- •Indisposition
- •Idiomatic expressions
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Illness – disease
- •In the last five sentences three of the alternatives are correct and two of them are wrong. Choose the three best alternatives for each.
- •7. Translate into English.
- •8. Fill in the right words.
- •How the Body Fights Disease
- •Our Body and Our Health
- •1. Study the vocabulary given above each paragraph of the text. Read the paragraphs and note down the following points:
- •Our Body and Our Health
- •2. Body. Give names for the indicated parts of the head.
- •3. Body. Match each of the following parts of the body with the correct number in the picture below.
- •5. Body. Complete the sentences. The number of dashes is identical with the number of letters in the missing words.
- •6. Body. Crossword.
- •7. Body. Each of the ten words below is regularly used to describe an action or gesture made with a part of the body. Write which. In some cases more than one answer is possible.
- •8.Body. Choose the correct answer.
- •9. What’s the Russian for?
- •10. Body. Match the following parts of the body with the jumbled definitions on the right.
- •11.Body. Choose one of the possibilities that best completes the sentence.
- •12.Ideas for discussian:
- •At the doctor’s office
- •Imagine that you are a doctor. Try to diagnose these illnesses.
- •A home call
- •1. Read the dialogue and be ready to dramatise it.
- •1. Make up a dialogue on analogy using the vocabulary
- •Text d. General hospitals
- •First aid
- •1. As you read the text look for an answer to the following question: When should you go to the emergency room?
- •Car accident
- •Snake bite
- •Artificial respiration
- •3. Guided Conversation
- •What to do about flu what to do about flu
- •1. Read these sentences. Which do you think are true (t) or false (f)?
- •2.Discuss with your friend what can we do about flu
- •State Policy on Health Care services in Belarus Organization and management
- •Financing of health services
- •Access to services
- •2. What changes would you like to introduce in the National Health Care Services in Belarus? Discuss it with your partners.
TOPICAL VOCABULARY
Health centres
hospital
ambulance
drug-store
surgery
emergency
maternity home
polyclinic
chemist’s
nursing centre
health- resort
to take to the hospital
waiting room
ward
medical record (card)
patient’s file
urgent call
to be admitted to a hospital
to be discharged from a hospital
to call an ambulance
stretcher
emergency case
examination couch
instrument table
Indisposition
disease
injury
illness
malady
sickness
ailment
to be in poor / no / critical condition
to be unfit for something
to be weakened / indisposed
a bout of depression
(non) communicable diseases
(in)curable, catching, contagious diseases
epidemic
Pneumonia is a chest disease, which makes breathing very difficult.
Human body
hair
throat
armpit
head
shoulder
waist
lung
stomach
back
heart
belly
liver
intestine
side
kidney
skin
ankle
breast
joint
bowels
brain
windpipe
vein
artery
bronchus
lung
gullet
bladder
blood circulation
nervous system
hip
muscle
chest
fist
elbow
wrist
palm
thigh
calf
heel
instep
sole
toe
limbs
chin
temple
forehead
jaw
tongue
eyelid
eyelashes
pupil
iris
bones
skull
collar bone
shoulder-blade
breastbone
forearm
backbone/spine
hip-bone
kneecap
ribs
Medicines
drug
mixture
antibiotic
pill
drops
antiseptic
capsule
ointment
anaesthetic
tablet
cream
pain killer
powder
iodine
medical herb
extract
gargle
tranquillizer
to make up a medicine
to take a medicine (for)
a tablespoonful , a teaspoonful,
to take these pills three times a day, every two hours
after / before meals, on an empty stomach
to take for a headache/cough/ a cold
to apply a mustard plaster
to be inoculated against
to put a dressing
to put a hot water bottle( to)
to remove the bandage
You must take these tablets to reduce the inflammation.
You can only get this ointment on prescription.
Medical appliances
bandage
heating pad
stethoscope
syringe
plaster
cotton-wool
thermometer injection
inhalation
to give a shot ( injection )
The doctor protected the wound from the air by putting a bandage over it.
