English for Dietetics - ebook

Unit 1 Studying Dietetics and Nutrition

In this unit

• Dietetics and nutrition as a branch of science

• Studying dietetics and nutrition

• A formal letter and email

Warm-up

In pairs, ask and answer the following questions. Use the expressions below to answer the questions.

1. What subjects were you interested in during your secondary school?

2. Why have you chosen dietetics as your professional career?

3. What do you know about nutrition and dietetics?

4. What areas of food and nutrition are you interested in?

5. Do you like cooking? What is your favourite dish?

6. What are your other hobbies and interests?

7. Do you think you should study the English language during your university course of dietetics?

Useful Expressions

How to express likes and dislikes: be + adjective or verb + -ing

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• be enthusiastic about • be mad / crazy about • be keen on • have a passion for • be fond of • be (really) into • be interested in • love • like • enjoy • hate • dislike • can‘t stand • not mind • prefer something to something
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Example:

I’m fond of cooking for my friends but can’t stand washing up after the meal.

How to explain why

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because • because of • for this reason • due to • thanks to
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Example:

I enjoy reading about nutrition, because I want to take part in the discussions after lectures.

How to express your opinion

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In my experience… • As far as I’m concerned… • Speaking for myself… In my opinion… • Personally, I think… • I’d say that… • I’d suggest that… • I’d like to point out that… • I believe that… • What I mean is…
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Examples:

Personally, I think the English language can help me in my professional development.

In my opinion, dietetics is a very special study that connects many aspects of medicine with the art of cooking.

Task 1

Which sentence defines dietetics and which describes nutrition?

1. ……………… is the science which studies the role of food and its components in the physiological processes of the human body.

2. ……………… is the study which applies the nutritional knowledge to plan and prepare meals, and regulate the diet in health and disease.

What is the major difference between dietetics and nutrition?

Reading

Task 2

Work in pairs. Study the box with scientific disciplines and choose those that you study during your first, second and third year of dietetics – 1^(st) degree study.

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toxicology • food technology • commodity science • food analysis and evaluation • food chemistry • food safety • anatomy • physiology • food and general biochemistry • psychology • food and general microbiology • parasitology • clinical outline of diseases • education in nutrition • hygiene
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In the first year of dietetics, I study …………………………

In the second year of dietetics, I have …………………………

In the third year of dietetics, my subjects are …………………………

Additionally, the educational programme of dietetics includes the following subjects: …………………………

Vocabulary practice

Task 3

Match the sciences with their definitions. Make sentences defining the disciplines using nouns and verbs from the box below either in present simple or as present participles.

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| nouns: discipline • area • study • science |
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| verbs (present simple): be concerned with • deal with • study • examine • refer to |
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| present participles: concerning • regarding • referring to • dealing with • examining • studying |
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Examples:

Genetics is the science which deals with inheritance.

Genetics is the discipline dealing with inheritance.

Toxicology …………………………

Food technology …………………………

Commodity science …………………………

Food analysis and evaluation …………………………

Food chemistry …………………………

Food safety …………………………

Anatomy …………………………

Physiology …………………………

Qualified first aid …………………………

General and food biochemistry …………………………

Psychology …………………………

Economics in health protection …………………………

Law in health protection …………………………

General and food microbiology …………………………

Genetics …………………………

Human nutrition …………………………

Food pharmacology and pharmacotherapy …………………………

Parasitology …………………………

Clinical outline of diseases …………………………

Education in nutrition …………………………

Paediatric dietetics …………………………

Hygiene …………………………

a. dietary guidelines provided to individuals and groups; nutritional counselling organized for both individuals and groups; dietician’s tasks in the health care system; prophylaxis of lifestyle diseases.

b. the form and gross structure of different human body parts, basic organs, systems, and their topography and functions.

c. knowledge of food products and their quality.

d. technological processes used in food production; processes associated with food preparation and preservation; initial and thermal processing of food.

e. poisonous agents, both biological and chemical, found in food products and their effect on the human body.

f. ways of preserving health, especially by advocating sanitation.

g. handling, preparing and storing food to prevent diseases caused by an improper diet.

h. methods to determine food components and knowledge of food quality norms.

i. functioning of the human body and its organs; neurohormonal regulation of physiological processes; the role and composition of physiological fluids, exudates and secretions; processes of digestion and absorption.

j. analysis of mechanisms regulating a human behaviour in various situations; psychological and ethical problems connected with a profession of a dietician.

k. effects of individual food nutrients, their sources and requirements; current norms and dietary recommendations; rules of menus planning.

l. knowledge of the chemical processes and substances occurring in the cells of the human body and biochemical characteristics of amino acids, peptides, proteins, sugars, lipids, ketone bodies and enzymes.

m. knowledge of infectious and parasitic diseases, their epidemiology and prophylaxis.

n. functional properties of food components, chemical changes occurring during food processing and storage.

o. knowledge of microorganisms significant in food and nutrition technology and principles of microbial diagnostics, methods of microbial culture and identification.

p. knowledge of diseases; recognising dietary problems, planning, verifying and modifying dietary treatment in patients with internal diseases.

r. the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs and medical treatment by means of drugs in nutrition.

s. heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

t. the diet and its effects on the health of children at all ages.

u. the way in which money affects health protection and public health.

v. system of rules and penalties regulating the actions in health protection and public health.

w. rescue techniques provided to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available.

Word formation

Task 4

Put the words listed below in the table under the appropriate word category. Find other words of the family in a dictionary. Some words do not form all categories. After completing the table, write down the endings (suffixes) characteristic of verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs.

Words: dietary, nutritional, health, knowledge, processes, absorption, analysis, requirements, recommendations, storage, significant, diagnostics, treatment, handling

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Nouns: ………………………………

Adjectives: …………………………

Adverbs: ……………………………

Verbs: ………………………………

Vocabulary practice

Task 5

Use the key words given below to form the words which best complete the sentences.

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diet • analyse • require • recommend • signify ×2 • know • process • store
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1. What would you ……………… me for dinner today?

2. ……………… can also be employed in wellness centres to advise patients on weight loss plans.

3. You should always ……………… the situation before you decide to do anything.

4. What does red traffic light ………………? That you have to stop, of course.

5. There has been a ……………… rise in the number of overweight school children recently.

6. When my friend that is an expert in financial law heard the latest news from the Wall Street, he smiled ……………… .

7. Highly ……………… food is not advised for people suffering from allergies.

8. ……………… of vegetables and fruit ……………… low temperature and high relative humidity. These are the ideal conditions.

Reading

Academic vocabulary

As a student you have to read a lot of academic and scientific texts in a limited time. The useful reading techniques are skimming and scanning. When you skim the text you look for the general or main ideas. You read only what is important to your purpose. When you scan you look only for a specific fact or a piece of information. You must pay attention to the structure of the text because you are supposed to locate the specific items you need.

The original texts (A–E) come from the official web pages of King’s College, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics in London.

© 2015 King’s College London |Strand |London WC2R 2LS |England |United Kingdom |Tel +44 (0)20 7836 5454

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| Department of Nutrition & Dietetics |
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| a) About us |
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| b) People |
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| c) Study |
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| d) Undergraduate |
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| e) BSc programmes |
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| f) Special programmes |
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| g) Work experience |
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| h) Postgraduate |
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| i) Teaching facilities |
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| j) Careers |
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| k) Student Society |
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| m) Virtual Campus |
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| n) Contact us |
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| o) Research degrees |
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| p) Studentships |
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www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/dns/study/nutrition/study/ug/bsc.aspx

B.

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| Undergraduate study |
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| For undergraduates, King’s offers both the broad-based three-year Nutrition BSc and the four-year Nutrition and Dietetics BSc programme which includes registration in dietetics*. Generally students on programmes leading to registration in dietetics do not pay tuition fees and can apply for National Health Service bursaries. |
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| * graduates are eligible to apply for registration as a dietician with the Health and Care Professions Council |
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| Postgraduate study |
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| Postgraduates at King’s are members of an intellectually stimulating environment that offers world-class research support facilities and a broad and innovative skills development programme. |
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| Research in Nutritional Sciences may lead to an MPhil (two years full time) or PhD (three years full time). |
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| Find out more about our postgraduate programmes. |
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| • Nutrition MSc/Diploma |
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| • Dietetics MSc/Diploma |
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| • Research programmes |
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www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/dns/study/nutrition/study/ug/bsc.aspx

C.

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| Nutrition BSc (3 year programme) |
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| The Nutrition BSc programme at King’s qualifies students for a wide variety of careers. The programme is normally studied full-time over three years, though provision exists for part-time study during one of the years. It is a broad degree, allowing nutrition to be studied in the context of other biological sciences. Specialist modules in nutrition make up approximately half the programme, spread over all three years to allow progression in the depth of study and the breadth of subject knowledge. In years two and three, students are allowed sufficient choice to develop a coherent programme of study in a variety of related disciplines. This enables the graduate to work in a number of nutrition-related fields, and recognises the fact that nutritional science develops by the subject’s interface with other biological sciences. |
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| Students may apply for an extramural placement between second and final year, taking up paid employment in food industry or research establishment in the UK or elsewhere in Europe. |
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| The programme is accredited by the Nutrition Society. Graduates are therefore eligible to apply for direct entry to the UK Voluntary Register of Accredited Nutritionists. |
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www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/dns/study/nutrition/study/ug/bsc.aspx

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| Teaching and learning style |
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| Teaching is based on lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical classes, directed reading and supervised research. There is ample scope for students to pursue their own lines of interest in course work, research protocol design and project choice. The Franklin Wilkins Building library facilitates literature based and electronic work. The Metabolic Research Unit in the Department facilitates the running of small human clinical trials. The Dietetic Kitchen in the Department facilitates the preparation of food-based nutrition interventions. The laboratories in the Department and the Franklin Wilkins Building Genomics Centre facilitate state-of-the-art molecular nutrition research. You will also be assigned a Personal Tutor who can advise on academic or personal issues you may be experiencing. |
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www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/dns/study/nutrition/study/ug/bsc.aspx

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| Academic staff of the Department |
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| The Department of Nutrition & Dietetics currently comprises 18 full-time academic staff (Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, Personal Tutor, Placement Education Tutor, Educational Innovations Research Fellow, Professor and Emeritus Professor) with a wide range of research interests, supported by visiting lecturers, research workers, seven technical and secretarial staff, and approximately 160 undergraduate and 80 postgraduate students. |
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| There is a strong emphasis on ‘evidence-based practice’ and staff are actively engaged in relevant dietetics research. |
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| Head of Department of Nutrition & Dietetics |
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| Professor Peter Emery |
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| Director of Dietetics Programmes |
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| Mrs. Annemarie Knight |
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| Head of Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences Division |
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| Professor Mark Peakman |
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www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/research/divisions/dns/study/nutrition/study/ug/bsc.aspx

Task 6

Scan text A and decide where (a–p) you can find the information about:

1. the teachers at the Department. ………

2. the history of the Department. ………

3. what Nutrition involves. ………

4. what equipment is used in the Department. ………

5. how to get online access/to log into all campus resources. ………

6. the links to choices of future jobs. ………

Task 7

Scan text B and match the underlined words with their synonyms (1–10):

1. students without any science degrees …………

2. scholarships …………

3. students with a first science degree …………

4. students with first science degree studying for higher qualifications …………

5. payments for teaching …………

6. rooms, equipment, or services used for a particular purpose …………

7. extensive …………

8. able or allowed …………

9. a scientific study of a subject …………

10. (studying) regular hours on weekdays …………

Task 8

Read text B and answer the following questions:

1. Who are the programmes of King’s College dedicated to?

2. What science degrees do students obtain after completing all the programmes?

3. How long do students of Nutrition BSc study at King’s College?

4. What does the BSc programme in Nutrition and Dietetics include?

5. How long does it last?

6. What are the graduates of this programme eligible to do?

7. What are tuition fees?

8. What can graduates apply for?

9. How long do postgraduates study to obtain an MPhil?

10. How long does it take to study for a PhD?

Task 9

Scan text C and match the underlined words with their definitions or synonyms (1–12).

1. constitute …………

2. hands-on/practical experience of work during studies …………

3. around, more or less …………

4. connection with …………

5. institution …………

6. starting a new job or a new responsibility …………

7. working on days and studying in the evenings …………

8. happening or existing outside or separate from a college …………

9. without obligation …………

10. officially recognized …………

11. access, entrance …………

12. a course of a study or the qualification given to a student after successful completion of a study …………

Task 10

Read text C and decide whether the statements below are True/False or Not Given.

