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Vocabulary: Health

1. Underline the most suitable option in each sentence 1. There were ten people waiting in the doctors office / surgery / ward 2. After I ate the shellfish, I experienced / fell / happened ill 3. Georges cut arm took over a week to cure / heal / look after. 4. David fell down the steps and twisted his ankle / heel / toe. 5. Ive been digging the garden and now my back aches / pains / injuries 6. Whenever I travel by boat I start feeling hurt / sick / sore 7. Use this thermometer to take his fever / heat / temperature 8. After I drank a cup of black coffee I felt wide awake / awoken / woken 9. These tablets may make you feel dazed / dozy / drowsy so dont drive 10. Ive been working for twelve hours and I feel exhausting / tiresome / worn out. 11. The doctor said I was all in / run down / stale and gave me some vitamins. 12. Bills father is impaired / immobile / invalid, and needs a wheelchair to get around. 13. After walking for miles over the mountains, my feet were limp / sore / sprained. 14. Ann needs a holiday. She has been under a lot of depression / pain / stress lately. 15. The authorities are worried about the increase in drug abuse / disuse / misuse. 16. I told the doctor that climbing the stairs left me catching / gasping / panting for breath. 17. Mary spent a week in bed with an attack / a case / an outbreak of rheumatism. 2. Complete each sentence with one suitable word I am afraid she is suffering from an incurable disease I was agony all night with earache I think youve put a lot of weight lately The effect of this drug will slowly wear After Jack fainted it was several minutes before he . round 6. Harry went .. with flu during his holiday 7. Peter was treated . minor injuries and shock 8. Dont worry. Ill take care .. you myself 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 3. Decide with answer best fits each space

A disastrous holiday The day Gerald arrived at the Almara Beach Hotel, he fell down/do/with/for the stairs. The manager called a stretcher / a prescription / an ambulance / an emergency, but fortunately Geralds leg was not broken. The doctor went / prevented / said / recommended swimming as further medicine / cure / drugs / treatment but gave Gerald a recipe / a paper / a prescription / an order for some tablets in case his leg became painful / pained / painless / pain. The next day Gerald sunbathed by the pool, and then took a deep end / breath / mouthful / water and dived into the water. There was not very much water in the pool, and he hurt / injury / ached / sore one of his arms when he hit the bottom. This time he complained to the hotel manager, who sent a special meal to Geralds room. Later that night, Gerald was ill / injured / suffering / damaged from a sunny / sunburnt / sunshine / damaged back, the injuries to his arm and leg, and also had a terrible agony / hurt / heat / stomach ache. He had a high pain / temperature / ache / degree and felt terrible. Luckily he had the tablets the doctor had given him to hold / check / rid / reduce the pain. As he reached for them, he fell out of bed and broke his waist / lips / wrist / throat. He spent the rest of his holiday in bed.

4. Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete 1. Martin hasnt quite recovered / got over / looked after / suffered his illness yet. 2. Pauline was / put / had / gave birth to a baby girl yesterday afternoon. 3. That was a bad fall! Have you harmed / damaged / wounded / hurt yourself? 4. Each time I sneezed, everyone said cough /bless/cold/ thank you 5. I had severe toothache and half my face was badly swollen/rounded/exploded/injured 5. Complete each sentence with a word from the box Chin heel elbow knee 1. 2. 3. 4. thumb neck shoulder throat thigh wrist

My left boot is too tight and now Ive got a blister on my heel I cant talk today because Ive got a really sore .. Jean twisted her . skiing and now she cant walk My arm is in plaster and so I cant bend my ..

5. Ann cant use her right hand because shes sprained her .. 6. I pulled a muscle in my .. when I was running, and now I cant walk 7. Little Jimmys mother tried to stop him sucking his .. 8. Tony injured his .. by always carrying a heavy bag on a strap 9. Peter cut himself badly on the while shaving 10. Pat put both arms round my . and gave me a kiss. 6. Six people are talking about their medical experiences. Complete each space with a suitable word. The first letter of each space is given. 1. When I was playing football, I broke my ankle and was carried off the pitch on a stretcher. I was taken to c, where the doctor put a p cast on my leg. For the next two months I needed c to get around with. 2. Im a hospital p.. Youll see me pushing trolleys or wheelchairs, or carrying supplies from one department to another. Typically, I collect people whove just come out of s, where theyve had an o.., and take them to their w.., where they stay and recover 3. I was s on the hand by a wasp, which may sound no big deal, but Im a to such things. The doctor gave me some cream and put my arm in a s She said I should keep the hand exposed to the air rather than put a p.. on it. 4. Ive never been fat, but recently I was getting a bit flabby round the waist, and I happened to read an article that said I was 10 kilos o.. for my height, age and build. I wish I was 16 again. I had a lovely f at that age. Now I really have to be selective about what I eat, although I dont believe in d. 5. Ive been having toothache and imagined Id need to have a f at the dentists. But when I went to get it checked out, she said the tooth would have to be e Well, after it was all over and the effect of the i.. had worn off, I was in a.. for two days and had to have painkillers.

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