I. Learn the topical vocabulary:

to be ill – бути хворим

disease/illness – хвороба

symptom – симптом

diagnosis – діагноз

to fall ill – захворіти

to have a bad cough – мати сильний кашель

to have a cold – застудитись

to have a sore throat – відчувати біль у горлі

to have a fever – мати високу температуру

to have a headache/ a stomach-ache – відчувати головний біль/ біль у шлунку

to have toothache/backache/earache – відчувати зубний біль/ біль у спині/ біль у

вусі

pain – біль

to sneeze – чхати

flu – грип

pneumonia – запалення легенів

runny nose – нежить

diarrhoea – розлад шлунку

heart attack – серцевий напад

cancer – рак

allergy – алергія

tonsillitis – ангіна, тонзиліт

insomnia – безсоння

burn – опік

fracture – перелам

bruise – синець

food poisoning – харчове отруєння

diabetes – діабет

HIV – ВІЛ

AIDS – СНІД

infectious disease – інфекційна хвороба

hospital – лікарня

ward – палата

clinic – клініка

ambulance – карета швидкої допомоги

to consult a doctor – консультуватись у лікаря

to take one’s temperature – вимірювати температуру

to feel one’s pulse – вимірювати пульс

to test the blood pressure – вимірювати кров’яний тиск

X-ray – рентген

to examine – обстежувати

to prescribe some medicine – виписувати ліки

prescription – рецепт

antibiotics – антибіотики

side effects – побічні ефекти

to recover/to get well – одужати

instruction – порада, рекомендація

surgeon – хірург

nurse – медсестра

to operate on smb. – оперувати

dentist – дантист

cavity – карієс

filling – пломба

to extract – видалити

injection – укол

test – аналіз

pill – таблетка

pain killer/ reliever – знеболювальне

drops – краплі

sick-leave – лікарняний

chemist’s (BrE)/ drug store (AmE) – аптека

health insurance – страхування здоров’я

II. Fill the gaps with the correct word or expression from the list below:

bruise, sore throat, sneeze, fever, runny, heart attack, operation, disease, prescription, temperature, ward, diabetes.

1. When I have a cold, I have a _______ nose and I _______ a lot.

2. Betty fell down when she was skating. She has a big purple_______ on her leg.

3. I have a _______. It hurts when I swallow.

4. Her temperature is 39 degrees. She has a ________.

5. High blood pressure puts you at risk of having a _______.

6. People with _______ have to check their blood sugar level.

7. I understand that this _______ runs in your family.

8. The _______ lasted seven hours, but it was successful.

9. We called the doctor because he was running a high _______.

10. The children’s ____________ is located on the fourth floor of the hospital.

11. The doctor wrote me a __________ for a new type of pain reliever.

III. Choose the correct answer:

1. She died after a long….

a) disease b) illness c) sickness

2. My grandfather is very old and is not … very good health.

a) on b) in c) with

3. Children with … diseases should not be allowed to go to school.

a) contact b) infectious c) influential

4. When I tried to walk I had a sharp … in my leg.

a) ache b) pain c) hurt

5. Doctors write a … for medicine which chemists make up.

a) receipt b) recipe c) prescription

6. The label said “It is dangerous to … the stated dose”.

a) overdo b) exceed c) repeat

7. Did you get any … effects when you were taking those tablets?

a) subsequent b) side c) subsidiary

8. The doctor asked me to … to the waist.

a) take off b) undress c) strip

9. The man who was taken to hospital had been … for three hours.

a) unconscious b) insensitive c) unfeeling

10. They … his broken leg in plaster.

a) fitted b) set c) arranged

11. He got that … on his forehead when he ran into an open cupboard door a few days ago.

a) scar b) bruise c) blister