- •Health is above wealth.
- •What do doctors do?
- •What's the diagnosis?
- •What does the doctor prescribe?
- •What would you say if the doctor asked you the following questions?
- •16. Learn the following:
- •17. Which is the odd one out in each group, in terms of the main word stress? Use a dictionary if you are not sure about the words.
- •18. Which of these collocations are normal, and which are not normal?
- •Now fill the gaps using the expressions above.
- •21.What do you know about alternative medicine? Learn the new words and use them in the sentences of your own.
- •Acupuncture chiropractic herbal medicine
- •22. Listen to the radio programme about holistic medicine.
- •23. Why would you be given the following to help make you better? What do you do with it?
- •25. Transcribe the following words to avoid possible
- •26. Match the words with their definitions:
- •28. What do we call the type of alternative medicine which...
- •30. Complete these sentences with words from the box. Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •31. Here are four pictures of things to do with health and medicine. Can you match them with the labels?
- •33. Translate the sentences. Learn the medical metaphors:
- •34. Study the words and their definitions. Translate the examples into Ukrainian:
- •35. Complete the word formation table. Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •36. The medical words in the box below can also be used in a metaphorical way. Fill the gaps in the following text using these words. Use a dictionary if necessary.
- •37. Asking about Health
- •2. Comprehensive questions:
- •3. Language focus
- •4. Choose the right form
- •5. Fill the blanks with the words below. You may need to change the form о the words. Each word can be used only once.
- •10. Choose the correct answer.
- •11. Hands up!
- •12. Body. Give names of the bodily organs indicated in the picture below.
- •13. All eyes
- •15. Body. Match the following parts of the body with the jumbled definitions on the right.
- •16. Body
- •18. Explain the meanings and give the context of the following idioms:
- •19. Body. Complete the sentences .
- •21. Read, the sayings and explain them. Find Ukrainian equivalents to them
- •24. Complete these conversations in a suitable way.
- •25. Answer these questions about yourself. If possible, ask another person the same questions.
- •28. Give English equivalents for the following words:
- •29. Here is a list of injuries. Look them up in your dictionary to check the meaning and the pronunciation, and fill in the chart. Use your imagination to think of a cause for the injuries.
- •30. Injuries. Crossword puzzle.
- •31. Injuries. Choose the correct answer.
- •32. Injuries. Choose the right answer.
- •2. Transcribe the following words to avoid possible mispronunciation and miscommunication in future:
- •3. Language focus
- •5. Choose the correct answer.
- •6. The following problems and pieces of advice have got all mixed up. Can you match them correctly?
- •7. Choose the right answer.
- •9. Complete the sentences below with a preposition (from, on, with, etc.).
- •10 Health. Fill in the right words.
- •11. Health. Choose the right answer.
- •12. Health. Fill in the English translation of the word(s) in brackets.
- •16. Diet. Choose the right answer.
- •17. Diet. Fill in the blanks with the words below. You may use each word only once.
- •Special Diets
- •18. Diet. Choose the correct answer.
- •Examination Fever
- •21. Give the Ukrainian names of the following diseases:
- •22. Diseases. Choose the correct answer.
- •26. Diseases. Fill the blanks with the words below. You may use each word only once.
- •27. Symptoms. Match the following symptoms of disease with their definitions.
- •28. Symptoms. Choose words from the group below to complete the sentences.
- •It may be necessary to change the form of the given words.
- •29. Symptoms. Choose the correct answers.
- •30. Symptoms. Choose the right answer.
- •31. Symptoms. Choose the correct form.
- •32. Symptoms. Choose the correct form.
- •34. Patients. Choose the right answer.
- •35. Patients. Choose the right answer.
- •36. Patients. Choose the right answer.
- •37. Smoking. Choose the right answer.
- •38. Doctors
- •39. Specialists. Where can you find these patients? Match the patients with the correct wards or departments.
- •40. Specialists. Give the name of the people defined below.
- •43. Specialists. What is the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychoanalyst?
- •44. Drugs. In most cases drugs are
- •46. Drugs. Choose the right answer.
- •47. Drugs. Fill the blank with the right word from the list below. You may use each word once only.
- •48. Drugs. Choose the right answer.
- •Тільки те, що призначив лікар?
- •50. Drugs. Fill the blanks with the right word from the list below. You may use each word only once.
- •52. Drugs. Fill the blanks with the words from the list. You may need to change the form of the words. You may use each word once only.
- •53. Drugs. Choose the right answer.
- •54. Think ahead. Look at the title and guess what the article is about.
- •Three out of every 10 women
- •55. Comprehension check.
- •56. Language focus
- •10 Rules For Weight loss.
- •65. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian. Learn sport and fitness metaphors.
- •68. Just What the Doctor Ordered. Translate and learn the following idioms.
- •70. Be a Good Sport
- •71. Explain the meanings and give the context of the following idioms:
- •3. Comprehensive questions:
- •4. The text contains quite a few words whose pronunciation could pose difficulty. Transcribe the following words to avoid possible mispronunciation and miscommunication in future:
- •5. Language Focus
- •6. Find synonyms or near synonyms for the following words, and write sentences to explore their associations.
- •7. Enrich your vocabulary:
- •9. Explain the contextual meaning of the words in bold and translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.
