ACTIVITY 1: Health Phrasal Verbs

Choose the correct verb from the boxes to complete the phrasal verbs related to health in each sentence.

take   passed     come     gone      break    going      wearing     brought     bring

1.      I think the painkiller’s off- my back’s hurting again. 

2.      She heard the terrible news and then out.

3.      The baby has just up all her milk!

4.      My grandmother was very ill, but she through it and is fine now.

        5.      There’s a very nasty cold round the office.

        6.      I always out in a rash if I use that cream.

        7.      The dentist needs to out two of my teeth.

        8.      Everyone in the office has down with flu.

9.      It took a long time to him round after he fainted.
 

                          

 

ACTIVITY 2: Grammar and Vocabulary Exercise.  Such as....
Choose the number corresponding to one of the word/s in the boxes for each space in the medical text about rhinitis below. One of the word/s is not used.

Notice how the expression such as…. Is used.

1. healthy workers   2. serious sequel   3. diffuse brain abnormalities   4. Physical sequel   5. non-pneumonic invasive    pneumococcal disease     6. therapies

Psychosocial consequences of rhinitis include poor performance at and/or frequent absence from work or school, irritability, and chronic fatigue. , such as halitosis, recurrent otitis media, and sinusitis, range from bothersome to harmful. Allergic rhinitis may also be associated with the development and/or exacerbation of asthma symptoms.

Although esophageal candidiasis does not lead to , such as death, or disseminated fungal infection, if untreated, it causes significant discomfort, is a major cause of weight loss in HIV-infected patients, and is associated with weakness, fatigue, and a diminished quality of life.

Although the incidence of , such as primary bacteremia, empyema, meningitis, septic arthritis, pericarditis, and endocarditis, is considerably lower than that of pneumococcal pneumonia, nonpneumonic pneumococcal illnesses affect an estimated 40000 to 45000 people each year and cause an estimated 6000 to 7000 deaths annually.

The patients ranged from relatively , such as gold miners, to older patients with bronchogenic carcinoma and obstructive pulmonary disease. Seven study groups were low risk and five were high risk.

Function/structure relationships have been observed between disorganized thinking and the planum temporale, between auditory hallucinations and the superior temporal gyrus, and between negative symptoms (eg, impoverished speech, diminished volition and drive) and the more of such as ventricular enlargement or decreased cerebral size.