Doctors and DIY – Writing
Doctors and DIY
This exercise is designed to test your spelling. Some of the words come from medical terminology.
Can you supply the equivalent for the terms below? They are in the order in which you will hear them. It might be an idea to read through the list of words before you listen to the recording.
1 something different from what is usual or average, especially in a way that is bad
2 very small
3 traditional, usual and ordinary
4 a doctor who has special training in medical care for children
5 built
6 something made smaller than it was originally planned or designed to be
7 from the beginning, without using anything that already exists
8 very healthy and strong; perfectly healthy
9 gave the impression that
10 inventing (a plan, system, object, etc., usually cleverly or imaginatively)
11 a device or machine that looks awkward or old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how to use
12 a formal verb – meaning ‘allowed people to guess or deduce a certain opinion without being explicit about it’.
13 a creation like this
14 uncommon
15 group of people who work in a company, industry, country, etc
16 people trained to identify and assess hearing and/or balance disorders
17 people who introduce changes, new methods or ideas
18 two informal words for small devices
19 change something to suit different conditions or uses
20 set of things, such as tools or clothes, used for a particular purpose or activity