break one’s
arm/leg etc.
cough
dentist
doctor
examine
faint
feel/be dizzy
allergic to sg.
allergy
ambulance
anaemia
antibiotics
bacillus (pl.
bacilli)
bandage
be in pain
bleed
blind
blood pressure
burn one’s finger
call for the doctor
cancer
chickenpox
concussion
cramp
crutch
curable
cure
cut one’s finger
deaf
diabetes
diarrhoea
diet
disability
disabled
feel/be sick/ill
fever
flu
have a cold
have a headache
have a sore throat
have a stomachache
have a (high) temperature
dumb
feel one’s pulse
food poisoning
fracture
GP (general practitioner)
have a bad cough
have a black eye
have a pain in one’s
arm
have a pain in one’s
back
have a pain in one’s
chest
have a pain in one’s ear
have a pain in one’s leg
have a runny nose
have a stuffy nose
hay-fever
heal
heart attack
heart burn
incurable
infection
infectious
injury
insect bite
insomnia
itch
have a toothache
hospital
injection
medicine
nurse
operate on sy.
operation
pain
keep fit
listen to one’s heart/lungs
limp
measles
migraine
muscular strain
nausea
ointment
operating theatre
overdose
pale
patient
pill
plague
plaster
plaster cast
pneumonia
presciption
pulse
pulse rate
put sy. on the sick list
rash
recover
resist
resistant
scarlet fever
side effect
small pox
shiver (with cold)
symptom
take medicine
thermometer
vomit
X-ray
sneeze
splitting headache
sprain one’s ankle
stretcher
stroke
suffer from sg.
sunburn
sunstroke
surgery
swell
swollen
tablet
take one’s blood
pressure
take one’s
temperature
therapy
throw up
tonsillitis
treat
treatment
tremble
vaccination
virus
wheelchair
wound
write out a
prescription
1) Name what you can see in the pictures.
1. _______________ 2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________
8. _______________
2) Match the words from the 1st coloumn to the words in the second.
one’s leg
meter
sick
a headache
with cold
ray
throat
medicine
ache
break
feel
have
take
shiver
sore
tooth
thermo
X-
3) Unjumble the following letters to have meaningful words.
h
o
g
u
c
h
o
t
a
h
e
t
e
n
a
e
m
i
x
p
s
i
t
o
m
y
e
l
fa
e
l
f
e
z
s
h
o
t
p
o
c
i
d
z
i
l
y
4) Match the words with the definitions.
cough
dentist
examine
faint
feel dizzy
fever
headache
medicine
shiver
symptom
thermometer
vomit
1. a characteristic sign of something, especially a physical or mental sign of an illness
2. a person whose job is treating people's teeth
3. to look at somebody closely, to see if there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a
problem
4. to force air out of your lungs through your throat with a short loud sound
5. to shake slightly because you are cold, frightened, excited, etc.
6. to suddenly become unconscious for a short time, usually falling down
7. a medical condition in which a person has a temperature that is higher than normal
8. a continuous pain in the head
9. to empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth
10. a device used for measuring temperature, especially of the air or in a person's body
11. to feel as if everything is turning round and being unable to balance
12. a substance, especially a liquid that you drink or swallow in order to cure an illness
5) Complete the sentences with the words listed and translate the sentences into your
language.
cough
dentist
examined
fainted
feel dizzy
fever
headache
medicine
shivered
symptoms
thermometer
vomited
1. You should have your teeth checked by a _______________ at least twice a year.
2. Going without sleep for a long time makes me _______________ and light-headed.
3. He came home drunk and _______________ all over the kitchen floor.
4. The smoke made me _______________.
5. Red wine gives me a _______________.
6. Laughter is the best _______________.
7. He _______________ with cold in his thin cotton shirt.
8. The doctor _______________ her but could find nothing wrong.
9. Aspirin should help reduce this high _______________.
10. He's complaining of all the usual flu _______________ - a high temperature, headache
and so on.
