Модуль 1
1. Acquaintance + Introduction to Cardiology + Anatomy (Chambers of the heart; Coronary circulation; Heart Valves)
2. Present Simple/Continuous + listening / Present tenses in case of B1+
3. Electrical Conduction System + Cardiac Innervation + adverbs of frequency
4. Physiology: cardiac cycle, Cardiac Output and Stroke Volume + listening
5. Blood Vessels + Blood Pressure: Measurement, significance, and terminology + listening + present tenses rehearsal
6. Past simple/Continuous – speaking / Past tenses in case of B1+
7. Paediatric Cardiology
8. Modal verbs 1 + listening
9. Geriatric Cardiology
10. Research and Innovations in Cardiology, past accomplishments + practice past and present tenses
11. Future forms (be going to + will) / all future forms in case of B1 + Attending an International Cardiological Course: Travel and Hotel Arrangements + speaking practice
12. Future advancements and the way to deal with cardiovascular conditions + practice future forms and modals for making predictions
13. Primary and secondary prevention + listening
14. Modal verbs, in case of B1+ modals of past deduction: physical activity and diet + speaking
15. Speaking class: review information + practice studied grammar
16. Test
Модуль 2
17. Hypertension + Present Perfect vs Past simple/ in case of B1+ gerund and infinitives
18. Atherosclerosis and its preventions + speaking practice – advising healthy lifestyle
19. Coronary Artery Disease
20. Passive voice 1 (for A2-B1 only basic passives) + explaining the condition using passives
21. Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)
22. Cardiac Arrest + passive voice 2: rehearsal
23. Arrhythmias
24. Conditionals 1st, 2nd in case of B1+ wishes + speaking practice
25. Cardiomyopathy + conditionals 3rd + mixed – if group is confident (for B1+)
26. Valvular Heart Disease
27. Congenital Heart Defects + repeat conditionals
28. Reported speech + citating medical article, colleagues
29. Peripheral Artery Disease
30. Infectious conditions + repeat reported speech
31. Speaking class: review information + practice studied grammar
32. Test
Моудль 3
33. History Taking 1: Presenting complaints and Past medical history
34. Relative Clauses: Using “who,” “which,” “that” for describing people, things, etc. + listening
35. History taking 2: Drug history, family history and social history
36. Case presentation, bed side presentation using relative clauses + listening
37. Dealing with patients’ ideas, concerns and expectations + Imperatives: Giving instructions or commands
38. Breaking bad news and speaking with relatives + listening
39. Physical Examination: appearance, auscultation, percussion, palpation + Prepositions: Basic prepositions of time, place, and movement.
40. Comparative forms of adjectives / in case of B1+ comparative structures + Blood tests and Chest radiography
41. Cardiac MRI and Computerised tomography + listening
42. Echocardiography and Stress testing
43. The Electrocardiogram: basic vocabulary and Interpretation
44. Countable and Uncountable Nouns + Articles + Treatment options + listening
45. Cardiac Pharmacology: main groups of drugs, indication and contraindication, side effects + explaining the side effects to the patient
46. Surgical and catheter procedures + listening
47. Speaking class: review information + practice studied grammar
48. Test
49. Final speaking class
50. Final test