Aims and Objectives
In this unit you will learn vocabulary related to health and physiotherapy.
You will practise the following skills and functions:
- Giving advice
- Giving a command
- Making recommendations
The grammar focus of this unit is:
Vocabulary
Terms
hang on in there, to | |
breathe out, to | |
worry, to | |
fat | |
hospital | |
X ray | |
hospital | |
waiting room | |
doctor (male) | |
doctor (female) | |
stomach | |
blood pressure | |
doctor | |
heart attack | |
patient (male) | |
patient (female) | |
physiotherapist (male) | |
physiotherapist (female) | |
general practitioner (male) | |
general practitioner (female) | |
diet | |
appointment | |
diabetes | |
chemist | |
(Pl.) | stomach ache |
nutrition | |
obesity | |
research | |
health | |
infecton | |
clinic | |
(Pl.) | headache |
physical exercise | |
illness | |
massage | |
medicine | |
A & E department | |
operation | |
physiotherapy | |
practice | |
(Pl.) | pain |
tablet | |
casulty ward | |
injury | |
breathe in | |
something serious | |
healthy | |
ill | |
X ray, to | |
take your clothes off, to | |
hurt yourself, to | |
feel sick, to | |
feel ill, to | |
overdo, to | |
hurt, to |
Extended vocabulary
leg | |
blood | |
fever, temperature | |
joint | |
wrist | |
heart | |
weight | |
knee | |
laboratory | |
medicine | |
ear | |
prescription | |
risk | |
appendix | |
hernia | |
intestine | |
elbow | |
finger | |
foot | |
plaster | |
ankle | |
bone | |
stomach | |
upper part of the body | |
bandage | |
tooth | |
dentist | |
treatment | |
inflamation | |
cold | |
sexually transmitted disease | |
influenza, flu | |
skin | |
hip | |
(Schwester) | nurse |
lung | |
food | |
nose | |
recovery, rescue | |
rib | |
splint | |
examination | |
sprain | |
toe | |
tongue | |
serious | |
first aid | |
low-fat | |
vomit, to |
Vocabulary Practice
Exercise 1: Test Yourself
Fill in the correct translation for each of the terms below.
Listening Comprehension
Exercise 1: Multiple Choice Questions
Chose the correct answer.
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice Questions
Chose the correct answer.
Exercise 3: Multiple Choice Questions
Chose the correct answer.
General Comprehension
Exercise 1: True/False Statements
For each of the statements below, choose True or False.
Exercise 2: Sentence Completion
Speaking Practice. Complete the sentences you hear, using the example as a model.
Grammar Practice
Exercise 1: Transformation
Using the example as a model, change the structure and make a new sentence.
Exercise 2: Transformation
Using the example as a model, change the structure and make a new sentence.
Exercise 3: Transformation
Using the example as a model, change the structure and make a new sentence.
Exercise 4: Selections
Chose the correct answer.
Consolidation
Exercise 1: True/False Statements
For each of the statements below, choose True or False.
Exercise 2: Dictation
Listen to the complete recording first. Then go to the textbox and use the ‘>’ key to listen to the text section by section. Type what you hear into the textbox. For detailed instructions, read the Exercise Help.
Exercise 3: Cloze
Listen to the recording carefully and then fill in the gaps in the text below using the same words.
Exercise 4: Gap Filling
Choose the correct option to fill the gaps in the following sentences.