2A. Doctor, doctor!
English File. 4th edition. Upper-Intermediate. Christina Latham-Koenig,
Clive Oxenden, Kate Chomacki
Vocabulary
a minor injury
1. injury that isn't dangerous and lethal (First aid can help treat a minor injury.)
a sprained ankle
1. an ankle that has an injury to a joint by a sudden movement. (How should you treat a sprained ankle?)
damp cloth
1. a sanitary napkin for various household and industrial purposes (Put a hot, damp cloth on the ankle.)
to choke
1. you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat (What's the first thing to do if someone is chocking?)
to press a stomach inwards
1. put pressure on the stomach so that the person stops choking (Stand behind them and press their stomach inwards.)
to tip
1. to (cause to) move so that one side is higher than another side (Tip your head forwards.)
to pinch
1. to press something, especially someone's skin, strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain (Pinch the soft part of your nose.)
a rash /ræʃ/
1. a lot of small red spots on the skin (I've got an itchy rash all over my chest.)
to vomit /ˈvɑː.mɪt/
1. to empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth (He came home drunk and vomited all over the kitchen floor.)
to swell /ˈswoʊ.lən/
1. to become larger and rounder than usual; to (cause to) increase in size or amount (It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell)
to feel faint /feɪnt/
1. to feel weak, as if you are about to become unconscious (She felt faint with hunger.)
a blister /ˈblɪs.tɚ/
1. a painful swelling on the skin that contains liquid, caused usually by continuous rubbing, especially on your foot, or by burning (He has a blister on his foot.)
to feel dizzy
1. feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over (He feels dizzy.)
to pass out
1. to become unconscious for a short time, for example when ill, badly hurt, or drunk (I was hit on the head and passed out.)
indigestion /ɪndɪˈdʒestʃən/
1. pain caused by difficulty in digesting food (Do you suffer from indigestion after you have eaten?)
a syringe /sɪˈrɪndʒ/
1. a plastic or glass tube with a long hollow needle that is used for putting drugs, etc., into a person’s body or for taking a small amount of blood from a person (Glucagon comes in a kit with a vial of powder and a syringe filled with liquid.)
to step off
(An old lady stepped off the pavement in front of me)
to lean
1.to (cause to) slope in one direction, or to move the top part of the body in a particular direction (So I let her lean against me)
a stretcher /ˈstretʃ.ɚ/
1. a light frame made from two long poles with a cover of soft material stretched between them, used for carrying people who are ill, injured, or dead (And then they put him on a stretcher and took him away.)
a heart rate /ˈhɑːrt ˌreɪt/
1. the number of times a person's heartbeats in a minute or in a specified time (Whe the writer found out that she had a fast heart rate...)
to feel under the weather
1. to feel uncomfy, ill (A few weeks ago, I was feeling under the weather.)
worst-case scenarios
1. the most serious possible outcome that can be reasonably predicted in this situation (... and reading all about worst-case scenarios)
faulty /ˈfɑːl.t̬i/
1. a faulty machine or device is not perfectly made or does not work correctly (What is the ECG machine was faulty?)
a life-threatening illness
1. a life-threatening disease is a very serious one that can cause death (It's exhausting trying to convince yourself that you might have a life-threatening illness.)
a brain tumour
1. an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain or spinal canal that may be benign (= not likely to cause death) or malignant (= likely to cause death if not treated) (One in four of all articles thrown up by an internet search for headache suggested a brain tumour as a possible cause)
miracle cure
syn. a remedy, a panacea (and also with some alternative remedies which claim to be miracle cures)
to catch up on smb's emails
1. to read and reply to
Exercises
Ex. a
1. a. M
b. F
c. M
2. a. M
b. F
c. F
3. a. M
b. F
c. M
4. a. M
b. F
c. F
5. a. F
b. F
c. M
6. a. F
b. F
c. M
1 Minor illnesses and conditions
Ex. a
A cough – 9
A headache – 6
A rash – 1
A temperature – 4
Sunburn – 2
She’s being sick./She’s vomiting. – 8
She’s sneezing – 10
Her ankle’s swollen – 3
Her back hurts./Her back aches. – 7
Her finger’s bleeding. – 5
Ex. c
1 – b
2 – d
3 – e
4 – c
5 – h
6 – f
7 – a
8 – g
9 – i
2. Injuries and more serious conditions
Ex. a
1 – c
2 – g
3 – b
4 – d
5 – e
6 – f
7 – a
3. Phrasal verbs connected with illness
Ex. a
Pass out – faint
Lie down – put your body in a horizontal position
Throw up – vomit, be sick
Get over – get better, recover from something
Come round – become conscious again
If I eat out I can have a food-poisoning or diarrhea, also I can vomit or choke.
