MIND AND BODY LESSON SEVEN

IN THIS LESSON YOU WILL LEARN TO: Describe common illnesses and their symptoms Give advice and understand medical advice. Ask and answer common questions about illnesses Give instructions Understand instructions on medicines Grammar: Giving advice (should, ought to, why don’t you) Imperatives. Vocabulary: Illnesses and health problems Forming words Parts of the body Reading: Not just all in the mind. Listening: I’m not very well. Dealing with health problems.

VOCABULARY: ILLNESSES AND HEALTH PROBLEMS Match the illnesses and health problems in the box to whichever pictures each one connects to best. A headache The flu A sore throat Hay fever An allergy An upset stomach Asthma A temperature

GROUP DISCUSSION Which of the illnesses/health problems in the box do you think is the most/least serious? Why? Do you know anyone who suffers from hay fever, asthma or an allergy? How does it affect them? Can you remember the last time you had any of the other illnesses/health problems in the box?

1. DECIDE WHETHER THE WORDS IN BOLD ARE ADJECTIVES, VERBS OR NOUNS 1. DECIDE WHETHER THE WORDS IN BOLD ARE ADJECTIVES, VERBS OR NOUNS. THEN TRANSLATE THEM INTO YOUR LANGUAGE. TIP: ADJECTIVE = A WORD NAMING AN ATTRIBUTE OF A NOUN / VERB = DESCRIBES AN ACTION / NOUN = PERSON, PLACE OR THING It happens every spring. It’s horrible. My eyes water and I sneeze all the time. I think it’s because of something I ate. I was sick three times last night – and I still feel awful today. If I eat any kind of chocolate, I get a horrible red rash all over my body. I get out of breath very easily and I cough a lot at night. I sometimes just suddenly get them. I don’t know why. On bad days, they can last for up to 20 minutes. I feel dreadful. I’ve got a temperature, my whole body aches, I’ve got a horrible cough and I’ve lost my appetite. It hurts when I swallow – and I’m losing my voice as well. It was 38° the last time I checked. I feel hot and cold and I’m sweating a lot as well. I’ve had it all morning. I can’t concentrate on anything. I took some painkillers earlier, but they didn’t work. Can you match each of the 1 to 9 of the above to one of the illnesses/health problems from exercise A.