In Case You Get Sick.

Getting sick away from home is a very frightening thought, but it’s something you can sometimes be prepared for.

Unless you are planning to move to the United States, check with your country’s own health services or your health insurance agency before you leave home. Ask them what kind of treatment and what drugs they will pay for, what kind of receipts, bills or information they will want from the American doctor or hospital that treats you, and find out the deadline for sending these things in.

People who take medication regularly should bring enough with them for their entire stay. Pharmacists in one town will not fill prescriptions from other towns, nor those from other countries.

If you run out of medicine while you’re in the U.S., you’ll have to be examined by a doctor and get a new prescription.

Some medication – such as aspirin and other mild painkillers, cold medicines and nasal decongestants, vitamins, cough syrups and sore throat tablets, Alka Seltzer or Pepto Bismal for indigestion or nausea, or Imodium for diarrhea – is available without a prescription. You can get these drugs over the counter at drugstores and supermarkets.

But what if you suddenly get sick, or if you have an accident? You can look under Physicians in the Yellow Pages and call a few doctors in General or Family Practice until you find one whose office hours are convenient for you and who has time to see you. It may be easier to go to hospital emergency room, though it is usually more expensive. If you’re too sick to do this, you can call an ambulance. You can find the emergency number on every pay phone.

Exercise 98. Make up dialogues using your Topical vocabulary.

1. You have visited your first fitness class. Your muscles ache after the exercises. Your friend who has had a number of classes meets you.

2. You feel unwell. You seem to have a cold in your head. You call the doctor in.

3. You must have a medical check. You consult your general practitioner first.

Exercise 99. Make up a list of medicines you should have in your first-aid kit (choose from the box). Make sure you know what these medicines are for.

Analgin Nasal spray/nose drops Antidepressant Hydrogen peroxide

Aspirin Iodine Dermal ointment Activated charcoal

Model: Nasal spray is used for temporary relief of nasal and sinus congestion. Iodine is used to treat abrasions and scrapes.

Exercise 100. Translate into English using your Active Grammar and Topical Vocabulary.

1. Пора бы тебе прекратить бояться стоматолога и залечить зуб. 2. Жаль, что он отказался пройти медосмотр. 3. Он выглядел так, как будто боль в ноге причиняла ему невыносимые страдания. 4. Жаль, что у меня тогда болел желудок. Я бы с удовольствием присоединилась к вам. 5. Он будет притворяться, как будто его состояние улучшилось. 6. Он вышел, хлопнув дверью, как будто был взбешен ее отказом. 7. Ты пожалеешь, что бегал босиком по лужам. Ты можешь простудиться. 8. Ей было трудно говорить из-за ее состояния. Она чувствовала, как будто у нее был комок в горле. 9. Пора тебе принять лекарство. 10. Он сказал мне, что ходить пешком полезно. Как будто я этого не знала!

Unit 3

Exercise 101. Consult the dictionary and find the meanings of the following expressions.

to strike (someone) a blow

to strike a man, a dog, etc

to strike a match

to strike (of a clock) one/two etc, half-past six, the hours

to strike gold, oil (i.e. discover)

to strike a chord (on a musical instrument)

to strike a bargain (with someone)

to strike fear/terror/alarm (into someone)

to strike a balance (between two things)

to strike a note of warning

to strike one’s flag

to strike tents/camp

Exercise 102. Fill in the suitable word from the box.

lump human inhumane circular be worth

be worth while historical circulate History

strike strike sth. on sth. worthy piece

1. I was so … by his unexpected departure!

2. The little girl has … her head … the edge of the desk. Luckily she was brought to hospital very quickly.

3. Since euro … all over Europe, it is much easier to travel.

4. Let me offer you a … of advice. Go to the … Museum first.

5. Well, my dear fellow, your money is hardly … the paper it is printed on!

6. We must confess that your refusal … us greatly.

7. She wouldn’t have married him if he hadn’t been truly … .

8. My head is spinning. I can’t stand … staircases!

9. What you did with Mr Guler was …! He may be a poor man, but he is always honest.

10. Mummy, I don’t want to eat cream of the wheat, there are … .

11. I have never been fond of … films, but it is … … watching this one.

12. To err is … .

Exercise 103. Answer the questions. Mind the use of Active Vocabulary.

