HEALTH PROBLEMSVIRTUAL CLASS | WEEK 5

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What will you say if a person asks you “Hello, how are you today?”

How do you ask a person about their health?

USEFUL PHRASES

ASKING ABOUT HEALTH

• Hello! How are you?

• What’s the matter (with you)?

• What’s wrong?

• What’s the problem?

• Are you feeling better now?

• Are you alright?

• Are you OK?

• What are your symptoms?

RESPONSES

• Very well, thank you. And you?

• Fine, thank you.

• I have a headache.

• I feel dizzy.

• I have been coughing a lot these days.

• Yes, a bit.

• I still feel a bit off color.

• I have a fever, a runny nose and I have been sneezing.

USEFUL PHRASES▪ I hope you feel better soon.

▪ Get well soon!

▪ I think you should go and see a doctor.

▪ Bless you! / God bless you! (Wishing someone well after they sneeze.)

HEALTH PROBLEMS

a backache đau lưng

an earacheđau tai

a coughho

a toothacheđau răng

a sore throatđau họng

a stomachacheđau bụng

HEALTH PROBLEMS

sore eyesđau mắt

sneezehắt hơi

a runny nosesổ mũi

HEALTH PROBLEMS

the flu/ influenzacúm

a coldcảm lạnh

a feversốt

HEALTH PROBLEMS

measlessởi

shiverrun

bruisebầm, thâm tím

HEALTH PROBLEMS

COMMON IDIOMS TO TALK ABOUT HEALTH

under the weather to be off colorfeel blue

COMMON IDIOMS TO TALK ABOUT HEALTH

go under the knife in the pink of health

butterflies in one’s stomach

HEALTH VOCABULARYCommon idioms to talk about health

under the weather khó chịu trong người, không khỏe I’m feeling a little under the weather today.

feel blue buồn chán, tuyệt vọng I felt blue when I lost my job.

be off color trông ốm, cảm thấy ốm You look a bit off color. Are you feeling all right?

go under the knife phẫu thuật I've been under the knife several times.

butterflies in one’s stomach cảm giác bồn chồn, lo lắng, hồi hộp Whenever I have to speak in public, I get butterflies in my stomach.She always has butterflies in her stomach before a test.

in the pink of health rất sung sức, khỏe Caroline looked in the pink of health after her holiday.

Matching Find the words

PRACTICE

HEALTH PROBLEMS

MATCH THE PROBLEM AND THE REMEDY.

PROBLEM

1. I have sore eyes.

2. I have a stomachache.

3. I have a headache.

4. I have a backache.

5. I have a toothache.

6. I have a sore throat.

REMEDY

▪ You shouldn’t carry heavy things.

▪ Do not eat so many sweets.

▪ You shouldn’t eat so much spicy food.

▪ You should use these eye drops.

▪ Why don’t you take an aspirin?

▪ Don’t speak and take this pill.

FIND THE WORDS.

cold cough broken arm stomachache

headache measles earache runny nose

FIND THE WORDS.

backache toothache flu fever

cut sore throat bruise shiver

See you next week!