11. She took a look at the hypodermic needle and _______________ right away.
12. Never place a _______________ in your baby’s mouth.
6) Translate the following sentences from Hungarian into English.
EASY
1. A kis Sam leesett a fáról, és eltörte a bal lábát.
2. Marynek fájt a torka, és sokat köhögött.
3. Elmentem a fogorvoshoz, mert fájt a fogam.
4. Miután az orvos megvizsgált, kórházba küldött.
5. Azért szédülsz, mert sok bort ittál.
6. Milyen tüneteid vannak? Csak a fejem fáj.
7. George náthás volt és rosszul érezte magát, de nem akart gyógyszert bevenni.
8. A kislányt rázta a hideg, és lázas volt.
9. Nincs szükség röntgenre, csak fáj a gyomrom.
10. Adj egy lázmérőt, szerintem lázam van.
11. Az operáció előtt a nővérke adott egy injekciót a betegnek.
MORE DIFFICULT
1. Sam lábát megröngenezték, és rájöttek, hogy eltört.
2. Ne csak akkorj menj fogorvoshoz, amikor már nagyon fáj a fogad.
3. Az orvos megvizsgált, és azt mondta, hogy szedjek gyógyszert.
4. Annyira szédülök, hogy mindjárt elájulok.
5. Az influenza két nagyon jellemző tünete a láz és a fejfájás.
6. George sokat evett ebédre, nem csoda, hogy utána fájt a gyomra, és hányt.
7) Match the pictures with the words.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
a fever
a wound
sore eyes
insomnia
a burn
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
an insect bite
a toothache
a headache
a backache
a cold
k)
l)
m)
n)
o)
a cough
a stomachache
a cramp
a pain in the ear
a sore throat
p)
q)
r)
s)
t)
sore muscles
a broken leg
a sunburn
a stuffy nose
the flu
8) Fill in the gaps with the words below.
side effects
diarrhoea
prevent
disturb
resistant
prescribe
1. This medicine is very good: it doesn't have any __________.
2. Don't __________ the boss; he's sleeping.
3. Can we __________ an illness?
4. I have a stomach-ache. I think it is __________.
5. I asked my doctor to __________ some sleeping pills for me.
6. It is a disease that is __________ to antibiotics.
9) Complete the dialogue at the doctor with the words listed in the box.
first
medicine
matter
take off
pain
back
A.Hello, what's the __________ ?
B.Good morning. I have a terrible ache in my __________ .
A. How long has your back been bothering you?
B. I have been having __________ for about the last two weeks.
A. Do you have any history of back problems?
B. No, this is the __________ time.
A. Are you taking any __________ at the moment?
B. No, just an aspirin from time to time to kill the pain.
A. OK. Let's have a look at your back. Please __________ your shirt ....
10) Complete the gaps with the following words:
allergy
have a check-up
operating theatre
treatment
blood pressure
heart attack
prescription
virus
dizzy
homeopathy
side effects
ward
family doctor
get over
make an appointment
swollen
takes an overdose
what's wrong
1. You won't be able to get the antibiotics unless you have a __________ from the doctor.
2. Flu and colds are caused by a kind of __________.
3. She fell over when she was training and now her ankle is really __________.
4. You should eat less salt with your meals as your __________ is very high.
5. I can't eat nuts - I have an __________ to them.
6. He was slightly injured but he needed to go to hospital for some medical __________.
7. When someone __________, it means that they take more pills or tablets than they should.
8. I feel __________. My head's going round in circles.
9. A __________ is a room in a hospital.
10. Natural medicine which treats the cause of an illness not the symptoms is called __________.
11. He had really bad flu. It took him two weeks to __________ it.
12. A surgeon does an operation in the __________.
13. To see a doctor you normally need to __________.
14. Some tablets give you strange symptoms. These are called __________.
15. People over 40 should __________ at least once every two years.
16. Hello, Mr Binns. Now, can you tell me exactly __________ with you?
17. If you smoke, are overweight, and do not exercise, you run the risk of having a __________.
18. If you don't feel well, the person you should see is your __________.
11) Fill in the gaps with the suitable words from the box.
