The level of medical service both in Britain and the USA is very high. Every employed citizen is obliged to pay weekly a certain amount of money to the National Health Service. The sum necessary to run medical services is very big and a large part of it comes not from weekly forms payment but from taxes. Various forms of Medical Insurance are widespread in these countries.
Everything is paid. For example, in the USA if you turn to a city hospital, you should pay at least $50. Separately you will pay for a consultation, minimum $15-20. You should take a prescription for purchase of many drugs in American drugstores.
However you can take medical service free of charge in medical institutions attached to different charity and religious organizations. Thus, the National Health Service (NHS), UK, provides free medical treatment for visitors from EU and Commonwealth countries and to visitors from other countries with reciprocal health arrangements. An NHS prescription costs ₤5.25 at present.
Answer the questions:
1) What is very employed citizen obliged to pay?
2) Where does the sum necessary to run medical services come from?
3) How much is to turn to a city hospital?
4) How much is consultation?
5) Can people buy drugs in American drugstores without a prescription?
6) Are there any medical institutions with medical service free or charge?
7) What such organizations do you know?
10. Answer the questions:
1) Were you ill last year?
2) Did you turn to a clinic?
3) Do you like to be ill?
4) Have you been laid up with anything serious lately?
5) When did you make your blood-count last time?
6) Were you operated on for appendicitis?
7) Have you ever a flu?
8) What symptoms of a flu did you have?
9) Are you afraid of injections?
10) What treatment do you prefer – injection or pills?
11) Did you break your arms or legs?
12) Have you ever been X-rayed?
13) Have you ever been sent to hospital?
11. Define the tenses. Make the sentences negative. Put all types of questions:
1) Pete was operated on for appendicitis last year.
2) The doctor is checking up Nock’s lungs.
3) The surgeon examined the patient very carefully.
4) Polly feels feverish the whole day.
5) I was bandaging Ben’s finger when you came.
6) Tomorrow Steve will go to the clinic to make his blood-count.