B. Problems and aids
Exercise 10.5 Work in pairs. Match the adjectives with the cases. Say the adjectives as you do the exercises.
‘An elderly person who ..
LL cannot leave her bed
2. often wets himself.
3. breaks a bone easily
4. can't hear very well
5. cannot move around freely
6. often can’t remember things
7. wears his pyjamas in the street
8. can't see very well
a. frail
b, immobile
c. bedridden
d. confused
e. independent
f. forgetful
g. incontinent
h. shortsighted
9. likes to be free i. deaf
Exercise 10.6 Match each vocabulary item with a picture.
24. hearing aid \_7. power chair
G2. walking stick B 8 helping hand
F 3 glasses C9 false teeth
_E 4. pressure bed _L-10. artificial hip
_D’s incontinence pad A_ 11. walking frame
66. bath titt }_12. commode
a ee
f ee