Hospital Departments Part 2 Haematology Treats blood diseases. Works with the hospital laboratory. Maternity Helps women prepare for giving birth, give birth and recover from giving birth. Microbiology Deals with bacterial infections and viral infections. Neonatal Special care for newborn babies. Works with the maternity…
Having Regional Hyperthermia at Tokyo Clinic What is “Regional Hyperthermia”? Regional hyperthermia heats an area of your body using 8 Mega Hertz radio waves. The machine has a thermo-simulator to control and maintain the temperature. It also has a water-cooling system to keep you comfortable.…
Explaining Your Hobby If someone asks “What do you do in your free time?”, what would you say? You can use the 5 Wh-questions to help you give an interesting answer. You can also explain how often you do your hobby and how long you…
Hospital Departments Here are some typical departments found in most British hospitals. Accident and Emergency (A&E) also called Casualty This department is the place to get urgent medical attention. Patients often arrive by ambulance. A triage nurse decides which patients must see a doctor quickly.…
The Remarkable Alphabet That Saves Lives Around The World – And How It Can Help You 世界中で命を助けている識別用アルファベット (Remarkable Alphabet)― どのように役に立っているのでしょうか? The International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet lets you spell words clearly, even when talking on the telephone. 国際無線スペリングアルファベットを使えば電話で話す時も単語のスペルを明確に 伝えることができます。 Each letter of the alphabet is replaced…
When you spell words it’s important to use code words instead of letters. Using a word is much clearer, especially when you are talking on the telephone. How well do you know the official spelling alphabet? Try this quiz:
How to use numbers in English British versus American English 120 is “One hundred and twenty” in British English but “One hundred twenty” in American English. In American English the date comes after the month: “February seventh, twenty-twenty”. (7/2/2020 in the British date format) Ways…
Use these patterns to ask questions about the past. What was your previous job? (What job did you do before this one?) I was a receptionist at a large teaching hospital in Kyoto. What did you study at college? (/university) I studied business administration at…
Please practice using these patterns with a friend, or with a mirror. What’s your favourite …………………..? What’s your favourite Japanese film? What …………………. do you like most? What book do you like most? What do you like most about …………………..? What do you like most…
Read the two examples, then make your own sentence. There’s more practice at the bottom of this page. What’s your job? I’m a radiographer, I carry out scans and x-rays. What’s your favourite type of food? I like Thai food best. What’s your favourite …………………………………………………………………….……………..…