{"product_id":"take-care-nina-ito-9780472039357","title":"Take Care: Communicating in English with Health Care Workers","description":"\u003cp\u003eA high level of communicative skills are essential and expected for health care workers. \u003ci\u003eTake Care\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to give readers the strategies and tools to build, maintain, and repair communication within interactions that take place in health care settings. It is designed for students who are enrolled in health care training as well as nurses or health care workers who are already on the job but may want to improve their English. This text is designed to provide readers with a firm grasp of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies for more successful interactions. It will also help readers develop strategic competence by asking them to practice formulaic phrases needed to get things done. Carefully selected situations will also help readers to understand some of the social situations health care workers need to prepare for, such as apologizing, expressing condolences, or giving advice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTake Care \u003c\/i\u003ebreaks each unit into the following sections to teach readers new skills: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eListening for Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDialogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVocabulary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommunication Strategy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePronunciation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDialogue Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRole Plays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnd-of-Unit Discussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCulture Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised edition is updated to include information about pandemics, vaccines, and other medical developments. Audio files for the listening activities are available online. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nina Ito, Christopher Mefford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472039350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472039357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press ELT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Nina Ito","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119726162175,"sku":"9780472039357","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_56eb827b-801e-4644-a55b-70fc57252f4f.jpg?v=1687410640","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/take-care-nina-ito-9780472039357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}