How much and How many are interrogative pronouns and are used to ask "Cúanto/a" o "cúantos/as"

How much is used with uncountable, singular nouns and how many with plural countable nouns.
Examples: how much water is there? There is a lot of water./ there isn't any water/ there isn't much
water./ there is little water.
How many nurses are there? There are a lot of nurses/ there are some nurses/ there aren't many
nurses/ there are a few nurses.

EXERCISE 1. Complete the sentences with How much? or How many?

1.………………………
How many patients are there in the ward?
2.……………………… syrup is there?
How much

3……………………….
how many pairs of scissors are there in the ambulance?
4……………………….
How much mineral water is there?

EXERCISE 2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of “to be” or “to
have (got)” in the simple present.

1. I ………….
am cold. I think I ………………….a
have got cold.
2. I ………….
am an Emergency Medical Technician and my sister …………. is a nurse.
3. I ………………. a headache.
have got

4. She ……………… isn´t (not) feeling well. She ………………

has got a toothache.
5. ………….. you ……………. any aspirin?
have got

6. How ………… are you?

7. The dog …………… has got a broken leg.
8. ……………. your son …………..
Is have got a cold?
9. Excuse me. …………….you Are the new paramedic?
10. I ………………..
Have got two children.
11. My sister and I …………………. are doctors.
12. She …………………..(not)
Hasn´t got a good dictionary. She needs a medical dictionary.
13. My friend ………… has got terminal cancer and is expected to live only a few weeks.

14. This patient…………… has got attacks of palpitation and breathlessness.

15. The victim ……………. has got abdominal pains and …………..sweating
has got and vomiting.

EXERCISE 3. Complete the sentences with appropriate words.

A: Hi. My name …..is………Cathie.

B: Hi. My …………………is
name Freddy. I …………..glad
am to meet you.
Cathie: I …………..glad to …………..you,
am meet too. Where ………………. are you from?
Freddy: I………………from
am Wales. Where…………………………………?are you?

Cathie: I……………………….Scotland.
am from What ………………..
is your job?
Freddy: I………………..an Emergency medical dispatcher. And What …………
am are

you?
Cathie: I am ………..
a nurse. Would you like to have a cup of coffee?
Freddy: That sounds great. Let´s go.

For more practice go to: verb to be and verb to have

 LANGUAGE STUDY

THE SIMPLE PRESENT

POSITIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I I DON´T (DO NOT) WORK DO I
YOU WORK YOU YOU
HE HE HE
SHE WORKS in a hospital SHE DOESN´T (DOES NOT) WORK DOES SHE WORK?
IT IT IT
WE WE WE
YOU WORK YOU DON´T (DO NOT) WORK DO YOU
THEY THEY THEY
SHORT ANSWER.
POSITIVE NEGATIVE
YES, I DO./ YES, SHE DOES. NO, I DON´T. / NO, SHE DOESN´T
REGLAS PARA AÑADIR ( S / ES) A LAS 3as PERSONAS DEL SINGULAR
1.- REGLA GENERAL: AÑADIR “ S “.
- Want/ wants, eat/eats, help/helps, drive/drives
2.- VERBOS ACABADOS EN : -S, -Z, -X, -CH, -SH, -O, AÑADEN -ES
- Progress/progresses, wash/washes, watch/watches, fix/fixes,
go/goes.
3.- Acabados en CONSONANT +Y , cambian a –IES .
- Carry/carries, hurry/hurries fly/flies.
.- pero los que acaban en a VOWEL + Y añaden S.
- Buy/buys, say/says.
USES
1.- HABITS: para hablar de acciones habituales, cosas que hacemos con frecuencia o que
suceden en una base regular.
- How often do you go in your ambulance? - I begin to operate at 8.30 every morning.
- I get these headaches in the morning.
2.- TRUTHS: cosas que son siempre verdad o son verdad en el momento de hablar.
- Nurses take care of patients. - Cigarettes cause lung cancer.
- I´ve got chest pains. - I feel better.
3.- FACTS/STATES: hechos, situaciones permanentes.
- I work as an endocrinologist in the diabetes program of our hospital. I have been
working there for ten years.
4.- A PROCESS: para describir un proceso.
- When I lean forward, the pain goes away. - The pain starts in my chest and moves up
to my shoulder.
1.- FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS, OFTEN , SOMETIMES, USUALLY,
GENERALLY, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER, …
-- Con to be, detrás - I am always late for work..
-- Con otros verbos, delante - I always study English at 7 o’clock.
-- Con verbos compuestos, entre medias - I don’t always drive our ambulance.
2.- ADVERBIAL EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY:
Every day - todos los días ONCE a day – una vez al día
Every month – todos los meses TWICE a day – dos veces al día
Every year – todos los años 3,4,5,6,.... times a day – 3,4,5, 6 veces al día
Las dos van al final de la oración. – I go swimming 3 times a day.
EXERCISE 4. VERBS RELATED TO MEDICAL MATTERS. Write the third
person singular of the verbs in the correct column.