- •10. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the topical vocabulary, making any necessary changes.
- •15. In small groups discuss your answers to these questions by using as many of the ways of giving opinions and agreeing and disagreeing as you can.
- •17. Choose the best option from the alternatives a or b
- •18. Listening
- •4. Look at the paragraph headings in the article and make some notes on what the text might be about. Compare your ideas with the class before reading the article.
- •5. What do you think?
- •7. Language focus
- •Vocabulary :
- •10. Which of the sports are these people probably talking about?
- •Verbs and their collocations in the context of sport
- •15. Give names for the illustrated sports.
- •16. Match the following sports with the right pictures.
- •17. Complete the following sentences with the words or phrases from the list below.
- •19. Match the names of the footballers with their position on the
- •20. Choose the right answer.
- •21. Complete these expressions using the things on the right.
- •22. Fill in the table matching the sports with the right kinds
- •23. Give the names for the illustrated ways of swimming.
- •24. Horse riding. Match the words with the right numbers in the
- •25. Indicate which equipment is used in the following
- •26. Choose the correct answer.
19. Body. Complete the sentences .
1. We have ten _________ on our hands and ten ___________ on our feet.
2. The function of the heart is to enable the_________ to circulate.
3. The _____________is used for digesting food.
4. The flesh your teeth grow from is your _________.
5. Do you wear your watch on your right __________ because you are left-handed?
6. A bear crushed him and cracked several of his __________.
7. With the help of our _________ we are able to speak and eat.
8. Our_________ enables us to think
9. At first she thought the boy had a high temperature, but when she put her hand on his____________to make sure, she found it was cold.
10. I dropped a heavy box on my _________and broke one of my toes.
20. Listen to the dialogues, read them. Ask about health using the phrases:
At a Chemist's Shop |
It is possible to obtain emergency medicines from certain chemists after normal shopping hours. If the shop is closed look in the window for the list of chemists who are open late on that particular day. A fixed charge is made by the chemist. If you regularly take a certain drug, it is as well to remember that it may not be available in the U.K. except with a doctor's prescription. Chemists in the U.K. sell cosmetics and toilet preparations as well as photographic supplies. Films may be left at a chemist's shop for developing. |
(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
(iv) |
A The doctor's given me this prescription. |
Could you make up this prescription for me, please? |
I've just been given this prescription by Dr Worrall. |
Can I leave this prescription with you? |
B It'll only take five minutes, so perhaps you'll wait. |
I'll do it for you straight away. |
You can call back for it in about an hour. |
I'll have it ready for you by 5.30. |
A Have you also got something suitable for sore lips? |
By the way, what do you suggest for sunburn? |
Can you also give me something for this rash?1 |
I'd like something for a stye,1 too. |
B Rub in this cream every four hours. |
This ointment should clear up the trouble. |
Try this tube of jelly. |
Put this lotion on three times a day. |
1 a rash: a skin irritation ' a stye: a spot on the eye-lid
21. Read, the sayings and explain them. Find Ukrainian equivalents to them
A sound mind in a sound body.
Temperance is the best physic.
Gluttony kills than sword.
A creaking gate hangs long on its hinges.
Dry feet, warm head bring safe to bed.
A green wound is soon healed.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
One hour’s sleep before midnight is worth two after.
Health is better than wealth.
Prevention is better than cure.
One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
Health is not valued till sickness comes.
Medicines are not meant to live on.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Health: injuries
Common injuries
An injury is damage to part of your body, usually caused by an accident in the home, on the roads, or during a game, e.g of football. Here are some common injuries
What's the problem? |
How did it happen? |
Result |
Solution |
1. I cut (v, n) my finger |
using a knife |
it's bleeding a bit |
a plaster |
2. I cut my leg quite badly |
I fell over |
it's bleeding quite a lot |
a bandage (n,v) |
3. I twisted my ankle |
running for a bus |
I can't walk on it easily |
rest |
4. I broke my arm |
I fell off my bike |
I can't use it |
plaster a sling |
5. I've got concussion |
playing football |
I'm confused; don't know where I am |
rest |
6. I burnt my hand |
taking something out of a hot oven |
it's very painful |
special cream |
7. I've got a bruise on my arm |
I hit it on the side of my desk |
it's swollen and blue/black in colour |
ice pack |
Hospital treatment
Look carefully at the key words in these texts.
John fell off a chair, hit his head on the floor, andknocked himself unconscious. His wife called an ambulance but John was still unconscious when it arrived. He was rushed to hospital (= taken very quickly) where they kept him for two days for blood tests.
I jumped for the ball and collided with another player
(= we ran into / hit each other). We both had cuts on our
head, but I had to go to hospital for eight stitches.
Wounds and injuries
Wound (n, v) and injury are both used to describe damage to the body, but a wound is generally caused by a weapon (e.g. gun or knife) and it is usually intentional.
He shot the man in the chest. (= a bullet wound in the chest) [from a gun]
He stabbed the boy in the back. (= a knife wound in the back)
He got into a fight and got beaten up. He had a black eye and two broken ribs.
Noun |
Verb |
Noun |
Verb |
cut wound injury shot |
|
blood bandage bruise treatment |
|
23. Look at the pictures and write the story.