Vocabulary check

Exercise 7. Complete the gaps in the following dialogues with words from the boxes. For speaker A, choose words from box A. For speaker B, choose words from box B. Use a dictionary if necessary.

A Symptoms

diarrhea pain sneezing sick cough

faint sore bleeding temperature cut

B Illness

food poisoning flue tonsillitis infection heart attack

a) A: My throat’s _________ . It hurts to swallow. But I don’t __________ at all, even though I smoke fifty cigarettes a day.

B: It sounds like _________ to me.

b) A: My nose is running and I can’t stop _______ . I’ve also got a very high ______ .

B: It’s probably _________ . There’s a lot of it about.

c) A: My mother feels very _________ after eating at that new restaurant. She has had terrible ________ for twenty-four hours!

B: Oh no! That’s the third person who’s suffered from ________ after eating at that place.

d) A: I had this _________ in my hand last week. It was very deep and the wound wouldn’t stop _________ . Now it’s very painful again.

B: I expect you’ve picked up some kind of ________ .

5. A: At the match yesterday, Brian felt very ________ and nearly fell over. He said he had a terrible _________ in his chest.

B: Oh no? He didn’t have a ___________, did he?

Exercise 8. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. В первую очередь, врач поинтересовался у меня, что меня беспокоит. 2. «У вас шумы в сердце, но это не очень серьезно. Я выпишу вам рецепт. Вспомните, Вы чем-то болели серьезным в последнее время? Возможно, это осложнение после болезни». 2. Вчера внезапно я почувствовал недомогание и немедленно отправился в аптеку. Однако по пути мне стало еще хуже и я упал в обморок. 3. Это ужасно, когда забит нос, очевидно, всему виной простуда. 4. Джон готов был следовать любым указаниям стоматолога, чтобы избавиться от ужасной зубной боли. 5. «Меня постоянно тошнит, часто болит желудок и постоянно болит голова». – «Тебе нужно обратиться к врачу. У меня тоже как-то были проблемы с желудком, я чувствовала тяжесть после еды, но доктор сказал, это все из-за расшатанных нервов». 6. Мать успокаивала сына, что это лекарство избавит его от сильной головной боли и кашля, повторяя, что скоро все пройдет. 7. Мой врач не устает повторять, что болезнь надо пресекать в самом начале, а не тянуть до последнего. 8. Сидеть на диете не всегда полезно, иногда люди из-за голода теряют сознание или едят одни овощи, что приводит к расстройству желудка. 9. Я проснулась и почувствовала, что меня знобит, кружится голова и болит затылок. 10. Доктор поставил пациенту диагноз – нервное расстройство – и посоветовал ему больше отдыхать. 11. После вчерашнего похода с классом я стала чихать, кашлять и у меня появился насморк. 12. Молодожены попали в аварию. Оба отделались легким испугом, но у девушки был неровный пульс из-за перенесенного стресса. 13. Занятия в спортзале окончились для Джорджа болью в пояснице и аритмией.

Exercise 9. This is a section, possible diagnosis and remedies. These six exchanges between doctor and patient have been mixed up. Decide which response should follow which question:

1. I’ve been suffering from insomnia a. Possible. Try this lotion for

lately. Do you think I might be a few days to stop the itching, then heading for a nervous breakdown? start putting on this powder at

night

2. I seem to have some sort of stye or b. Unlikely, but I’ll let you have infection in my right eye. Do you some cough mixture to relieve

think I might have conjunctivitis? the symptoms. You can get

yourself some lozenges, if you

like.

3. I can’t stop scratching this place on c. I would doubt it. Here, rub my foot. Do you think it’s athlete’s foot? this cream for the next few

night to help reduce the

swelling.

4. I’ve got a rather sore throat, and I d. No, of course not. But I’ll

keep feeling a bit flushed. Do you prescribe some barbiturates –

think it could be “flu”? sleeping pills – to help you

get a good night’s rest. OK?

5. I’ve got a big bump on the back of e. I wouldn’t have thought so.

my head. Do you think it might be But I’ll give you a prescription more than a bruise? for some drops to try and

clear it up.

6. I keep getting shooting pains down f. Well, the X-ray didn’t show

my shin and ankle. Is it possible that I’ve anything. It it’s so painful,

broken or sprained something? you’d better have some

crutches to walk with and

some painkillers to ease the

pain.

Exercise 10. Rearrange these six paragraphs in the same way.

1. I’ve got a dull ache in my arm and a. Mm, sounds a bit like it. I’ll make

occasionally I get a spasm. Could you out a prescription for some

it be a minor fracture, a chipped bone penicillin, and some mentol

or something? inhalations might speed up the

recovery.

2. I’ve got these tiny little bumps b. It’s just possible. I’ll strap it up

all over the back of my neck. anyway and put it in a sling. That

Do you think it might be gland should reduce your discomfort

trouble? quite a lot.

3. I’ve come out in a rash on my chest. c. Oh, I shouldn’t think so, but I

Do you think it could be a skin disease think perhaps you ought to start

like impetigo or dermatitis? taking these tranquillisers, to at

least get your blood pressure

down.

4. I keep getting short of breath. Is d. Oh no, no. You’d know if it was

there any way I could be suffering I’ll give you some ointment to rub

from asthma? in to get rid of the inflammation.

5. I think I’ve got an ulcer in my mouth. e. Probably not. I’ll put you on a

Do you think it could be a sign that course of tablets to prevent them

I’m run down? from spreading. They should go

soon.

6. I feel so feverish, and I’m sure I’ve f. It might well be. I’ll put you on

got a temperature. I’m so afraid antibiotics for a while anyway, to

that there’s something wrong lessen the risk of serious infection.

with my heart.