10th of June, 2023 - LESSON 2: FEELING ILL

LEAD-IN: WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH THESE PEOPLE?

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1. He’s got_____________________________
2. He’s got_____________________________
3. He’s got_____________________________
4. He’s got_____________________________
5. He’s got_____________________________
6. He’s got_____________________________
TASK1: Choose the correct option for the definitions:

A. STOMACH ACHE/ˈstɒm.ək.eɪk/(n.)= feeling a 1. pain, 2. relief in your stomach

B. COUGH /kɒf/ (n.)= an act of forcing air 1. out, 2. in
of your lungs through your throat
C. THROAT/θrəʊt/(n.) = the space 1. inside, 2. outside the neck down which food and
air can go
D. SORE /sɔːr/(adj.) = 1. hard, 2. soft pain in the throat caused by an infection
E. FEVER /ˈfiː.vər/(n.)= 1. high, 2. low body temperature than usual caused by an
infection
F. BACKACHE /ˈbæk.eɪk/(n)= 1. a pain, 2. relief in your back

TASK 2: Which one is correct:

1. a) A STOMACH ACHE or b) STOMACH ACHE?
2. a) A BACKACHE or b) BACKACHE?
3. a) TOOTHACHE or b) A TOOTHACHE?
TASK 3: Circle the correct option:

STOMACH ACHE 1. /ˈstʌm.ək.eɪk/ 2. /stɒməkeʧ/

COUGH 1. /kɒf/ 2. /kʌf/

FEVER 1. /ˈfiː.vər/ 2. /fiː.’vər/

THROAT 1. /θrəʊt/ 2. /θrət/

TOOTHACHE 1. /ˈtuːθ.eɪk/ 2. / ˈtuːθ.eɪ ʧ/
BACKACHE 1. /ˈbæk.eɪk/ 2. /ˈbæk.eɪ ʧ/

TASK 4: Underline the correct answer:

1. I’ve: a) got, b) taken a nasty cough.
2. I’ve got a: a) pain, b) sore throat.
3. I: a) feel, b) ’ve got a stomach ache.
4. I: a) feel, b) ’ve got a fever.
5. I: a) ’ve got, b) am a backache.
6. I: a) ’ve got, b) feel toothache!

TASK 5: Imagine you are ill, tell your partner (the doctor) about your problem. Take turns
in being the doctor and the patient. Choose at least 3 situations!

The tasks have been adapted from:

GLOBAL PRE-INTERMEDIATE e-WORKBOOK, Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2010, Unit 9-
Health and Fitness, p. 2
GLOBAL PRE-INTERMEDIATE STUDENT’S BOOK, Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2010: Unit
9- Health and Fitness, p. 102
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