Administer analyse apply assess assist carry control correct

deliver diagnose dress examine faint give help identify make mix
perform play practise prepare progress provide relax remedy repair
specialise study support suppress take test treat train

-s -es -ies
administers
analyses
assists
controls
dresses applies
corrects
delivers
diagnoses
mixes carries
examines
faints
gives
assesses identifies
helps
makes
performs
relaxes remedies
plays
practises
prepares
supresses studies
progresses
provides
repairs
specialises
supports
takes
tests
treats
trains

EXERCISE 5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. Physios…………………….
Manipulate (manipulate) muscles and joints with their hands.
2. A pediatrician ……………………… (treat) children.
Treats
3. The technician ………………………. has got (have) lunch in the cafeteria during the
week.
4. The toilets ……………………….. are (be) on the ground floor, near reception.
5. We usually ………………………. have got (have) classes in the morning.
6. On this ward, she ……………………. makes (make) the beds and
……………………(check) patients´ blood pressure and temperature.
checks
7. I never ……………………… work (work) on Sunday.
8. My friend ………………………….. (need) English to communicate with patients
needs
from other countries.
9. A pulse oximetry ……………………….. measures (measure) the amount of oxygen
saturated in the blood.
10. Don´t show my father the photos of the accident. He ……………………. hates

(hate) them!
 EXERCISE 6. Write the verbs of the previous sentences in their negative
form. Then make questions with the same sentences.

NEGATIVE QUESTIONS
1. …………………………do´nt manipulate a. ____________________________________________
how are physios manipulate muscles and joints?

2. …………………………
does´nt treat b. _____________________________________________
Does pediatrician treat children?

3. ………………………… has´nt got c. _____________________________________________

where has technician lunch during the week?

4. ………………………… are´nt d. _____________________________________________

Where are the toilets?

5. …………………………have´nt got e. _____________________________________________

when we have usually de classes?

6. …………………………
does´nt make and does´nt check f. _____________________________________________
who makes the beds and checks the patient temperatures?

7. …………………………do´nt work g. _____________________________________________

What days do you work?

8. …………………………
does´nt need h. _____________________________________________
What language he needs?

9. …………………………
does´nt measures i. _____________________________________________
What measures the pulse oximetry?

10.…………………………
does´nt hate j. _____________________________________________
Why he hates de accident photos?

EXERCISE 7. Complete the following sentences using one of the verbs of

the previous exercise 1. You can use them more than once.

1. A pathologist……………………. takes tissue specimens from patients and …………….. examines

autopsies to diagnose the disease processes involved.

2. A neurologist …………………. analyse and ………………….
control disorders of the brain and
nervous system.
3. A Surgeon ………………. remedy diseases, injuries, and deformities by invasive
methods, such as manual manipulation or by using instruments and appliances.
4. A paramedic assesses injuries, ………………….. helps emergency medical care, and
rescues trapped individuals. Transport injured or sick people to medical
facilities.
5. A Hematologist is a physician who …………………. progresses in the diagnosis, treatment,
prevention, and/or investigation of disorders of the hematopoietic, hemostatic,
and lymphatic systems, and disorders of the interaction between blood and
blood vessel wall."
6. An Audiologist …………………… relaxes and …………………….studies people with hearing
and related disorders. He may fit hearing aids, ……………….. auditory training,
practises
and …………………….
diagnoses research related to hearing problems.
7. A midwife ………………… relaxes women ………………… assists babies in a natural way.
8. An orthodontist ………………………..
corrects badly placed teeth.
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EXERCISE 8. Write the words in brackets in the correct place in the sentence.

