Daniela Silva

Language II
CeRP del Este
Prof.: Simone Masullo

Unit 33 - Word health

1.1 Which of these issues are problems in your country?

access to healthcare cancer

dementia depression
heart disease influenza
injury malnutrition
obesity waterborne disease

1.2 Explain the difference between the words in each pair. Use a dictionary to help you.

1. infectious/contagious
Infectious refers to a disease that is transmitted to people, organisms, etc., through the
environment, while a contagious disease is spread from one person or organism to another
by direct or indirect contact. ​✓
2. starvation/malnutrition
Starvation is the extreme suffering or death caused by lack of food. Malnutrition, on the other
hand, refers to deficiencies, excesses, or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or
nutrients. We could say that starvation is the most extreme form of malnutrition. ​✓
3. treatment/medicine
Treatment refers to the general medical care given to a sick or injured patient. Medicine,
used to treat or prevent diseases, could be a part of the treatment. ​✓
4. transmit/contract
When you transmit something, you are passing it to others. When you contract something,
you are the one to catch, for example, a disease. ​✓
5. epidemic/pandemic
Epidemic refers to a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a
particular time. In comparison, a pandemic is of greater significance and refers to a disease
that is widespread over a whole country or the world. ​✓
6. acute/preventable
Acute refers to a disease that is of short duration but typically severe. When we say that a
disease is preventable we mean that it can be evitable or avoided taking some measures. ​✓

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1.3
1. Thirty percent of all ​deaths in 2005 were because of Cardiovascular disease. ​X
global deaths
2. In 2002, more people died of ​infectious disease than as a consequence of natural
or man-made catastrophes. ​X ​were killed by
3. Pneumococcal diseases are preventable, yet ​1.6 million people still die from them
every year. ​✓
4. In 2003 over 500,000 people ​died from measles.​✓
5. It costs only thirty cents to ​immunize a person against measles. ​✓

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1.4

Noun Verb Adjective

immunization (process) immunize​ ✓ immunized​ (state)​X i​ mmune

immunity ​(state) ​✓ (or immunise)

infection (problem) infect​✓ infectious​ ​✓​(can spread)

infected (problem)

medicine ​X medicate ​✓ medical (general)

medicated (effect on
person)

prevention ​✓ prevent ​✓ preventive​ ​X​(used to

control)
preventable (possible to
control)

treatment treat ​✓ treatable​ ​✓​(possible to

cure)
untreated (no medical help)

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2.1
1. How many people are estimated to have had smallpox in the twentieth century?
300.000 people ​X ​300.000.000 people
2. When did the immunization program begin?
In 1700’s ​✓
3. Who was Edward Jenner?
 The developer of the vaccine against the spread of smallpox. ​X ​an English doctor
who...
4. When was the decision made to try and prevent smallpox globally?
In 1959​✓

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2.2

1. Smallpox was spread easily from person to person. T ​✓

2. The symptoms of smallpox included fever and skin problems. T​✓
3. Smallpox, although devastating, was not a fatal disease. F​✓
4. Factory workers provided the key to a vaccine for smallpox. T​X
5. The smallpox vaccine was often given to children. T​✓
6. Smallpox is still a problem in some countries. F​✓

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2.3

1. While he was getting out of the taxi, he had the ​misfortune​ to fall over and break his
leg.
2. The director is being accused of gross ​mismanagement​ of the hospital.​✓
3. The psychiatrist was found guilty of professional ​misconduct.​✓
4. The doctor's ​misdiagnosis​ meant that the patient nearly died.​✓
5. The drug company's advertising campaign was based on ​misinformation​ and has
now been banned.​✓
6. The documentary on poor hospital hygiene was a ​misrepresentation​ of the truth.​✓

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3.1
d. ​X

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3.2
1. remove poisonous substances from your body - detoxify your body ​✓
2. something which prevents hunger - appetite suppressant ​✓
3. the overall amount of energy consumed - total energy intake ​✓
 4. change eating habits to reduce body fat - being on a diet ​✓
5. liquid substance - fluid ​✓
6. be likely to have a particular problem - being prone to ​✓
7. have insufficient water in your body - dehydrated ​✓

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3.3

1. Regular meals are vital ​for​ healthy living, especially if people do physical activities.​✓
2. Although we should not eat too much of it, fat is essential ​for​ our health.​✓
3. You're more prone ​to ​illness when you're tired or run down.​✓
4. Exercise plays an important role ​in​ keeping fit.​✓
​ hich you lose weight depends on the number of calories you burn.​✓
5. The rate ​at w
6. To remain healthy, a balanced diet is important, along ​with​ regular exercise.​✓
7. We live in an age where the public health infrastructure, its growth and its
development are critical ​to​ our collective health.​✓

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