If I hike in the mountains I can sprain my ankle, sunburn or be stung.
If I do sport I can have a backache or sprain ankle.
If I visit a tropical country I can also sunburn or be stung.
Ex. a
1. infection, pressure, rash, unconscious
2. allergic, bandage, emergency, injury
3. choking, temperature
4. choking, temperature
1. ti, ss, sh, ci; sh is the most common
2. /dʒ/
3. /k/ and /tʃ/; more common is /tʃ/
Cholesterol /k/; indigestion /dʒ/, /tʃ/; injection /dʒ/, /ʃ/; operation /ʃ/;
scratch /k/, /tʃ/; surgeon /dʒ/; syringe /dʒ/
The words “cholesterol” and “operation” are similar in Russian language.
1. pulse, having a heart attack
2. calm her down, in shock
3. ambulance turned up
4. tripped and fell
5. was still conscious
6. very painful
7. fell backwards
8. called an ambulance
9. took him away
Jane helped, she used to be a nurse.
Daniel helped because it happened right it front of him.
Alison didn’t help, she didn’t know how.
1. She was shopping.
2. A man. He was lying on the ground.
3. She felt the pulse and did cardiac massage.
4. An ambulance came to take the man to hospital.
5. a) She felt calm, she knew what to do.
b) she felt pleased (she did something and it helped)
1. He was cycling.
2. An old lady. She tripped and fell into the road.
3. He helped move her until the ambulance came.
4. She was taken to hospital. He even visited her.
5. a) He felt worried. Someone might still his rucksack.
b) He felt glad. He was able to do something.
1. She was waiting for the bus.
2. A big, tall man. He fell backwards and hit his head.
3. She didn’t do anything.
4. An ambulance arrived and took him away.
5. a) She felt helpless. She didn’t know how to help.
b) She felt ashamed. The man was a bit dirty and she was scared of him.
1. A cough, headaches, a temperature
2. A brain tumour
3. A blood test
4. He should wait a few days, take paracetamol, and go to bed early.
1. They think he’s a pain in the neck.
2. We call people who behaves like this ’a hypochondriac’.
1. I haven’t been feeling
2. I’ve been coughing
3. have you been taking
4. have you taken
5. have you taken
6. I’ve taken it
7. haven’t had
1. both are possible
2. phoned
3. been running
4. seen
5. met
6. been snowing
7. gone
8. both are possbile
9. been reading, read
1. have known
2. Have you been working out
3. Hasn’t done
4. have moved
5. have been arguing
6. have been walking
7. Have you been using?
8. have cut
1. Do you often get colds?
How many colds have you had in the last three months?
2. Do you take any vitamins or supplements?
How long have you been taking them?
3. Do you drink much water?
How many glasses have you drunk today?
4. Do you do any exercise? What (do you do)?
How long have you been doing it?
5. Do you eat a lot of fruit and vegetables?
How many portions have you had today?
6. Do you walk to school / work / university?
How far have you walked today?
7. How many hours do you sleep a night?
Have you been sleeping well recently?
8. Are you allergic to anything?
Have you ever had a serious allergic reaction?
Cyberchondriac – a person who compulsively searches the internet for information about real or imagined symptoms.
I think the tone of the article is humorous.
1. Open-heart surgery
2. Miracle cures
3. Under the weather
4. Scare stories
5. Worst-case scenarios
6. Heart rate
7. Life-threatening illness.
1. haven’t (punctuation)
2. temperature (spelling)
3. since for (grammar)
4. Luckily (spelling)
5. Anything exciting? (punctuation)
6. are is (grammar)
7. software company (punctuation)
8. they’re (grammar)
9. May (punctuation)
10. recommend (spelling)
11. sightseeing (spelling)
12. you’ll be able to show (grammar)
emailed, messaged, or phoned. — been in touch
reading and replying to — catching up on my emails
Have you been doing anything fun? — What have you been doing? Anything exciting?
I don’t have any more news. — that’s all for now
send my best wishes to — give my regards to
1. for
2. to
3. not
4. hope
5. hear
6. to
7. luck
8. feel/are/get
9. for
10. give
11. forward
12. care
13. Best
14. PS
Quizlet
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