“CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI” UNIVERSITY OF TARGU-JIU

FACULTY OF TECHNICAL, MEDICAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF SPORT AND MOTRICITY

SYLLABUS COURSE

ENGLISH FOR PHARMACY

1ST YEAR OF STUDY

2nd semester

2017/2018
INSTRUCTOR: PhD Lecturer Oana PASTAE, email: oanapastae@gmail.com

COURSE DURATION: 2 SEMESTERS

WEEKS AVAILABLE PER SEMESTER: 14 WEEKS PER SEMESTER

HOURS PER WEEK: 2 HOURS

HOURS PER SEMESTER: 28 hours

Class size: 30 students

Teaching methods

- Classroom lectures
- Group discussions/ role play/simulation
- Skill presentation
- Research

Teaching resources

- Audio visuals
- Internet
- Library
- Projectors

AIM

- To improve the pharmacists’ level of English within the area of their profession

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. To learn and master important vocabulary, grammar, and useful phrases

2. To improve listening comprehension and pronunciation
3. To learn how to phrase and ask questions
4. To be able to express through speaking and writing

Grading System

The grading system is as follows:

a. Attendance and Class Work + Midterm: 60%
b. Final: 40%
The midterm will be a written test and the final test will be a speaking test.
Course Plan

Each day will include some form of drill, an introduction to something new, writing practice,
listening to authentic dialogues, class discussion and recalling or recapping work already
covered; conversation practice will take place mainly in groups or pairs.

Nr.
8.1. Seminar/laborator / lucrări practice Competenţe
ore
1. How many drug categories do we need? Speaking
4
Past Simple Reading
2. Quality assurance and auditing Speaking- Informing (Please make sure, This is to
Laboratory clothing advise…) 2
Reading and Writing
3. Drug contamination Speaking- Requesting and asking information
4
Past Continuous Reading and writing
4. Experimental drugs on trial Reading and comprehension
Words often confused (illness/disease; Speaking
4
sensitive/sensible; affect/effect; shortly/briefly)
Pharmacovigilance- what is it?
5. Reporting severe adverse events to health authorities Writing
Giving advice/ giving strong warnings Listening 4

6. Fatal fakes-counterfeit medicines Speaking

Present Perfect Simple versus Past Simple Reading 4
Writing
7. Production and packing Listening- typical dialogues.
Expressing moments in time Speaking 2
Giving instructions
8. Course evaluation Vocabulary. Grammar. Writing. Listening.
2
Speaking. Reading and Comprehension
- Classroom lectures - Group discussions/ role play/simulation
Metode de
- Skill presentation - Research
predare
- Teamwork

Bibliografie obligatorie
1. Păstae, O.M. – English for pharmacy – course syllabus, Biblioteca UCB, 2018.
2. Michaela Bucheler, Kathy Jaehnig, Gloria Matzig, Tanya Weindler, English for Pharmaceutical
industry, Oxford University press, Oxford, 2010.
3. Grice, Tony, Oxford English for careers, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007.
4. Bardi, Mirela, Măgureanu, Tania (project coordinator) – Prosper with English, English for
Medicine and Pharmacy, Cavaliotti Publishing House, The British Council, Bucuresti, 1999.
5. Badea, Oana – Test your medical English, Ed. Universitaria, Craiova, 2007.
6. Guyton and Hall, Textbook of Medical Physiology, Harcourt International Edition, editia a X-a,
2000.
7. Guyton and Hall, Textbook of Medical Physiology, Harcourt International Edition, editia a XI-a,
2005.
Bibliografie opţională
1. Robert S. Beardsley, Carole L. Kimberlin, William N. Tindali. Communication skills in
 pharmacy practice. Lippincott Williams&Wilkins, 2012.
2. Howard C. Ansel, Pharmaceutical calculations, Lippincott Williams&Wilkins, 2013.
3. Judith E. Thomson, A Practical Guide to Contemporary Pharmacy Practice, 2009.
Sites:
http://www.cnaenglish.org/
www.englishclub.com
http://www.dfepharma.com/en/knowledge-base/documentation/glossary-of-terms.aspx
http://www.englishmed.com/pharmacists/
https://www.scribd.com/doc/72446371/English-for-Pharmacy-Writing-and-Oral-Communication

Dictionaries
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Houghton Mifflin) (4ed,2000)(Barbleby)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (2000) (Britannica)
Wordsmith: The Educational Dictionary &Thesurus (2000) (Wordsmith)
Dictionary of Phrase & Fable: Derivation, Source, Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions (1898)
(Bartleby)
Dictionare medicale recente.
Resurse multimedia şi online.
Alte publicaţii internaţionale de profil de pe internet.

UNIT1
Grammar – Past Simple

I. Regular verbs

Form of regular verbs: verb + ed

Positive Negative Question

I worked. I did not work. Did I work?

You worked. You didn’t work. Did you work?

He worked. He didn’t work. Did he work?

