14.Anervous

breakdown

15.rheumatism

16.pneumonia

17.astroke

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a)aseriousmedicalcondition,sometimesfatal,inwhichyourheart

_{beginstobeatirregu!ar1yorfailstopumpyourbloodproper1y}

b)aconditionofbeingverysensitrvetothingssuchasanimals,food.

medicine,dust.etc.

c)asuddenandsevereillnesswhichaffectsyourbrainandwhichcankillyouormakeyouparalysedinonesideofyourbody

d)aninjurytothebraincausedbyablowtoyourhead

e)anillnesswhereyousufferfromdeepdepression,worryandtired­

ness

f)along-lastingchestdiseasewhichattimesmakesbreathingverydifficult

g)theconditionofbeingconstantlyunabletosleep

h)aseriousdiseasewhichmaycausedeath;inwhichthecellsinyourbodyincreaserapidlyproducingabnormalgrowths

i)aseriousdiseasewhichaffectsyourlungsandmakesitdifficultfor

youtobreathe

j)amild,verycommonillnesswhichmakesyousneezealotand

_{givesyouasorethroatandacough}

k)adiseaseinwhichthereistoomuchsugarinyourbloodandyouhave

toinjectinsulineveryday

I)poorhealthcausedbynoteatingenoughfoodorbynoteating

enoughoftherightkindsoffood

m)aconditionassociatedwithmanyillnesseswhereyoudevelopahightemperature

n)amildillnesswhichcangiveyouaslightfever,aheadacheandyourbodymightshake

o)aninfectiousdiseasewhichislikeabadcold.Whenyouhaveityoufeelveryweakandyourmusclesache

_{p)anillnessthatmakesyourjointsormusclesstiffandpainful}

q)apainfulswellingandsorenessofpartofthebodywhichisoften

redandhottothetouch

Ex.13Completethegapsinthefollowingdialogueswithwordsfromtheboxes.

ForspeakerAchoosewordsfromboxA.

ForspeakerBchoosewordsfromboxB.

_A.Symptoms

diarrhoeafaint

_8.Illness

painsore

sneezingbleedin

sick

ternerature

coughcut

_{Ifoodpoisoning} flu

tonsillitis

infection

heartattack

a)A:

B:

b)A:

8:

c)A:

Mythroat's .Ithurtstoswallow.ButIdon't atall,eventhoughIsmokefiftycigarettesaday.

Itsoundslike tome.

MynoseisrunningandIcan'tstop .I'vealsogotaveryhigh _

It'sprobably .There'salotofitabout.

Mymotherfeelsvery aftereatingatthatnewrestaurant.Shehashadaterrible fortwenty-fourhours.

8:Oh,no!That'sthethirdpersonwho'ssufferedfrom _aftereatingat

_thatplace.

d)A·

B.

e)A:

Ihadthis inmyhandlastweek.Itwasverydeepandthewoundwouldn'tstop .Nowit'sverypainfulagain.

Iexpectyou'vepickedupsomekindof _

Atthematchyesterday,Brianfeltvery andnearlyfellover.Hesaidhehadaterrible inhischest.

^{a· Oh.no!Hedidn'thavea ,didhe?}

SkillDeveloping

Ex.14Answerthequestions.

1.Youdon'tfeelverywell.Whatcanthesymptomsbe?

2.Whatarethesymptomsofacommoncold?

3.Whatarethesymptomsofappendicitis?

4.Howoftenhaveyouhadthefollowingsymptomsrecently:headaches,indigestion;ex­

tremetiredness,painsoraches?Didyouhavetotakeanymedicineforit?

Ex.15NotethewaysthatillnessescanbespokenofandreportedInthetextbelow.

ExaminationFever

Formostoftheyear,mostofushadbeenallergictowork;apparentlytherehadbeena

historyofsuchallergiesintheschool.

Throughoutthespringtherehadbeenquiteafewcasesof'Examsarestup1d',which

provedhighlycontagiousamongfriends.

