Ministry of health protection of the republic of uzbekistan

LESSON 11 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS

Revision: Verbs in Continuous (Active and Passive Voice)

Exercise 1. Learn the following words and word combinations:
pneumonia [nju:'mouni ] n пневмония
bronchitis [bro 'kaitis] n бронхит
irritation [ iri'tei n] n раздражение, qo’zg’olish
irritable ['irrit bl] а раздражитель­ный, раздражимый, qo’zg’oluvchan
prominent ['prominent] а важный, существенный, muxim, ahamiyatli
receive [ri'si:v] v получать, olmoq, qabul qilmoq


Exercise 2. Read and translate the following sentences. Define tense and voice of predicates.
1. All control patients were receiving oxygen over a period of two hours.
2. In order to analyse the changes in recumbent B.P. (blood pressure) after the analgetic injections, the patients have been considered in two groups.
3. 8 or 9 patients who were being injected pentazocine for ten minutes showed a rise of B.P. 4. Other studies have suggested that pentazocine pro­duces less sedation than the narcotics. 5. The patient had signs of severe congestive failure due to aortic insufficiency. 6. When the attendant physi­cian entered the ward, patient P. was being injected aminophylline intrave­nously.


Exercise 3. Read and translate the following word combinations:
1. bronchial tree; 2. the smoke irritates my eyes; a muscle contracts when irritated by electricity; 3. to be infected with diphtheria; to spread by infection; infection may be carried through the air


Exercise 4. Find in text А answers to the following questions and read them.
1.Is the upper or lower part of the respiratory tract affected more often? 2. What happens to the mucous membrane when it is being inflamed? 3. What does the term “catarrh” indicate and what is the condition of catarrhal inflammation characterized with? 4. What causes bronchitis? 5. What are the symptoms of chronic bronchitis?