Technical and Medical English Definitions 1- Words to define- Technical English version
| An atom
Acid An astronomer Antibiotics An airport The amplitude |
A black hole
Bubble wrap A biologist Brakes A building The Big Bang |
A comet
Carbon A chemist Clothes A cubicle The CEO |
A diagram
Data A designer Drugs A dormitory The diameter |
An error
Equipment An engineer Earplugs An exit The earth |
| A filter
Freight A forklift driver Feet A factory The front gate |
A gauge
Glass A geologist Goggles A garage The groin |
A handle
Hardware A head hunter Headphones A highway The height |
An inventory
Iron An inventor Inches The internet The inside |
A jar
Junk A journalist Jeans A jacuzzi The j |
| A keypad
Kryptonite A kitchen hand Kilograms A kitchen The kitchen |
A laser
Lead A lab assistant Legs A lab The left |
A magnet
Machinery A mechanic Measurements The milky way The maximum |
A nail
Nitrogen A navigator Nail scissors A noticeboard The North Pole |
An operation
Oxygen An operator Overalls An oil platform The outside |
| A pump
Platinum A physicist Pliers A plant The president |
A quasar
Quality A quality Qualities Quarantine The quantity |
A ruler
Rust A radiologist Rubber boots Reception The roof |
A switch
Spam A supervisor Statistics A smoking area The South Pole |
A tape measure
Titanium A technician Teeth A tunnel The top |
| A uniform
Uranium An understudy Underpants Underwater The universe |
A vacuum flask
Vinyl A vendor Variations Venus The VAT rate |
A walkie talkie
Wire A welder Windows A warehouse The weather |
An X ray
Xenon X (on a map) X chromosomes The X ray room The Xerox |
A yellow line
Yellow paint A year Yards A yard The Yahoo site |
| A zip/ a zipper
Zipped data A zoo keeper Zeros A zone The zoo |
Technical and Medical English Definitions 1- Words to define- Medical English version
| An ankle
Antiseptic An anesthetist Antibiotics A and E The abdomen |
A blister
Back pain A blood donor Biceps A bathroom The brain |
A cell
Chemotherapy A chemist Cataracts A chemist’s The chest |
A diet
Dizziness A doctor Drugs A drugstore The diaphragm |
An exam
Eczema epidemiologist Eyelids An exit The entrance |
| A fever
Fat A family doctor Feet A fertility clinic The face |
A gene
Gum disease A GP Germs Geriatric ward The groin |
A heart attack
Hay fever A head nurse Herbal cures A health centre The heart |
An injection
Indigestion An inpatient Intestines An ICU The inside |
A jerk
Jet lag A junior doctor Joints A jacuzzi The jaw |
| A knee injury
Ketamine K Kidney stones A kitchen Kelvin scale |
A lobotomy
Lotion A lab assistant Lungs A lab The liver |
An MRI (scan)
Medication A midwife Medicines A morgue The mouth |
A needle
Nausea A nurse Nerves A nursing home The nose |
An operation
Ointment An outpatient Ovaries The outside The onset |
| A painkiller
Pneumonia A physician Period pains A private clinic The pill |
A quadrant
Quinine A quack Quadruplets Quarantine The quantity |
A reaction
Radiotherapy A radiologist Ribs Reception Rabies virus |
A stethoscope
Sweat A surgeon Side effects An STD clinic The spine |
A tumor
Tiredness A technician Teeth The toilet The throat |
| An ultrasound
Urine A urologist Ulcers Underarm The uterus |
A virus
Valium A visitor Varicose veins A visiting room The vagina |
A wheelchair
Weight loss James Watson Wisdom teeth A ward The waist |
An X ray
X radiation An xenophobe X chromosomes X (on a map) The X ray room |
A yawn
Yeast Thomas Young Y chromosomes Yangtze valley The yolk |
| A zygote
Zinc Zeigler Zygomatic bone A zone The zeitgeist |
Technical and Medical English Definitions Game
Worksheet 2- Useful Language
Useful language for describing things that you don’t know the word for
- These are things that…
… people (wear when they have bad eyesight)
- This is the thing that/ the person who/ the place where…
… you are standing on
- This is stuff that….
… (sweaters) are made from
…is used for…
… is found (in) …
- This is a place/ a room/ a shop where…
…you can (have a shower)
…people (keep their money)…
… (teachers) work.
- This is a/ the person who…
…uses (medicine)
… works with (animals)
… works for (Microsoft)
… works in/on…
… wears…
- This is a thing that…
… is found…
… is made of …
… is used…
Technical and Medical English Definitions Game-
Worksheet 3- Board Game
| Words beginning with A | B | A thing… |
| A place | D | C |
| E | F | A person… |
| Things… | H | G |
| I | J | Stuff… |
| The… | L | K |
| M | N | Things… |
| stuff | P | O |
| The… | R | A thing… |
| U | T | S |
| Stuff | A thing… | V |
| A person… | A place… | W |
| Y | Z |
USEFUL LANGUAGE to play the game:
It’s my/your/ his/ her turn; How many points did we each get?; Move (three) spaces; Your next square is here; Well done!
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