vocabulary medical problems • pronunciation one or two syllables?

• re al life talking about illness

1d At the doctor's
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Vocabulary medical problems Real ife talking about illness

1 Look al Lhe picturci,. M,H h the people ( I- ) with 4 Li ten to two comer .:i tion , one at a
the medical problem. (a-h). pharmacy and one at a doctor 's. What m di a l
problems docs each pe1 ·on have?
g 5 : List n again and write the number of the
b
conversation {1 - 2) next to the medical advice.
c
a Take this mcdicin • twi ea dav. J
b u to bed. 2
Drink hot water with hmwv .ind lemon . 1
d Take one pill twice ,1 day 2
e BL1 y cough wects,1

6 Match the begi.nni.ngs of the enten ' ( l-9) with

a f
h th endings (a- i). U th expre. ions for talking
about illne s to help yo u.
l Have yo u go t a a this medicine.
f 2 You should t, kc b buy some cough
3 lt'. good for SV.'Cct?
-I Tr, drinking c eara he.
, Why don't ·mi d then comt• back and
J'vegot see me again .
7 Do you feel c a ore thro.it.
d You need f hot wat r with
e 9 If you sti II foe! ill, honey and ll•mon.
" tcmperaturl' 7
h ick at all 7
to take om: of these
pills.
ill\·c got .i hc,1dac ht>
b I've got backach . TALKING ABOUT ILLNESS
l'v' goLa runny no,l
Asking and talking about illness
d I've got caracht•. I don't feel very well.
c I've got stom.ich ache. I feel sick/ill./ Do you feel sick/ill?
f I've got a lcmpcraturn. Have you got a temperature?
g I've got a sore thro,1t. How (lo you feel?
h I've got a ba, · nugh . Givi ng advice
You need to/ You should take this medicine.
2 Whal do you do whe11 ou ha,·c th problem in Why don't you buy some cough sweets?
£,crci~ 1? hoose the best oplion (l - 3) for each It's good for stomach ache.
problem . Work in pair and compare your id 'a, . Try drinking hot tea.
r go lob d. If you still feel ill. then come b.ick and see me again.
2 pilt'i.
J lc1kc medicine or
'.1 r go to the pharmacy or . e my doctor. 7 Work in pair'-,

3 Pronunciation one or two syllables? Student A: You ha,·e a medical problem. Ch1.. o e
one Clf the problem:, from xer is I and tell
a l .isten to the. e words. Which words h,w { m· tudcnt B what vour problem is.
svllabl ? Which words have two 7 Undi:rlin • the
stressed s •Hable in the two-syllable \\'ords. !:,tudcnt B: You Mt> a pharmacist. Ask how Student
fl•eb and g ive advice.
ache headache ear earache stomach
Th l'n ch,,nge role:, and have a new conver!>ation.
throat cough

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YOUR HABITS YOUR CURRENT LIFE • 6.Kl G LIVES HEALTHIER II> m:mm
FILLING IN A FORM
 ri ting filling in a fo rm • Writing skill information on forms Unit 1 Lifestyle

1e Personal information
Writing filling in a form 3 Writing skill information on
forms
Work in pain,. Discui, - th!.!se questions.
a Match the question , (1-7) with the
• Vlhat kinds ot forms do you sometimes fill in? headings on th forms i.n Exl'rcise 2
• Think 11f a form you filled in. Whal information did yoll write? where you write the inform tion .
2 look al these form$. What is et1ch form for? Arc )'Ou married, single or
di\·orced? 11111rital ·t,,tw,
2 Do you take any pilb or
Title Ctirrent occupation
- medicind a
First name 3 How many children do you
Middle initial h,we? a
Surname
4 Whal countr) wen• you born in? a
c; Whatcity/townwercyoubom
l\ddress Do you smoke?
-- ~
i11? b
Postcode Yes No 6 Who can we Cilll in your famil)
Gender Current medtcations if you need help? b
7 What is the fir.:;t le llcr of · ur
DOB I middle name? a
o. of dependents
b Look at the formh a~ain . Answer
Country of origin
these que:,tions. Then dK•ck your
First language answ1.m, on page 155.

Details of past surgery or operations I l fow manv abbreviations can

you find i~ the form ? What do
the} mean?
DOB= Dllte of l•trfl,
2 Linder the heading Tille on
forms, we use the .ibbrevialions
A1r, Mrs, M~ and Dr. What do
-- -- - -
they 111L'i'l 11? señor/señora/señorita/doctor
'I Which form doesn't want you
to write in lowcr-c, sc letters?
PL E AS E U S E CAPITA L LE T TERS
4 \lork in p,1 irs. Design a form for
Ill'\\' stutfonts at a lan~u.ige ' Chool.
PASSPORT NO. PLACE Of BIRTH
• I ist all the information you
need about the tud nl~.
NATIONALITY MARITAL STATUS • fhcn prepare the form.

5 E,change) our form with another

QUALIFICATIONS (DEGREE. ETC.) p.11r. se these gL1estions to check
their form.
Haye you Yrs11ed this coumry before? (If ~es. give de1.iils) • ls their form easy ll1 fill in?
• Do vou know what to\\ rite in
•.1ch pnrt?
• Would you chilngt' anvthin~ on
Contact delails of person in case of emergency (e.g. spouse. next of kin) the form?

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my life ... FILLING IN A FORM