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Module 1: Nurse’s Responsibilities
In this module, students will learn vocabulary related to the main responsibilities of a nurse, such as giving medicine, checking vital signs, and helping patients. The grammar focus will be on using the simple present tense in the third person singular to describe daily nursing duties. En este módulo, los estudiantes aprenderán vocabulario relacionado con las principales responsabilidades de una enfermera, como administrar medicamentos, revisar signos vitales y ayudar a los pacientes. El enfoque gramatical será el uso del presente simple en tercera persona para describir las tareas diarias de enfermería.
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Module 2: Describing pain and conditions
In this module, students will learn to describe different types of pain and medical conditions. Grammar focus: comparatives and superlatives (This pain is worse than yesterday. This is the worst headache I’ve ever had). En este módulo, los estudiantes aprenderán a describir diferentes tipos de dolor y condiciones médicas. Gramática: comparativos y superlativos (Este dolor es peor que ayer. Este es el peor dolor de cabeza que he tenido).
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Module 3: Hospital Staff and Roles
In this module, students will learn vocabulary about different hospital staff and their roles, such as doctors, nurses, surgeons, and receptionists. The grammar focus will be on using can and can’t to talk about abilities and responsibilities in the hospital. En este módulo, los estudiantes aprenderán vocabulario sobre diferentes miembros del personal hospitalario y sus funciones, como médicos, enfermeras, cirujanos y recepcionistas. El enfoque gramatical será el uso de can y can’t para hablar de habilidades y responsabilidades en el hospital.
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Module 4: Patient Admission
In this module, students will learn vocabulary related to patient admission in hospitals, such as filling in forms, asking personal information, and recording medical history. The grammar focus will be on using the Past Simple to describe past events and patient experiences. En este módulo, los estudiantes aprenderán vocabulario relacionado con la admisión de pacientes en hospitales, como llenar formularios, preguntar información personal y registrar antecedentes médicos. El enfoque gramatical será el uso del pasado simple para describir eventos pasados y experiencias de los pacientes.
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Module 5: Medical History
In this module, you will learn to identify and describe common symptoms in English. You will practice using simple present with “have”aIn this module, students will learn vocabulary related to a patient’s medical history, such as illnesses, allergies, past treatments, and family health. The grammar focus will be on using the Present Perfect to talk about life experiences and medical history. En este módulo, los estudiantes aprenderán vocabulario relacionado con los antecedentes médicos de un paciente, como enfermedades, alergias, tratamientos previos y salud familiar. El enfoque gramatical será el uso del presente perfecto para hablar sobre experiencias de vida y antecedentes médicos. (e.g., I have a fever) and Wh-questions (e.g., What hurts?). These skills are essential for asking and understanding patient concerns clearly. En este módulo aprenderás a identificar y describir síntomas comunes en inglés. Practicarás el uso del presente simple con “have” (ej. I have a fever) y las preguntas Wh- (ej. What hurts?). Estas habilidades son esenciales para preguntar y entender las preocupaciones de los pacientes con claridad.
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Module 6: Communicating with Patients
In this module, students will learn vocabulary and useful phrases to communicate with patients. They will practice greetings, asking about symptoms, giving simple instructions, and showing care. The grammar focus will be on forming Yes/No and Wh- questions in the present simple, past simple, can, and present perfect. En este módulo, los estudiantes aprenderán vocabulario y frases útiles para comunicarse con los pacientes. Practicarán saludos, preguntar sobre síntomas, dar instrucciones simples y mostrar cuidado. El enfoque gramatical será la formación de preguntas de Sí/No y Wh- en presente simple, pasado simple, can y presente perfecto.
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Module 7: Medical Equipment
In this module, students learn the names of common medical equipment. Grammar focus: demonstratives (this/that/these/those), countable and uncountable nouns. En este módulo, los estudiantes aprenden los nombres del equipo médico común. Gramática: demostrativos (este/ese/estos/esos), sustantivos contables e incontables.
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Module 8: Basic Instructions to Patients.
In this module, students learn how to give basic instructions to patients in English. Grammar Focus: Imperatives and Use of ‘Can’ or ‘Can’t’. En este módulo, los estudiantes aprenden como dar instrucciones básicas en Inglés a pacientes. Gramática: Los imperativos y el uso del ‘Poder’ y ‘No poder’.
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Module 9: Food and nutrition
In this module, students learn to talk about food, nutrition, and patients’ preferences in a hospital. Grammar focus: like/love/hate + noun/verb-ing, some/any, Do you want…? En este módulo, los estudiantes aprenden a hablar sobre alimentos, nutrición y preferencias de los pacientes en un hospital. Gramática: like/love/hate + sustantivo/verbo-ing, some/any, Do you want…?
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Module 10: Daily Routines in Nursing
In this module, students learn to describe daily nursing routines, talk about time, and explain activities step by step. Grammar focus: Simple Present for routines, frequency adverbs, telling the time. En este módulo, los estudiantes aprenden a describir rutinas diarias de enfermería, hablar sobre el tiempo y explicar actividades paso a paso. Gramática: presente simple para rutinas, adverbios de frecuencia, decir la hora.
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MediEnglish A2 – Inglés para enfermeros
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MediEnglish A2 - Inglés para enfermeros

