Ex. 1. Fill in the right prepositions.

1) I have fallen ill … flu. 2) What do you take … coughing? 3) He was suffering … a very serious disease. 4) She has been laid up … a very bad cold. 5) The patient died … heart attack. 6) This doctor treats me … my mental overstrain. 7) Both my children are inoculated … measles. 8) The doctor told me that I had to be operated … … appendicitis. 9) He has been cured … his skin troubles. 10) It’s the first time the young surgeon has operated … a patient without the professor’s assistance. 11) There has been a vaccination … grippe. 12) I went to the dentist’s to have my tooth pulled … .13) Do you have any effective medicine … a headache?

Ex. 2. Match the adjectives with the nouns. Example: catching disease

a) catching, quick, chronic, sick, sore, normal, weak, bad (x2), slight, high, medical,

swollen, perfect, poor

b) person, temperature, throat, cold, chill, disease, headache, heart, pulse, illness, cheek

health, eyesight, equipment, blood-pressure

Ex. 3. Match the symptoms with the prescriptions.

1. If you’ve broken a leg	a. you have to be immediately inoculated against it.
2. If you have a high temperature	b. you must have it X-rayed and then put in cast.
3. If you have pain when swallowing	c. you have to be on a diet.
4. If a member of your family has fallen ill with some infectious disease	d. you have to gargle your throat.
5. If you have an abscess	e. you have to consult a surgeon
6. If you have liver trouble	f. you have to take some medicine to reduce temperature

Ex. 4. Read the text and translate the words and phrases in brackets.

There’s nothing more unpleasant than (заболеть) when you are away having a rest. If that happens, your rest is spoilt of course, and you have to (пойти на прием к врачу). First of all you should be aware you haven’t forgotten your (медицинский страховой полис), then you should make a call to the (регистратура) and (записаться на прием к врачу). If you (слегли с серьезной болезнью) you should send for the doctor. He will come and (послушать пульс, измерить температуру, послушать легкие, осмотреть) you thoroughly and only then he will (поставить диагноз). If you (жаловаться на головокружение, тошноту, головные боли) perhaps it is the result of a (солнечный удар). The doctor will (прописать постельный режим) and to avoid sunbathing for some time. If (у вас высокая температура), if you’ve got a (насморк, больное горло) or your nose is (заложен), if you (чувствуете слабость и ломит тело) all these are the (симптомы ОРЗ). The doctor will (назначить курс лечения) and give you a (рецепт) that you can get made up in a (аптека). You should (принимать лекарства от простуды) according to his (предписания, указания) until you (выздороветь от болезни). After you get over you should (проконсультироваться с врачом) once more in order to avoid (осложнения).