- •4.1. Read the text and pick up the main threats to our health that modern
- •4.2. Study the topical vocabulary for discussing health issues. Use a Dictionary if necessary.
- •4.3. Match each of these people with the correct definition below.
- •4.4. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passages below.
- •4.5. Match all the columns in the charts below.
- •4.10. Match the problems in column a to the pieces of advice in column b.
- •4.11. Complete the sentences with the suitable word. You may need to change the form of some words.
- •Illness (sickness) - disease
- •4.6. Put one of the following words in each space in the sentences below.
- •4.7. Give one word for the following.
- •4.8. Label the diagram below. Add labels to other parts of the body.
- •4.9. Paraphrase the italicized parts of the sentences.
- •4.12. Match the diseases to their symptoms.
- •4.13. Answer the following questions using as many words from the topical Vocabulary as possible.
- •4.14. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passages below. A) Sadness
- •B) Nervousness
- •4.15. Read these extracts from a leaflet contained in a packet of headache pills and match the words in bold to their definitions below.
- •4.16. Read the short passage about the health system of Britain. Match the words and expressions in bold to their definitions below. British Healthcare System
- •4.17. A) Put each of the following verbs in the correct space in the instructions.
- •4.18. A) Study the following metaphors and idioms relating to health and
- •4.19. Read the dialogues and discuss the questions below with a partner.
- •1. A Visit to the Doctor
- •2. At the Dentist’s
- •4.20. A) Are you or any of your friends or relatives hypochondriac? Can a
- •4.21. A) Work with a partner. Read the humorous stories below and retell
- •4.22. A) Often the humorous effect is based on play of words or unexpected
- •4.23. Work with a partner. Make up dialogues using the hints below.
- •4.24. A) Skim the text to pick up its main idea.
- •The Quality of Healthcare in the United States
- •4.25. A) Work with a partner and describe a usual visit to a doctor in a
- •In Russia?
- •4.26. Work in a small group. Think of the idea of ‘being healthy’. What does it mean? The questions below will help you define this notion.
- •4.27. Thomas Gray once said that ‘Health is heaven’s best treasure”.
- •4.28. A) What is alternative medicine? Have you ever turned to alternative
- •4.29. Read the text and be ready to hold a q&a session: ask each other
- •4.30. A) What ailments can be treated with alternative medicine? Should
- •4.32. Read the following citations about health and doctors. Comment on each. Which one do you like best? Why? Share your opinion with class.
- •4.33. Pick up any citation from the previous activity and write a 350-word essay using the citation as the title for the essay.
- •4.34. Make up your prescription of staying healthy as long as possible. Use examples from your personal experience or form the experience of your friends and relatives.
- •4.35. A) What is living stress free? Do some research on the topic by
- •Interviewing your friends and relatives and write a report on this. The
- •4.36. What do you think of ‘sick building syndrome’? Explain what you think it is and give some written suggestions of how it can be treated.
- •4.37. Compare the health systems of Russia, Great Britain and the usa. Write a short report on it and present it to class.
- •4.38. Render the text in English. Мобильник вызывает астму и экзему?
4.3. Match each of these people with the correct definition below.
patient casualty nurse
psychiatrist out-patient midwife
in-patient surgeon medical student
specialist general practitioner
(a) an ordinary doctor
(b) someone who looks after sick people in hospital
(c) person who helps people with mental problems
(d) sick person receiving treatment
(e) sick person who has to stay in hospital
(f) sick person who has to visit the hospital regularly for treatment
(g) someone who operates on sick people
(h) person badly injured in an accident, fire, war
(i) person who helps at the birth of a baby
(j) person who studies to be a doctor
(k) person who specializes in one area of medical treatment
4.4. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passages below.
a) look after treat ache examine
suffer keep cure nurse
operate receptionist treatment sore
prescription chemist check-up surgery
I am a family doctor. I have a (a) _______ to help me and a (b) ______ to help the patients when they come to see me. When I see patients in my (c) _______, first I listen to their problems, then I (d) ______ them. Then, if I can, I (e) ______ them for their illnesses. Some simply have (f) _____ throats, headaches or flu and I give them (g) ______ to take to the (h) _______. Others (i) _____ from serious diseases of the heart, lungs, stomach or even brain. I can’t always (j) _____ them myself and sometimes I have to send them to hospital for (k) ______. If something is seriously wrong with them, the hospital will decide to (l) _____ on them. The trouble is people don’t (m) _____ themselves properly. It really isn’t so difficult to (n)_____ well. If your head begins to (o) _____, have a rest. If you always feel tired, get more exercise. Eat well. Have a good diet. And have a regular (p) _____ with the doctor.
b) thermometer prescription operation chemist
stethoscope receptionist appointment ward
temperature examine treatment pulse
waiting room symptoms
When I go to the doctor, I tell the (a) ______ my name and take a seat in the (b)______. My doctor is very busy so I have to make an (c) ______ before I go to
see him. He asks me what’s wrong with me, I tell him the (d) ______of my illness,
for example high temperature, difficulty in breathing, or pains, and then he will usually (e) ______me. He’ll listen to my heart with his (f) ______, he’ll hold my wrist to feel my (g) ______, he’ll take my (h) ______ with his (i) ______. The problem is usually something simple and he might give me a (j) ______for some medicine, which I take to the (k) ______. Of course, if I needed more serious (l) ______, I’d have to go to hospital. There I’d be put in a bed in a (m) ______ with 10 or 20 other people. If there were something seriously wrong with me, I might need an (n) ______.
4.5. Match all the columns in the charts below.
a)
What's the problem? |
How did it happen? |
Result |
Solution |
I cut my finger |
playing football |
It's very painful. |
plaster it and put into a sling
|
I cut my foot quite badly |
I fell off my bike. |
I can't walk on it easily, I limp. |
rest for it |
I twisted my ankle |
I stepped barefooted on a piece of glass |
It's swollen and blue in colour. |
rest
|
I broke my arm |
taking a pie out of a hot oven |
It's bleeding quite a lot. |
special cream or honey |
I've got concussion |
I hit it on the side of my desk |
I can't use it.
|
a bandage |
I burnt my hand |
using a knife |
I'm confused; don't know where I am. |
ice pack |
I've got a bruise on my arm |
I fell over running for a bus. |
It's bleeding a bit. |
a plaster
|
b)
What's the matter? |
The symptoms |
Cause of illness |
I've got a cold. |
sneezing, runny nose, sore eyes |
often food, or a virus |
I've got flu. |
I keep going to the toilet. |
allergic reaction to pollen from grass |
I've got hay fever. |
headache, feeling sick |
a virus
|
I've got diarrhea. |
sore throat, sneezing, a cough |
many e.g. food, alcohol |
I feel sick. |
sore throat, sneezing, a cough, aching muscles and a temperature, e.g. 39.5 |
too much alcohol
|
I've got a hangover. |
I want to vomit |
a virus |