Learn how to introduce yourself, identify roles, and use essential hospital phrases.

Modulo 10: Hygiene and Mobility

In this module, students will learn essential vocabulary and expressions related to patient hygiene and mobility in the hospital. They will also practice using the present continuous tense to describe actions happening now, such as The patient is walking with crutches or The nurse is helping the patient take a shower.

En este módulo, los estudiantes aprenderán vocabulario y expresiones esenciales relacionadas con la higiene y la movilidad del paciente en el hospital. También practicarán el uso del presente continuo para describir acciones que ocurren en el momento, como “El paciente camina con muletas” o “La enfermera ayuda al paciente a ducharse”.

Learning Materials

Learn vocabulary, phrases, and grammar

Medical Vocabulary

shower

ducha

.

bath

.

baño

soap

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jabón

towel

.

toalla

toothbrush

.

cepillo de dientes

toothpaste

.

pasta dental

comb

.

peine

washbasin

.

lavamanos

soap dispenser

.

dispensador de jabón

wheelchair

.

silla de ruedas

crutches

.

muletas

walker

.

caminador

cane

.

bastón

bedpan

.

cuña

urinal

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orinal

hygiene

.

higiene

clean

.

limpiar

wash

.

lavar

dry

.

secar

brush

.

cepillar

mobility

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movilidad

move

.

mover(se)

stand up

.

levantarse

sit down

.

sentarse

lie down

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acostarse

walk

.

caminar

exercise

.

ejercicio

rest

.

descansar

help

.

ayudar

assist

.

asistir / ayudar

Learn essential medical terms and their usage.

Clinical Phrases

Common expressions used in healthcare settings

The nurse is helping the patient to stand.

La enfermera está ayudando al paciente a levantarse.

Are you brushing your teeth now?

¿Se está cepillando los dientes ahora?

He is walking with a walker.

Él está caminando con un caminador.

She is lying down on the bed.

Ella se está acostando en la cama.

I am drying my hands with a towel.

Estoy secándome las manos con una toalla.

The patient is taking a shower.

El paciente se está duchando.

You are resting now.

Usted está descansando ahora.

Please sit down slowly.

Por favor, siéntese despacio.

The doctor is checking mobility.

El doctor está revisando la movilidad.

He is using crutches.

Él está usando muletas.

We are cleaning the bathroom.

Estamos limpiando el baño.

They are walking in the corridor.

Ellos están caminando en el pasillo.

Are you helping the patient now?

¿Está usted ayudando al paciente ahora?

Good hygiene prevents infections.

La buena higiene previene infecciones.

