Lesson 04 Plastic surgeon's office, English, MEDICAL ENGLISH
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Lesson 4
In the plastic surgeons office.
Dialogue
P.S.: Good morning Mrs Senior, how can I help you?
Mrs Senior: Well Doctor, I hate my looks, I wish I looked like Britney Spears.
P.S.: I see, what in particular do you think we could do to help you change?
Mrs Senior: Well, for a start, my nose, I wish it were smaller.
P.S.: We can make some reduction to the bridge, but it may be impossible to have exactly the same nose as Britney, as she has different bone structure.
Mrs Senior: Also, if only I didn't have such a fat chin.
P.S.: Well we can give you some liposuction in that area.
Mrs Senior: Good, I also wish I didn't have so many wrinkles.
P.S.: Well, a face lift would make you look 15 years younger
Mrs Senior: But I want to look 30 years younger.
P.S.: Mrs Senior, your skin is not as elastic as it was, if we pull back too much, we will overstretch it and in a few years time you will look even older than you do now.
Mrs Senior: But I want to look like Britney!
P.S.: Mrs Senior Britney is in her twenties, you are thirty years older. I think it would be better to make you look more youthful.
Mrs Senior: I wish I had had plastic surgery 20 years ago, then I would have been able to look like Britney.
P.S.: But 20 years ago Britney had only just been born, I am just giving you the honest answer, any plastic surgeon would say the same.
Mrs Senior: If only you could do it.
P.S.: I can do quite a lot, but I am not a miracle worker, I must tell you truth about what is possible.
Mrs Senior: Okay doctor, I'll have a face lift, liposuction and a nose job. If only I had done this earlier, things would be easier.
P.S.: So make an appointment for the surgery in reception and I'll see you soon.
Mrs Senior: Thank you and good bye doctor.
Glossary:
bridge (of nose) - grzbiet (nosa)
bone structure - układ kości
wrinkles - zmarszczki
overstretch - naciągnąć za bardzo
youthful - młodzieńczy
miracle worker - cudotwórca
nose job - chirurgia plastyczna nosa
A. In the dialogue, there are several phases to express wishes. Find examples of:
a. wishes about present states
b. wishes about past events
c. wishes about future events with could, have to, would
d. if only to make an emphatic wish about present states
e. to make an emphatic wish about past events
B. Practice
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. I wish I ________ (take) more care of my skin when I was younger.
2. If only I _______ (have) more money for plastic surgery, I could do so much.
3. The nurse wishes the blood test results ___________ (arrive). He needs them now.
4. The doctor wishes he _________ (work) so many shifts last week.
5. The doctor wishes the patient ________ (stop) complaining.
6. They wish the nurses on this ward _________ (work) harder.
What do you notice about the tense in each structure?
C. Vocabulary practice
Fill each gap with a suitable word from the box.
facelift youthful structure wrinkles
1. Many older Hollywood actors have _________ to make them look younger.
2. She spent so much time in the sun, by the time she was 35 she had the ________ of a 50 year old.
3. She has such lovely bone __________ her cheeks are high and her nose’s perfect.
4. Many people are having plastic surgery to make them look more __________ and to turn back the effects of aging.
Key
A.
a. wishes about present states: I wish I looked like Britney Spears I also wish I didn't have so many wrinkles.
b. wishes about past events: I wish I had had plastic surgery 20 years ago.
c. wishes about future events with could, have to, would: If only you could do it.
d. if only, to make an emphatic wish about present states: If only I didn't have such a fat chin.
e. if only, to make an emphatic wish about past events: If only I had done this earlier
Tenses
present states wish/if only + Past Simple
past events wish/if only + Past Simple
future events wish + would/could/have to + verb in infinitive
B. Practice
1. had taken
2. had
3. would arrive
4. hadn't worked
5. would stop
6. worked/would work
C. Vocabulary practice
1. facelifts
2. wrinkles
3. structure
4. youthful
Joke
Mrs Senior had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near death experience. Seeing God she asked: "Is my time up?" God answered: "No, you have another 41 years to live".
Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a lot of plastic surgery. She even changed her hair color. Since she had so much more time to live, she decided she might as well make the most of it.
Finally, she was released from the hospital. While crossing the street on her way home, she was hit by a car and died immediately.
Arriving in front of God, she demanded: "I thought you said I had another 40 years, why didn't you save me from the car?"
God replied: "I’m so sorry, I just didn't recognize you".
Is my time up? - Czy już na mnie czas?
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