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TheninlateMay,oneortwoofussufferedamildattackof'Gosh.isitreallynextmonth?"andweseemedtogivethattotheothersratherrap1dlyYoucouldtellhowitwasspreadingfromimprovedattendanceatlessons.

Anevenmoreseriousoutbreakwasthatoftheveryinfectious'Idon'tknowathing'two

weeksbefore.Ataboutthesametimeeveryoneseemedtocatch'You'renogood!"fromtheteachers.Thentherewasaboutof'ldon'treallycare'followedbyafewc/Jroniccasesof'Myparentswillkillme'Thisagainprovedverycatch1ng;halftheclasswasdownwifhitintheweekleadinguptotheexamitself_1andithadreachedepidemicproportronsbythe

^{Fridaybefore. · ·}

Bythistime,thosewhohadbeensufferingfrom'It'llbeeasyforme'hadmadeatotalrecovery.

ThatFridaytherewasa'WhatifI'msufferingfromamnesia?'scare,andthishaddevel­

opedbyMondayintoatouchof'lcan'tevenremembermyownname'.

_{Therewerealso,ofcourse,thenormalisolatedcasesof'Mypendoesn'twork'andsev­}

^{eralpuptlshadasuddenmof'Where'sthetoilet?'}

Afterwardstherewereacoupleofcomplaintsof'IknowI'vefailed',butgenerallythe

worstseemedtobeover.Suchdiseasesarerarelyterminal.Andafterall,wehadaconva­

lescenceandrecuperationperiodofsixandahalfweekstofollow.

_{Sayinotherwords.}

a)catching

b)atouchof

c)anoutbreakof

_d)recovery

e)fatal

f)tofall1ll

g)afewcases

Withoutlookingbackatthetext,1rytoiWpplythemissingwordthatcompletes

thas•upresa/ons:

a)tosuffer------,amnesia

b)tobe with

c)toreach epidemicproportionsd)tohavea penodof2weeks

e)tosufferamild of

f)tomakeatotal --g)tobe-----contagious

DoyouhavethesameallergiesInyourgroup?Aretheyhighlycontagious?Do

_{theyreachepidemicpropotflons?}

_{WhatdoestheauthormeanbySll)'lngthat'suchdiseasesarerarelyterminal'?}

_{Whatdoestheauthormeanbyaconvalescenceandrecuperationperiod?}

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L5'Writing

Writeadoctor'sreportontheoutbreakoffluIm..,.,_lfoodpol$oningImeaslesc.

SkillDeveloping

AskingaboutHealth

WhenanEnglishmanasksyouaboutyourhealth,heisprobablyonlydoingsooutofpo­liteness.Unlessheknowsyouhavebeenill,heiscertainlynotexpectingadetailedmedi­calreport,andwillbemostsurprisedifyougivehimone.

1.

-How'syourfatherkeeping?

-He'sbeenoffworkforadayortwo.

-What'swrongwithhim?

-He'sgonedownwithacold.

-TellhimIhopehesoonfeelsbetter.

-That'sverykindofyou.I'llpassiton.

2.

-Where'sTonythisevening?

-He'snotfeelingverywell.

-Really?What'sthetrouble?

-Ithinkhemusthaveeatensomething.

-Givehimmyregardsandtellhimtotakethingseasy.

-Thankyouverymuch.I'lltellhimwhatyousaid.

3.

-How'syourbrotherthesedays?

-Hehasn'tbeentoowelljustrecently.

-I'msorrytohearthat.What'sthematter?

-Ithinkhe'sbeenoverworking.

-Ihopehesoongetsoverit.

-Thankyou.He'llbepleasedtohearyouaskedafterhim.

4.

-Ihaven'tseenBoblately.Howishe?

Asamatteroffact,he'slaidup. .,·'·1n· >.".,.,,.,,,

-Ohdear!What'supwithhim?

-Wedon'tknow,butwe'rehavingthedoctorintomorrow.

-letmeknowifthere'sanythingIcando.

-Thanksverymuch.I'lltellhimyouinquiredabouthim.

