Vocabulary exercises

Ex. 1*. A. Fill in the blanks with “ill” and “sick”.

1. He must have been taken ___, otherwise he would have come. 2. I might have liked him but for his ___ manners. 3. The mother stayed at home to look at her ___ child. 4. Half the day I spent on deck because I was terribly ___. 5. I’m ___ of town and I plan to spend next Sunday in the country if I’m not ___ . 6. Everybody burst out laughing but I couldn’t make myself join them for I considered it to be ___ humour of the host. 7. Everybody was ___ and tired of her constant complaints of her ___ health. 8. When I go on board a ship or a boat, I feel ___ .

B. Fill in the blanks with “illness (sickness)” and “disease”.

1. What did the man die of? Did he suffer from any chronic ___ or complications after a serious ___? 2. The ___ was catching, and the doctor said he would put me on the sick-list. 3. Scarlet fever is a catching ___ . 4. His ___ prevented him from going to school together with his friends.

C. Fill in the blanks with “to cure” and “to heal”.

1. Fresh air, sunshine, good food may ___ a patient of consumption by ___ his lungs. 2. After a fortnight of slight fever, the wound ___ and he recovered. 3. They applied a medicine which soon ___ the deep cut in my arm.

D. Fill in the blanks with “ache”, “pain” and “hurt”.

1. As Joe was coming home a sudden ___ in his heart made him stop and lean against the wall of a house. 2. Wet weather often makes old people feel an ___ in their bones. 3. He fell down the stairs and ___ his leg. 4. This heavy suit-case makes my arm ___ . 5. Did you ___ yourself?

Ex. 2. Translate the following sentences into Russian paying attention to different meanings of the verb “to treat”.

1. She always finds fault with him and scolds him though he doesn’t deserve to be treated like that.

2. They shut the door in his face but he treated the incident as a joke.

3. I decided to treat my guest to the pies so skillfully baked by my grandmother.

4. The newspaper article treated of some details of the national strike of miners in Britain.

5. Russia will treat with other peace-loving nations the problem of terrorism during the forthcoming summit talks.

6. The Russian delegation is treating for 50 per cent cut in nuclear weapons with other nuclear powers in Geneva now.

Ex. 3.* Match the diseases with their symptoms.

flu	swollen glands in front of ear, earache or pain on eating
pneumonia	burning pain in abdomen, pain or nausea after eating
rheumatism	rash starting on body, slightly raised temperature
chickenpox	dry cough, high fever, chest pain, rapid breathing
mumps	headache, aching muscles, fever, cough, sneezing
an ulcer	swollen, painful joints, stiffness, limited movement

Ex. 4. What does the doctor or nurse use the following things for?

1) thermometer;

2) scales;

3) tape measure;

4) scalpel.

Example: Stethoscope is used for listening to a patient’s chest.

Ex. 5.* Complete the following table.

Noun	Adjective	Verb
…………………	breathless	………………
…………………	faint	………………
…………………	shivery	………………
…………………	dislocated	………………
ache	…………………………….	………………
treatment	-	………………
…………………	swollen	………………

Ex. 6. What can the doctor said to each of the following patients?

1. Anne with bad sunburn. 2. Jo who’s broken her leg. 3. John who’s off to the Tropics. 4. Paul with flu.

5. Liz with a bad cough. 6. Sam who needs his appendix out. 7. Rose suffering from exhaustion. 8. Alf who’s sprained his wrist.

Ex. 7. What medical problems might you have if… .

you wear shoes that rub? you eat too fast? you smoke a lot? you play football? you go skiing? you stay too long in the sun?

you eat food you’re allergic to? you run unusually fast for a bus? you eat food that is bad? a mosquito bites you? you get wet on a cold day? you think you’re ill all the time?

Ex. 8.* Fill in the missing words in these sentences with the words from the box.

bandage (а), black (b), blisters(c), bruises (d), hypochondriac (e), indigestion (f), operation (g), prescribe (h), rest (i), sore (g)

Example: I think I’m getting a dreadful sore throat.

1. A ball hit him in the face and gave him a terrible ______ eye. 2. Doctors ______ medicine to treat their patients. 3. Paul is having an ______ today – they’re taking his wisdom teeth out. 4. The doctor says I’ve just got a bug that’s going ______. 5. We’ll get the nurse to put a ______ on your ankle. 6. The best thing for her would be total bed ______ for a few days. 7. I’m covered in ______ after playing rugby. 8. My new shoes are too tight. I’ve got ______ on my heel. 9. Don’t eat so fast – you’ll get ______. 10. He’s always imagining he’s ill – he’s a dreadful ______.

Ex. 9. Consult the list of a person’s health disorders (given in the active vocabulary) and try to classify them into the following groups:

illness	disease	ailment	malady	infection
sprained/dislocated ankle	ulcer	a running nose	aids	throat infection

virus	condition	disorder	bug
an acute respiratory disorder	heart attack	a liver disorder	a stomach bug

Ex. 10.* Put these illnesses in the correct category: Infectious or Non-infectious.

allergy, brain haemorrhage, cancer, chickenpox, flu, heart attack, mumps, rheumatism, sore throat, sprained ankle, ulcer

Example: Infectious: flu; Non-infectious: heart attack.

Ex. 11.* Make the collocations by matching words.

1) swollen	a) allergy
2) operating	b) cancer
3) lung	c) temperature
4) heart	d) insurance
5) brain	e) glands
6) health	f) pressure
7) raised	g) nose
8) painful	h) theatre
9) blood	i) haemorrhage
10) food	j) joints
11) itchy	k) attack

TEXT 2

Read the text and translate it into Russian.