WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM?
6 My ankle's swollen and it really hurts. I can hardly
VOCABULARY Injuries and illness
1 Match the doctor's comments 1-5 with the
patient's replies a-e. Then match the patient's
comments 6-10 with the doctor's replies f-j.
1 You've broken your collarbone, I'm afraid.
2 Your throat is very sore, but it doesn't look infected.
3 It's quite a nasty cut. It'll take a while to heal.
4 We can give you an injection for the pain. Are you
on any medication?
5 You've got very high blood pressure.
a Well, I have been under a lot of stress recently.
b Oh no! How long will it take to mend?
c Will it need any stitches?
d Yes, I take something for a heart condition and a
dust allergy.
e Right. Is there anything that'll make it easier to
swallow?
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walk on it.
7 I've developed this rash on my skin. It's real ly red.
8 I felt dizzy and fell and hit my head.
9 I've had th is nasty cough for weeks.
10 I've had a high temperature and an upset stomach.
It's a chest infection. It should clear up with
antibiotics.
g I'm afraid there's a virus going around. Just rest an d
drink lots of fluids.
h It's probably just sprained, but we'll give you some
painkillers and do an X-ray to check.
i Yeah , that's a nasty bruise. Did you actually lose
consciousness?
It could be a reaction to an insect bite. I'll give you
some cream for it.
2 Work in groups. Take turns to act, draw or
explain the words and phrases in bold. Your
partners should say the words and phrases.
3 With your group, take turns to tell your partners
things which are true about you or people you
know using as many of the words in bold in
Exercise 1 as you can. You have three minutes
each.
 9 Correct the mistakes with the adverbs in these
1,.1sTENING sentences.
O[D You are going to hear two conversations in
4 a hospital. Work in pairs. Look at the questions I have been under a lot of stress because I've been
working so hardly.
asked in each conversation and discuss what you
think is wrong with the patients. Then listen and 2 Have you had any of these symptoms previous?
check your ideas. 3 You shouldn 't go to bed so lately. You need to get
some rest.
conversation 1
4 Open your mouth widely and say 'ahhh'.
· Can you put any weight on it at all?
5 It was my fault it happened. I was incredible stupid .
2 How did you do it?
6 Never should you leave pills where children can
3 How long will I have to wait for the X-ray?
reach them easy.
4 Are you on any medication?
7 Can you just say it again slowlier, please?
s Have you ever had any adverse reactions to any
8 It doesn't hurt. I can feel it hardly.
painkillers?
Conversation 2
DEVELOPING CONVERSATIONS
6 What seems to be the problem?
7 How long have you been like this?
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8 Any diarrhoea? Short questions wit h any
9 Has he been able to drink anything? We often shorten question s w ith any, especially w hen they
fo llow other related questions.
10 Does it hurt?_And here?
Have you ever had any adverse reactions to any
s a&I Listen again. Note down the answers to the painkillers? .. Any adverse re actions to p ainkillers?
questions. Do you have any questions? .. Any questions?
6 Work in pairs. Look at Track 69 on page 211 and
practise reading the conversations. 10 Match the two parts of the questions.
1 Any pain a for_the weekend?
GRAMMAR 2 Any symptoms b you wa nt t o know?
3 Any idea C apart from the coug h'
4 Any questions d what it is, doctor?
Adverbs 5 A nything else e want to help me?
We can use adverbs to add information to verbs and show
the way things happen, how frequently they happen or 6 Anyone w hen I press he re?
when they happen . We also use adverbs to show our 7 A ny plans g from Frank recently?
opi nion or attitude about something we're saying.
8 Any news h before you go?

7 Complete the sentences from the conversations 11 Write your own endings for the first halves of
with these adverbs . the questions 1-8 in Exercise 10 . Then work
in pairs. Practise asking and answering the
quite bad ly hard ly lately hard questions.
hopefully fast long really
first A: A ny p ain when you stand on it?

1 It mig ht ju st be _ _ _ _ sprained. B: A/ittle.

2 Have you been wa iting _ _ _ _ ?

3 We'v e bee n a bit sho rt of st aff _ _ _ _
CONVERSATION PRACTICE
4 _ _ _ _ , it wo n't be m o re th an half an hour. 12 Work in pairs. You are going to roleplay a
conversation between a patient and a doctor.
5 He's _ _ __ sle pt.
First decide together on a medical problem.
6 His hea rt was beating _ _ __ ----
- 7 He _ __ _ sa id he felt a bit sick yesterday.
Student A: you are the patient. Think of details of
your problem and plan what questions to ask the
8 I'm going to press _ _ _ _ - - - - doctor.
8 Look at the sentences in Exercise 7 again. Then Student B: you are the doctor. Decide what advice
work in pairs and decide if the statements below to give.
are true (T) or false (F).
Adverbs are always based on adjectives and end
13 Now roleplay the conversation. Use as much
new language from this lesson as possible.
in -/y.
2 Adjectives can sometimes have two adverb forms. 0 ,¥ii·lkklAll!Mi4•1:lrl·GdiM@iii4¥14iittl•Ri•li\•J&8
3 Any adverb can be placed: at the beginning or end
of a sentence, and before a verb or after a verb.

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