IV. «healthy body, healthy mind» (Phrasal verbs and idioms)

4.1. Work in pairs. Discuss the following question: What do you understand by the expression “Healthy body, healthy mind?”

4.2.  Listen to the four patients talking to the doctor. Make notes about each of them under the headings below.

patient	symptoms	diagnosis	treatment
1. Mr Rich Brown
2. Ms Teresa Green
3. Mrs Lily White
4. Mr Ivor Rose

4.3. Match the multi-word verbs with their definitions.

1. to get over sth	a. to increase in weight or size
2. to come / go down with sth	b. to recover from an illness, shock, or surprise
3. to get through an amount of sth	c. to develop the symptoms of an illness or disease
4. to pick sth up	d. to use a quantity of sth such as food or money
5. to cut sth out	e. to reduce sth, to consume less of sth
6. to put on an amount of sth	f. to develop an interest in sth as a hobby or profession
7. to take sth up	g. to recover consciousness
8. to cut down (on) (sth)	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 food or air, or because of shock

4.4. The following expressions were used in the conversations with the doctor. What do you think they mean?

That’s easier said than done. to feel off colour to burn the candle at both ends to take it easy

to be/feel worn out to be/feel run down to feel under the weather to feel as right as rain

4.5. Which of the expressions could you use in the following situations?

1. Your friend has been working very hard and you think she needs a rest.

2. You’re at work but you don’t feel very well and you want to go home.

3. Someone gives you advice which is very difficult to follow.

4. You want to tell your friend she’ll soon recover from her illness.

5. Your friend is looking tired. He works during the day and stays up late at night.

4.6. Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions below. Try to use the multi-word verbs and expressions from this unit.

1. Do you smoke? If yes, how many cigarettes do you smoke a day?

2. Have you ever tried stopping or reducing the amount you smoke?

3. Have you changed your eating habits recently (for example, reduced the amount of fatty food you eat, or gone on a diet)?

4. Would you consider doing any of the following activities to keep fit? jogging / aerobics / cycling / golf / other

5. Are you ever out of breath? If yes, when?

6. Do you ever feel worn out or run down? If yes, when?

7. Have you ever fainted? If yes, explain what happened.

8. When was the last time you did not feel well? What was wrong with you?

9. When did you last have a cold? How long did it take you to recover from it?

10. How healthy do you think you are?

4.7. Work with your partner. Practise telling the story of Mr Brown. Use multi-word verbs and expressions from this unit.

4.8.  Now write the story of Mr Brown. Use the verbs and expressions from this unit.