THE CLINIC
Vocabulary
NOUN
VERB
health salud
medicine medicina
pill pastilla
medication medicamento
prescription receta
antibiotic antibiótico
inhaler inhalador
To medicate
ADJECTIVE
healthy saludable
medicinal medicinal
medical médico
medical appointment cita médica
medical doctor doctor médico
To prescribe
To inhale
non-prescription sin receta
over-the-counter sin receta
aspirin aspirina
doctor doctor
dentist dentista
pediatrician pediátra
dental (appointment) cita dental
pediatric pediátrico
clinic clínica
clinic aide asistente de la clínica
nurse enfermera
check-up chequéo
physical chequéo físico
To check
infection infección
To infect
contagion contagio
To catch
bandage (Band Aid) benda (Curita)
To bandage
thermometer termómetro
temperature temperatura
normal temperature temperatura normal
fever fiebre
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infected infectado
infectious infeccioso
contagious contagioso
feverish febricitante, febril
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Parts of the body
Directions: Next to each vocabulary
Hair
word, write the word in Spanish.
Eyes
Nose
Ears
Mouth
Neck
Head
Shoulder
Arm
Chest
Elbow
Stomach
Hand
Fingers
Leg
Knee
Foot / Feet
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Aches and Pains
Part of the Body
Head
Ear
Tooth
Stomach
Nose
Throat
Problem
headache {hed-_k}
ear ache
toothache
stomachache
runny nose
stuffy nose
nosebleed
sore throat
pain
sick
cough cold flu
Sentences
My head hurts. I have a headache.
My ear hurts. I have an earache.
My tooth hurts. I have a toothache.
My stomach hurts. I have a stomachache.
My nose is runny. I have a runny nose.
My nose is stuffy. I have a stuffy nose.
My nose is bleeding. I have a nosebleed.
My throat hurts. I have a sore throat.
I have a pain in my stomach. I have pain in my arm.
I am sick. I feel sick.
I have a cough I have a cold. I have the flu.
Directions; Draw a line to match the two ways of saying the same thing.
I have a headache.
I am going to throw up.
My stomach hurts.
I have an earache
I am going to vomit.
My nose is stuffy.
My ear hurts.
My head hurts.
I have a stomachache.
I have a stuffy nose.
Directions: Complete each sentence with the right word.
1. I have a head ________________.
hurts ache
2. My leg ________________.
hurts sick
3. I feel ________________.
ache sick
4. I have a tooth ________________.
ache hurt
5. I have a ________________ throat.
sore pain
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Verb “to have”
PRESENT TENSE
singular
plural
I have
We have
You have
You have
He has
They have
She has
It has
PAST TENSE
singular
I had
You had
He had
She had
It had
plural
We had
You had
They had
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb “to have”: have
1. I ________ a cold.
has
had.
I ________ a cold last week.
2. You ________ a cold. You ________ a cold yesterday.
3. He ________ a cold.
He ________ a cold yesterday.
4. She ________ a fever. She ________ a fever yesterday.
5. We ________ the flu.
We ________ the flu last week.
6. They all ________ colds.
They all ________ colds all week.
7. I ________ a pain in my chest.
She ________ a pain in her chest.
8. You ________ a pain in your right knee.
He ________ a pain in his left knee
Directions: Complete each sentence.
1.
I have two arms. You have two ___________. He has two ___________.
2.
She has two legs. You have two ___________.He has two ___________.
3.
I hurt my left hand. She hurt her left ___________.
4.
He hurt his right knee. You hurt your ___________ knee.
5.
I have one nose. She has one ___________. He has one ___________.
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Reading and Comprehension
Alex is at school. It is time for spelling.
“I feel sick!” Alex says to her teacher. “I have a sore throat.”
“Go to the clinic,” says the teacher.
The clinic aide takes Alex’s temperature. She has a fever. The clinic aide calls Alex’s
mother. “Alex is sick. She has a sore throat and a fever. She needs to go home,” she says.
“I will pick her up in 15 minutes,” says Alex’s mother.
Alex and her mother go home.
Directions: Complete each sentence.
1. Alex is at ______________________.
2. Alex has a ______________________ throat.
3. The teacher sends Alex to the ______________________.
4. The clinic ______________________ works in the clinic.
5. She takes Alex’s ______________________.
6. Alex has a ______________________.
7. The clinic aide calls ______________________.
8. Alex goes ______________________ with her mother.
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Vocabulary
Directions: Label each part of the body.
head
back
eye
arm
nose
hand
mouth
finger
neck
leg
shoulder
knee
chest
foot
.
