- •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?
them
using reported speech.
b)
Think of some Russian funny stories about doctors and patients
and
try to render them in English.
c)
Health problems are not funny whatsoever, so why do people in
most
countries tend to make up humorous stories about them?
4.21. A) Work with a partner. Read the humorous stories below and retell
1) An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. The doctor looked at him and said, “No medicine can help you. If you want to be well again, you must have a good rest. Go to a quiet place for a month, go to bed early, eat more roast beef, drink lots of milk but don’t smoke more than one cigarette a day.”
A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office. He was a different man.
“Oh, doctor!” he said. “Thank you very much. Everything is fine and I am well again. But, doctor, it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”
2) Hob was sitting in the doctor’s waiting-room. On the chairs at the wall other patients were sitting. They all looked sad except Hob who was reading an exciting story in a magazine. Just then the doctor came in to say that he was ready to see the next person. Hob got up and went into the consulting room.
Before Hob could say a word the doctor said, “Now what’s the trouble? Sit down there and we’ll have a look at you. Unfasten your jacket and your shirt, please. I’ll listen to your heart.” Hob tried to speak, but the doctor interrupted him and ordered him to say “ninety-nine”. Hob said it. “Now let me see your throat, open your mouth wide.” The doctor had a good look and then he said, “Well, there’s nothing wrong with you.” “I know there isn’t,” said Hob, "I just came to get a bottle of medicine for my uncle."
3) A man went to his doctor and requested treatment for his ankle. After a careful examination, the doctor asked:
“How long have you been going about like this?”
“Two weeks.”
“Why, man, your ankle is broken! How didn’t you come to me at first?”
“Well, doctor, every time I say something is wrong with me, my wife goes at me and says I’ll have to get over my habit of smoking.”
4) – You say he left no money.
- No. You see, he lost his health getting wealthy and lost his wealth trying to get healthy.
turn
of the story. Work with a partner, read the beginnings of some
funny
stories and try to finish them, adding a couple of phrases. Don’t
forget
that the stories are to be HUMOROUS! b)
What does patient actually mean by the phrase ‘Can I get a second
opinion?’
in one of the dialogues?4.22. A) Often the humorous effect is based on play of words or unexpected
1) Patient: Doctor, I think that I've been bitten by a vampire.
Doctor: ...
2) A man goes to the doctor and says, “Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts.”
The doctor asks, “What do you mean?”
The man says, …
3) The doctor to the patient: “You are very sick.”
The patient to the doctor: “Can I get a second opinion?”
The doctor again: …
4) Patient: Doctor, I have a pain in my eye whenever I drink tea.
Doctor: …
5) Patient: Doctor! You’ve got to help me! Nobody ever listens to me. No one ever pays any attention to what I have to say.
Doctor: …
6) Question: What did the doctor say when the invisible man called to make an appointment?
Answer: …
7) - I have an awful toothache.
- I’d have that tooth taken out if it was mine.
- …
c) Now read the
original dialogues and check your guesses. How different are
they?
Are there any similar jokes in Russia?
1) Patient: Doctor, I think that I’ve bitten by a vampire.
Doctor: Drink this glass of water.
Patient: Will it make me better?
Doctor: No, but I’ll be able to see if your neck leaks.
2) A man goes to the doctor and says, “Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts.”
The doctor asks, “What do you mean?”
The man says, “When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts. If I touch my knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts.”
The doctor says, “I know what’s wrong with you - you've broken your finger!”
3) The doctor to the patient: “You are very sick.”
The patient to the doctor: “Can I get a second opinion?”
The doctor again: “Yes, you are very ugly too ...”
4) Patient: Doctor, I have a pain in my eye whenever I drink tea.
Doctor: Take the spoon out of the mug before you drink.
5) Patient: Doctor! You've got to help me! Nobody ever listens to me. No one ever pays any attention to what I have to say.
Doctor: Next please!
6) Question: What did the doctor say when the invisible man called to make an appointment?
Answer: Tell him I can’t see him today.
7) - I have an awful toothache.
- I'd have that tooth taken out if it was mine.
- If it was yours, I would, too.