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Unit 53 Health and medicine

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A. What are your symptoms?

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I’ve got

a col__________

a cou__________

a s__________ th__________

a temp__________

a st__________ a__________

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I’ve got

a cold

a cough

a sore throat

a temperature

a stomach ache

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I’ve got

ch__________ p__________s

eara__________

a pain in my si__________

a ra__________ on my chest

spo__________

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I’ve got

chest pains

earache

a pain in my side

a rash on my chest

spots

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I’ve got

a br__________ on my leg ( e.g. after playing football)

a bl__________ eye (e.g. afterbeing hit in the eye)

a lu__________ on my arm

indi__________ (after eating toofast)

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I’ve got

a bruise on my leg ( e.g. afterplaying football)

a blue eye (e.g. after being hit in the eye)

a lump on my arm

indigestion (after eating too fast)

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I’ve got

sickn__________ and dia__________(an upset stomach which makes youvomit and need to go to the toiletfrequently)

sunb__________

painjul joi__________(e.d. ankles, knees, wrists, shoulders)

bl__________ (after wearing new, tight shoes)

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I’ve got

sickness and diarrhoea (an upsetstomach which makes you vomit and need to go to the toiletfrequently)

sunburn

painjul joints(e.d. ankles, knees, wrists, shoulders)

blisters(after wearing new, tightshoes)

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I feel

si__________

di__________ (my head is spinning)

brea__________ (= I am out of breath)

sh__________ (cold and hot)

fai__________ (light-headed)

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I feel

sick

dizzy(my head is spinning)

breathless (= I am out of breath)

shivery (cold and hot)

faint (light-headed)

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I am

dep__________

cons__________ (not able to go to the toilet)

ti__________ all the time

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I am

depressed

constipated (not able to go to the toilet)

tired all the time

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I ‘ve lost my app__________

I’ve lost my voi__________

I can’t sl__________

my nose it__________ (I want to scratch it)

my leg h__________

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I ‘ve lost my appetite

I’ve lost my voice

I can’t sleep

my nose itches (I want to scratch it)

my leg hurts

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B. What do doctors do?

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They take your t__________, listento your ch__________, look in yourea__________, ex__________ you, take your b__________ p__________, ask you some questions and wei__________ and mea__________ youbefore sending you to the hospitalfor further tests.

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They take your temperature, listento your chest, look in your ears, examine you, take your bloodpressure, ask you some questions and weigh and measure you beforesending you to the hospital for further tests.

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C. What’s the diagnosis?

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You’ve got

fl__________

chickenp__________

mum__________ (an infectious disease that causes painful swelling in the neck and slight fever , Dutch : bof)

pneu__________

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You’ve got

flu

chickenpox

mumps

pneumonia

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You’ve got

rheu__________

an ul__________

a vi__________

a bu__________

something that’s going r__________

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You’ve got

rheumatism

an ulcer

a virus

a bug

something that’s going round

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You’ve br________ your wr________

You’ve spr__________/disl__________ your an__________

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You’ve broken your wrist

You’ve sprained/dislocated your ankle

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You’re preg__________

You’re a hypoch__________

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You’re pregnant

You’re a hypochondriac

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He died of

lun__________ can__________

a he__________ att__________

a br__________ hae__________

AI__________

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He died of

lung cancer

a heart attack

a brain haemorrhage

AIDS

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D. What does the doctor prescribe?

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a) Take one ta__________ three ………………………… after m__________.

b) Take a teaspoonf__________ of medicine l__________ th__________ at night.

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a) Take one tablet three times a day after meals.

b) Take a teaspoonful of medicine last thing at night.

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c) R__________ this oint__________ on you and don’t spend too long in the sun without sunc__________

d) We’ll get the nu__________ to put a band__________ on your wrist

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c) Rub this ointment on you and don’t spend too long in the sun without suncream

d) We’ll get the nurse to put a bandage on your wrist

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e) You’ll need to have some inj__________ before you go to the Amazon.

f) I’ll ask the s__________ when he can fit you in for an operation.

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e) You’ll need to have some injections before you go to the Amazon.

f) I’ll ask the surgeon when he can fit you in for an operation.

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g) You’ll have to have your leg put in p__________ until the break me__________.

h) I think you should have total bed r__________ for a week.

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g) You’ll have to have your leg put in plaster until the break mends.

h) I think you should have total bed rest for a week.

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E. What might the doctor ask you?

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a) you/health insurance?

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a) Do you have health insurance?

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b) you/take/medication?

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b) Are you taking any medication?

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c) you/ever/operations?

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c) Have you ever had any operations?

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d) you/allergic/anything?

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d) Are you allergic to anything?

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