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23 Feeling ill 1 Basic vocabulary Translate the words in colour into your language:.. 7 She’s feeling a bit better Complete the following dialogue with the correct form of the verbs

23 Feeling ill

1 Basic vocabulary

Translate the words in colour into your language:

Pve got a cold

My neck aches

I think [ve got flu

I’ve got a pain in my knee

I’ve got a sore back

My arm hurts

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Have you got a temperature?

What are the symptoms?

2 Saying you don’t feel very well

Match the beginnings of each sentence on the left

with the pairs of endings on the right:

1 Pm a terrible / awful / dreadful

a bit under the weather

2 Pve got b ill

not very well

3 I don’t feel c acold

the flu

4 I feel d very well

too good

4 Causes and symptoms

3 Serious conditions Match the condition on the left with the part of the body that it particularly affects on the right:

tonsillitis b your lungs

hepatitis your head

mo your appendix an ulcer e your joints and bones

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2

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4 asthma

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7 migraine g your tonsils Match the diseases with their possible causes:

9 typhoid i the sun

10 heart disease j smoking

11 skin cancer k a mosquito bite

12 malaria | dirty water

13 lung cancer m unprotected sex

Match the symptom on the left with the cause on the right:

I’ve got a blister

Y’ve got a headache

I’ve got jetlag

I’ve got a bad back

I’m feeling really run down

[ve got a splinter in my hand

My nose is blocked up

Pve got diarrhoea PNDAYMPWDH

b Our bed is too soft We need to get a firmer one

c [had too much to drink at dinner last night

d P’'ve just been chopping some wood

e It must have been that take-away last night

f I wore the wrong shoes to go hill-walking!

g L always get hay fever at this time of year

h It was an 18-hour flight and a 10-hour time difference

Now match the following pieces of advice to the situations above:

9 Make sure you drink plenty of water Otherwise, you'll get dehydrated

10 Go straight to bed for a couple of hours, then get back to your normal sleeping pattern tonight

11 Why not take some time off and go somewhere warm? That’s what you need!

12 There’s a special kind of plaster you can use on blisters I had one and it helped a lot

13 Get one of those nasal sprays from the chemist They always work for me

14 Have you tried an osteopath or a chiropractor?

15 Let me see Have you got a pair of tweezers?

16 Stick to orange juice in future!

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5 Health problems

sentences below:

a [ve got a bit of a hangover

b I feel dizzy

c ve caught a cold

d You’ll make yourself ill

e I always get seasick

f, Ive got indigestion

1 What’s the matter?

> I think I ate my dinner too quickly

2 Maybe we should take the boat It’s much

cheaper than flying

> Oh no, d rather not

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3.Ithink

> Well, why don’t you have a glass of hot

lemon and honey and get an early night?

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> Well, it’s your own fault You shouldn’ t

have opened that second bottle of wine!

You look exhausted You’ve been working

too hard recently If you don’t slow down a

6 Are you all right? You’ve gone as white asa

sheet!

> No, I need to sit down 1

6 Illnesses and symptoms

Match these illnesses with the symptoms below:

hay fever

an allergy

tood poisoning flu

1 Pve got a terrible cough and pains in my

chest, and I seem to be constantly short of

breath

- 1 feel absolutely awful My temperature is

41°, and I’ve got a headache and a runny

nose I’ve got a sore throat — it’s agony every

time I swallow

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3 I can’t go near cats I come out in a horrible red rash

4 She’s been off school for two weeks now She’s got a temperature and she’s covered in little red spots She’s completely lost her appetite — she hasn’t eaten a thing for the last three days

5 [think it must be something I ate I was sick all night I still feel sick now and I’ve got

a terrible stomach-ache

6 It’s the same every summer My eyes get really itchy and I can’t stop sneezing

In British English be sick means vomit (bring food back up from the stomach)

If you have an allergy, you are allergic to something Are you allergic to anything?

7 She’s feeling a bit better

Complete the following dialogue with the correct form of the verbs below:

A: The office is empty Where is everybody this morning?

B: Well, Jane phoned to say she’s got an upset tummy, but she said she’ll come in as soon

as she’s a bit better — probably this afternoon Dave’s got the flu and he says it’ll take him a few daysto over it — and Sarah’s plane was delayed at the airport for seven hours and she wants an extra day to from the journey

At least Mark’s here — he’d been in bed with

tonsillitis all weekend, but he’s

a speedy recovery and he’s upstairs working

at his computer at this very moment

A: [I’m glad somebody’s here!

