Health and illness (6) ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

Health and illness (6)

A	How are you today? I’m very well, thanks. I’m fine, thanks. I don’t feel very well. I must go home and rest. (I’ll probably be OK tomorrow.) I feel ill. Can you get a doctor, please? (Perhaps it’s a serious problem.) That fish was bad. I think I’m going to be sick! (I want to vomit.)
B	Everyday problems Have you got an aspirin? I’ve got a headache. /'hede k/ I’ve got toothache. /ˈtuːθeɪk/ I need to go to the dentist. vI’m going to bed with a hot drink. I’ve got a cold.
C	Problems people have for many years / all their lives I get hay fever every summer, from flowers and grass. I sneeze all day. /sniːz/ My little brother has asthma; sometimes he can’t breathe. /ˈæsmə/
D	Illnesses in hot / tropical countries In some countries, mosquitoes can give people malaria. /məˈleərɪə/ The drinking water was bad, and many children had cholera. /ˈkɒlərə/
E	Serious illnesses Every year cancer kills many people who smoke. /ˈkænsə/ My father went to hospital when he had a heart attack. Common mistakes My father had a heart attack [NOT got a heart attack].
F	Expressions A Do you have a healthy diet? B Yes, I eat lots of fruit and vegetables. A Do you exercise? B Yes, I like swimming, jogging and cycling. They’re really good for you. A I feel stressed B Do you? You need to relax more and don’t panic about work!

Exercises

6.1	Complete the dialogues. 1 A: How are you today? B: very well, thanks _____ A: Good! 2 A: Are you OK? B: No, _________________________ A: Would you like to use the bathroom? B: Yes, thank you. 3 A: I _________________________ B: I’ll get a doctor. A: Oh, thank you. 4 A: _________________________ B: Here’s the dentist’s phone number. A: Thanks. 5 A: Your nose is red. Have you got _________________________? B: Yes. A: Have a hot drink and go to bed early.
6.2	Match the illnesses in the table with a possible treatment. go to the dentist   take an aspirin    go to hospital   go to bed with a hot drink illness treatment a headache take an aspirin toothache a heart attack a cold
6.3	What illnesses are connected with … 1 a mosquito bite? malaria 2 bad drinking water? 3 pollution, traffic fumes, etc.? 4 grass, flowers, sunshine, etc.? 5 smoking, unhealthy diet, no exercise?
6.4	Answer these questions. Use a dictionary to help you. 1 Do you have a healthy diet? 2 What exercise do you do? 3 Do you often feel stressed? 4 Have you ever been in hospital? 5 Do you get hay fever in summer?

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