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Healthcare English: clear words, accurate meaning.
Twenty short exercises to make patient explanations easier to follow and professional writing more precise.
No registrationAnswers explainedOriginal practiceUseful across professions. Choose language for the listener and preserve the original meaning.
L01 · Patient-friendly language · 10 questions
Use plain English without changing the meaning
Goal: explain a meaning without adding a promise or losing an important condition. Choose A or B for the clearest faithful version in each situation.
1. “The appointment is provisional.”
2. “Please bring your current medication list.”
3. “We need to clarify the arrangements.”
4. “The review will take place fortnightly.”
5. “Further assessment may be needed.”
6. “You may bring a companion.”
7. “Contact us if your circumstances change.”
8. “The referral has been received.”
9. “Attendance is optional.”
10. “The clinician will discuss the findings with you.”
Reveal L01 answers and explanations
- A. Provisional means not final. It does not mean cancelled.
- B. Current refers to the present. Past medicines alone would not meet the request.
- A. Clarifying makes meaning clearer; it does not cancel a plan.
- B. Fortnightly means once every two weeks, not twice weekly.
- B. May expresses possibility. Definitely adds certainty.
- A. Permission is not a requirement.
- B. The condition is a change in the person’s situation, not a call from the service.
- A. Receipt of a request is not completion of the assessment.
- A. Optional means there is a choice, not a prohibition.
- B. Findings are what was found; the sentence does not establish that results are normal.
Transfer task: explain this in your own words: “Your request has been received. An appointment will be offered subject to availability.” Keep receipt and booking separate.
Compare your explanation
“We have your request. An appointment can be offered if a suitable space is available; a time has not been confirmed yet.” Avoid suggesting that receiving the request guarantees a booking.
L02 · Grammar and collocations · 10 questions
Make time, status and expression precise
Goal: choose familiar combinations and preserve whether something is planned, continuing or complete. Select the correct word or phrase in brackets.
- The nurse will [carry out / carry on] an assessment tomorrow.
- Please [make / do] an appointment with the booking team.
- We discussed the [next / near] steps in the plan.
- The patient gave [informed / informative] consent.
- She has experienced the symptoms [since / for] three weeks.
- The referral was sent yesterday. It [has been / will be] sent.
- The review is planned for Monday and has not happened. It [is scheduled / was completed] for Monday.
- The patient is waiting [for / to] confirmation.
- He reported difficulty [understanding / to understand] the instructions.
- The form is incomplete because the contact number is missing. It has [yet / already] to be completed.
Reveal L02 answers and why they fit
- Carry out. To carry out an assessment is to perform it. “Carry on” usually means continue.
- Make. “Make an appointment” is the conventional expression; “do an appointment” is not.
- Next. “Next steps” means the actions that follow.
- Informed. “Informed consent” is the established expression. “Informative” describes something that gives information.
- For. Use “for” with a duration, such as three weeks; use “since” with a starting point, such as Monday.
- Has been. The sending is complete. “Will be sent” would put it in the future.
- Is scheduled. This preserves the planned status. A completed review cannot also be one that has not happened.
- For. Wait for a noun: confirmation. Use “wait to” before a verb, as in “wait to hear”.
- Understanding. The pattern is “difficulty” followed by an -ing form.
- Yet. “Has yet to be completed” means it is still incomplete. “Already” would contradict the missing information.
Transfer task: repair all three meaning or language errors: “The referral will be sent yesterday. She has waited since two weeks and reports difficulty to understand the letter.”
Compare the repaired version
“The referral was sent yesterday. She has waited for two weeks and reports difficulty understanding the letter.” Yesterday needs a past form; two weeks is a duration; “difficulty” takes an -ing form. These are separate decisions, not one memorised correction.