Common problems.

What’s the matter?	How do you know? (the symptoms)	Cause of illness
I’ve got a cold.	A sore throat, sneezing, a cough	a virus
I’ve got flu (more serious than a cold)	symptoms for a cold + aching muscles and a temperature, e.g. 39.5	a virus
I’ve got hay fever(allergy)	sneezing, runny nose, sore eyes	dust
I’ve got diarrhoea.	I keep going to the toilet.	food, or a virus
I feel sick.	I want to vomit (= be sick, to throw up)	food, alcohol
I’ve got a hangover.	headache, feeling sick	too much alcohol

Exercise 3: a) Match two columns:

Symptoms( problems) Advice

A headache	Take some aspirin
A backache	Take pills
A toothache	Drink hot milk with honey
A stomachache	Stay in bed
An earache	Have a rest
A sore throat	Lie down
A fever = high temperature	Drink lots of liquids
A cough	See the dentist= go to the dentist
A running nose	See the doctor= go to the doctor
A burn	Stop smoking
A cut	Put a plaster or a bandage
Eyes hurt	Put a burn under cold water
Knee hurts	Eat nothing for 24 hours
Tired	Put some ice
A sting of a bee	Keep warm

b) Match columns:

If you ‘ve got flu If you’ve got a cold If you’ve got a cough If you’ve got a burn If you’ve got a cut If you’ve got toothache If you’ve got a sore throat If you’ve cut your finger If you’ve burnt your arm If you’ve broken your leg If you’ve broken your arm

you should you shouldn’t

stay in bed and keep warm drink hot milk with baking soda and honey go out have X-ray take tablets and drink much water pull your tooth out put  a plaster on it put a bandage on it put your finger under cold water drink hot herbal tea drink tea with raspberry jam eat onion and garlic drink  tea with cranberry  jam  eat  ice-cream and drink cold water

Exercise 4: Write down the main symptom or symptoms for these conditions:

1 A cold: ……………………………………………………………….. 2 flu:…………………………………………………………………… 3 hay fever:……………………………………………………………. 4 a hangover:…………………………………………………………..

5 A gastritis:…………………………………………………………..

Exercise № 5: Read and translate the dialogue:

AT THE DOCTOR’S Doctor: Good morning, Mr. Baker. What’s the trouble? You certainly don’t look as if there is anything wrong with you. James: I haven’t been feeling very well for some time. I’ve lost my appetite and I don’t sleep very well. I have a bad cough and a pain in my chest, sometimes, when I breathe. Doctor: I see. Very well. You’d better have an examination. Let me see your tongue… Yes, your stomach is a little out of order… Now your pulse… Yes, that’s all right. Now just unbutton your coat and shirt and I’ll listen to your heart and chest. Say “Ninety-nine”.  James: Ninety-nine. Doctor: Again. James: Ninety-nine, ninety-nine. Doctor: Do you smoke a lot? James: Well, rather a lot, I’m afraid; twenty or thirty cigarettes a day. Doctor: H’m. You ought to cut that down for a time. Let me see your throat. Say “Ah!” James: Ah! Ah! Doctor: All right, that will do. You can put your coat on again now. Have you been losing weight?  James: No, I don’t lose or gain, at least never more than a pound or so one way or another. Doctor: Well, there’s nothing serious the matter with you, but you’ve been working too hard and you need a real rest. I’ll give you a bottle of medicine that will help. Take a tablespoonful in water three times a day after meals. Eat plenty of plain good food, have no cigarettes and drink plenty of milk, at least a pint a day, and not much coffee; get plenty of fresh air and plenty of sleep, but, above all, don’t try to do too much. A real change of air and surroundings would be very helpful if you could manage it. James: As a matter of fact, I’ve been invited to go and stay with some friends in their cottage in Cornwall. Doctor: That’s just the thing. But remember, take it easy. Not too much swimming or tennis, at least for a week or two, but a good walk by the sea every day would do you a world of good. I’ll see you again when you come back, just to make sure you’re all right. Don’t worry about yourself. If that holiday in Cornwall doesn’t work wonders I’ll be very much surprised. Another month and you’ll be quite fit. Good luck.

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