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Exercise 10

Match diseases with their probable causes: 

• stress | the sun | smoking | a mosquito bite | dirty water | unprotected sex 

1. AIDS → 
2. typhoid → 
3. heart disease → 
4. skin cancer → 
5. malaria → 
6. lung cancer → 

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ANSWERS

1. AIDS → f. unprotected sex
2. typhoid → e. dirty water
3. heart disease → a. stress
4. skin cancer → b. the sun
5. malaria → d. a mosquito bite
6. lung cancer → c. smoking

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Exercise 9

Choose the verb that you think is most appropriate:

twisted | stung | cut | got | hit | broken | sprained | got | burnt 

1. I’ve  my arm.
2. I’ve  my wrist.
3. I’ve  my thumb.
4. I’ve  my hand.
5. I’ve  a nosebleed.
6. I  my head.
7. I  an electric shock.
8. I got  by a bee.
9. I  my ankle.

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ANSWERS

1. I’ve broken my arm.      
2. I’ve sprained my wrist.        
3. I’ve cut my thumb.           
4. I’ve burnt my hand.          
5. I’ve got a nosebleed.        
6. I hit my head.         
7. I got an electric shock.            
8. I got stung by a bee.          
9. I twisted my ankle.  

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Exercise 8

Complete the sentences with the following words:

agony | blood | black | pain | scratch | blisters

1. She’s in a lot of
2. I’m  and blue all over.
3. There was everywhere.
4. My feet are covered in
5. It’s just a 
6. It was absolute !

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ANSWERS

1. She’s in a lot of pain
2. I’m black and blue all over.
3. There was blood everywhere.
4. My feet are covered in blisters
5. It’s just a scratch
6. It was absolute agony!

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Exercise 7

Complete the dialogue with the following sentences:

1. You’ve got blood on your face.
> I know, I’ve just shaving.

2. What have you done to your hand?
> I taking something out of the oven last night. I don’t think it’s too serious.

3. Have you ever been horse-riding?
> Yes, once, but I fell off and quite badly. I’ve never done it since.

4. What’s the matter? > I’ve just myself on that rose bush.

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ANSWERS

1. cut myself
2. burnt myself
3. injured myself
4. scratched myself

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Exercise 6

Complete the following expressions with injury or wound:

• a slight  —InjuryWound
• a knife  —InjuryWound
• an internal —InjuryWound
• a deep —InjuryWound
• a bullet —InjuryWound
• a back —InjuryWound
• a sports —InjuryWound
• a stab —InjuryWound

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ANSWERS

• a slight injury
• a knife wound
• an internal injury
• a deep wound
• a bullet wound
• a back injury
• a sports injury
• a stab wound

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Exercise 5

Match diseases with symptoms:

hay fever | food poisoning | flu | an allergy | measles | bronchitis

1. I’ve got a terrible cough and pains in my chest, and I seem to be constantly short of breath.

→ 

2. I feel absolutely awful. My temperature is 41°c, and I’ve got a headache and a runny nose. I’ve or a sore throat – it’s agony every time I swallow.

→ 

3. I can’t go near cats. I come out in a horrible red rash.

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4. She’s been off school for two weeks now. She’s got a temperature and she’s covered in little red spots. She’s completely lost her appetite – she hasn’t eaten a thing for the last three days.

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5. I think it must be something I are. I was sick all night. I still feel sick now and I’ve got a terrible stomach-ache.

→ 

6. It’s the same every summer. My eyes get really itchy and I can’t stop sneezing.

→ 

 

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ANSWERS

1. bronchitis
2. flu
3. an allergy
4. measles
5. food poisoning
6. hay fever

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Exercise 4

Complete the following dialogue with the proposed sentences:

1. What’s the matter? > I think I ate my dinner too quickly —I’ve got a bit of a hangover.I feel dizzy.I‘ve caught a cold.You’ll make yourself ill.I always get seasick.I’ve got indigestion.

2. Maybe we should take the boat. It’s much cheaper than flying.
> Oh no, I’d rather not —I’ve got a bit of a hangover.I feel dizzy.I‘ve caught a cold.You’ll make yourself ill.I always get seasick.I’ve got indigestion.

3. I think —I’ve got a bit of a hangover.I feel dizzy.I‘ve caught a cold.You’ll make yourself ill.I always get seasick.I’ve got indigestion.

> Well, why don’t you have a glass of hot lemon and honey and get an early night?

4. —I’ve got a bit of a hangover.I feel dizzy.I‘ve caught a cold.You’ll make yourself ill.I always get seasick.I’ve got indigestion.

> Well, it’s your own fault. You shouldn’t have opened that second bottle of wine!

5. You look exhausted. You’ve been working too hard recently. If you don’t slow down a
bit, —I’ve got a bit of a hangover.I feel dizzy.I‘ve caught a cold.You’ll make yourself ill.I always get seasick.I’ve got indigestion.

