Vocabulary

bring down сбивать

come round заходить

cool down охладить

dizzy чувствующий головокружение

plaster пластырь, гипс

pour литься

shake трясти

swelling опухоль, волдырь

A. Do the quiz in pairs. Which answers do you think are correct? More than one answer is possible. Pay attention to the marked words.

Health quiz

How much do you know?

What should you do if:

1. you burn yourself on a hot pan?

a. Put butter or oil on the burn.

b. Put a plaster on it.

c. Put the burn under cold water.

2. you've got a temperature?

a. Stay in bed and keep warm.

b. Take an aspirin.

c. Keep cool and have a rest.

3. you're taking a course of antibiotics?

a. Take the pills at exactly the same time every day.

b. Don't stop taking the pills until they are completely finished.

c. Never drink alcohol.

4. someone faints?

a. Pour cold water over their face until they wake up.

b. Make sure they are comfortable and wait for them to come round.

c. Shake the person gently until he/she wakes up.

5. you are stung by a bee?

a. Put some Ice on the area of the sting.

b. Put a plaster on the sting to protect it.

c. Phone the doctor if you feel dizzy or there is a lot of swelling.

6. you develop a rash on your face after eating strawberries?

a. Put some cream on your skin.

b. Put a plaster on the area with the rash.

c. Stop eating strawberries − you may be allergic to them.

B. Celia is a nurse in a London hospital. Listen to her answers to the questions in the quiz. Are they the same as yours? Complete the tasks.

1. Fill in the gaps.

● If you burn yourself on anything, you want to _____ it _____.

● If you've got a temperature, the best thing to _____ _____ your temperature is aspirin.

● You should take pills to _______ the level of antibiotic in the body.

● If someone faints, you certainly shouldn't ______ cold water over their face.

● Sometimes, though, people have bad reactions to bee stings, so if you feel _______, you should phone the doctor quickly.

● If you develop a rash after eating strawberries, yes it may mean you are ______ to them.

2. True or False?

● If you burn yourself on anything, you certainly should put butter or oil on it.

● If you've got a temperature, put a lot of warm clothes or blankets on.

● Well, it can make you feel ill if you drink alcohol with some antibiotics.

● If someone faints, you should leave them to come round.

● If a bee stings you, then it's not a good idea to do something to take the sting away.

● If you develop a rash after eating strawberries, stop eating them and the rash should soon disappear.

VI. Video-listening. Reducing existing cholesterol levels.

A. Study the vocabulary.

accumulate накапливать

acid кислота

artery артерия

circulation кровообращение

cut back on уменьшать на

digestive tract желудочно-кишечный тракт

eliminate исключать

fiber клетчатка

fried обжаренные

grain мельчайшая частица

incorporate соединять

niacin никотиновая кислота

reduce понижать

shortening уменьшение

stream поток

supplement дополнение

trans превышение

triglycerides триглицериды

turmeric куркума

unfortunately к сожалению

B. Watch the video and be ready to complete the tasks.

C. Complete the tasks:

1. What’s the correct word?

Start by eliminating or cutting back on / off animal products.

2. Complete the sentence with a suitable word or word combination.

Your trans fats are found in foods such as margarine, your commercially backed goods, your vegetable shortening, your deep fried foods, and, unfortunately, most _____________.

3. Positive or Negative?

The more fruits and vegetables that we incorporate, the more they are going to help clean the artery walls.

4. True or False?

Another way in reducing existing cholesterol is to maybe incorporate a niacin or vitamin B3 supplement.

5. Cross out the word which is wrong.

Cut back on your simple sugars and your carbohydrates. This accounts for your triglycerides and cholesterol.

6. Match the beginning of the sentence with its ending.

Exercise is also good for building muscles and healthy bones and proper circulation and

a) just really helping to lower your triglyceride levels.

b) flushing out your digestive tract.

7. Complete the gaps in the sentence with suitable words.

Your triglycerides are the blood fats in your blood stream and those often times will _________ around our waist.

VII. Reading. I can discuss health services.

A. Study the vocabulary and complete the text.