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Illnesses and injuries 1 MINOR ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS a Match the sentences with the pictures.

2 INJURIES AND MORE SERIOUS CONDITIONS a Match the injuries with their causes or symptoms.

She has/ She's got ... a cough /kof/ a headache /'hede1k/ (earache, stomach ache, toothache, etc.) 1 a rash /rref/ a temperature /'temprdtfd/ sunburn /1s/\nb3:n/ She's being sick / She's vomiting /'vomrt11J/. She's sneezing /'sni:zrl)/. Her ankle is swollen /'swduldn/. Her back hurts /h3:ts/ / Her back aches /e1ks/. Her finger is bleeding /'bli:dII]/.

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A He spilt some boiling water on himself. B He fell badly and now it's swollen. C He's breathing, but his eyes are closed and he can't hear or feel anything. D It's 18 over 14 (or 180 over 140). E He ate some prawns that were off. F He was eating a steak and a piece got stuck in his throat. G He was stung by a wasp and now he has a rash and has difficulty breathing.

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B He has a sore throat /s;):er~ut/.

He has diarrhoea /dard'nd/. He feels sick /'h:lz sik/. He's fainted /'femt1d/. He has a blister /'blrstd/ on his foot. He has a cold /g kduld/. He has flu /flu:/. He feels dizzy /'d1zi/. He's cut himself /kAt hrm'self/.

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Match the bold phrasal verbs to their meanings. Please lie down on the couch. I'm going to examine you. I'd been standing for such a long time that I passed out, and when I came round I was lying on the floor. It often takes a long time to get over flu. A few minutes after drinking the liquid I had to run to the bathroom to throw up. 1 - - - - faint 2 _ _ _ _ put your body in a horizontal position 3 _ _ _ _ vomit, be sick 4 _ _ _ _ get better / recover from sth 5 _ _ _ _ become conscious again

It hurts when he talks or swallows food. It's so hot in the room that he's lost consciousness. He's been to the toilet five times this morning. He feels that he's going to vomit. He's sneezing a lot and he has a cough. He feels that everything is spinning round. He's been walking in uncomfortable shoes. He's bleeding.

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Common treatments for... a cut minor: put a plaster on it (AmE band aid) and antiseptic cream, major: have stitches headaches take painkillers an infection take antibiotics put ice on it and bandage it a sprained ankle an allergic reaction take antihistamine tablets or cream

3 PHRASAL VERBS CONNECTED WITH ILLNESS

A He has a temperature and he aches all over.

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C He's unconscious //\n'konfds/. He's had an allergic reaction /gb:d31k/. He's twisted his ankle /'tw1st1d/ / He's sprained his ankle /sprernd/. He has high (low) blood pressure /'bl/\d preJ'J/. He has food poisoning /'fu:d p;)IZ'dnIIJ/ . He's choking /tf'Juk11J/. He's burnt himself /b3:nt/.

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Illnesses and injuries Minor illnesses and conditions

a 9 a cough 6 a headache 1 a rash 4 a temperature 2 sunburn 8 She's being sick. I She's vomiting. 10 She's sneezing. 3 Her ankle is swollen. 7 Her back hurts. I Her back aches. 5 Her finger is bleeding.

Minor illnesses and conditions

c 1 B He has a sore throat. It hurts when he talks or swallows food. 2 D He has diarrhoea. He's been to t he toilet five times this morning. 3 E He feels sick. He feels that he's going to vomit. 4 C He's fainted. It's so hot in the room that he's lost consciousness. 5 H He has a blist er on his foot. He's been walking in uncomfortable shoes. 6 F He has a cold. He's sneezing a lot and he has a cough. 7 A He has flu. He has a t emperature and he aches all over. 8 G He feels dizzy. He feels that everything is spinning round. 9 I He's cut himself. He's bleeding.

Injuries and more serious conditions 1 C He's unconscious. He's breathing, but his eyes are closed and he can't hear or feel anything. 2 G He's had an allergic reaction. He was stung by a wasp and now he has a rash and has difficulty breathing. 3 B He's twisted his ankle. I He's sprained his ankle. He fell badly and now it's swollen. 4 D He has high blood pressure. It's 18 over 14. 5 E He has food poisoning. He ate some prawns that were off. 6 F He's choking. He was eating a steak and a piece got stuck in his throat. 7 A He's burnt himself. He spilt some boiling water on himself.

Phrasal verbs connected with illness 1 pass out means faint 2 lie down means put your body in a horizontal position 3 throw up means vomit, be sick 4 get over means get better, recover from something 5 come round means become conscious again