III. A. Complete the sentences.

throat temperature matter flu well

sick cough hurt stomachache

► I had to stand up for ten hours; now I've got backache.

1. She has always smoked a lot, and now she's got a bad __________.

2. He's got a _________− look, it's 39 degrees.

3. I walked 20 kilometres today, and my feet __________.

4. What's the _________? You look terrible. − I don't feel _________.

5. I ate too much at lunch and now I've got _________.

6. My little boy had four ice creams and now he feels _________.

7. I've got a temperature and a terrible headache. I think I've got _________.

8. I can't eat anything; I've got a sore _________.

B. Combine words in the box to form seven common illnesses or injuries.

high headache pressure upset

sprained nose nasty food

blood splitting

stomach ankle running rash poisoning

C. Complete the sentences with a single word.

pulled rash constipated itch

diarrhoea blisters

1. I sometimes get a _________ on my face if I eat seafood.

2. The ________ was caused by something I ate last night.

3. I've got a few mosquito bites and they really __________.

4. I took tablets for diarrhoea, then I had the opposite problem. I was_________.

5. He ________ a muscle in training yesterday.

IV. A. Find Russian equivalents to the following words.

a) dissolve sth in sth – mix a solid with a liquid until it becomes part of it;

b) lethargy – the state of not having any energy to do things;

c) drowsiness – the state of feeling tired and almost asleep;

d) short-term – lasting only a short period;

e) dose – the amount of the medicine that you take at any one time;

f) enclosed – included inside sth else;

g) leaflet – one or several pages of information about sth;

h) side effect – an extra and usually bad effect that a drug has on you;

i) disorder – an illness in a part of the body;

j) discard sth – get rid of sth you no longer want or need;

k) persist – continue to exist (used about sth unpleasant);

l) expiry date – the date after which sth shouldn’t be used;

1. доза

2. сонливость

3. избавиться

4. тонкая брошюра

5. продолжать существовать

6. растворять

7. нарушение, расстройство

8. кратковременного действия

9. прилагаемый

10. вялость

11. срок окончания действия

12. побочное действие

B. True or False?

1. Drugs can have side effects.

2. Drowsiness means dying under water.

3. You can read a leaflet.

4. Lethargy means a lack of energy.

5. If something persists, it stops.

6. ‘In excess of 50’ is more than 50.

7. You can dissolve sugar in water.

8. If you feel drowsy, you want to sleep.

C. Complete the sentences.

1. Tablets must be d________ in water.

2. This product can cause l________ or d________.

3. For s_____-t_____ use only.

4. Please, read the e_______ l_______ before taking these tablets.

5. Possible s_______ e_______ may include stomach d_________.

6. D_______ any remaining solution 60 days after opening the bottle.

7. If symptoms p_______, consult your doctor.

8.Do not use after e_______ d_______.

V. Listening. Health and accidents.