6. Are you all right? You’ve gone as white as a sheet!
> No, I need to sit down. I —I’ve got a bit of a hangover.I feel dizzy.I‘ve caught a cold.You’ll make yourself ill.I always get seasick.I’ve got indigestion.

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ANSWERS

• 1 → I’ve got indigestion.
• 2 → I always get seasick.
• 3 → I‘ve caught a cold.
• 4 → I’ve got a bit of a hangover.
• 5 → You’ll make yourself ill.
• 6 → I feel dizzy.

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Exercise 3

Match the symptoms with their causes:

1. I’ve got a blister. → —I think I’ve been working too much.Our bed is too soft. We need to get a firmer one.I had too much to drink at dinner last night.I’ve just been chopping some wood.It must have been that take-away last night.I wore the wrong shoes to go hill—walking!I always get hay fever at this time of year.It was an 18-hour flight and a 10-hour time difference.
2. I’ve got a headache. → —I think I’ve been working too much.Our bed is too soft. We need to get a firmer one.I had too much to drink at dinner last night.I’ve just been chopping some wood.It must have been that take-away last night.I wore the wrong shoes to go hill—walking!I always get hay fever at this time of year.It was an 18-hour flight and a 10-hour time difference.
3. I’ve got jetlag. → —I think I’ve been working too much.Our bed is too soft. We need to get a firmer one.I had too much to drink at dinner last night.I’ve just been chopping some wood.It must have been that take-away last night.I wore the wrong shoes to go hill—walking!I always get hay fever at this time of year.It was an 18-hour flight and a 10-hour time difference.
4. I’ve got a bad back. → —I think I’ve been working too much.Our bed is too soft. We need to get a firmer one.I had too much to drink at dinner last night.I’ve just been chopping some wood.It must have been that take-away last night.I wore the wrong shoes to go hill—walking!I always get hay fever at this time of year.It was an 18-hour flight and a 10-hour time difference.
5. I’m feeling really run down. → —I think I’ve been working too much.Our bed is too soft. We need to get a firmer one.I had too much to drink at dinner last night.I’ve just been chopping some wood.It must have been that take-away last night.I wore the wrong shoes to go hill—walking!I always get hay fever at this time of year.It was an 18-hour flight and a 10-hour time difference.
6. I’ve got a splinter in my hand. → —I think I’ve been working too much.Our bed is too soft. We need to get a firmer one.I had too much to drink at dinner last night.I’ve just been chopping some wood.It must have been that take-away last night.I wore the wrong shoes to go hill—walking!I always get hay fever at this time of year.It was an 18-hour flight and a 10-hour time difference.
7. My nose is blocked up. → —I think I’ve been working too much.Our bed is too soft. We need to get a firmer one.I had too much to drink at dinner last night.I’ve just been chopping some wood.It must have been that take-away last night.I wore the wrong shoes to go hill—walking!I always get hay fever at this time of year.It was an 18-hour flight and a 10-hour time difference.
8. I’ve got diarrhoea. → —I think I’ve been working too much.Our bed is too soft. We need to get a firmer one.I had too much to drink at dinner last night.I’ve just been chopping some wood.It must have been that take-away last night.I wore the wrong shoes to go hill—walking!I always get hay fever at this time of year.It was an 18-hour flight and a 10-hour time difference.

 

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ANSWERS

1. I’ve got a blister. → I wore the wrong shoes to go hill-walking!
2. I’ve got a headache. → I had too much to drink at dinner last night.
3. I’ve got jetlag. → It was an 18-hour flight and a 10-hour time difference.
4. I’ve got a bad back. → Our bed is too soft. We need to get a firmer one.
5. I’m feeling really run down. → I think I’ve been working too much.
6. I’ve got a splinter in my hand. → I’ve just been chopping some wood.
7. My nose is blocked up. → I always get hay fever at this time of year.
8. I’ve got diarrhoea. → It must have been that take-away last night.

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Exercise 2

Match the conditions with the affected body parts: 

• your stomach | your lungs | your head | your appendix | your joints and bones | your blood | your tonsils 

1. appendicitis → 
2. tonsillitis → 
3. hepatitis → 
4. an ulcer → 
5. asthma → 
6. arthritis → 
7. migraine → 

 

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ANSWERS

1. appendicitis → your appendix
2. tonsillitis → your tonsils
3. hepatitis → your blood
4. an ulcer → your stomach
5. asthma → your lungs
6. arthritis → your joints and bones
7. migraine → your head

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Exercise 1

Say you don’t feel well – Match the beginning and end of sentences:

• the flu | terrible | too good | awful | not very well | a cold | very well | ill

1. I’m 

2. I’m 

3. I’ve got 

4. I’ve got 

5. I don’t feel 

6. I don’t feel 

7. I feel 

8. I feel 

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ANSWERS

1. I’m ill.
2. I’m not very well.
3. I’ve got a cold. 
4. I’ve got the flu.
5. I don’t feel very well. 
6. I don’t feel too good.
7. I feel terrible.
8. I feel awful.