Symptoms
pain
sore eyes
runny nose
chest
sore throat
shiver
ache
sore back
vomit
stomach
swollen ear
diarrhoea
headache
insomnia
dizziness
earache
fainting
giddiness
temperature
bleeding
sleepiness
fever
cough
fatigue
inflammation
sneezing
rash
My throat is sore. It hurts to swallow.
Complaints
to feel bad / sick / ill / dizzy / giddy / feverish / faint
to fall ill / be taken ill
to suffer from
to complain of / about
to have / develop pain in kidneys / liver / stomach
to have a sore throat / headache / temperature
high blood pressure
to feel stiff
to catch cold / have a cold
to fall over
to pull a muscle
to twist one’s ankle
to have a heart attack
to have poor vision
to faint
to have pain in the stomach
to have a runny / stuffed-up nose /clogged nose
to have a nervous breakdown
to be depressed / tired
to lose appetite / voice
to have a chill
to be near / far sighted
to itch
to burn
to hurt
to pain
I’m allergic to odours.
It hurts me to move.
I have high blood pressure.
My eyes itch.
My ear aches.
What shall I take for it?
Diseases
flu / influenza
heart disease
blood pressure
tonsillitis
hay fever
appendicitis
quinsy
food poisoning
AIDS
sore throat
indigestion
cancer
grippe
sun-stroke
allergy
catarrh
chest infection
pneumonia
asthma
ear infection
the measles
bronchitis
He was suffering from chronic appendicitis.
My appendix is causing me trouble again.
Doctor’s activity
to test / take blood pressure
to do X-ray
to examine / feel the pulse
to do blood test
to sound the chest / heart / lungs
to remove tonsils
to pull / take out a tooth
to operate
to make / give an injection
to treat
to write out a prescription
to write out a sick leave
to cure
to cure smb. of smth.
to be operated on /for
to have the mixture made up
The doctor arranged for me a complete series of tests.
He gave me an injection to relieve the pain.
Patient’s activity
to strip to the waist
to take the shirt off
to spread fingers
to inhale
to stretch arms
to exhale,
to be prescribed to a diet
to stay in bed
to undergo an operation
to gargle
to bare an arm
to complain of smth.
to have after-effects
to have the symptoms of
to follow the directions of the doctor
Before going to the doctor you should make an appointment.
Prescriptions
to prescribe an injection
to take medicine
to apply the ointment/drops
to rub the cream into
to wear glasses / contact lenses
to stay from work
to put a bandage / plaster on
to have an operation
to stay in bed for some time
to keep warm
to be on a sick list
to take a hot water bottle/bag
to consult a doctor
to do blood transfusion
to take more exercise
The doctor prescribed an antibiotic to/for the sick man.
How should the medicine be taken? On an empty stomach? After / before a meal?
How do I take this medicine? How often / how much should I take it?
How long is your sick-leave?
At the dentist’s
To make an appointment with a dentist for a check up,
for a dental care
instrument tray
dentures
set of false teeth
drill
bridge
crown
seat
porcelain tooth
filling
extraction forceps
to have one’s tooth treated
to be / work loose
to fit on a crown/bridge
to pull out (remove, extract) a tooth
to have one’s tooth stopped/fille
Medical Specialists
general practitioner (GP)
neurologist
surgeon
urologist
paediatrician
gynaecologist
physiotherapist
anaesthesiologist
psychiatrist
ophthalmologist
pathologist
orthopaedist
internist
pharmacist
dentist
optician
nurse
veterinarian
Other medical terminology
in-patient
sick-note
to recover
out-patient
sick-leave
to die
check-up
ward
disability
affect
addict
hygiene
PROVERBS AND SAYINGS
An apple a day keeps a doctor away.
Sound mind in a sound body.
Health is better than wealth.
Prevention is better than cure.
One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
Health is not valued till sickness comes