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Practising difficult conversations with an AI patient
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September 28, 2026
This B1-B2 listening, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation worksheet practises related to Santa’s Elves (Managing William’s syndrome).
Level: B1-B2
Sector: medicine, nursing, care, other
Medical Area: symptoms, diseases and conditions, other
Skill focus: listening, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation
Part 1: Vocabulary
Review the terms in the vocabulary list. The stressed syllables are in bold.
acrophobia
attention seeking behaviour
hyperacusis
pastoral care
pulmonary stenosis
supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVS)
trait
uninhibited
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