Reading comprehension

Read the article again. Are the sentences true or false?

1. Anyone who's blind is able to get some sight back Answers

with the new glasses and almost see perfectly.
1. T
2. Electronic skin can be used to monitor patients and
2. T
speed up the healing process.
3. The tablet now means that the anaesthetist can leave 3. F- The surgeon and
the patient once the operation begins. the anaesthetist are
4. Scientists hope that it will be possible to turn off always present.
other allergies in the future.
4. T
5. The epilepsy device has two functions: prediction
5. T
and prevention.
 Vocabulary: Health
Underline the medical verb in each example. Then match the verbs with
definitions 1-3.
. . . simple pill that can cure cancer.
It can also be used to help heal wounds ...
… a computer tablet will care for you.

1. treat a disease and make healthy again cure

2. look after care for
3. treat an injury and make healthy again heal
Vocabulary: Health
 Vocabulary: Health
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

come
treated

strained

getting

develop
Vocabulary: Health
Math verbs 1 – 5 with the pictures.
Two verbs describe one picture.

1. b
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. d
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sneeze cough

faint shiver
pass out
 Discuss the questions

1. When did you last come down with the flu?

2. What do you think is the best way to treat a sore throat?
3. Have you ever fainted? What happened?
4. Have you ever strained a muscle? Which muscle? How did it
happen?
5. What serious disease or illness are people in your country most
likely to develop?
 Vocabulary: Health
Math the text to the illustrations.
 Vocabulary: Health
Match the highlighted words in the texts to the
definitions.

1. a temporary dark mark on your skin

2. to hurt part of your body by hitting it against something
hard
3. when your face has less colour than normal because you
are ill
4. when you feel the world is spinning around
1. bruise 5. lose
5. a more formal way of saying 'pass out’
2. bump consciousness
6. to have a continuous pain in a part of your body
3. pale 6. ache
7. a disease in a part of your body that is caused by
4. dizzy 7. infection
bacteria or a virus
8. scar
8. a permanent mark on the skin after you cut yourself
 Vocabulary: Health
Complete the
ache
sentences using
lost consciousness
the correct form
of a word.
pale
bump

scar

bruise

infection

dizzy
Vocabulary: Health
Underline the
correct word to
complete the
sentences.
Complete the text with the
words in the box
 Grammar: Relative clauses
Defining relative clauses
give essential information about a noun.

They’ve invented a car. The car stops people crashing.

They’ve invented a car that stops people crashing.

 Grammar: Relative clauses
Who describes a person or people, and which describes a thing, in
defining relative clauses you can use that instead of both who and which:

This is the work which / (that) has to be finished today.

describes a thing (the work)

The man who / (that) needed to talk to wasn’t available.

describes a person (the man)
 Grammar: Relative clauses
Example (who)

A mariachi singer is someone who / (or that) sings traditional Mexican music.

describes a person (A mariachi singer)

 Grammar: Relative clauses
Example (who)

Families who / (or that) want to watch the fireworks go to the park.

describe people (Families)

 Grammar: Relative clauses
Example (which)

We bought a house which / (or that) is 200 years old.

describe a thing (a house)
 Grammar: Relative clauses
Example (which)

The camera which / (or that) costs $900 is over there.

describe a thing (The camera)
 Grammar: Relative clauses

When who/which/that replace the object of the clause,

we can omit the relative pronoun.

You’re applying for the job. (= object)

What’s the job (which/that) you’re applying for?

 Grammar: Relative clauses

• Where describes a place:

There’s a new shop in town where you can buy furniture.

describe a place
 Grammar: Relative clauses

• Whose describes possession:

The woman whose flat was burgled is called Mrs. Plater.

describe possession
 Grammar: Relative clauses

• Whose describes possession:

The boy whose family came from China is in my class.

describe possession
 Grammar: Relative clauses

• When describes times (day/year/time):

The days when I have to collect the children are stressful.

describe times
 Grammar: Relative clauses
UNDERSTAND THE GRAMMAR Underline the relative clauses and circle the relative
pronouns. Then draw an arrow from the relative pronoun to the noun or pronoun it
describes.