1. Unit Seven Health

2. Enquire about Health What’s the matter with you ? What’s the problem with you ? What’s wrong /up with you ? Are you all right ? Is there something wrong ?

3. Slight problem I’m not very well. I’m worn out. I’m a bit under the weather. I think I must be coming down with something.

4. Sick I feel rather unwell. I’m sick. I feel really bad. I feel dreadful.

5. Responding exactly I have got a bad cold. I have awful blisters on my heels. I have a sore graze on my knee.

6. match earache cough sore throat running nose migraine indigestion measles tonsillitis Bell’s Palsy bronchitis rheumatism neuralgia 风湿病 神经痛 面瘫 流鼻涕 周期性偏头痛 扁桃腺炎 消化不良 支气管炎 耳朵疼 咳嗽 喉咙疼 麻疹

7. Describing symptoms have got (have) be feel (be feeling) feel like keep

8. Giving advice and suggestions In informal contexts: In informal contexts: –You should… –Why don’t you … –You mustn’t … –You’d better …

9. Giving advice and suggestions In semi-formal contexts: In semi-formal contexts: –I think it might be a good idea to... –I think you could … –If I were you, I’d … –Have you thought of …?

10. Giving advice and suggestions In formal contexts : In formal contexts : –Don’t you think it might be a good idea to … –I was wondering if you’d thought of …

11. Describing Ailments problem symptoms frequency (begin) cause treatment

12. Give Instructions first then after that finally

13. Talking to a doctor Patient : –I’ve got … –I keep feeling… –I feel … Doctor : –What seems to be the matter ? –What are the symptoms ? –When did this begin ? –How often does it happen ? –How is your appetite ? –And what about sleep ?

14. Oral : Role Play One plays the role of a doctor The other plays the role of a patient

15. Useful Expressions look –It looks like measles. –It looks as if the child has measles. sound –It sounds like a heart problem. as if –It sounds as if you’ve a heart problem.

16. Say the same thing in two ways –I have got an upset stomach. –My stomach is upset.

17. Say the same thing in two ways I’ve got a pain in my chest. His eyes are painful My tooth hurts. He has a sore throat.

18. Direct speech and Indirect speech –I have got a bad cold. –She told me that she had got a bad cold.