There are several different ways of talking about

stomach problems An upset stomach, an upset tummy or indigestion are not very serious If it is serious, you might talk about stomach trouble

Add your own words and expressions

24 Injuries

1 Basic vocabulary

Translate the words in colour:

There was blood all over the place

Do you biced easily?

The operation only left a small scar

The bruise will disappear in a few days

Are you in pain?

Look where the cat scratched me

This wound was caused by flying glass

10 I’ve got a horrible blister on my foot

11 Pve sprained my wrist

12 Be careful or that wasp will sting you

2 Accidents

Match the following expressions with the pictures

below:

I’ve sprained my wrist

I’ve cut my thumb

[ve burnt my hand

I’ve got a nosebleed

I hit my head

I got an electric shock

I got stung by a bee

[twisted my ankle

3 Wounds and injuries

Match the phrases with the pictures:

He’s been wounded

He’s been injured

Now complete the following sentences with the words below:

1 It’s quitea deep You'll probably

need stitches I'll take you to the hospital

2 Venus Williams was unable to finish her match because of a shoulder

3 My grand-dad was in the war He got shot in the leg

4 There was a train crash in London this morning Several people are seriously

Which of these words go with injury and which go with wound?

eee eee eee

In spoken language it is common to use burt instead of injured For example, “Did you hear about the train crash this morning? Quite a lot of people have been burt.” In sport we always use injured “Ronaldo is injured and will miss the next five matches.”

4 Hurting yourself

Complete the following dialogues with the phrases

below:

a burnt myself

b cut myself

c scratched myself

d injured myself

1 You’ve got blood on your face

> I know, I’ve just shaving

2 What have you done to your hand?

>l., taking something out of the

oven last night I don’t think it’s too serious

3 Have you ever been horse-riding?

> Yes, once, but I fell off and quite

badly I’ve never done it since

4 What’s the matter?

> ve Just myself on that rose

bush

§ It’s badly bruised

Match the phrases with the pictures:

1 He’s unconscious

2 It’s bleeding

3 It’s bruised

4 It’s swollen

5 He’s got a black eye

6 He’s got a bad scar under his eye

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6 It was agony Complete the sentences using these words:

a She’s ina lotof b.m and blue all over

c There Was everywhere

d My feet are covered in

e It’s justa

f It was absolute ! Now use the language above to complete the following sentences:

1 Iran in the London Marathon on Sunday I’m in agony My !

2 DonÌt wOrry Pil get you a plaster

3 I think we’d better call an ambulance

4, My brother cut the top off his finger with a kitchen knife last night

5 I shut my fingers i in the car door this morning Ïwasin

6 I played rugby again yesterday It was VERY

physical this morning

Have you ever broken a bone, been knocked unconscious, cut yourself badly, or bad a black eye?

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25 At the doctor's

1 Basic vocabulary

Complete the following sentences with the words

below:

1 Could I come in late tomorrow? My wife and

Ihavean with the doctor

2 That’s a nasty you’ve got You’ve

really got to stop smoking

3 The main of measles is little red spots

all over your body

4 I sometimes geta on my face after

I’ve shaved

5 ?'m taking antibiotics for this ear

6 Last winter there was a really nasty

going round

7 Very often, rest is the best !

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Now translate the words in colour:

1 Do you have any trouble swallowing?

2 Does this hurt?

3 Take a deep breath

4 Breathe deeply

5 Does it itch?

6 Has the infection cleared up?

2 Answering the doctor’s questions

Decide who is speaking Mark each example

D (the doctor) or P (the patient):

1 What seems to be the matter?

2 It’s keeping me awake at night

3 Where exactly does it hurt?

4 It’s very painful when I swallow

5.It hurts more when I breathe in

6 Now, take a deep breath

7.1s there anything I can take for it?

