Health

VERBS
Complete the text below with one of the words or expressions from the box.

fall ill • recuperate • examine • operate • take exercise • suffer • refer                                           treat • look after • keep fit • get well • cure • pick up

Most people believe it's very important to 1.__________ in order to 2.__________, but even the fittest person can sometimes 3.__________, no matter how hard they 4.__________ their health. If you do become ill, of course you want to 5.__________ as soon as possible. With most minor illnesses, such as a cold or flu, it's usually possible to 6.__________ yourself by taking lots of rest and drinking plenty of liquid. However, if you 7.__________ from something more serious, you will have to go to your doctor. He will 8.__________ you and, if possible, 9.__________ you with medicine which you can 10.__________ from your local chemist. If you have an unusual illness, your doctor may 11.__________ you to a specialist or a hospital, who may decide to 12.__________ on you if your illness is serious. You will then have to 13.__________, and this can take a long time.

NOUNS

Medical words. There are 12 words hidden in the box. Look at the definitions on the left and
find the words that match them in the box. The first letter of each word has been given to you.

1. room where a doctor or dentist sees and examines a patient. (s)
2. person who looks after sick people. (n)
3. order written by a doctor to a pharmacist asking for a drug to be prepared and sold to a
patient. (p)
4. doctor who specializes in surgery. (s)
5. department in a hospital for accident victims. (c)
6. sick person who is in hospital or who is being treated by a doctor, dentist, etc. (p)
7. room or set of rooms in a hospital, with beds for 6. above. (w)
8. person who studies and treats mental disease. (p)
9. agreed time for a meeting to see your doctor or dentist. (a)
10. medical specialist attached to a hospital. (c)
11. professional nurse who helps a woman give birth, often at home. (m)
12. change in the way a body works or looks, showing that a disease is present and has been
noticed by the patient or doctor. (s)

IDIOMS, COLLOQUIALISMS AND OTHER EXPRESSIONS
Feeling well / feeling sick. How would you feel in the following situations?

1. You are under the weather:
2. Your condition is touch-and-go:
3. You look washed out:
4. You have come down with something:
5. You are as fit as a fiddle:
6. You are in good shape:
7. You have taken a turn for the worse:
8. You are not feeling yourself:
9. You are laid up with something:
10. You feel lousy:
11. You feel on top of the world:
12. You feel groggy:
13. You're glowing:
14. You're in the pink:
15. You look like death warmed up:
16. You feel a bit rough:
17. You're at death's door:
18. You're a picture of health: