"Discussing nutrition problems"

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imon: I've been living in this country for more than seven years,

but I don't yet understand why there is so much talk about nutrition

as a growing science

Tom (his American friend): Americans want to be healthy. But most

of us have no understanding of nutrition problems.

Simon: Whenever I see my family doctor, he advises me to stick to a low cholesterol diet.

Tom: And do you follow his advice?

Simon: It's hard to stick to a diet with my busy schedule.

Tom: For your health it's very important to get a balanced diet.

Simon: What is a balanced diet?

Tom: Adults can get a balanced diet by including foods from the four main groups. These are the milk group (milk, cheese, yogurt, and other dairy foods); the meat group (meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and meat alternatives such as beans, lentils, and nuts); the bread group (bread, cereals, noodles etc.,); and the vegetable and fruit group.

Simon: Can people who don't eat meat or fish stay healthy?

Tom: Absolutely; by eating enough dairy foods and meat alternatives people can get essential proteins.

Simon: What about the nutritional value of canned vegetables that we buy at the supermarket?

Tom: The nutritional difference depends more on how vegetables are prepared than on whether they are bought fresh or canned.

Simon: I am amazed how knowledgeable you are. You could become a professional dietitian.

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3.7 At the doctor

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Exercise 1. Read and learn the following words and word combinations:-

medicine	ліки, медицина	cough	кашель
diphtheria	дифтерія	flu	грип
measles	кір	recovery	видужування
scarlet fever	скарлатина	to follow	слідувати
whooping-cough	коклюш	instructions	інструкції
infectious diseases	інфекційні хвороби	ward,room	палата
filling	пломбування	policlinic	поліклініка
extraction	видалення	nurse	медсестра
false teeth	вставні зуби	treatment	лікування
short-sight	короткозорість	injection	укол
long-sight	далекозорість	bandage	бинт
sore-throat	хворе горло	mustard plasters	гірчичники
headache	головний біль	to do a blood test	робити аналіз крові
swallow	ковтання	blood pressure	кров’яний тиск
sneeze	чхання	X-ray	ретген. знімок

Exercise 2. Read and translate the text:

T he problem of health always worried people. It has been in the center of attention of the scientists since ancient times. A hundred years ago there was no medicine for diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever, whooping-cough and other infectious diseases. A lot of people suffered from pain and nobody could help them. But now you can always go and see a doctor, and you are sure he will examine you and give an advice. If your teeth need attention, filling or extraction, or if you need false teeth, then you go to the dentist. If your eyes need attention, you go to the oculist, who will examine them, test your sight to see whether you are suffering from short-sight or long-sight, and will write out a prescription.

In theory we know well what we should do to be healthy, but in practice there is hardly a man who has no problems with his health.I fell ill in winter. It was rather cold outside and I probably caught the infection. When I came home I felt that I had a sore-throat. I made hot tea with honey, but it didn't help. At last I decided to go to the doctor. I went there with my friend, for I felt very bad indeed. When we came, a doctor, a kind-hearted middle-aged woman in a white gown, offered me to sit down and asked me what I complained of. I had a terrible headache and sore throat and it ached me to swallow. Besides, I was constantly sneezing and coughing. It turned out that I was running a high temperature. The doctor examined my throat, sounded my heart and lungs. She said it was flu and prescribed some pills and mixture - I had to take medicine 3 times a day before meals and to stay in bed for a week until full recovery. The recovery was slow. I slept badly, had no appetite. I suffered from a slight, but irritating cough which as a rule became worse at night. I followed all the doctor's instructions and in a week I was cured. It was a real pleasure to fell strong and healthy again. Really, all is well, that ends well.

Exercise 3. Answer the following questions:

1. What diseases were the most serious in old times?

2. What kind of diseases are they?

3. Who can help you with your disease?

4. Whom can you go to if your teeth need attraction?

5. Whom can you go to if your eyes need attention?

6. What eyes illnesses do you know?

Exercise 4. Using the dictionary, match the words from the column A with the column B:

	asthma	                   	біль
	heart attack		чума
	diabetes		забите місце
	plague		запалення легень
	pneumonia		бронхіт
	bronchitis		крововилив
	giddiness		серцевий напад
	haemorrhage		діабет
	indigestion		запаморочення
	nausea		астма
	injury		крововилив
	running nose		нетравлення шлунка
	pain		нежить

Exercise 5. Read the dialogues in pairs. Make up your own ones:

Patient: I have an awful toothache.

D entist: Would you open your mouth, please.

Patient: The tooth gives me a sharp pain.

Dentist: Well, no treatment will help your bad tooth. It has to be pulled out.

Patient: Where have I to go?

Dentist: go to the dental surgery. The surgeon will pull your bad tooth out.

Doctor: What’s the matter?

Patient: I’m quite ill.

Doctor: What are your symptoms?

Patient: I feel very weak and have a high temperature since yesterday.

Doctor: What is your temperature?

Patient: Two hours ago it was 37.8.

Doctor: I must examine you. Your throat is inflamed. Yes, you’ve caught cold. You have to lie down and use a gargle and some medicine.

Patient: How long have I to stay in bed?

Doctor: I think you will recover in a few days. Don’t forget to gargle your throat as often as you can and take the medicine three times a day.

E xercise 6. Find the odd word:

1. Medicine b) Treatment c) Specialist

drops consult therapist

temperature advice dentist

pills respect patient

tablets examine surgeon

Exercise 7. Fill in the gaps using the words in box:

1. Mary has a toothache. She has to go to a ____________.

2. Carry has a lovely baby. His doctor is a ____________.

3. The ____________ wrote out a prescription for glasses for my granny.

4. Because of my sore throat I have to go to the __________.

5. John is a ___________. He operated Jim’s appendix.

6. The ____________ is a doctor just for women.

Exercise 8. Choose the best alternative to complete the sentences:

1. I ’m sure his illness was caused by….. .

1. health b) overwork c) fitness

2. The nurse wrapped a ….. round by head.

1. bandage b) plaster c) cream d) pain-killer

3. You can only get this medicine on ….. .

1. description b) hospital c) prescription d) allergy

4. He went on a diet because of his high blood ….. .

1. tension b) pressure c) poisoning d) inflammation

5. His wife gave him ….., which saved his life.

1. f irst aid b) sunburn c) tonic d) prescription

6. Where’s the …..? I want to take my temperature.

1. meter b) stethoscope c) antiseptic d) thermometer

7. After his heart ….. he was told to relax more.

1. diet b) attack c) turn d) ache

8. The … after the flu may be very dangerous.

1. trouble b) complication c) treatment d) headeache

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