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.