1. Students can study nutrition only as a full-time study. ………

2. Specialist modules constitute much more than 50% of the programme. ………

3. Students in the 2^(nd) and 3^(rd) year can choose subjects to design their own programme including other sciences associated with nutrition. ………

4. After finishing the study, they can only be employed as nutritionists. ………

5. After the 2^(nd) year many students of nutrition leave school and start working. ………

6. During the nutrition programme students may apply for an extramural placement, a paid placement outside the college, or even abroad. ………

7. The Nutrition Society has authorized the Nutrition BSc programme at King’s. ………

8. Graduates are obliged to register to the UK Voluntary Register of Accredited Nutritionists. ………

Task 11

Scan text D and find the words and expressions which mean:

1. Forms of studying activities:

a. teaching given by a university or college teacher to an individual or very small group ………………

b. an educational talk to an audience, especially, to students in an university ………………

c. controlled systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions ………………

d. a class at university in which a topic is discussed by a teacher and a small group of students ………………

e. a meeting with a teacher for instruction; a group of students who are taught together or a course of instruction ………………

f. instructed reading ………………

g. an academic teacher advising a student face to face on matters connected with a study or even her/his personal problems ………………

2. Places where students can:

a. study using the computerised literature database ………………

b. do small clinical tests with people ………………

c. prepare meals changing patients’ nutrition ………………

d. investigate molecular nutrition using the most modern equipment ………………

Vocabulary practice

Task 12

Match the words in the box (they come from text D) with their synonyms (1–10):

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trials • protocol • facilitates • be assigned • state-of-the-art • running • supervised • course • design • pursue
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1. makes (something) easier ………………

2. controlled and directed ………………

3. be appointed/be given ………………

4. a formal record of research ………………

5. doing, performing, conducting ………………

6. most modern ………………

7. programme ………………

8. to go after ………………

9. clinical tests ………………

10. plan ………………

Task 13

Divide the words and phrases from the box into the following categories:

A. Forms of studying activities: ……………………………………

B. Forms of study organization: ……………………………………

C. Places for studying or living: ……………………………………

D. People: ………………………………

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classes • laboratories • lab classes • course • classroom • tutor • to tutor somebody in something • year tutor • tutor group • tutor period • lecture hall • lecture room • public lecture • lecture notes • lecture course • lecture tour • give a lecture • student’s hostel • deliver a lecture • keynote lecture • lecture on something • lecture theatre • seminar • seminar room • seminar group • syllabus • curriculum • student’s web-based gradebook • virtual dean’s office • sophomore • freshman • junior • senior
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Find Polish equivalents of the words and phrases above.

Task 14

Scan text E and find English equivalents of the following Polish expressions:

1. pracownik naukowy/badawczy ………………

2. wydział ………………

3. wykładowca ………………

4. starszy wykładowca ………………

5. pracownicy techniczni ………………

6. pracownicy administracyjni ………………

7. pracownicy dydaktyczni uczelni ………………

8. oddział na uczelni ………………

9. zakład na uczelni ………………

10. kierownik zakładu na uczelni ………………

11. wykładowca zaproszony na gościnne wykłady ………………

12. opiekun naukowy ………………

13. opiekun praktyk studenckich ………………

14. pracownik naukowy uniwersytetu ………………

15. profesor ………………

16. profesor emerytowany ………………

Task 15

The following abbreviations stand for academic degrees. Check what they mean and match with their Polish equivalents.

Abbreviations of academic degrees: 1. BSc • 2. BA • 3. MA • 4. MSc • 5. PhD • 6. M.D. • 7. Asst. Prof. • 8. Assoc. Prof. • 9. Prof. • 10. MPhil

Polish equivalents: a. lekarz • b. licencjat nauk ścisłych • c. doktor • d. licencjat nauk humanistycznych • e. magister nauk humanistycznych • f. doktor habilitowany na stanowisku adiunkta • g. magister nauk ścisłych • h. magister filozofii „mały doktorat” • i. doktor habilitowany na stanowisku profesora nadzwyczajnego • j. profesor zwyczajny

Task 16

Match the underlined words from text E with their synonyms (1–8).

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1. at present …………… 2. consists of ……………
3. aided …………… 4. stress ……………
5. proof …………… 6. involved ……………
7. related …………… 8. personnel ……………
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Task 17

Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Do not change the form.

