English for Specific Purposes
English for Health Sciences 125
Expand and explore your English skills in a curriculum designed for students interested in entering the medical field.
- 12units
- 202lessons
- 111exercises
Who is this course for?
Adults who need English for a particular job, industry or field of study.
Outcomes
What students will be able to do
By the end of the course, students can:
- checkUse the key vocabulary of the field in context
- checkHandle common workplace conversations, calls and meetings
- checkRead and write the documents the job depends on
- checkExplain processes, problems and solutions clearly
Course structure
12 units
202 lessons, each followed by automatically marked practice on the same language.
- Unit 1Saving Lives
- Unit 2Science and Technology
- Unit 3In the Pharmacy
- Unit 4Doctor's Advice
- Unit 5Patient History
- Unit 6Bedside Manner
- Unit 7Discussing Symptoms
- Unit 8Triage
- Unit 9Controversy in Medicine
- Unit 10Mental Health
- Unit 11Preventative Care
- Unit 12History of Medicine
Skills
Skills practised in every unit
Lessons in each unit are grouped by skill, so the four skills, grammar and vocabulary are taught in every unit.
Reading
Articles, stories and real-world texts at the right level.
Listening
Conversations and audio with a range of voices.
Speaking
Pair work, discussions and recorded speaking tasks.
Writing
Guided writing that builds from sentences to full texts.
Grammar
Clear explanations, followed by practice that is marked automatically.
Vocabulary
Words with images and audio, reviewed across units.
Included
What comes with the course
The course is taught on the Smrt platform, with lessons, practice, assessment and classroom tools included.
Ready-to-teach lessons
Readings, conversations, audio and images for the classroom screen.
Automatically marked practice
Exercises in eight types, with scores straight into the gradebook.
Quizzes and exams
Unit quizzes and course assessments, marked in the platform.
Classroom tools
Assignments, gradebook and attendance in Smrt Classroom.
Web and mobile
Students study in any browser or on the Smrt Study app.
Training from Canadian teachers
Qualified Canadian teachers train your staff to teach with Smrt English.
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