English Vocabulary Exercises | Health Problems

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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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