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ILLNESS and MEDICINE 'mEdsIn

Illness
a broken arm /leg

a cold
a cough kAf
a headache 'hedeIk
a sore throat s%: Dr&Ut What’s wrong? /rAN/
a sprained What’s the matter? /mGt&/
Sspreind G1kl
ankle/wrist
He’s got flu
a stomachache 'st^m&keIk I’ve got a cold
a temperature 'tempr&t$&:
backache 'bGkeIk
earache 'I&reIk
`flu flu:
Infection
Toothache 'tu:TeIk
At the doctor’s
Regular verbs: burn,
ambulance 'Gmbjul&ns sprain
I burned myself
Bandage 'bGndIdZ He burns his leg
Injection In'dZEk$&n She sprains her wrist
Ointment %Intm&nt
Irr. verbs: hurt, cut, break
Painkiller peIkIl& We/they hurt ourselves
Patient 'peI$nt /themselves
prescription prI'skrIp$&n You hurt your arm
yesterday
Tablets 'tGblIt
She/he cuts herself/himself
thermometer T&'m%mIt& I cut my finger last year

He breaks his ankle


vaccination vGksI'neI$&n She broke her wrist yesterday

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