8 Have you had any other symptoms?

9 It’s nothing to worry about

10 Tli give you something to relieve the pain

11.TP’ve got very bad wind

12.1 had it when I was a child

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3 Going to the doctor’s

Put these events in the most logical order:

| went to see the doctor

I went to the chemist’s to get the medicine He said I had a chest infection

He examined me

I didn’t feel very well

He gave me a prescription for antibiotics [made an appointment to see the doctor

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4 Verb collocations Use the verbs below to complete the following phrases Then match the phrases with the pictures

take give listen to 1 you an injection

2 your blood pressure Ả your chest

A your temperature

BS eae your pulse Ố you a prescription

rà you a check-up

8.2 a blood sample

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5 Medicines

Here is a list of common medicines Match them up

with the problems below:

sleeping pills / tablets

antibiotics

painkillers

eye drops

cough mixture

You can’t sleep

You have a dry cough

You have a chest infection

You have very bad backache

You have an eye infection

Americans talk about drugs instead of tablets or

pills In Britain drugs usually mean heroin,

cocaine etc In the United States a chemist’s is

called a drugstore

6 Specialists

Your doctor might refer you to another professional

to treat a particular problem First mark the strong

stress in each word The first one is done for you

Then match them up with their speciality

1 dietician

optician physiotherapist psychiatrist chiropodist paediatrician gynaecologist rheumatologist

You need glasses

You are overweight

You have ingrown toenails

You are trying to have a baby

You have arthritis

You are very depressed

Your two-year-old son is not well

You hurt your shoulder playing tennis

Add your own words and expressions

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7 Alternative medicine Here are seven words associated with alternative medicine First mark the strong stress in each word The first one is done for you Then match the words and their descriptions

acupuncture

1 Treating people with special oils, which are used in a bath or rubbed into the skin

2 Treating somebody by putting them into a deep sleep and controlling what they think

3 Treating people by rubbing various parts of their body to relieve pain

4, Treating people with medicines made from special herbs and plants

5 Treating people with needles to stimulate nerve impulses

6 Treating people by pressing parts of their feet

in order to treat problems in other parts of their body

7 Giving people very very small amounts of drugs

Have you ever used any of the above alternative therapies?

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26 In hospital

1 Basic vocabulary

Translate the words in colour into your language:

Has he had the results of his X-ray?

He gave me an injection

I needed four stitches

PI! just put a bandage on it

It won’t leave much of a scar

You'll need an anaesthetic

They were all suffering from shock

The treatment will last fora month OPN

2 Hospital departments

Match the departments with the ideas a-f below:

1 casualty 4, intensive care

2 children’s ward 5 maternity ward

3 operating theatre 6 outpatients’ department

a She’s just had her first baby

b She cut her arm badly

c He’s having his operation

d Our ten-year-old has a very high temperature

e I had to go for a check-up

f She’s very ill She needs constant attention

Another name for the Casualty Department is

A and E (accident and emergency)

3 When you come out of hospital

Match these descriptions with the pictures:

1 His leg’s in plaster

2 His arm’s in a sling

3 He’s walking on crutches

4 He needs a walking stick

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4 In and around a hospital Match these words with the pictures:

5 His ankle’s bandaged up

6 He had to have stitches

7 He’s in a wheelchair

8 He can’t walk without a zimmer

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5 Treatment

Use the correct form of the verbs below You will

need to use some of them more than once

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put

1 I’m going into hospital next month I’ve got

tO eee an operation on my knee

2.1 couldn’t feel a thing They me an

injection first

3 It’s quite a long operation so we’ll have to

¬ you a general anaesthetic

4 They'll probably want to some

X-rays to see if you’ve broken anything

5 Your ankle’s badly sprained, so I’m going to

6 It’s quite a deep wound I think it’s going to

see eee stitches

7 m a bit worried about having stitches Do

you think itll a scar?

8 I injured my knee skiing a few months ago I

was hoping that resting it would be enough,

but it looks as if it might surgery

6 An emergency

Complete the following newspaper report with the

correct form of these verbs:

Serious incident

A zoo keeper was very seriously

Lees today when he was

attacked by a tiger at Whitesnade

zoo in Yorkshire Martin Kelly

was attacked as he fed the animal

in front of several visitors He was

¬ to hospital in York

where doctors are to

save his life Two elderly women

who witnessed the whole attack

W€T€E., for shock

Go back and underline the whole expressions

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7 Good and bad news

Look at the following sentences about people’s

medical condition and decide whether the news is good (G) or bad (B):

It’s nothing serious

The victim is in a critical condition

She’s in a stable condition

We expect him to a make a full recovery I’m afraid there’s nothing more we can do Her condition has deteriorated overnight She suffered only minor injuries

If you are gravely ill, it is very serious

8 Treat, cure or heal

Use the correct form of these words in the report below:

heal

Doctors in America claim to have found a cure for the common cold A hundred people

suffering from the usual symptoms were (1) for two days with a new drug at their laboratory in California

treatment treat cure

They found that after forty-eight hours, half of the patients had been completely (2) They hope that the new (3) will be

on the market within the next three years

Meanwhile, doctors in Switzerland have announced that applying maggots to wounds will help them to (4) more quickly The larvae speed up the process by eating the bacteria in and around the wound,

Cure can be used both as a noun and as a verb:

They’re trying to find a cure for cancer

She was completely cured

Is hospital treatment free in your country? Are there long waiting lists to have operations?

