1 SYMPTOMS
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 7
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
2 She has a sore throat. F
3 She has diarrhoea. A
4 She feels sick. C
5 She fainted. B
6 She feels dizzy. E
A She’s been to the toilet five times this morning. 3
B She’s breathing but her eyes are closed and she can’t hear or feel anything. 5
C She wants to be sick / vomit. 4
D It was so hot on the train that she lost consciousness. 1
E She feels that everything is spinning round. 6
F It hurts when she talks or swallows food. 2
1-D
2-F
3-A
6-E
5-B
2 ILLNESSES AND INJURIES
a Match the illnesses / conditions with their causes or cymptoms.
1 He has flu. I
2 He’s caught a cold. E
3 He is allergic to cats. H
4 He has asthma.
5 He has high (low) blood pressure. A
6 He’s had a heart attack. C
7 He’s had a stroke.
A It’s 150 over 100. 5
B He was overweight, a smoker, and very highly stressed.
C His right side is paralyzed and he can’t speak.
D He ate some prawns that weren’t fresh. 6
E He’s sneezing a lot and he has a cough. 2
F He dropped a chair on it and now there’s a blue mark. To have a bruise
G He has difficulty breathing.
H He starts sneezing as soon as he’s near one. 3
I He’s got a temperature and his body aches. 1
J He touched the iron when it was on.
K He fell badly and now it’s swollen. To be swollen, to be twisted
3-H
5-A
6-C
1-I
2-E
3 TREATMENT
Write the missing 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 antibiotics.
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 scan to see if 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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