10 Lesson Ten What´s wrong with your body?

Part A
Listen, read and practice the pronunciation (track 55)
Dr. Young: Hello, Ms. West. How are you today?
Ms. West: Not so good. 65

Dr. Young: What´s wrong exactly?

Ms. West: I´m exhausted!
Dr. Young: Why are you so tired?
Ms. West: I don´t know. I just can´t sleep at night.
Dr. Young: Ok. Let´s take a look.

A few minutes later

Dr. Young: I´m going to give you some pills. Take a pill every evening after dinner.
Ms. West: Ok.
Dr. Young: And don´t drink coffee, tea, or soda.
Ms. West: Anything else?
Dr. Young: Yes. Don´t work too hard.
Ms. West: All right. Thanks Dr. Young

Grammar on the Go.

Imperatives.
Use Imperative Sentences to make requests or give commands and instructions to other people.

 Types of Imperatives.
1. To give instructions Ex: Sign your name on the blue line. / Don´t write on this space.
2. To make a request Ex: Open the door, please / Please, open the door.

3. To make a command Ex: Stand up! / Don´t open my purse.

4. To give a warning Ex: Don´t move! You´re under arrest. / Watch out!
5. In certain polite conversational expressions Ex: Have a nice day. / Drive safely.
6. In some angry, impolite expressions Ex: Shut up! / Mind your own business!
 Invitations using Let´s. The structure for inviting using let´s is: Let´s + verb in base form
Example: Let´s go! Let´s dance!

 Infinitive Form. An infinitive is a verb preceded by the preposition to; (to play). Use an Infinitive
verb after a verb conjugation in any verbal tense or after some adjectives. An infinitive sentence shows
two actions (conjugated action – infinitive action or phrase).
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Structure for infinitive sentences
SUBJECT + VERB + INFINITIVE + COMPLEMNET Ex: He needs to buy some medicine.
Structure for infinitive sentences using adjectives
SUBJECT + BE + ADJECTIVE + INFINITIVE + COMPLEMENT Ex: She is glad to meet you.

Use these verbs in Infinitive + to

Need*
Agree Expect*ESPERA NECESI
ACORDAR Beg*SUPLICAR R TAR
Aim Care Fail Offer
Plan
Appear PLANI
APARECER Claim RECLAMAR Hesitate DUDAR FICAR
Arrange Hope
ORGANIZAR Consent CONSENTIR ESPERAR Prefer
PREFERIR
Ask* Decide Learn Prepare
Attempt Demand Manage Pretend
Be able Deserve Mean Promise
Want* Wish Refuse Seem
Struggle Swear Try Use
* These verbs are normally followed by an object before the infinitive.

Use these adjectives before Infinitives

Dangerous Good Possible Expensive
Difficult Hard Necessary Imposible
Easy Fun Glad Lucky
Important Afraid Happy Prepared
Proud Sad Ready
 Modals.
We use modals to show if we believe something is certain, possible or impossible, for
talking about ability, ask permission, and make requests and offers.
Modals Uses Examples
Can Possibility, Permission, and Request I can go with you.
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Could Possibility, Permission, and Request It could rain tomorrow.

May Possibility and Permission We may be wrong.

Might Possibility and Permission We might be wrong.

Will Polite Requests and Offerings Will we dance?

Shall Polite Requests and Offerings Shall we dance?

Should Moral Obligation, Recommendation, Expectation, and Advice You should help him.

Ought to Moral Obligation, Recommendation, Expectation, and Advice You ought to help him.

Must Complete obligation, Prohibition, and Logical conclusion We must leave now.

Have to Complete obligation, Prohibition, and Logical conclusion We have to leave now.

Would Preferences, polite Requests, and Offerings She would like the red blouse.

 Actions with the body

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1. To vomit 4. To spit 5. To cough 9. To whistle 13. To bite

2. To breathe 6. To snore 10. To sob 14. To bleed 12. To sweat

3. To lick 7. To smell 11. To chew 8. To sneeze

  Parts of the body and some Organs

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 Common Health Problems and Medications

Backache Headache Stomachache Toothache Sore ThroatCold or Flu

Cold Fever A cough Dry Eyes Earache Cough Syrup

Antacid
Cough Drops Eye Drops Aspirin Nasal Spray Muscle CreaCold Pills