Alia's Medical Journey: Past Simple Practice

Alia's Medical Journey

Pre-Intermediate Speaking | Past Simple & Orthodontic Vocabulary

Activity 1: Career Milestones

Let's build your professional biography. Match the beginning of the sentence (Left) with the correct ending (Right). Notice the verbs in bold!

Answer the questions about your past. Click "Need help?" to see useful medical words and Past Simple phrases.

Useful Vocabulary:

Start your sentence like this:

Use these prompts to tell me a story about a memorable or difficult patient you treated in the past.

1. Start the story: "I remember my first difficult patient. He/She came to the clinic because..."

2. The Diagnosis: "I examined the jaw and I saw that the bite was..."

3. The Action: "First, I took an X-ray. Then, we decided to install braces..."

4. The Process: "The treatment took about [time]. I adjusted the braces every month."

5. The Result: "In the end, the patient was very happy, and the teeth looked perfect!"