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5.Woman:Man:Woman:Man:Woman:Man:

^6.

Oh,dear,youdon'tlookverywell.What'sthematter?It'smystomachIfeelsick.

Oh,Iamsorry_Wouldyoulikemetoclosethewindow?

No,I'dlikesomefreshair.I'vegotaheadacheaswell.Whydon'tyouliedown?

Yes,that'sagoodidea.

SickPerson:(sneezes.)

Friend: Blessyou!What'sthematter?Areyouallnght?SickPerson:No,Idon'tfeelverywell.I'vegotaheadache.Friend: Oh,Iamsorry.Wouldyoulikeanaspirin?

SickPerson:Yes,ifyou'vegotone.IfeelhotandI'vegotasorethroataswell.Friend: Ithinkyou'regoingtogetflu_Whydon'tyougotobed?

SickPerson:Yes,that'sagoodidea.

_7.

Youngman:Oldman:Youngman:Oldman:Youngman:Oldman:Youngman:Oldman:

What'sthematter?Areyouallright?Myleghurts.

Oh,Iamsorry.Whydon'tyousitdownforamoment? ^f

Yes.Ah,that'sbetter.Oh,ow,ohl

What'sthematternow?Myshoulderhurtsaswell.

Wouldyoulikemetocallthedoctor?You'remuchtoooldtoplayfootball.I'mnotthatold....Owl

ShowingSympathy

1.I'mIwas(veryImostIawfullyIdreadfullyIdeeplyIextremely,etc.)sorry(tohearIto

learnthatIabout...) _),

^{2.Oh,that'sIwhat(terriblyIextremely)badluck.} _n

^{3.That'sapityIshame.}

4.Howupsett1ngIannoyingIternbleIawful,etc.(foryou).

5.YoumustbeveryupsetIannoyed.etc.

^{6.Oh,that'sawful.I'meversosorry.} _/J

^{7.Oh,howIthat'sdreadfulIrottenIawful/ghastly,etc.} _h

^{8.Ohno!(I'meversosorry).}

9.Ohdear.

10.PooroldyouIJimmy.

11.(Oh)hardluck.

12.(Oh)whatashame.

13..isacry1ngshame,(itreallyis).

14.Iknowhowitfeels.(ifyou'vehadthesameunpleasantexperience)

15.Whataterriblesituationforyou.

^{16.Idosympathize(-ise).(Iassureyou).} _A

^{17.YouhavemydeepestIsinceresympathy(atthisdifficultItragictime)} _Ct

Ex.16.Workinpairs.ThinkofvarioussituationsInwhichphrasesshowingsym­

pathycanbeused,respondtothemaccordingly.

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_{ClassCommunication}

Kaleidoscope

Spfitintogroupsoftwoorthree.Keepmovingfromgrouptogroupandmakingsmalltalk(exchangegreetings,ask"Howareyou?"How'sbusiness?",etc.,askabouthealth,expresssympathy,saywishes.etc.)

BlitzSketches

Comeoutingroupsofthreeandmakesmafltalkspontaneously.

Role-play

Task1

Youcometoyournativetownforwinterholidaysandmeetsomepeople(aneighbour,aformerteacher,aschoolmate,yoursister,theparents).Makesmalltalkwiththem.

Task2

Youcometoyourlocalbakerytodoyourshopping.Enquire·afterthebaker'swife'shealth.

Task3

^A.

Youphoneyourfellow-studenttoenquireaboutyourtime-tableandtaskforyouhavemissedsomeclasses.

B.

Afellowstudentofyourswhohasmissedsomeclassesringsyouup.AskhimIherabouthisIherhealth.TellhimIherthisexcitingnews:youhaveanewteacherofphonetics.

ClassCommunication

Role-play

Task4

AfriendofyourssaysthatheIshehasacoldbutyouthinkheismalingering.Actoutaconversation.

':1m£lnqu1rc

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Task5

Aw1fewantsherhusbandtogotothecountryw1thherandtohelpherinthegardenButherhusbandwantstostayathomeandwatchafootballmatchonTVActoutaconversation.

