HEALTH

Illnesses that use the article "a/an"

  • cold
  • cough   tos
  • cut   
  • eye infection  
  • fever
  • headache
  • stomachache
  • sore throat   dolor de garganta
  • toothache   
  • sunburn   quemado por el sol

 

Remedies

  • eat right
  • get plenty of rest   
  • go on a diet
  • put on a bandage 
  • put on some ointment
  • take some aspirin
  • take some cough drops   toma unos caramelos para la tos
  • take some medicine
  • stay physically fit

 

Illnesses that use no article 

  • AIDS
  • cancer
  • diarrhea
  • dry skin   piel seco
  • insomnia 
  • malaria

 

Illnesses that use the article "the"

 in U.S. English (optional in British English).

  • flu
  • hiccups  hipo
  • measles 

 

ACTIVITY 1:Health and Articles Exercise.
Now, complete the sentences below with the best answer

1. Heather has been running __________ for the past two days, and we can't seem to lower her temperature.  

A. a fever B. the hiccups C. insomnia  

2. You ought to ____________ on that cut before it gets infected.

A. take some medicine B. get plenty of rest C. put a bandage 

3. Sasha has really __________ caused, in part, by this area's climate. She might want to buy some lotion to moisturize her hands.

A. the flu B. dry skin C. cough 


ACTIVITY 2: Health Vocabulary Quiz.
Choose the correct word for each sentence.  

1) The doctor gave me an __________ to relieve the pain.

a) infection

b) invalid

c) injection

d) epidemic

 

3) It took me three weeks to ______________ my illness.

a) recover from

b) neglet

c) soothe

d) lessen

 

5) After his heart ___________ he was told to relax more.

a) attack

b) turn

c) diet

d) thread

 

7) His broken leg will be in ___________ for a month.

a) bandage

b) plaster

c) fracture

d) fever

 

9) The instruments were _____________ before the operation.

a) infected

b) disinfected

c) sterilized

d) diagnosed

 

2) There was an _____________ of colera after the disaster.

a) outbreak

b) input

c) upset

d) infection

 

4) I'm ___________ tomatoes. They bring me out in a rash.

a) polluted by

b) wounded by

c) allergic to

d) suffering from

 

6) She's _____________ from a nervous breakdown.

a) healing

b) fainting

c) itching

d) suffering

 

8) The __________ operated on his appendix.

a) chiropodist

b) surgeon

c) midwife

d) dentist

 

10) I could not get this ___________ out of my finger.

a) splint

b) splinter

c) sponge

d) spasm

     

 

LISTENING. I Have a Cold Exercise.
Listen carefully to Joan and Craig. What are they talking about? Then try to do the comprehension questions below. > Click Here No olvides reducir la pantalla de Windows Media Player para poder escuchar y leer las palabras a la vez.
  1. How’s Craig feeling today?
    1. very bad
    2. not so good 
  2. What does Joan suggest to him? 
    1. to be at home in bed
    2. not to get much rest 
  3. What does Joan advise him to do?
    1. to chop up garlic and cook it in chicken stock
    2. to drink a cup of tea every half hour   
  4. How does Craig feel about her recipe?
    1. He likes it.
    2. He can’t stand it.