- •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.
What to do about flu what to do about flu
You've got your own defence system — here is how to make it work.
You're feeling rotten — weak, shivering, with an aching head, back and limbs. Your temperature is over 38C (100F). Probably you're sweating a lot, you've lost your appetite and you feel sick. You've got flu. So, what do you do? There's no quick cure. Flu — influenza is caused by a virus. And viruses can't be killed with antibiotics. Only the body's own defence system can get rid of them. So, for most of us there's no point in seeing the doctor when we've got flu. But while a bout of flu lasts, which can by anything from 24 hours to several days, here's what you should do:
Stay indoors, keep warm and keep away from other people as much as possible so you don't pass on the infection.
Have plenty of cool drinks — water, fruit drinks. About 2 -3 litres a day.
If you feel shivery or feverish, with a temperature over 38C (100F) or aches or pains, try taking soluble aspirin every four hours during the day. And rest in bed if you can.
Try to have three light meals a day. But don't force yourself to eat if you've lost your appetite.
But if you are elderly and in poor health, or if you suffer from a severe chest condition like chest bronchitis or asthma, then flu can become a more serious illness.
So remember:
When there's flu about, try to avoid crowded places and keep away from those who have got flu.
If you think you've got flu, get in touch with your doctor. Then he can at least Keep an eye on you
In the autumn, ask your doctor if he thinks you should be vaccinated against flu.
Flu vaccination: vaccine is usually only given to people who cannot miss work, like
nurses, doctors, firemen, and policemen. These people may be offered flu vaccination once a year, generally in the autumn before winter epidemics. But even vaccination cannot give complete protection against flu.
Remember: keep flu to yourself. Stay away from other people. Make sure handkerchiefs and also plates, knives, forks are always well washed. Look after yourself by resting in bed and having lots of cool drinks.
1. Read these sentences. Which do you think are true (t) or false (f)?
One symptom of fly is an aching back.
Antibiotics can help you to get better from flu.
Flu always last several days.
It’s advisable to drink two to three liters of liquid a day.
If you have flu, it’s essential too eat three times a day.
Flu is not a serious illness for anyone.
Fly is infectious – other people can it from you.
People are more likely to catch flu in a crowded place.
Elderly people should tell their doctor if they think they’ve got flu.
If you have flu badly, you should lie in a darkened room.
Doctors, nurses and policemen are always vaccinated against flu.
One vaccination gives several years’ protection against flu.
The worst time of year for flu is the autumn.
Wash up very thoroughly if someone in your family has flu.
15.You should call the doctor if your flu goes on for longer than a week