X. Read and translate the Examples.

1. He was taken to hospital and operated on for appendicitis.

2. After I’ve had some injections of tonic I feel quite cured of all my ailments.

3. The child is ill with chicken pox (ветрянка). He’ll soon recover if no complications set in.

4. Smallpox (оспа) is a catching (заразная) disease marked by fever and small red spots on the body and often leaves permanent marks.

5. I’ve been on sick leave for a fortnight already, but I don’t feel any better so far.

6. The doctor diagnosed the illness as tuberculosis (t. b.).

7. A doctor who performs (carries out) operations is called a surgeon. Nowadays operations may be performed almost on any part of the body.

8. When people have pain in their teeth they go to a dentist to have the holes in their teeth filled (stopped). When neces­sary they may have their teeth taken (pulled) out.

9. People who are treated in health centres (policlinics) are called out-patients, those who stay in hospital are called in-patients.

10. Something is wrong with my legs: all my joints ache and when I bend my knee it hurts me.

11. The old man’s sight is getting dim (слабеет), his eyes are sore, swollen and itching.

Note: Don’t say "He wrote me a prescription out", but "He wrote out a prescription for me".

XI. Correct the following statements, beginning each sentence with one of the following phrases.

You’re wrong. You’re mistaken. I can’t agree with you. Nothing of the kind. But…(it is, they don’t,etc.). I don’t think you are right. Of course not. Just the other way round. On the contrary. Surely not! By no means!

Example: -You never take your temperature when you are ill.

- Oh, yes (of course), I do. I always take my temperature

when I’m ill.

1. We seldom sneeze and cough when we have a cold. 2. It is not dangerous to take care of a person who has got a catching disease. 3. Sick people never stay in bed while they are ill. 4. You never have a sore throat when you have tonsillitis. 5. People often feel sick and giddy when they are quite well. 6. Children have swollen eyes when they have been laughing too much. 7. Probably you consult a dentist when you have a stomach-ache. 8. People need the services of the doctor when they are well, I think.

XII. A) Read the dialogue and say what’s wrong with the man.

A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR

— Well, what’s the matter with you, Mr. Walker?

— You’d better ask me what is not the matter with me, doctor. I seem to be suffering from all the illnesses imagin­able: insomnia, headaches, backache, indigestion, constipa­tion and pains in the stomach. To make things still worse, I’ve caught a cold, I’ve got a sore throat and I’m constantly sneezing and coughing. To crown it all, I had an accident the other day, hurt my right shoulder, leg and knee, and nearly broke my neck. If I take a long walk, I get short of breath. In fact, feel more dead than alive.

— I’m sorry to hear that. Anyhow, I hope things aren’t as bad as you imagine. Let me examine you. Your heart, chest and lungs seem to be all right. Now open your mouth and show me your tongue. Now breathe in deeply, through the nose... There doesn’t seem to be anything radically wrong with you, but it’s quite clear that you’re run down, and if you don’t take care of yourself, you may have a nervous break­down and have to go to hospital. I advise you, first of all, to stop worrying. Take a long rest, have regular meals, keep to a diet of salads and fruit, and very little meat. Keep off alco­hol. If possible, give up smoking, at least for a time. Have this tonic made up and take two tablespoonfuls three times a day before meals. If you do this, I can promise you full re­covery within two or three months.

— And if I don’t, doctor?

— Then you’d better make your will, if you haven’t yet done so.

— I see. Well, thank you, doctor. I shall have to think it over and decide which is the lesser evil: to follow your advice or prepare for a better world.

b) Look at the words and expressions in the list. Complete the chart.

Parts of the body

Complaints

insomnia

to suffer from

headaches

indigestion

a nervous breakdown

pains

to catch a cold

shoulder

backache

mouth

heart

to hurt

to have an accident

to sneeze

to cough

stomach

To feel dead

constipation

to be wrong with

to break

nose

chest

lungs

to get short of breath

to be run down

tongue

to have a sore throat

knee

leg

c) What did the doctor advise to the patient?