English : Common Core Classes

Unit 6 (Health & Welfare) - Vocabulary

 

 

Teacher : Mme ZAARA Asmae

 

Summary

 

I- Activities

1-1/ Health Problems

1-2/ At the Doctor's

1-3/ Health around the World

II- Practice

2-1/ Exercise 1

2-2/ Exercise 2

 


I- Activities

 

1-1/ Health Problems

  1. Read the health related adjectives below. Write (+) for the positive adjectives, and (-) for the negative ones :
___ terrific
___ awful
___ sick
___ bad
___ fine
___ tired
___ great
___ well
___ terrible
___ exhausted
___ better
___ stressed
___ lively
___ weak
___ dog-tired
  1. There are 10 words about health problems and 10 words about the parts of the body in this puzzle. Circle the words and write them down :

Health Problems Body Parts

 

 

 

 

 

1-2/ At the Doctor's

  • Match the professions in column A with the appropriate descriptions in column B :
Professions Descriptions
  1. a general practitioner or G.P.
  2. a pediatrician
  3. a gynecologist
  4. an obstetrician
  5. a cardiologist
  6. a dermatologist
  7. a surgeon
  8. a psychiatrist
  9. a dentist
  10. an optometrist
  11. an ophthalmologist
  • a. deals with skin problems.
  • b. deals with heart problems.
  • c. looks after teeth.
  • d. looks after children.
  • e. deals with serious eye problems.
  • f. performs operations.
  • g. specializes in women's medical conditions.
  • h. looks after people with mental problems.
  • i. can treat most medical problems.
  • j. checks your eyes to see if you need glasses.
  • k. cares for pregnant women and delivers babies.

 

 

1-3/ Health around the World

  • Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the list below :

fever - sore throat - diarrhea - swollen - allergic- faint - vomit - sneeze - contagious - bruise- runny

1- I think the baby has a cold, he has a __________ nose and he __________ a lot.

2- I am __________ to some antibiotics. When I take penicillin, my face becomes swollen.

3- My brother has a big, purple __________ on his leg. He always falls down when he plays football.

4- I think I'm going to have the flu; I have a __________ . It hurts when I swallow.

5- Cancer is not a __________ disease, but tuberculosis is.

6- My sister has a stomachache and the runs. She has __________ .

7- She is very hungry. If she doesn't eat something, she is going to __________ .

8- The baby's temperature is 40 degrees C. He has a high __________ .

9- John's feet are __________ , he can't put on his shoes.

10- I have an upset stomach. I can't keep my food down. I'm going to __________ again.

 

II- Practice

 

2-1/ Exercise 1

  • Match the verbs with the appropriate words and make sentences :
  1. brush
  2. have
  3. take
  4. visit
  5. offer
  6. keep
  7. go on
  8. do
  9. give
  10. feel
  11. catch
  12. be
  13. give up
  14. prescribe
  • a diet
  • a prescription
  • aerobics
  • allergic
  • better
  • cold
  • eardrops
  • fit
  • headache
  • help
  • smoking
  • teeth
  • the doctor
  • vitamins

 

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2-2/ Exercise 2

  • Read the following words and spot the odd one out :

1- drug - medicine - vitamin - prescription - pills

2- cough - toothache - check - up - insomnia - fever

3- doctor - surgeon - dentist - cardiologist - psychologist

4- AIDS - tuberculosis - variola - fever - influenza

5- terrific - great - fine - well - terrible

6- sick - tired - weak - better - stressed