Additional dialogues

Act out the following dialogues. Make up your own dialogue using the ones below.

Dialogue a

M: You look tired. Didn’t you get enough sleep last night?

J: No. I had a bunch of my friends over and we partied until the wee hours.

M: No wonder you look so bad.

J: I guess I just can’t take last nights like I used to. My head is spinning and I have a migraine.

M: I think you need to go home and take a rest.

To look tired – выглядеть уставшим

To get enough sleep – не выспаться

To be spinning – кружится голова

To have a migraine – мигрень

To take a rest – отдохнуть.

Dialogue b

R: Are you ill?

S: Not really. I am just tired.

R: Didn’t you sleep well last night?

S: No, I tossed and turned all night.

R: I’m sorry to hear that, I hope you sleep better tonight.

S: Thank you. I’m sure I will.

I tossed and turned – я вертелась всю ночь Dialogue c

C: Are you coming to the restaurant with us, Judi?

J: No, I’m sorry. I can’t, I’ve got a splitting headache. I’m having one of my migraines.

C: Oh, you poor thing. Is there anything I can do?

J: No, it’s all right. I’ve taken my pills, and I’ll just stay in and lie down.

C: That’s a miserable way to spend the day. Tell you what; I’ll bring you some of your favourite cookies on my way home.

J: That’s very kind.

a splitting headache – у меня пронизывающая головная боль

I’m having one of my migraines – одна из моих мигреней

I’ve taken my pills – я приняла мои таблетки. Dialogue e

A: You look run down, Brian.

B: Yeah. I’ve been feeling under the weather recently. I caught a bad cold last week, and still haven’t gotten over it.

A: Well, you wanna take sick leave? All you need now is a good, long rest.

B: I guess so. Even though I seem to be over the worst of it, I don’t want to give the bug to anyone in the office.

A: Yup. Better not.

To look run down – выглядеть измождённым

To feel under the weather – чувствовать себя больным

To catch a bad cold – подхватить сильную простуду

To take sick leave – взять больничный

the bug - повод

B. Discussion

Useful language

As everyone knows …

Nobody will deny that …

There are two sides to this question …

On the one hand … on the other hand

An argument for / against is …

Как каждый знает …

Никто не будет отрицать …

Вопрос можно рассматривать с двух сторон …

С одной стороны … с другой стороны …

Аргументы в пользу / против …

1. Work in small groups. Team up with another student; decide which symptoms should go with which diseases.

1) flu a. swollen glands in front of ear, earache or pain on eating

2) pneumonia b. burning pain in abdomen, pain or nausea after eating

3) rheumatism c. severe stomachache, sore abdomen

4) chickenpox d. dry cough, high fever, chest pain, rapid breathing

5) mumps e. headache, aching muscles, fever, cough, sneezing

6) an ulcer f. swollen, painful joints, stiffness, limited movement

7) appendicitis g. rash starting on body, slightly raised temperature

Helpful expressions: Could you tell me …? Do you happen to know …? Have you got any idea about …? I should say … In my view …

Ask your group mates questions in order to get more information about the diseases (a cause, treatment, etc). Report the received information to the class.