Words you know: complete the sentences

call · check · skills · history · symptom

• The resident took a detailed medical ____ in Boston.
• Did you ____ the laboratory results in Chicago?
• The patient complained of a severe ____ in New York.
• Please ____ for help if the patient collapses in Philadelphia.
• Good language ____ are important in Boston hospitals.

Remember: Past continuous

• While the doctor ___ in Boston, the nurse called. [was working / worked]
• What were you doing when the patient ___ in Chicago? [arrived / was arriving]
• She was writing notes while the resident ___ the history in New York. [was taking / took]
• They were discussing the case when I ___ the room in Philadelphia. [entered / was entering]

Remember: Time sequencers and connectors

• First we checked the vital signs, ___ we read the chart in Boston. [then / because]
• The doctor stayed late ___ there was an emergency in Chicago. [because / although]
• ___ the chart was missing, the resident found it quickly in New York. [Although / So]
• She felt tired, ___ she went to the staff room in Philadelphia. [so / while]

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