ILLNESSES AND THEIR TREATMENT

Make up words of the letters about health and the parts of the body

aedh eznees coererv

eey dineciem blatte

soen lesup asiesde

cakb ufl ypmtsom

gle lilp mnetatret

“Health is above wealth”• There is nothing more important than health. “Health is above

wealth”, wise people say, because you can’t be good at your studies or work well if you don’t take care of your health.

• If you complain of a sore throat or a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, if you have a headache, heart disease, toothache, backache, earache or a bad pain in the stomach, if you suffer from a high or low blood pressure, you should consult a doctor.

• The doctor will take your temperature, examine you, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, sound your heart and lungs and have your chest X-rayed if necessary. After that he will prescribe you some treatment (pills, tablets, mixtures or some other medicine) which you can buy at the chemist’s. In order to complications he will recommend you to stay in bed for some days. If you want to recover soon, you have to follow the doctor’s instructions.

the names of the illnesses the names of medicines

a headachea backachea sore throata colda cougha toothachea stomachachean earache

cold remedycough mixturethroat tabletsear dropsaspiringargleantibioticspainkillers

P1 – What should I take for . . .? P2 – You should take . . .

Complete the sentences, using the following words: headache, toothache, sore throat, stomachache, pain in the

knee

• Pamela ate too much ice-cream yesterday and today she has got a ______________.

• Tom played football yesterday. He fell down and now he has got a ______________.

• Den didn’t wash his hands before supper yesterday and today he has got a _______________.

• Amanda often has got a _________________ because she watches TV from morning till night.

• Fred doesn’t visit dentist regularly, that’s why he often has got a _______________.

Read the statements and say if they are true or false

• Nick started to feel ill on Monday.• He had a temperature, a headache and a sore

throat.• He decided to go to bed early.• His mother phoned the teacher.• The doctor arrived at 5 o’clock.• The doctor looked at Nick’s throat and checked

his temperature.• The doctor gave a prescription to Nick’s mother.• Nick’s mother got the medicine.• The medicine tasted horrible.

How to live a healthy lifestyle

If you want to be strong and healthy

you should:

Take regular exercise to keep fit

Take a cold shower

Wash you hands before you eat

Never smoke. Never drink alcohol

Take care of your teeth. Clean teeth every morning and every evening

Try to eat fruit and vegetables every day

Try to sleep 7 or 8 hours every day

Rest and relax

Enjoy the company of good friends

Get plenty of fresh air and take long walks

Manage your stress. Have a smile on your face

And remember:

Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy

and wise.