- •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
Symptoms. Choose words from the group below to complete the sentences. It may be necessary to change the form of the given words.
dizzy |
feverish |
queasy |
rash |
runny |
seedy |
sore |
swollen |
to cough |
to vomit |
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1. I haven’t taken her temperature yet but her face is flushed and she seems ….. .
2. It’s hard to describe. I just feel generally ….. . Can you prescribe a topic?
3. When I stand up the room seems to be going round. I feel really …… .
4. I’m not in pain but the glands in my neck seem to be ….. .
5. I’ve got a tickle in my throat. I can’t stop ….. .
6. I feel a bit queasy. I think I’m going to …… .
7. I’ve come out in a ….. all over my chest and arms. I think I may be allergic to straw berries.
8. It’s like being sea-sick. I feel …… whenever I move about.
9. My throat is awfully ….. I hope it’s not bout of tonsillitis.
I’ve got a ….. nose. I suppose it’s a cold coming on.
Symptoms. Choose the correct answers.
You should put your hand in front of your mouth when you ….. .
a) sniff b) snore c) swallow d) yawn
Six people were overcome by ….. from a container in the laboratory.
a) fumes b) leaks c) odours d) outflows
She has been working so hard she feels quite ….. .
a) careful b)dull c) exhausted d) wasted
The dog was in a terrible ….. when we found it.
a) condition b) danger c) illness d) sickness
His illness made him ….. of concentration.
a) incapable b) incompetent c)powerless d) unable
I felt a sharp ….. when I put my hand in the boiling water.
a) ache b) harm c) pain d) suffer
If you have got measles, your body is covered in ….. .
a) blots b)dots c)freckles d) spots
Every time she eats shellfish, she comes out in ….. .
a) a blush b) a bruise c) an itch d) a rash
The baby is very fretful: he must be ….. some teeth.
a) cutting b)grinding c) making d) producing
There is a small hard ….. on my wrist. I think I’d better see the doctor.
a) bruise b)limp c) rash d)swelling
I have a bad cold, and have lost all ….. of smell.
a) degree b) scent c) sense d)skill
He ….. from rheumatism.
a) hurts b) pains c) suffers d) troubles
Women seem able to ….. pain better than men.
a)bear b) carry c) support d) wear
I couldn’t go to the party because of a ….. cold.
a) fast b) hurried c) sudden d) surprising
He fell heavily and was immediately conscious of ….. pain in his right arm.
a) acute b) hard c) raw d) strong
Left on his back, an unconscious casualty may ….. in his own vomit.
a) drown b) sink c) submerge d) suffocate
I have a ….. headache.
a) burning b) raving c) spitting d) splitting
Her sister’s ….. kept me awake for half the night.
a) blowing b) coughing c) flowing d) swallowing
His stomach began to ….. because of the bad food he had eaten.
a) ache b) be hurt c) harm d) pain
You can die from breathing the ….. from a car engine for too long.
a) air b) fumes c) smoke d)steam
He says he had got ….. in his stomach.
a) aches b) hurt c) pains d) suffering
I’ve got such a ….. throat I’m sure I must be going to have a cold.
a) hurt b) irritable c) sensitive d) sore
I think you should see a doctor about that ….. .
a) belch b) blister c) inflammation d) pimple
I’m not really ill, but I have a ….. headache.
a) delicate b) pale c) slight d) weak
Colour-blind people often find it difficult to ….. between blue and green.
a) compare b) contrast c) distinguish d) separate