor advise?

2. Should people be forced to have medical treatment when they don’t want it?

3. Does the family need a psychologist?

7. Список тем по УИРС, предлагаемый кафедрой.

Примерные темы для конференции.

«The chief scientific problems of American medicine and Russian medicine».

« American Psychological Association».

«Main careers in Psychology».

8. Рекомендуемая литература.

Основная: тексты « Health care system in the USA », «Options and pay ranges»

Дополнительная: словари, грамматические справочники.

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