“‘Add@ your own words and expressions

2/ Ahealthy lifestyle

1 Healthy or unhealthy

Put the following phrases into the correct box

below:

a lot of stress at work

regular exercise

too much alcohol salad

too much salt

fresh fruit

~ smoking

plenty of fresh air

lots of sugar

fish

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Now use the correct form of the following verbs

Use each one twice

me fit

2 Lots of fresh fruit and vegetables will help

youto healthy

3 My doctor keeps telling mel should

smoking completely

4 You don’t have to stop drinking completely

Just try to a little

5 If you can, try to stressful situations

6 It’s easy to start a diet It’s much harder to

7 You'll see a big difference if you

the amount of sugar you take in tea or

coffee

completely Some doctors think a little a

day is actually good for you

9 Eat small meals regularly This means you

should do your best to eating big

meals — especially late at night

ten years

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2 Watching your weight

Which two nouns go with each of these verbs?

g a crash diet

h anything sweet

Now use four of the verbs above to fill the gaps in the following dialogue:

A: I don’t know what to do [seem to weight so easily Every time I weigh myself, I'ma kilo heavier!

Well, you do eat a lot of fatty food -

perhaps you should it of your diet

: Oh, I don’t know I find it very difficult to stick to a diet I just can’t chocolates

At least you should try to cut down on all those burgers you eat Perhaps you could agym or a health club

3 She’s in really good shape

Look at the following text and put the phrases in

colour into the correct list below:

My Mum’s in really good shape She goes to the gym twice a week and plays tennis on Sunday

My Dad, on the other hand, is really unfit He spends all day in front of the TV — he gets out of breath if he has to get up to answer the phone!

My sister’s a swimming instructor As you can imagine, she’s as fit as a fiddle, but my brother, who used to play rugby every weekend, has let himself get really out of condition - he must have put on twenty kilos in the last two years Finally, there’s my grand-dad He’s nearly eighty but he’s got loads of energy He plays golf three times a week and jogs round the park on the other days!

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Tick the statements which are true for you Then Match these lifestyle problems with the pieces of look at the key to see how heaithy you really are! advice below:

b I drive to work 1 My hair always feels lifeless and oily If I

2 a Thave muesli for breakfast wash it in the morning, I need to wash it again

b I never eat muesli when I come home from work And I can’t seem

3 a Inever eat between meals to get rid of the spots on my face

b I eat sweets between meals 2 If I buy a new pair of trousers, they don’t fit

4 a I play sport at least once a week me after a couple of months So now I buy all

b I gave up sport years ago my trousers one size too big That way they last

5 a My waist size is the same as 5 years ago _ twice as long

b My waist is bigger than S years ago 3 I get really breathless if I have to go upstairs

6 a I do the housework in the evening nowadays I used to be able to run up stairs

b I sit and watch TV in the evening Now I have to stop halfway up and have a rest

7 a I drink in moderation 4 When I come home from work, the first thing

b I drink a lot at weekends I do every evening is pour myself a large gin and

8 a Ll occasionally eat a few chocolates tonic It’s the only way I can relax

b I eat sweets on a regular basis The advice:

9 a I don’t eat chips a Look carefully at your diet Are you eating

b I have chips more than once a week too many oily foods, like chips or potato crisps?

10 a In shops I always walk upstairs b You’d be far better playing squash or tennis

b In shops I always take the lift after work That would help you relax far

11 a leat fish at least once a week better You need less stress in your life

b I never eat fish c You’re smoking too much At the moment

12 a I go dancing when I get the chance you are breathless What will you do when the

b You'd never catch me dancing! doctor tells you it’s cancer?

13 a I always refuse puddings d You are simply eating too much If you are

b I never refuse puddings putting weight on so quickly, you must simply

14 a I go out into the country a lot eat less and eat more healthily Try cutting out

b The countryside is for animals! all sugar and butter immediately, then start

15 a I like to relax by reading a book cutting out other things, like cream Change to

b I relax by going to the pub semi-skimmed milk

6 Collocations

Complete these collocations from the two exercises above:

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