Task6

ATelephoneCall

_A.

Ateacherphonesh1sIherstudentwhomheIshesawatthec1nemayesterdaytoenqu1rewhyheIshem1ssedhisIherclass

B.

ThestudentsaysthatheIshehascaughtacoldanddescribeshisIhersymptoms.

ClassImprovisation

Role-play

Hereisanextractfromaletter.Workingroupsoffive.First,readtheletteranddecidehowyouthinkthestoryends.

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,,rt'td/1'tnjid1'.\.ptn't·natbrolht-r e./JJ.Twasromi1bmm

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u·lru1IJ'rraiJ'JtJIIttom{l·it011tilt'.mrmdinfronloj'us,

.m.m;JJIftil'll..e U'Utlm?fiul;ll'f1J'errit1areal!)'darkIaiit·andwedidn'tkiiOJJ'u•batlo......ped./l!!)'JJ!f!J',mweJ!..OInr·.mr.ll't'di.rall'tredthtlitworrillold/11(/11.Ju•antedto

^.r:',₁^{'i.hc•utNJtlwf(J(,ktdf!llilr•ill.butOlltoftheolher.r.raidbc•}

^w,;.r_.^tmdJa/J/_.^}_.^{·dmnk,andflm'll'li}_.^J_.^{',il111t11JJnneo}_..^fo11rlmsi

^{1/t'J"J·.I1/',ifrr11'unb"PPlabfJII/lrat'II(S!,b1111,.ro/drmkdthai}

Stage1

Youarenowgoingtocontinuethestory.TaketherolesA,B,C,Doctor,o•dman.

A:YouarethewnteroftheletterYoutalktotheothersYoufeeltheoldmanneedshelp

Youfeelyoushouldstopanddosometh1ng.butyoudon'tknowwhat.

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B:YouagreewithA.andsuggestoneofyou-callsadoctor

C:Youdisagree,andsayyoushouldleavetheoldmanandforgetlt.It'snotyourbus.ness

Trytocometoadecision,thenyoucanreadontoStage2,unlesstheotherpeople1nyourgrouphavegotanythingtosay.

Stage2

Youapproachtheoldmanandfindthathecantalk,butnotverywell.He1sobviouslyill.orverydrunk.

A:Youfeelthatyououghttohelpthemanandtakehimhome.

B:Youdon'tthinkyoushouldgetinvolved.Youwanttocalladoctorandgo

C:YouareratherImpatient,butsaythatyouwillgototelephoneforadoctor.butonlyonceyouhaveexplainedwhyyoudon'tthinkyoushouldhelptheman.

Whenyouhavefinished,goontoStage3.

Stage3

C:PhonethedoctorandtrytoexplainthesituationYouarestillnotsurewhethertheman

1s111ordrunk,butyouagreenowthatheneedsadoctorInsistthatthedoctorcomes

Doctor:YouhadjustgonetobedwhenyouwerewokenupbythephoneDon'tgooutunlessyouconsideritnecessary.

Stage4

A18:Youhelptheoldmanupandtrytogetinformationfromhim,abouth1snameIad­dressIwhathappenedIhowhefeelsIifit'shappenedbeforeIhisnearestrelat1vesIwherehelivesetc

Oldman:Youhavebeenfeelingveryill.Youwerewalkinghomefromyourclubandyoufainted.Somethingisverywrong,youcanhardlytalk.Askthepeopletalk1ngtoyoutogetadoctor.

Whathappenedattheendofyourrole-play?Comparew1thothergroups.

_{RevisionandConsolidation}

I.Choosethebestalternativetocompletethesentence.Lookupanywordsyoudon'tknow.

1Canyourecommendsomemedicineforadry..

_o. a)cold b)headachec}sneeze d)cough

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2I'msureh1s1llnesswascausedby..a)overwork b}staminac)fitness d)health

3.Hewentonadietbecauseofhishighblood..a)tens1on b)pressure

c)po•son1ng d)inflammatiOn