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consists of/comprises • involved/engaged • most modern/state-of-the-art • to facilitate • supervised • research protocol • to study part-time • eligible • placements • scholarship/bursary • undergraduates’ • facilities • accredited • tuition fee
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1. The school authorities would like …………… learning foreign languages at the university.

2. The academic staff of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics …………… two Professors, one Associate Professor and four Senior Lecturers and six Lecturers.

3. All students have to pay a …………… of £ 5,000 per academic year.

4. If you are a student of nutrition and dietetics and come from a country of the EU, you can apply for a …………… to the National Health Service.

5. Polish students of dietetics have their …………… in hospital kitchens.

6. You have to write a …………… before starting an experiment or a study.

7. When you write a master’s thesis you have to be …………… by a member of an academic staff with at least a PhD degree.

8. If you graduate from the nutrition program …………… by the Nutrition Society, you are …………… to register as a nutritionist in the UK.

9. My friend, Tom who has a family and works as a telemarketer, is going …………… management at the University of Glasgow.

10. There are numerous lecture halls, seminar and tutorial rooms and sports …………… which are at all …………… disposal during their four-year programme of Nutrition and Dietetics.

11. Many senior students are …………… in research connected with lifestyle diseases.

12. The …………… equipment for food analysis has been installed in our laboratory.

Pre-listening

Vocabulary practice

Task 18

Match nouns or noun phrases in the box with the verbs below to make meaningful verb + noun phrases. You will hear some of these phrases in Task 19.

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academic probation • a final exam • a written exam • an oral exam • a theoretical exam • an examination board exam • a quiz • a credited test • an end-of-term test • a placement • a sick leave • a temporary leave for medical reasons • an academic leave • an internship • electives • studies • a programme • training • university • a scientific society • a club • student’s union/council • a study • a credit • a distinction • a scholastic award • a lecture • winter/summer/retake session or semester • classes • a laboratory • inauguration • a scholarship
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1. to take …………………………

2. to have …………………………

3. to get/receive …………………………

4. to earn …………………………

5. to pass/fail …………………………

6. to be put on …………………………

7. to join …………………………

8. to be admitted/readmitted to (formal) …………………………

9. to be dismissed from (formal)/to drop out of (informal) …………………………

10. to apply for …………………………

Listening

Task 19

Listen to Tomek, a student of the first degree programme in dietetics, talking to Christine, a student from Spain, who has come to Poland to study dietetics within the Erasmus exchange scheme. Listen and answer the following questions:

1. How many hours of classes a week does Tomek have in the winter term?

2. What about the summer term?

3. What lecture does Tomek have at 8.15 on Monday?

4. How long is this lecture conducted in the winter term?

5. What do students usually have at each class?

6. What does each course end with?

7. How many examinations does Tomek have to take this year?

8. What organization has Tomek joined?

9. What topic is Tomek doing research into?

10. Where do students of Dietetics have their placements?

Vocabulary practice

Task 20

Complete the sentences below with the verbs from the box in the correct grammatical forms.

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to fail • to apply for • to join • to put • to have/take ×2 • to drop out from • to pass • to receive/get/have • to readmit • to earn/get/have
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1. When you are a first year student of Dietetics you do not have time ………… any sports club at your university.

2. Have you heard Jerry ………… on an academic probation after he ………… his examination board exam in General and Food Microbiology last session?

3. Where ………… you ………… your placement this year?

4. Last year Ann was so seriously ill that she decided ………… academic leave to Dean for Student Affairs.

5. How many classes ………… you ………… in a week when you were in your fourth year of Pharmacy?

6. Have you heard that Johnson, the one who ………… from the second year of Dietetics ………… just ………… and will be studying with us this academic year?

7. When you ………… an oral exam in English you ………… a credit in English language classes.

8. Since Helen Smith’s exam average is above 4.5, she ………… a scholastic award this year.

Consolidation practice

Speaking

Task 21

Complete the passage with the information about yourself and your school.

• My name is …………… . I’m …………… years-old.

• I live in …………… ./I come from …………… , but now I’m living in …………… .

• Here, I’m/sharing the flat with …………… /renting a flat in …………… ./I’m living in a student’s hostel/dormitory where I share the room with …………… .

• I am studying at/in the …………… year of …………… at the Medical University of …………… ./I’m a …………… year student of …………… at the Medical University of …………… . I am studying for the first degree of …………… in …………… .

