NEF Student’s book. Illness and treatment slide 147 ex-es 1 2 3
1 Symptom
a. Match the words and pictures
He has / He’s got …
a temperature — (6)
a cough — (3)
a headache — (5)
a rash — (2)
a blister — ( 1)
a pain — (4)
He’s being sick — (10)
She’s sneezing a lot — (8)
Her finger is bleeding — (11)
His ankle is swollen — (9)
Her back hurts / aches — (7)
b. Match the sentences
1.She’s unconscious — D. It was so hot on the train that she lost consciousness
2.She has a sore throat — F. It hurts when she talks or swallows food
3.She has diarrhea — A. She’s been to the toilet five times this morning
4.She feels sick — C. She wants to be sick / vomit
5.She fainted — B. She’s breathing but her eyes are closed and she can’t hear or feel anything
6.She feels dizzy — E. She feels that everything is spinning out
2 Illnesses and injuries
a. Match the illnesses / conditions with their causes or symptoms
1.He has flu — E. He’s sneezing a lot and he has a cough
2.He’s caught a cold — He’s got a temperature and his body aches
3.He is allergic to cats — H. He starts sneezing as soon as he’s near one
4.He has asthma — G. He has difficulty breathing
5.He has hight (low) blood pressure — A. It’s 150 over 100
6.He’s had a heart attack — B. He was overweight, a smoker, and very highly stressed
7.He’s had a stroke — C. His right side is paralyzed and he can’t speak
8.He has food poisoning — D. He ate some prawns that weren’t fresh
9.He’s twisted / sprained his ankle — K. He fell badly and now it’s swollen
10.He’s burnt himself. — J. He touched the iron when it was on.
11.He has a bruise on his toe. — F. He dropped a chair on it and now there’s a blue mark
3 Treatment
Write the missing word in the treatment column.
bandage, injection, medicine, operation, rest, specialist, stitches, X-ray
Go to the doctor’s (GP). He / she may tell you to …
1.take some medicine e.g. antibiotics or painkillers.
2.stay at home and rest.
3.go to hospital to see a specialist.
Go to hospital / to A & E (Accident and Emergency). You may have to …
4.have an X-ray or scam to see of anything is broken.
5.have stitches if you have a very deep cut.
6.have an injection, when a drug is put into your body through a needle.
7.have a bandage put on to keep the wound clean.
8.have an operation, when part of your body is cut open to remove or repair a damaged part.
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