Anonymous  +  444970 Wed, 21 Nov 07 11:37 PM hi,im a medical student in ireland.English is my second language.i'm having a problem with my english.it's really depressing me everyday when i go to see the patients and present my history to the consultant.I'm hardly trying to search my words when talking to the patient and when talking to the consultant.i'll be having my oral examination soon.i realy need to improve my english especially my vocabs..i have been learning english so many years but i still dont know how to master in it..i try to communicate with my irish friends but i still find it is really hard to improve my english..so anybody here,please help me.. Anonymous Learning English

	Feebs11  +  444983 Thu, 22 Nov 07 12:52 AM What is your native language? How much are you reading? And writing. I hope when you write your reports, you follow the conventions of capitalisation and spacing. The only way to improve is constant practice. It may be that you have not been practicing your listening skills as much as you could have been doing. Part of your difficulties may also lie in the way in which the Irish pronounce their English, which can be very difficult to understand, especially when they speak quickly. Try the exercise of writing down what you might be expected to say to the consultant, then read it aloud to yourself. Do it until you can say it easily and without thinking about it. Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015 Capitalisation

	Feebs11  +  445299 Thu, 22 Nov 07 11:24 PM Not sure that there will be such a thing. I suggest you write down as a list the questions you might be asked about the examination of the patient, then use these as your template for creating your verbal report. For instance - starting from basics: What is the diagnosis for the patient? What was the patient's temperature reading? What was his/her blood pressure reading? What treatment has been prescribed? and so on - you will know better than I do what sort of information is needed. Feebs11