- •Министерство образования Российской Федерации
- •Vocabulary
- •Text 1 Taking Care of Your Health
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs:
- •3. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •4. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •5. Explain the meaning of the following words and phrases in English:
- •6. Replace the underlined parts of the sentences by the words and phrases from the text:
- •7. Translate into English:
- •Text 2 Ten Ways to Treat a Cold
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises
- •Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs:
- •3. Give Russian equivalents to the following:
- •4. Give English equivalents to the following:
- •5. Translate into English:
- •Dialogues At the Physician's
- •At the Surgeon's
- •At the Dentist's
- •Exercise 2. Complete then dialogues:
- •General training exercises
- •1. Fill in the words from the chart below:
- •Verb Noun Adjective
- •A pain painful
- •3. Give the correct answer:
- •4. Answer the questions:
- •5. Translate into English:
- •6. Read and say what is happening in each short scene. Do any of the scenes you read remind you of a similar experience of your own? Tell other students about it.
- •7. Use the following words to fill the gaps in this joke. One of these words is used twice.
- •Agree or disagree with the following statements:
- •9. Match the definitions:
- •10. Read and translate the dialogue. Stage the dialogue. A Visit To The Doctor
- •1. Render into Russian: Alternative Medicine
- •Homeopathy
- •The law of similars
- •The single medicine
- •The minimum dose
- •Is it effective?
- •Small But Deadly: Aids.
- •Malaria
- •Cholera
Text 1 Taking Care of Your Health
Nowadays when Americans part from each other they often say, "Take care." This is also my advice to you, for the cost of medical care in the United States is staggering.
You are, after all, a machine. Like any machine, you need proper care. You need sufficient, nutritious food, enough sleep and enough rest and relaxation. If you don't eat properly in order to save money, if you don't sleep enough hours or relax now and then because you want to use every minute of your time abroad studying, you could become ill. And that wastes lots of time and enormous amounts of money.
My advice to you is this: first, have a thorough medical and dental check-up several months before you live this country. This will leave you sufficient time, if something is wrong, to have it taken care of before you leave. Second, take good care of your machine and don't let it get run down.
Health insurance: Most universities and institutes have a health insurance plan (usually Blue Cross, Blue Shield) for students, faculty and stuff. It generally costs around $ 150 a year now. You can hope this is money down the drain, but if you have even a small medical problem the insurance can give you a fighting chance to pay the bills. Private doctors are the standard form of medical care in the US, but there are also university clinics, public and private clinics, hospital emergency wards, etc. The quality of medical care varies considerably, so you should always ask an American friend or colleague for advice before obtaining medical care. You need to carefully weigh the contradiction between cost and quality of care, and only experienced people can help you make good judgments on these matters. You should take your personal and family health record abroad with you. This should include the following; immunizations; childhood diseases (e. g., whooping cough, chicken pox, measles, mumps, German measles); blood type, allergies; and hospitalizations.
But remember: keep your machine running well, get enough good food, enough sleep and enough R & R.
Vocabulary
Staggering — ошеломляющий
Nutritious — питательный
Sufficient — достаточный
Money down the drain — деньги на ветер, псу под хвост
A fighting chance — возможность успеха при условии длительной борьбы или усилий; небольшой, но реальный шанс
То weigh the contradiction between — взвешивать соотношение
То make good judgements on — здраво судить, правильно оценивать
Rest and relaxation (R&R) — покой и отдых
EXERCISES
Answer the following questions:
What do Americans often say when they part from each other? 2. What's the cost of medical care in the US? 3. Why are people compared with machines? 4. What does a human being need like any machine? 5. Why could we become ill? 6. What should a person do first before leaving his/her country for the US? 7. What should he/she do second? 8. How much does health insurance cost? 9. What is the standard form of medical care in the US? 10. What other health institutions are there besides private doctors? 11. Why should a person ask for advice before obtaining medical care? 12. Who should a person ask for advice? 13. What should a person take with him/her abroad? 14. What does a personal health record include?