Visiting a Doctor When You Are Sick

When you are sick, you go to a doctor. The doctor may ask many questions. How do you feel? When do you feel worse? Where does it hurt? Then the doctor conducts your check-up. During a check-up, the doctor examines your body. After the check-up, the doctor talks about a treatment. The treatment is what you can do to become well again.

Visiting a Doctor When You Are Not Sick

Sometimes you go to a doctor when you are not sick. You go to a doctor for a check-up. During a check-up the doctor learns much about your body. Your eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and throat are also checked. The doctor listens to your heart and lungs.

The doctor writes down all the facts about your check-up. Your records are kept in the office. These records help the doctor treat you when you are sick.

Ex.5. Answer the questions:

l. The doctor asks many questions, doesn’t she? 2. What does treatment mean? 3. What does the doctor try to find out? 4. Can we go to the doctor when we are not sick? 5. What organs are checked? 6.Does the doctor write all the facts about your check-up? 7. What questions might the doctor ask during a check­-up?

Ex.6.Give the Ukrainian equivalents to the English word-combnations:

to be in good health, to restore one’s health, to build up one’s health, to be in poor (bad) health, to protect one’s health, to injure one’s health; healthy lifestyle; healthy food; oral health;

Ex.7.Give the English equivalents:

поправити здоров’я; охороняти здоров’я; бути здоровим; бути хворим; відновлювати здоров’я; завдати шкоди здо­ров’ю.

Ex.8.Fill In the blanks with the suitable words:

ill, to be taken ill, sick, to feel sick:

1. When people are ... and have a high temperature we say they are in a high fever. 2. The nurse gave the medicine to the ... man who sat up in bed to take it. 3. When I go on board a ship or a boat, I ... . 4. He was suddenly ... . 5. There’s nothing pleasant than being ... when you are away from home.

Ex.9.Translate the following sentences:

1. First of all I will prescribe you some medicines.

2. This mixture is for your cough.

3. I’ll put you on a sick-leave.

4. Gargle your throat several times.

5. Apply cupping-glasses and mustard plasters on your back.

6. Your lungs should be X-rayed.

Ex.10.Carry out the following exercises and memorize the doctor’s instructions:

a) Read the doctor’s instructions to his patient:

1. Stay in your bed for some days.

2. Apply mustard plasters and cupping-glasses.

3. Gargle your throat.

b) Give instructions to your patient using the verbs in the Imperative form:

1. To apply cupping-glasses every other day.

2. To take hot tea with raspberry jam.

3. To stay in your bed for 2—3 days.

4. To gargle your throat.

5. To come to me next week.

c) Read the doctor’s prescriptions of drugs (medicine):

1. I'll prescribe you the treatment.

2. This mixture is for your cough.

3. These tablets are for a headache.

4. These powders are for a pain in your stomach.

5. These drops are for your heart troubles.

6. Take this drug three times a day before (after) meals.

d) Fill in the intervals with the necessary words:

1. I’ll ... you the treatment.

2. These drops ... for bad cough.

3. This mixture a pain in your abdomen.

4. These tablets a headache.