Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Nurse Martha


Answer the questions:

  1. Are you scared of doctors? If so, why?
  2. When was the last time you had to go to see a doctor? What kind of problem did you have?
  3. Would you like to be a vet or a doctor? Why? Why not?

Match the words:
1) examination
2) stomach
3) to observe
4) intestines
5) treatment
6) symptom
7) expression
8) surgery
9) to research

a) наблюдать, to watch attentively
b) хирургическая операция, a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
c) исследовать, изучать, a search for knowledge
d) симптом, a sign of sickness/disease
e) осмотр, a check-up
f) желудок, a belly,
g) лечение, a medical course to improve someone's health
h) кишечник, guts
i) выражение, a set combination of words

Fill in the missing words from the list above:
1) Right now I wanna _____ where that popcorn went.
2) She says, your _______ is making her uncomfortable.
3) All done! But we’ll have to ______ him to see whether the ______ worked on that.
4) A _______ is something that tells you someone might be sick.
5) I'll need to do an exploratory _________ to sniff it out.
6) The sock went into his _______ and then into his _________.
Watch the video



True or false:

  1. Skits is nervous at the vet because he has never had a checkup before.
  2. Skits and Martha had vaccines.
  3. Martha wants to be paid in biscuits for being a vet’s assistant.
  4. Martha likes watching movies about doctors.
  5. Butterscotch has something wrong with his leg.
  6. Butterscotch needs surgery.
  7. Dogs help Martha to find out what happened to Butterscotch.
  8. Butterscotch was healthy before the triplets brought him to Mrs. Clusky.
  9. Butterscotch doesn’t need to go to the vet again.

Who says these lines:

  1. Go on, Skits, the sooner you get the vaccine, the sooner you get your biscuit.
  2. Wow, I wish I had an assistant like you.  
  3. I’m glad the insides are on the inside because the outsides look much better.
  4. Butterscotch hasn’t been eating much and he hasn’t been going to the bathroom
  5. either.
  6. I need to find out what that is. It could be a whole laundry list of things.
  7. As soon as Butterscotch is healthy again, he’ll come home.
  8. Now, before you put anything in your mouth, it’s important to make some observation.

Answer the questions:

1) What kind of book is Martha reading?
a) dog training book
b) dog anatomy book
c) dog psychology book
2) Why did the small dog hate the stethoscope?
a) it looks strange
b) it hurts
c) it’s cold
3) What kind of treatment does Martha want for the cat?
a) the one to turn it into a dog
b) the one to make its stomach better
c) the one to cure it of fleas
4) What did the dogs use to help Martha?
a) their eyes
b) their ears
c) their noses
5) What was wrong with Butterscotch?
a) he swallowed a sock
b) he swallowed a bone
c) he swallowed a tennis ball

Fill in the gaps with the words below:
stomach, research, sitting, symptoms, stethoscope, grab, x-Ray, intestines
Butterscotch likes to jump up and ____ things, remember?
He jumped up at my ears, at your  ____  and the  ____  machine.
Here's what happened.
Mrs. Clusky hang the laundry out to dry.
The laundry basket was ____ on the ground.
Butterscotch knocked the basket over, climbed on top of it and grabbed a sock.
The sock went into his  ____  and then went to his  ____ , that's what's stuck down there
That would certainly explain all the   ____.
Good work, Martha!
Your  ____  may save that puppy's life.

Match the expressions from the video with their definitions:

  • vaccine
  • examination
  • stomach
  • observe
  • research
  • intestines
  • to sniff it out
  • laundry list
  • symptom

  1. It's a shot that keeps you from getting sick.
  2. That's where this popcorn is gonna go. Once you're done chewing it.
  3. That's where your food goes once your stomach is done with it.
  4. Studying, finding all facts and learning about something.
  5. this test isn't to see what you know, it's just a checkup to see if you are healthy.
  6. To watch somebody carefully,
  7. Something that tells you someone might be sick, like having a fever or a runny nose.
  8. It’s way of saying you've got a lot of things you need to do.
  9. It means you are looking for something but you are not sure what.

Read and repeat, answer the questions:
Thanks for getting me this anatomy book. - Is Martha thankful?
I thought it would be neat to see how my insides look. - What does Martha need the dog anatomy book for?
Well, what do you think?
Mmm, I’m glad the insides are on the inside because the outsides look much better. - Is Martha joking?
Not outside - ‘outsides’. - Why does Martha say that to Skits?
Never mind. - Does it mean the same as ‘Don’t worry’?
What’s that? - That’s your stomach. - Does Martha sound bored?


Learn the words from this episode HERE

Match the words with the pictures below:

  1. heart
  2. kidney
  3. stomach
  4. nerves
  5. skull
  6. skin
  7. intestines
  8. skeleton
  9. veins
  10. lungs
  11. bones
  12. brain
  13. muscle
  14. ribs




Do the anatomy vocabulary exercise below:

Play the game Scrub a Pup and put the washing steps into the correct order:

  • Spritz your dog with perfume
  • Give your dog a treat
  • Scrub your dog’s fur
  • Spray your dog with a hose
  • Shower your dog with water

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