Here are the rules:

Verb ending in... How to make the simple past Examples

live - lived
e Add -D
date - dated

try - tried
Consonant + y Change y to i, then add -ED
cry - cried

tap - tapped
One vowel + one consonant (but NOT Double the consonant, then
commit -
w or y) add -ED
committed

boil - boiled
[anything else] Add -ED fill - filled
hand - handed
 II. Irregular verbs

Form: 2nd form of the verb (forms should be learnt by heart from the list below)

Go-went-gone went

Positive Negative Question

I went. I did not go. Did I go?

You went. You didn’t go. Did you go?

He went. He didn’t go. Did he go?

Ex: I went to the cinema yesterday.

Signal words

Yesterday – ieri

The day before yesterday –alaltaieri

Last year/ month/ week/Monday

Two days ago – cu doua zile in urma

 TO BE

Affirmative Negative Question

I was I was not Was I?

You were You were not Were you?

He was He was not Was he/she/it?

She was She was not Were we/you/they?

It was It was not

We were We were not

You were You were not

They were They were not

TO HAVE

Affirmative Negative Question

I had I didn’t have Did I have?

You had You didn’t have Did you have?

He/she/it had He/she/it didn’t have Did he/she/it have?

We/you/they had We/you/they didn’t have Did we/you/they have?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We open the door.

2. You write poems.
3. Richard plays in the garden.
4. Kerry does not speak English.
5. Do you see the bird?
 Write sentences in simple past.

1. you / cards / play

2. I / a car / want
3. we / the game / lose
4. not / I / early / get up
5. not / Jeff and Linda / home / cycle

Put the verbs into the Simple Past I (Irregular Verbs)

(go) 1. Yesterday I ……….. to the movies.

(make) 2. My sister …………. a birthday cake for me last week.
(ride) 3. Steve……… his bicycle to school yesterday.
(drive) 4. My friends………… to Los Angeles two weeks ago.
(take) 5. Elizabeth……… some flowers to her mother last Saturday.
(break) 6. Kevin ……… his leg while he was playing football.
(have) 7. Last week my aunt………. a baby.
(do) 8. When we cleaned the yard, we …….. a lot of work.
(drink) 9. The child …….. some milk last night.
(buy) 10. My teacher ………. some new books last month

List of 50 Common Irregular Verbs

Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle

be was/were been

become became become

begin began begun
bring brought brought
buy bought bought
choose chose chosen
come came come
do did done
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feel felt felt
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
get got got (gotten in USA)
give gave given
go went gone
have had had
hear heard heard
keep kept kept
know knew known
leave left left
lend lent lent
let let let
lose lost lost
make made made
meet met met
pay paid paid
put put put
read read (pronounced /red/) read (pronounced /red/)
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
stand stood stood
swim swam swum
take took taken
teach taught taught
tell told told
think thought thought
understand understood understood
wear wore worn
write wrote written

Speaking – Describe your last holiday?

Unit 2

Good practice

GxP is an abbreviation for 'good practice'. The 'x' is used to indicate the many different areas of
good practice which are required by international regulatory authorities.
Laboratory clothing

- eye bath
- gas mask
- hairnet
- laboratory coat
- latex gloves
- overshoes
- safety glasses/goggles
- safety gloves
- bins for toxic substances

1. All toxic waste materials must be disposed of properly.

2. Good sanitary hygiene must be practiced by all lab staff.
3. Protective clothing must be worn in the labs at all times.
4. Lab animals must be transported in covered cages.
5. Eye protection must be worn as signposted.

Unit 3
Grammar - Past Continuous

Form: was/were+vb+ing

Positive Negative Question

 I / he / she / it I was speaking. I was not speaking. Was I speaking?

you / we / they You were speaking. You were not speaking. Were you speaking?

Exceptions in Spelling

Exceptions in spelling when adding ing Example

final e is dropped (but: ee is not changed) come – coming

(but: agree – agreeing)

after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled sit – sitting

l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled (in British English) travel – travelling

final ie becomes y lie – lying

Use of Past Continuous

▪ puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past

Example: He was playing football.
▪ two actions happening at the same time (in the past)
Example: While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes.
▪ action going on at a certain time in the past
Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
Signal Words of Past Continuous

▪ when, while, as long as

Exercise on Simple Past and Past Progressive

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Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past
progressive).

1. When I (do) ……the washing-up, I (break) ……..a plate.

2. While Tom (play) the piano, his mother (do) the washing-up.
3. He (drink) some juice and then he (eat) a few chips.
4. I (have) dinner when I suddenly (hear) a loud bang.
5. When my father (work) in the garden, an old friend (pass) by to see
him.
6. She (go) to school, (take) out her textbook and (begin) to
learn.
7. When it (start) to rain, our dog (want) to come inside.
8. When Jane (do) a language course in Ireland, she (visit) Blarney
Castle.
9. When I (be) on my way home, I (see) an accident.
10. I (not / understand) what they (talk) about.