1. They finish late. (generally)______________________________________________

They generally finish late
2. He does a late shift. (usually) _____________________________________________
He usually does a late shift

3. I help the ambulance driver. (always)______________________________________

I always hel' the ambulance driver

4. I am cold. (sometimes) ___________________________________________________

Sometimes I´m cold ( I´m cold sometimes)

5. I attend lectures. (every day) _____________________________________________

I attend lectures every day

6. He studies hard. (usually) ________________________________________________

He usually studies hard

7. The bus doesn´t stop outside the main gate. (twice a day)____________________
The bus twice a day doesn´t stop outside the main get

8. The bus stops outside the main gate. (three times a day)____________________ The bus three times a day stops outside the main gate

9. We have emergency calls. (every day)___________________________________

We have everyday emergency calls

10. I am late for work. (always) _____________________________________________

Always I´m late for work

11. The ambulance driver doesn´t find seriously ill people. (always)___________ The ambulance driver always doens´t find seriusly ill people

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EXERCISE 9. Answer the following questions. Use the short answer.

1. Do you work as an Emergency Medical Technician? _________________________

No, I don´t
2. Does your father work in Madrid? _____________________________
No, he doesn´t
3. Do we study English at a high school? __________________________
Yes, we do
4. Does your friend have his own ambulance? _________________________________
yes, she does
5. Does Jennifer have a driving license? ______________________________
yes, she has
6. Do you have to study anatomy? __________________________
yes, I do
7. Do they have to study maths to be EMTs? ______________________________
No, they don´t
8. Does your mother work in a hospital? _______________________
No, she doesn´t
EXERCISE 10.

EMTS WORKING CONDITIONS

EMTs and paramedics work both indoors
and outdoors, in all types of weather.
They are required to do considerable
kneeling, bending, and heavy lifting.
These workers risk noise-induced
hearing loss from sirens and back
injuries from lifting patients.
In addition, EMTs and paramedics may
be exposed to diseases such as hepatitis-
B and AIDS, as well as violence from
mentally unstable patients.
The work is not only physically strenuous but can be stressful, sometimes involving life-
or-death situations and suffering patients. Nonetheless, many people find the work
exciting and challenging and enjoy the opportunity to help others.
EMTs and paramedics employed by fire departments work about 50 hours a week.
Those employed by hospitals frequently work between 45 and 60 hours a week, and
those in private ambulance services, between 45 and 50 hours. Some of these workers,
especially those in police and fire departments, are on call for extended periods.
Because emergency services function 24 hours a day, EMTs and paramedics have
irregular working hours.
Their interventions include cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation, controlling
severe external bleeding, preventing shock, body immobilization to prevent spinal
damage, and splinting of bone fractures.
EMTs and paramedics should be emotionally stable, have good dexterity, agility, and
physical coordination, and be able to lift and carry heavy loads. They also need good
eyesight (corrective lenses may be used) with accurate color vision.

(Text adapted from: http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/ Alphabetical+List/ Technician,

+Emergency+Medical,+and+Paramedic )

1. Where do EMTs work? …………………………………………………………………. They work outdoors and indoors

2. What are their risks? …………………………………………………………………….

These workers risk noise-induced heairng loss and back injuries, hepatitis B and SIDA

3. How is their work? ……………………………………………………………………….

Can be stressful, but many people find the work exciting and challenging and enjoy the opportunity to help others.

……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Can be stressful, but many people find the work exciting and challenging and enjoy the opportunity to help others.

4. Where can they work? ………………………………………………………………….. In fire departments

5. How many hours a week do EMTs work? …………………………………………….. forty-five hours to sixty hours

6. How many hours do emergency services function? ………………………………… twenty- four hours every day

7. What are the skills needed to be an EMT? ……………………………………………. EMTs and paramedics should be emotionally stable, have good dexterity, agility, and physical coordination, and be able to lift and carry heavy loads

………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Can be stressful, but many people find the work exciting and challenging and enjoy the opportunity to help others.

8. Do they enjoy their work? ………………………………………………………………. yes