5b, p.16 5 A Another problem for cyberchondriacs is that online medical information may be from an unreliable source or be out of date. 1B Sadly, the problem with Dr Google is that he isn’t exactly a comfort in times of crisis. 4 © The Microsoft study also revealed another serious problem — that online information often doesn’t discriminate between common and very rare conditions. 3p Unfortunately, once you have it cyberchondria can be hard to cure. 2 E Four hours later I got a diagnosis.Bb.p 17 1. He thought he had an extremely rare skin disease, but in fact he was sunburnt. 2. the patient's appearance, blood pressure, heart rate, where you IVE 3. online support groups and forums 4. |. ... after you've seen your doctor ll. ... reliable and professional Ill. ... have common causes smooth = not wrinklede Read the article again and answer the questions with K (Karoline), N (Nick), or B (both of them).f Now look at the highlighted verb phrases and match them with their meaning. 5 | be prepared behave towards you 3 | experienced 3 GRAMMAR [2] loses control of his | her feelings 4} solve a problem or do a task using adjectives as nouns, adjective order a Look at the sentences in 1 and 2 below and decide if you think they are right (/) or wrong (x). Compare with a partner and say why you think the crossed ones are wrong. 1 a (Y The old have a harder life than the young. b [X The old people have a harder life than the young people. c | Old people have a harder life than young people. 2 a [x] The man was with a blonde tall Swedish woman. b [X] The man was with a tall Swedish blonde woman. c V| The man was with a tall blonde Swedish woman. b > p.135 Grammar Bank 2B. Learn more about using adjective as nouns, and adjective order, and practise them.a, p. 135 Re-write the underlined phrase using the + an adjective. People from Spain enjoy eating out. The Spanish 1 People from the Netherlands tend to be good at languages. Florence Nightingale looked after the people who. weren't well during the Crimean war. ‘The system of reading for people who can't see is called Braille. 4 People from France think that their cuisine is the best in the world. Ambulances arrived to take the people who had been. injured to hospital. People from Switzerland are usually very punctual. ‘The worst season for people without a home is winter. ‘There is a discount for students and people without a. job. 9 The monument was erected to honour the people who. died from the Second World War. 10 There are special TV programmes for people who can't hear which use sign language. n & wn Cry 1 The Dutch 2 the sick / the ill 3 the blind 4 The French 5 the injured 6 The Swiss 7 the homeless 8 the unemployed 9 the dead 10 the deafb Write the adjectives in brackets in the right place. Change a to an where necessary. abig car park (empty) a big empty car park aman (young / attractive) shoes (old / dirty) a velvet jacket (black / beautiful) a woman (fat / short / American) a beach (sandy / long) acountry house (lovely / old) a leather bag (Italian / stylish) eyes (huge / dark) 9 adog (black | friendly / old) 10 a T-shirt (striped / cotton) CIYDAKHEWNe— an attractive young man dirty old shoes a beautiful black velvet jacket a short fat American woman along sandy beach a lovely old country house a stylish Italian leather bag huge dark eyes a friendly old black dog a striped cotton T-shirt