- •Ideomatic expressions
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Illness – disease
- •Make your choice of the words in italics.
- •Find the proper definitions for the words.
- •Fill the gaps with suitable words.
- •Choose the best alternative to fill each of the gaps in the next five sentences.
- •In the last five sentences three of the alternatives are correct and two of them are wrong. Choose the three best alternatives for each.
- •Fill in the right prepositions where necessary.
- •VII. Translate into English.
- •VIII. Fill in the right words.
- •Diseases. Fill in the blanks.
- •Diseases. The following are terms referring to some types of diseases. Match the types with their definitions.
- •Diseases. Choose the best answer.
- •Diseases. Fill the blanks with the words below. You may use each word only once.
- •How the Body Fights Disease
- •Choose the best answer.
- •Specialists. Where can you find these patients? Match the patients with the correct words or departments.
- •Specialists. Give the name of the persons defined below.
- •Specialists. Which of the professionals would you consult in each of the following cases?
- •Specialists. What is the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychoanalyst?
- •Symptoms. Match the symptoms with the explanation what caused them.
- •Symptoms. Match the following symptoms of disease with their definitions.
- •Symptoms. Choose words from the group below to complete the sentences. It may be necessary to change the form of the given words.
- •Symptoms. Choose the correct answers.
- •Symptoms. Choose the right answer.
- •Symptoms. Choose the correct form.
- •Symptoms. Choose the correct form.
- •Diseases. Give the Russian names of the following diseases.
- •Diseases. Choose the correct answer.
- •Our Body and Our Health
- •Study the vocabulary given above each paragraph of the text. Read the paragraphs and note down the following points:
- •Our Body and Our Health
- •Body. Give names for the indicated parts of the head.
- •Body. Match each of the following parts of the body with the correct number in the picture below.
- •Body. Complete the sentences. The number of dashes is identical with the number of letters in the missing words.
- •Body. Crossword.
- •Body. Each of the ten words below are regularly used to describe an action or gesture made with a part of the body. Write which. In some cases more than one answer is possible.
- •Body. Choose the correct answer.
- •Body. What’s the Russian for?
- •Body. Match the following parts of the body with the jumbled definitions on the right.
- •Body. Choose one of the possibilities that best completes the sentence.
- •Ideas for discussian:
- •Read the text again and analyze its paragraph structure. Write down topic sentences from each paragraph of the text and combine them into a short summary At the Doctor’s
- •Read the dialogue; and the pay attention to the new vocabulary. At the doctor’s office
- •Questions for discussion:
- •Imagine, you are a doctor. Try to diagnose these illnesses.
- •Make up a dialogue on analogy using the vocabulary
- •1`. As you read the text look for an answer to the following question: When should you go to the emergency room?
- •3, Guided Conversation
- •What to do about flu
- •1. Read these sentences. Which do you think are true (t) or false (f)?
- •Discuss with your friend what can we do about flu
- •Read the interview of Hillary Max-Hyslop with a British General Practitioner (gp). What new facts about the British National Health Service have you learned?
- •Interview: the National Health Service
- •2. Discuss with your partner pros and cons of the British nhs.
- •State Policy on Health Care Services Organization and management
- •Financing of health services
- •Access to services
- •What changes would you like to introduce in the National Health Care Services in Belarus? Discuss it with your partners.
- •Maladies of the 21st century
- •1.Read the extract carefully and note down the follow points:
- •Smoking
- •2.Read the extract and note down the facts about the danger caused by alcohol. Find some sentences proving that. Alcohol
- •3.Read the extract and note down the examples, showing the effect of drugs on a human being. What social problems do the drugs cause? Drugs
Diseases. Fill the blanks with the words below. You may use each word only once.
bacteria |
body |
break |
dangerous |
delicate |
disease |
eyes |
germs |
line |
liquids |
membrane |
moisture |
mouth |
nose |
parts |
prick |
skin |
sneeze |
stomach |
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How the Body Fights Disease
The ….. is often called “the body’s first ….. of defence”. It acts as armor, resisting many germs that might harm the more ….. parts of the ….. . Any ….. in the skin even a pin ….. , provides an opening for ….. germs. Some …… enter the body through the ….. and ….. and other natural openings. These areas provided warmth and ….. , in which germs thrive. When the ….. of the nose and throat becomes irritated, we cough or ….. , blowing out the unwanted substances.
Other body ….. also contain a defense against ….. . Tears, for example, wash ….. from the ….. . Tears also contain substances that fight bacteria. Acid in the ….. kills man germs before they can reach other ….. of the body.
Choose the best answer.
Smoking is a very bad habit, which many people find difficult to ….. .
a) beat b) break c) breathe d) cough
Can you ….. me an effective way to stop smoking?
a) advise b) instruct c) show d) suggest
All cigarette packets carry ….. about the effect of smoking on health.
a) an advice b) an alarm c) an alert d) a warning
It has been conclusively ….. that smoking causes many diseases.
a) admitted b) approved c) declared d) established
Expert have found that breathing in tobacco smoke can be ….. to non-smokers.
a) harmful b) spoiling c) unhealthy d) wholesome
He never stops smoking, one cigarette after another. I’m afraid he’s become smoker.
a) chain b) cord c) line d) rope
You have a very nasty cough. You must ….. on cigarettes.
a) cut down b) give up c) reduce d) take down
I hope you don’t ….. to my smoking.
a) disapprove b) disagree c) object d) oppose
Many people have ….. smoking. Why don’t you follow their example!
a) ended b) given up c) gone from d) left
Specialists. Where can you find these patients? Match the patients with the correct words or departments.
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Intensive Care Unit
Casualty and Emergency Department
Pediatric Ward
Maternity Unit
Orthopedic Ward
Surgical Ward
Geriatric Ward
Ophthalmic Ward
Gynecological Ward
Mary who has just had a baby
John who has broken his leg
My grandmother who is suffering from pneumonia complications
Peter who will have his appendix removed.
Betty’s mother who is from women’s disease
My mother who will be operated on for an eye cataract
Samuel who is unconscious
Paul who has just been in a car crash
Your son who has measles