Present Continuous (acciones en progreso)

Pronombres personales

What is and what is the use:

Que es y como se usa

El Present Continuous (también llamado Present Progressive) se usa para:

  1. Acciones que ocurren en este momento:
    • The nurse is washing her hands now.
    • The patient is walking in the corridor.
  2. Acciones temporales (no necesariamente en este segundo, pero alrededor del presente):
    • She is working the night shift this week.
    • They are staying in the hospital for two days.
  3. Planes futuros ya organizados:
    • I am meeting the doctor tomorrow morning.
    • The nurse is starting her shift at 7 am.

Estructura básica:

Subject + verb to be (am/is/are) + verb-ing + complement

  • Affirmative:
    • I am helping the patient.
    • She is taking a shower.
    • They are cleaning the room.
  • Negative:
    • I am not resting.
    • He is not walking with crutches.
    • We are not using the wheelchair.
  • Interrogative:
    • Am I speaking clearly?
    • Is she brushing her teeth?
    • Are they waiting for the doctor?

Reglas de ortografía para el –ing

  1. Verb normal → add -ing
    • wash → washing
    • clean → cleaning
  2. Verb ending in -e → drop -e + ing
    • move → moving
    • make → making
  3. Verb short vowel + consonant → double consonant + ing
    • sit → sitting
    • run → running
  4. Verb ending in -ie → change to -ying
    • lie → lying
    • die → dying

Diferencia con Present Simple

  • Present Simple = hábitos, rutinas, verdades generales.
    • The nurse works in the hospital. (rutina)
  • Present Continuous = acción en progreso o temporal.
    • The nurse is working in the hospital now. (en este momento)

Errores comunes

❌ He washing his hands. → ✅ He is washing his hands.
❌ She is wash the patient. → ✅ She is washing the patient.
❌ Are you work now? → ✅ Are you working now?
❌ I am study medicine. → ✅ I am studying medicine.

Ejemplos en contexto hospitalario (EN → ES)

  1. The patient is resting in bed. → El paciente está descansando en la cama.
  2. The nurse is checking the patient’s blood pressure now. → La enfermera está revisando la presión arterial del paciente ahora.
  3. We are cleaning the surgical room. → Estamos limpiando la sala de cirugía.
  4. She is walking with a cane. → Ella está caminando con un bastón.

The doctor is speaking with the family. → El doctor está hablando con la familia.

Dialogue:

Nurse: I am washing my hands now.

Patient: Good. You are protecting me.

Nurse: Yes, and the doctor is putting on his gloves.

Translate:

Enfermera: Estoy lavándome las manos ahora.

Paciente: Bien. Usted me está protegiendo.

Enfermera: Sí, y el doctor está poniéndose sus guantes.

Key vocabulary: wash hands, protect, gloves

Dialogue:

Nurse: Are you walking with the crutches?

Patient: Yes, I am walking slowly.

Nurse: Good job! The physiotherapist is watching you.

Translate:

Enfermera: ¿Está caminando con las muletas?

Paciente: Sí, estoy caminando despacio.

Enfermera: ¡Buen trabajo! El fisioterapeuta lo está observando.

Key vocabulary: walking, crutches, slowly, physiotherapist

Dialogue:

Nurse: Are you brushing your teeth now?

Patient: Yes, I am brushing my teeth in the bathroom.

Nurse: Excellent! You are taking care of your hygiene.

Translate:

Enfermera: ¿Está cepillándose los dientes ahora?

Paciente: Sí, estoy cepillándome los dientes en el baño.

Enfermera: ¡Excelente! Está cuidando su higiene

Key vocabulary: brush, teeth, hygiene, bathroom

Dialogue:

Nurse: The cleaners are cleaning the hospital room.

Patient: I see. They are working very fast.

Nurse: Yes, we are preparing the room for the next patient.

Translate:

Enfermera: Los limpiadores están limpiando la habitación del hospital.

Paciente: Ya veo. Ellos están trabajando muy rápido.

Enfermera: Sí, estamos preparando la habitación para el próximo paciente.

 

Key vocabulary: cleaning, hospital room, working fast, preparing

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