infectious
plaster
thermometer
operation
runny
diet
pills
sneezing
ambulance
spots
surgery
prescription
1. If you want to find out someone’s temperature, use a ......................................
2. I had to wait an hour in the doctor’s........................................................
3. The main symptom of hay fever is that you keep .......................................
4. It was quite a bad cut and it was bleeding, so I put on a .................................
5. I think he’s broken his leg. Quick, someone call an ........................................
6. If someone is seriously ill, they may go to hospital to have an ....................................
7. He was ten kilos overweight and was advised to go on a ..............................
8. If you want antibiotics, you’ll have to ask the doctor for a .......................................
9. If you’ve got measles, your skin is covered in ..........................
10. Flu is ......................- other people can catch it from you.
11. I think you take too many sleeping ....................
12. I’ve got a ..........................nose. I suppose it’s a cold coming on.
KEY TO THE EXERCISES
1
)
1. nurse
2. thermometer
3. dentist
4. have a stomachache
5. have a sore throat
6. injection
7. X-ray
8. have a headache
2
) break one’s leg
feel sick
have a headache
take medicine
shiver with cold
sore throat
toothache
thermometer
X-ray
3
)
EASY
1. Little Sam fell from the tree and broke his left leg.
2. Mary had a sore throat and she coughed a lot.
3. I went to the dentist because I had a toothache.
4. After the doctor examined me, he sent me to hospital.
5. You feel dizzy because you’ve drunk a lot of wine.
6. What symptoms do you have? I only have a headache.
7. George had a cold and felt bad (/sick) but he didn’t want to
take medcine.
8. The girl was shivering with cold and she had a fever.
9. There is no need for X-ray, I only have a stomachache.
10. Give me a thermometer, I think I have a fever.
11. Before the operation, the nurse gave the patient an injection.
7
MORE DIFFICULT
1. Sam’s leg was X-rayed and it turned out that it was broken.
2. Don’t go to the dentist only when you have a bad toothache.
3. The doctor examined me and told me to take medicine. Az
orvos megvizsgált, aztán gyógyszert kellett szednem.
4. I feel so dizzy that I’m going to faint.
5. Two very characteristic symptoms of the flu are the fever
and the headache.
6. George had eaten a lot for lunch, no wonder that then he had
a stomachache and he vomited.
9
1. – a
2. – g
3. – i
4. – l
5. – j
6. – k
7. – h
8. – n
9. – o
10. – p
11. – s
12. – q
13. – m
14. – d
15. – r
16. – t
17. – c
18. – b
19. – e
20. – f
7. fever
8. headache
9. vomit
10. thermometer
11. feel dizzy
12. medicine
7. shivered
8. examined
9. fever
10. symptoms
11. fainted
12. thermometer
8
1. side effects
2. disturb
3. prevent
4. diarrhoea
5. prescribe
6. resistant
A.Hello, what's the matter?
B.Good morning. I have a terrible ache in my back.
A. How long has your back been bothering you?
B. I have been having pains for about the last two weeks.
A. Do you have any history of back problems?
B. No, this is the first time.
A. Are you taking any medicine at the moment?
B. No, just an aspirin from time to time to kill the pain.
A. OK. Let's have a look at your back. Please take off your
shirt ....
10
10. homeopathy
11. get over
12. operating theatre
13. make an appointment
14. side effects
15. have a check-up
16. what’s wrong
17. heart attack
18. family doctor
1. symptom
2. dentist
3. examine
4. cough
5. shiver
6. faint
5
) 1. dentist
2. feel dizzy
3. vomited
4. cough
5. headache
6. medicine
6
1. prescription
2. virus
3. swollen
4. blood pressure
5. allergy
6. treatment
7. takes an overdose
8. dizzy
9. ward
4
)
cough
toothache
examine
symptom
feel dizzy
hospital
11
1. thermometer
2. surgery
3. sneezing
4. plaster
5. ambulance
6. operation
7. diet
8. prescription
9. spots
10. infectious
11. pills
12. runny