• When I graduate from the BSc/Associate programme in Dietetics, I’d like to continue my studies at the …………… degree of MSc.

• The …………… /and …………… degree programme are/is conducted at the Department/Faculty of …………… .

• There are …………… undergraduates and …………… graduates of Dietetics at my University.

• Professor …………… , (M.D., PhD) is the Rector of my University. The Vice-Rector for Student Affairs is …………… (M.D., PhD) and The Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs is Prof. …………… (M.D., PhD)

• Professor …………… is the Dean of my Faculty/Department/Division. The Sub-Deans/Associate Deans are: …………… .

• The Head of my Department is …………… . There are …………… academic teachers and research workers in my Department of Dietetics. A Year Tutor is …………… .

Task 22

Make 12 questions you would ask your classmate to get the information about him/her and his/her school.

Task 23

In groups of 2–3 people prepare a short presentation and a leaflet about a course of dietetics/nutrition in one of the following English-speaking countries: Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia and Poland). Your presentation should be organized according to the following main points:

1. Name of the school and its short history

2. Admission criteria

3. Length of studying

4. Subjects

5. Degrees on graduation

6. Employment prospects

When presenting follow these points:

1. Greet the audience.

2. Introduce yourself and your colleagues.

3. Introduce the topic of your presentation.

4. List the main parts of your presentation.

5. Discuss the main parts.

6. Summarize what you have presented.

7. Thank your audience for attention.

8. Let the audience ask questions.

9. Answer the questions.

Writing

Writing a formal letter

Layout

• Your address should be displayed in the top right-hand section. Do not put your name above the address; your name should only be put at the end of the letter.

• The address of the person you are writing to should be displayed beneath your address on the left-hand side.

• Date should be displayed on the right-hand side of the page on the line beneath your address and should be written in full format: e.g. 1st May 2016

Salutation & Greeting:

• Dear Sir is used if you write to a man whose name you do not know. Dear Sir or Madam is used if you write to a person whose neither name nor sex you know.

• Dear Sirs is used if you address a company.

• Dear followed by the title and surname, e.g. Dear Mr Caldwell, is used if you write to a person whose name, sex and title you know.

Titles that go with name:

Mr – a male; Mrs – a married female; Miss – an unmarried female;

Ms – a female whose marital status is unknown, not important or would prefer not to be revealed.

Dr/Prof. – a person with the status of a doctor/professor.

Concluding:

• If you begin Dear Sir(s), Dear Madam, or Dear Sir or Dear Madam finish Yours faithfully.

• If you begin with the person’s name Dear Mr. Brown, finish Yours sincerely or less formally Yours.

Your signature

Sign your name, then print it underneath the signature.

Useful phrases

• I am writing to enquire about …./in response to …/to confirm

• I would be grateful if you could …/if you let me have …

• I should appreciate very much …

• I should be very obliged if you could send me…

• I should be very grateful if you let me have

• I would be delighted to…/happy to …

• I am enclosing…/Please find enclosed …

• I look forward to hearing from you/receiving

• It would be most convenient for me to come …

Writing a formal email

• As formal emails are documents, their writing does not tolerate misspelling, bad style or poor grammar. They must be written and punctuated correctly. Your grammar and punctuation reflect your professionalism.

• Avoid contractions like: ‘can’t’, ‘I’m’ etc. Use ‘cannot’, ‘I am’ instead.

Task 24

A. Write a letter to Professor L.M. Barret, Nutrition Department of Teaching Hospital, Long Street, London, asking for a possibility to have a holiday elective as a dietetic assistant in the hospital canteen during the summer. Write your own address and today’s date and other data according to the principles of writing formal letters. Your letter should contain:

1. brief information about yourself (year of study, medical school, previous experience, the level of English);

2. explanation why you have chosen this particular place for your elective attachment.

B. Write an email to The Principal, The Salisbury School of English, 14 Stone St., Salisbury SPI IED, England asking for information concerning the English language course for foreign nutritionists who need English for professional purposes. In your e-mail:

1. give brief information about yourself (school you are attending, year of study, how long you have been learning English, you particular needs and interests, etc.);

2. ask about the dates of the course, its duration, cost and if it includes accommodation;

3. ask them to send you an enrolment form for the course.