1. Are you fond of history?

2. Do you easily remember historic dates?

3. Which is the best way to learn the history of the country?

4. Do you like historical novels? Are you fond of historical films?

5. What is the most important historic event of XX century?

6. Do you think it worth while spending much time online?/explaining grammar both in Russian and in English?/doing exercises in writing?

7. When at school, were you good at the Humanities?

8. What can you call a crime against humanity?

9. Can you say that the circle of your interests is wide? Enlarge upon it.

10. Have you got a drama circle in your institute? Would you like to join it?

11. Do you agree that any news circulates fast? Why?

Exercise 104. Read the proverbs. Find Russian equivalents. Choose one and illustrate it.

1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

2. Between two evils it’s not worth while choosing.

3. One today is worth two tomorrow.

4. The game is not worth the candle.

5. What is worth doing is worth doing well.

6. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

7. Strike while the iron is hot.

Exercise 105. Read the joke. Comment on the meaning of the verb strike.

A city boy was visiting his cousin on the farm. Walking through the pasture one day, he heard the buzz of a rattlesnake and bent over to investigate. 

“Come away from there!” His cousin shouted. “Don’t you now when you go near a rattlesnake he strikes?”

“My goodness!” exclaimed the city boy. “Have they got a union too?”

Exercise 106. Study the Notes on Homonyms in your textbook. Read the examples given below. Find at least three examples (one for each column) using a dictionary.

Homographs (same spelling, different pronunciation)	Homophones (different spelling, same pronunciation)	Homonyms (same spelling, same pronunciation)
wound – wound [waυnd] – [wu:nd] bow – bow [baυ] – [bәυ] wind – wind [wind] – [waInd]	some – sum [s٨m] pray – prey [preI] hour – our [‘auә]	can = to be able can = to put something in a container just = very recently, at this moment, simply, really, completely, now just = fair, reasonable well = a hole in the ground well = in a good way

Exercise 107. Make up a situation using the homophones below.

Model: Are you free? We can go there now. We’ll be able to take a look at their pictures. If they’re free, we’ll talk to them.

past – passed guessed – guest too – two sail – sale blue – blew

your – you’re its – it’s who’s – whose aloud – allowed stationary – stationery

sew – sow – so cite – site – sight scent – cent – sent pair – pear – pare their – they’re – there

Exercise 108. Make up sentences using both homophones.

Model: The little boy was allowed to read the poem aloud, as he wanted to boast of his reading skills.

rein/rain	great/grate	steak/stake	weather/whether	butt/but
tee/tea	waist/waste	pane/pain	tyre/tire	peal/peel

Exercise 109. Match the words. Use the dictionary if necessary.

1. a slice of	a. paper
2. a bar of	b. banknotes/bills
3. a cube of	c. butter
4.a piece of	d. bread
5. a wad of	e. meat
6. a lump of	f. chocolate
7. a chunk of	g. sugar
8. a wedge of	h. salt
9. a hunk of	i. lemon
10.a pinch of	j. cheese

Exercise 110. Translate into English using your Active Vocabulary.

1. Вам следует помнить такие исторические даты. 2. Когда мы работали над созданием этого фильма, мы консультировались со специалистами из исторического музея. 3. Его бесчеловечный поступок потряс всех. Он всегда относился к людям гуманно. 4. Наряду с естественными науками большое внимание уделяется гуманитарному циклу. 5. Нельзя не удивляться их потрясающему сходству, они выглядят так, как будто они близнецы. 6. Она всегда пьет чай с двумя кусочками сахара и ломтиком лимона. 7. Что у вас с рукой? – Я ударилась об угол стола, и теперь рука болит. 8. Зажги спичку, чтобы мы могли увидеть кнопки лифта. 9. Я была ошеломлена, когда я встретила в гостинице Нью-Йорка выпускницу нашего факультета. 10. Какая валюта сейчас в обращении в большинстве стран Европы? 11. Горячая вода, которая циркулирует по трубам, обогревает здание. 12. Каков тираж этой газеты?