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Write an Excuse note for an Appointment
Read the example.
September 12, 2004
Dear Mrs. Koller,
My son, Ben, has a dentist appointment today. I will pick him up
at 11:00. I will bring him back to school by 1:00.
My telephone number is 703 111-6666.
Thank you,
Joanne Brown
Read the parts of an excuse note. Study the options.
Date: (month – day – year)
Salutation: Dear (Mr./Miss/Mrs./Ms +_teacher’s name),
Reason: My son/daughter (child’s name) has a (dentist/doctor/clinic)
appointment (today/tomorrow/date). I will pick him/her up at (time).
I will bring him/her back to school by (time).
My telephone number is _____________.
Closing: Sign your name
Your child has an appointment. Practice! Write an excuse note for your child.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
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Parts of the Body and Senses
external
forehead – cheek - chin
eye –eye ball - eyelid
eye brow- eyelash/es
ear - ear lobe
nose – nostril
mouth – lip/s - jaw
Neck
wrist - elbow
breast/s – chest
waist – hips - thigh
knee- ankle
skin, hands
internal
brain – spinal cord -nerves
cornea - pupil
sense organs
sight - vision
inner ear
sinus
tongue
throat
joint
heart – lungs
stomach - intestines – kidneys –
bladder -
hearing - sound
smell
taste
bones- skeleton
muscles
touch - feel
Directions: Write the part of the body that is related to each of the five senses.
Sight
______________________
Hearing
______________________
Touch
______________________
Smell
______________________
Taste
______________________
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Parts of the Head
Directions: Label each part of the head.
eye
nose
mouth
chin
forehead
eyebrow
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ear
tooth
hair
tongue
lip
neck
cheek
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Injuries and Illnesses
Verb infinitive
To bleed sangrar
To break romper
To bruise magullar, contundir
To have the flu tener gripe
To cough toser
To cut cortar
To infect infectar
To itch picazón
To scratch rasguñar
To sprain torcer (el tobillo)
To be contagious ser contagioso
To throw up fam. vomitar
To vomit vomitar
To have pain tener dolor
Usage
I am bleeding
I broke my leg.
The bone is broken.
I bruised my arm.
My arm is bruised.
I have a cold.
I am catching a cold.
He is coughing.
He has a bad cough.
I cut myself.
I got cut.
I have the flu.
I infected my friends.
Noun
blood
break
Adjective
bloody
broken
bruise
bruised
My arm itches.
I scratch my arm.
I sprained my ankle.
She is contagious.
She is throwing up.
He is vomiting.
I have a pain in my leg.
It is very painful.
itch
scratch
sprain
contagion
vomit
cold
cough
cough drop
cut
flu
infection
pain
infected
disinfected
itchy
scratchy
sprained
contagious
painful
Directions: Use the correct verb.
1. I _________ a sore throat.
2. Son, you _________ sick. Now __________ your medicine.
3. I have a nosebleed. My nose is __________________.
4. My headache ______________ really bad.
5. My family all __________ the flu last week.
6. Be careful with the knife! You might __________ your finger.
7. Oh, you cut your finger! I will __________ a band aid on it.
8. That mosquito bit me. The bug bite really _____________.
9. Try not to _______________ it.
10. She does not look good. She is going to ______________.
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Reading and Comprehension
Each school has a clinic with a clinic aide. If a student gets sick at school, the clinic aide
determines if the child is ill or needs medical attention. The clinic aide calls the parents to
come and pick up the child if he is sick or injured. The clinic aide may suggest that the child
be taken to a doctor or for emergency care.
If a student needs regular medication, a parent must bring it to the clinic in its original
container. The clinic aide then gives the child his medication at the correct time in the clinic.
When parents are called that their child is sick, they must come to the school as soon as
possible to pick up the child.
Children should not come to school if they are sick. A sick person needs to recover from the
illness. Colds, flu and other illnesses are contagious. If a child is sick or has a fever, parents
need to keep him home from school.
Directions: Answer each question.
1. What are parents’ responsibilities?
2. If a child is sick, what should he do?
_________________________________________________________________________
3. What is the clinic aide’s job?
_________________________________________________________________________
4. Find the one true statement.
___Children should go to school every day, even if they are sick.
___A child can bring his antibiotic medicine in his backpack.
___ A parent must bring a child’s medication to school in the original container.
___ The clinic aide can prescribe medication.
5. Why should a student stay at home if he or she is sick?
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