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PHRASAL VERBS AND IDIOMS
Healthy body, healthy mind
Ex.26 Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.
- What do you understand by the expression 'Healthy body, healthy mind'?
- Look at the picture. Why do you think these patients want to see the doctor?
Ex. 27 Listen to the four patients talking to the doctor. Make notes about each of them under the headings below
PATIENT SYMPTOMS DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT
Mr Rich Brown
Ms Teresa Green
Mrs Lily White
Mr Ivor Rose
Ex.28 Listen to the sentences with the multi-word verbs in A. Match the verbs in A with the definitions in B.
A B
1 to get over something a. to increase in weight or size
2 to come/go down with something b. to recover from an illness, shock or surprise
3 to get through an amount of something c. to develop the symptoms of an illness or a disease
4 to pick something up d. to use a quantity of sth such as food or money
5 to cut something out e. to reduce sth, to consume less of sth
6 to put on an amount of something f. to develop an interest in sth as a hobby or profession
7 to take something up g. to recover consciousness
8 to cut down (on) (something) h. to stop doing/using sth
9 to pass out i. to catch an illness
10 to come round j. to faint, to lose consciousness for a short time because of lack of r food or air
Ex.29 Listen and respond to the prompts
Idiomatic expressions
Ex.30 The following expressions were used in the conversations with the doctor.
What do you think they mean?
1. That's easier said than done. 5 to be/feel worn out
2 to feel off colour 6 to be/feel run down
3 to burn the candle at both ends 7 to feel under the weather
4 to take it easy 8 to feel as right as rain
Ex. 31 Which of the expressions in 30 could you use in the following situations?
1. Your friend has been working very hard and you think she needs a rest.
You're at work but you don't feel very well and you want to go home.
Someone gives you advice which is very difficult to follow.
You want to tell your friend she'll soon recover from her illness. .
Your friend is looking tired. He works during the day and stays up late at night.
Ex.32 Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions below. Try to use the multi-word verbs and expressions from this unit.
Do you smoke? If yes, how many cigarettes do you smoke a day?
Have you ever tried stopping or reducing the amount you smoke?
Have you changed your eating habits recently (for example reduced the amount of fatty food you eat, or gone on a diet)?
Would you consider doing any of the following activities to keep fit?
(jogging, aerobics, cycling, golf, other)
Are you ever out of breath? If yes, when?
Do you ever feel worn out or run down? If yes, when?
Have you ever fainted? If yes, explain what happened.
When was the last time you did not feel well? What was wrong with you?
When did you last have a cold? How long did it take you to recover from it?
How healthy do you think you are?
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