Unit 4

Vocabulary

sensitive/sensible

Dogs are more…………. to drugs than mini-pigs.

It was a …………decision to cancel the trial.

affect/effect

I felt the…………. of the new ointment right away.

The active ingredient currently being tested seems to…………. the kidneys.

shortly/briefly

The adverse event occurred……… after the injection.

The trial director spoke……… to his staff about the current status of the trial.

illness/disease

There is a history of lung……………in the family.

He missed 5 days of work because of………………

Reading and comprehension

What is it pharmacovigilance?

The Greek word 'pharmaco’ (medicine) and the Latin term ' vigilantia’ (watchfulness) were put
together to form the word pharmocovigilance. Government agencies, pharmaceutical companies
and healthcare professionals work together to monitor and evaluate suspected side effects of
medicines to improve the safety of drugs in use.

Writing

Write your opinion about pharmacovigilance.

Unit 5
Unit 6
Grammar

Present Perfect Simple

FORM

[has/have + past participle (vb+ed or 3rd form of the verb]

Examples:
 • You have seen that movie many times.
• Have you seen that movie many times?
• You have not seen that movie many times.

Complete List of Present Perfect Forms

USE 1 Unspecified Time Before Now

We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. The
exact time is not important. You CANNOT use the Present Perfect with specific time
expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child, when I lived in
Japan, at that moment, that day, one day, etc. We CAN use the Present Perfect with unspecific
expressions such as: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc.

Examples:

• I have seen that movie twenty times.

• I think I have met him once before.
• There have been many earthquakes in California.

TOPIC 1 Experience

You can use the Present Perfect to describe your experience. It is like saying, "I have the
experience of..." You can also use this tense to say that you have never had a certain experience.
The Present Perfect is NOT used to describe a specific event.

Examples:

• I have been to France.

THIS SENTENCE MEANS THAT YOU HAVE HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING IN FRANCE. MAYBE
YOU HAVE BEEN THERE ONCE, OR SEVERAL TIMES.

TOPIC 2 Change Over Time

We often use the Present Perfect to talk about change that has happened over a period of time.

Examples:

• You have grown since the last time I saw you.

TOPIC 3 Accomplishments

We often use the Present Perfect to list the accomplishments of individuals and humanity. You
cannot mention a specific time.

Examples:

• Man has walked on the Moon

TOPIC 4 An Uncompleted Action You Are Expecting

We often use the Present Perfect to say that an action which we expected has not happened.
Using the Present Perfect suggests that we are still waiting for the action to happen.

Examples:

• James has not finished his homework yet.

TOPIC 5 Multiple Actions at Different Times

We also use the Present Perfect to talk about several different actions which have occurred in the
past at different times. Present Perfect suggests the process is not complete and more actions are
possible.

Examples:

• The army has attacked that city five times.

• I have had four quizzes and five tests so far this semester.

Simple past versus present perfect

Examples:

• I went to Mexico last year.

I WENT TO MEXICO IN THE CALENDAR YEAR BEFORE THIS ONE.
• I have been to Mexico in the last year.
I HAVE BEEN TO MEXICO AT LEAST ONCE AT SOME POINT BETWEEN 365 DAYS AGO AND NOW.
 The Present Perfect Tense
and the Simple Past Tense Introduction

The present perfect is used when the time I have seen three
period has NOT finished: movies this week.
(This week has not
finished yet.)

The simple past is used when the time period I saw three movies
HAS finished: last week.
(Last week has finished.)

The present perfect is often used when Martin has crashed

giving recent news: his car again.
(This is new information.)

The simple past is used when giving older Martin crashed his
information: car last year.
(This is old information.)

The present perfect is used when the time is I have seen that
not specific: movie already.
(We don't know when.)

The simple past is used when the time is I saw that movie on
clear: Thursday.
(We know exactly when.)
 The present perfect is used with for and I have lived in
since, when the actions have not finished Victoria for five years.
yet: (I still live in Victoria.)

The simple past is used with for and since, I lived in Victoria for
when the actions have already finished: five years.
(I don't live in Victoria
now.)

1 Joji ________ in Tokyo for five years, but he left in 1993.

lived

have

2 The Titanic ________ in 1912.

sank

has sunk

3 Somebody ________ my bicycle! Now I'll have to walk home.

stole

has stolen

4 Gerry ________ off his bike three times this month.

fell

has fallen

5 Chika ________ from university last July.

graduated

has graduated
 6 I ________ the movie Titanic three times. I'm going to see it again
tonight.

saw

have seen

7 I ________ to work every day for the last six weeks!

walked

have walked

8 When Young Hee was a child, she ________ in Seoul.

lived

has lived

9 Ouch! ________ my finger!

I cut

I've cut

10 I ________ my key yesterday, so I couldn't get into the house.

Eventually, I found it in my jacket pocket.

lost

have lost

Unit 7