Scribd
Upload
52 views

Health Problem

The document discusses common health problems and their symptoms. It provides descriptions of terms like pain, ache, sore, ill, and sick. It includes pictures showing symptoms like coughs, fevers, headaches, and broken bones. Accompanying exercises ask students to identify symptoms from pictures and write sentences describing health problems and appointments. One dialogue has a woman calling a doctor's office to make an appointment because she thinks she has the flu.

Uploaded by

Citra Oktavia
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
52 views

Health Problem

The document discusses common health problems and their symptoms. It provides descriptions of terms like pain, ache, sore, ill, and sick. It includes pictures showing symptoms like coughs, fevers, headaches, and broken bones. Accompanying exercises ask students to identify symptoms from pictures and write sentences describing health problems and appointments. One dialogue has a woman calling a doctor's office to make an appointment because she thinks she has the flu.

Uploaded by

Citra Oktavia
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 36

HEALTH PROBLEM

Basic English for Nursing


Meeting 7
• Pain (n.)a pain can be sudden:
After the match I had a terrible pain in my leg.
to be a pain in the neck: to be very annoying (être casse-pieds)
(style familier)
• Ache (n.) an ache is a continuous dull pain / It is used with
'back, tooth, head, stomach, ear' (backache, toothache...)
• (v.) to ache
I am aching all over
• Sore (adj.) = painful // to have a sore throat
• Hurting when used or touched
Ill/ Sick (adj.)
(US) To be sick = To be ill
(UK) to be sick = to be nauseous to be seasick to be airsick
this child is ill, he is a sick child.
What is the matter with you?
headache watery eyes plaster cast

flu runny nose sprain

to catch a cold pink eye blister

cough nosebleed band-aid

hay fever bruise splinter

to sneeze scratch to shiver

his teeth are


swollen bump
chattering
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer
based on the picture
1. She has a.........
a. cough.
b. fever.
c. headache
2. He has a ....
a. toothache.
b. stomachache.
c. backache.
3. She has a........
a. headache.
b. stomachache.
c. broken leg.
4. She has a.......
a. broken leg.
b. broken arm.
c. broken foot.
5. She has a.......
a. fever.
b. sore throat.
c. a stuffy nose.
6. She has a/an......
a. headache.
b. cough.
c. earache.
7. She has a/an ........
a. sore throat.
b. stuffy nose.
c. earache.
8. He has a........
a. stomachache.
b. backache.
c. cut leg.
9. He has a/the.......
a. headache.
b. flu.
c. stomachache
10. She has a ........
a. broken foot.
b. broken arm.
c. broken hand.
11. He has a.........
a. toothache.
b. sore throat.
c. stuffy nose.
12. a. She has the flu.
b. She has a cut finger.
c. She has a backache.
13. a. She has a toothache.
b. She has an earache.
c. She has a stomachache
14. a. He has a bleeding arm.
b. He has a cut leg.
c. He has a bleeding finger.
15. a. She has a broken leg.
b. She has a cut leg.
c. She has a cut foot.
Exercise 2: Write a sentence based on
the picture
She is healthy/ She is fine
He_________________
My little sister_______________
George________________
My father __________
She ___________
The man__________
The woman_____________
My brother___________________
Andy____________
Sisy_________________
My sister ____________
Exercise 3: Read the dialogue below
then answer the question
The Telephone Call
X: Hello, Medical Center. May I help you?
Y: Hello, My name is Maria Gomez. I would like
to make an appointment with the doctor.
X: Who is your doctor?
Y: My doctor is Doctor Smith
X: What is wrong with you?
Y: I am not feeling well. I think I have the flu.
X: The doctor can see you today at 4:00. Can you
come at 4:00?
Y: Yes, I can come today at 4:00. Thank you.
Goodbye.
1. Why did Maria call on the telephone?
a. To talk to a friend
b. To ask for medicine
c. To make an appointment
2. What is the doctor's name?
a. Doctor Smith
b. Doctor Sams
c. Doctor Small
3. When is Maria's appointment?
a. Today at 3:00
b. Today at 4:00
c. Today at 5:00
4. What is wrong with Maria?
a. She thinks she has the flu
b. She thinks she has a broken arm
c. She thinks she has a cold

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy