Health & Illness – Care & Treatment

1- Fill in the blanks with the right word for the context:

harm – fade – condition – ease – soothe – sick

1.You can’t imagine how much ….............................. you can cause yourself on this hiking trip.
2.Due to her asthmatic ….............................. she must avoid smoking.
3.That syrup for the cough tastes awful, it makes me …..............................!
4.Brad's …............................ was apparent to all as he sat in a well-padded armchair.
5.Peter took the pills and waited for the pain to ….............................. away.
6.The ointment should …......................... the burning sensation of the wound on Jim's leg.

2- Listen & choose the right option. Write them in the blanks:

1.There’s an aquarium in California where dolphins help into the recuperation of 🔊 handicapped
/ 🔊 handicap …............................... swimmers.
2. Deafness can be a terrible 🔊 disable / 🔊 disability …............................... .
3. After the accident he is visually 🔊 impaired / 🔊 impairing ….................................... and
needs surgery.
4. The doctor gave me a prescription / 🔊 prescribe ...................................... for antibiotics.
5. An effective treating / 🔊 treatment …........................... for the HIV hasn’t been found yet.
6. She specialized in tropical 🔊 medical / 🔊 medicine .......................... since she always wanted
to work in a central African country.
7. This 🔊 drug / 🔊 drugged.............................. is only available on prescription, not under-the-
counter.
8. Parents need to have their kids 🔊 vaccinated/🔊 vaccinate …......................... against measles
among other diseases.

3- Drag & drop the picture to its context. Then label each picture:

1. Helen went to the doctor because the in her hand wasn‘t healing.
.........wound...............
2 I broke my right humerus so I had my arm in a for a long time.
…................................

3.This cut in my finger aches whenever I touch something, I have to put a on it.
…................................

4.All the upper area of my left arm is very sore and when it rubs against my clothes it gets even
worse, I hope I can alleviate that by wrapping a around it.
…................................

5.I spent all night long coughing, so I’m buying a cough .

…................................

6.Take two a day and you’ll observe a prompt alleviation.

.…...............................

7. If you've got a headache, why don't you just take a ?

…................................

8. Use your whenever your eyes feel dry.

..................................

9. Her cut was so deep that she needed .

..................................

10. You need to put this on your burn twice a day.

...................................

11. Use this when you need to desinfect your hands.

..................................

12. Everybody should carry a & a fire extinguisher in their cars.

…..... First Aid Kit........

13. The nurse used a to take the patient's temperature.

…...............................

14. He's walking on because he has a broken ankle.

…..............................

15. He is diabetic and needs two insulin a day.

…......................................