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Grammar part

1. Underline the correct item.

1. The doctor said / told, “You’d better stay in bed for two days”. 2. My GP told / said me to eat fruit and vegetables. 3. The patient told / said he had stomachache..4. The doctor said / told me to take more exercises. 5. The mother said / told the doctor (that) the children were in the nursery.6. He said / told ,“Are you ill?” 7.My brother said to / told me ,“Put on your coat if you don’t want to catch a cold.” 8.Tom said / told me he would go to see the doctor the next day. 9. My dentist told / said me to eat less chocolate.10.The girl said / told he was watching her weight.

2. Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech.

1. “Medical treatment is free on the National Health Service”, she said. 2.”I will never eat this again”, he said to us. 3. “I saw him yesterday. He looked tired ”, she said. 4. Tom said, “I’m feeling ill.” 5. “My father is in hospital”, Margaret said. 6. “Mr Smith is on sick leave ”, she said. 7. “Max had an accident last week but he wasn’t injured”, Ann said. 8. My sister said to me, "You look very well, much better than you looked yesterday. I think you have recovered after your illness." 9. The surgeon said, "I’ll try to do all my best to help the patient” .10. The old man said to the doctor “I have pain in my right side.” 11. He said, “I tested his blood pressure and gave him a couple of injections.”

3. Turn the following into indirect questions.

She said / asked :

1. What is the best eye clinic in your city? 2. Can I help you? 3. Are you going to see a doctor? 4. Whose wheel chair is this? 5. What does he complain of ? 6. Is he taking any other medication? 7. How long have you had it? 8. Have you taken penicillin before? 9. Will Eliza be safe on her on? 10. Have you bought any medicines in the last 6 months?

4. Change the following from Direct into Reported Speech.

1. “Take this prescription to the pharmacy”, Dr Flinch said. 2. “Now open your mouth and show me your tongue. Now breathe in deeply, through the nose”, he said. 3. “First of all, stop worrying. Take a long rest, have regular meals, keep to a diet of salads and fruit, and very little meat”, he added. 4. The doctor said to Ksenya: "Don't go for a walk today."5. “'Stay in bed for a few days,” the doctor said to me. 6. “Don’t leave her alone,” the nurse said. 7. “Lie down on the (examination) couch, please,” the doctor said. 8. “Call an ambulance”, Linda said. 9. "Now show me which tooth hurts”, the dentist said. 10. “Be careful when using a syringe”, he said.

5. Rewrite the following conversation in Reported Speech.

a) “How can I lose weight?” Alan said.

“You mustn’t it sweets or oily food. You can eat potatoes, though. You should also get

plenty of exercises”, said the doctor.

“Shall I join the gym?” said Alan.

“You needn’t join a gym. You can go jogging every day”, said the doctor.

b) “How can I get a job as a surgeon?” Jane said.

“You can look through the newspapers at the job advertisements. You can also go to the Job Center. I’m sure they could find you a job”, said Julie.

“Shall I go to a private employment agency?” said Jane.

“You could, but it will cost you a lot of money and you don’t have much”, said Julie.

6. Read , translate and render the dialogue in indirect speech.

SUSAN Good morning, doctor.

DOCTOR Good morning, Susan. What's the matter with you?

SUSAN I feel bad. I have a headache, and I am afraid I am running a

temperature.

DOCTOR Open your mouth and show me your throat. You have a bad

cold, Susan. You must stay in bed for two days until your

temperature is normal and you stop coughing.

SUSAN How I hate being ill and staying in bed!

DOCTOR But if you are not careful, you may fall ill with the flu or

pneumonia. I'll pre­scribe some medicine.

SUSAN Thank you, doctor. Good-bye.

7. Correct the mistakes.

1.She asked to lie down and put a compress on my ankle. 2. She said call a doctor and told that he will give me a sick leave for a few days.3.My sick sister told to stay with her that night. 4. He told me to not eat too much ice cream.5.She asked, “Where the nearest polyclinic is?”6. He say me not to forget to take cough syrup three times a day.7.She asked me when was I going to consult a dentist.8. She advised to me to go to a doctor. 9. The old woman asked her nephew not to smoking in the room. 10. The girl said that she is shivering with cold.

8. Translate into English.

1.Он сказал, что сможет навестить свою больную тётю завтра. 2. Роджер попросил своего друга купить ему глазные капли. 3. Доктор спросил Анну, нет ли у неё аллергии на антибиотики.4.Медсестра спросила меня, ношу ли я очки. 5. Доктор спросил Лизу, давно ли она кашляет. 6. Доктор спросил меня, на что я жалуюсь. 7. Врач сказал, что я пришёл вовремя. 8. Она посоветовала мне перевязать ногу.8.Доктор сказал, что лекарство следует принимать 3 раза в день. 9.Пожилой мужчина спросил своего друга, почему тот на костылях.10. Фармацевт посоветовал мне полоскать горло как можно чаще.

9. Turn the following sentences into Direct Speech.

1. My brother said that he was going to become a doctor.2. The doctor told my sister that she had high blood pressure. 3. The man said he had spent a month at a health-resort.4. He said that his health had greatly improved since then.5. I asked if they had taken the sick man to hospital.6. I asked him if the doctor had given him some medicine.7. She said that her best friend was a doctor.8. The doctor offered me a month's rest from working.9. He said that I didn’t look very well. 10. She said that her temperature was going up.11. He said that he was going to send her for a blood test.

10. Word formation. Fill in the right form of the word in brackets.

The no-surgery solution.

These days, it seems there’s an ________(operate) for everything. Whether you want something made smaller or you want to ________ (emphasis) your best features, you can bet that plastic _______(surgery) claim to have the solution. We at Body Sculpt know, though, that you don’t want the _____ (comfort) associated with surgery. But you can enjoy the _______ (benefit) effects without going under knife, can you? Yes! No need for _______(surgery) procedures with a long ______ (recover) period! Our unique service consists of a series of _____(inject) that will give you results you’ve always wanted! Call now and speak to one of our ________(operate).

11. Phrasal verbs.

Write a phrasal verb (given below) in the correct form to replace the words in bold.

look after, come down with ,pass out, give up ,break out, get over, cut down, put on, give up

1.Gill slowly came round to/ up after the operation. (became conscious)

2. My dad is trying to ___________ on smoking. (do less)

3. Fern’s _______ a lot of weight recently.(gained)

4. I finally _______ the cold that I had had all week. (recovered from)

5. My dentist told me to _______ my teeth. (take care of)

6. It was so hot in the stadium that a number of people _______.(became unconscious)

7. Disease is more likely to _______ in areas of extreme poverty. (suddenly start)

8. Dan has ________ flu, so he can’t come to work today. (started to suffer from)

9. My grandfather’s decided to ________ red meat completely. (stop eating)

Topical vocabulary

1. to be ill /to feel ill / to fall ill - болеть / заболевать

2. to visit a doctor/ to consult a doctor/ to see a doctor – обращаться к врачу

3. headache - головная боль

4. sore throat – боль в горле (I’ve got a sore throat - У меня болит горло.)

5. food poisoning – пищевое отравление

6. to have / to get the operation- переносить операцию, подвергаться операции

7. first aid – пeрвая помощь

8. to cure - вылечивать, исцелять

9. to treat / treatment- лечить / лечение

10. drugstore / chemist’s / pharmacy - аптека

11. illness, disease - болезнь (disease- определённая болезнь, for ex. heart disease)

12. to be on a diet / to keep to a diet – быть на диете / соблюдать диету

13. to take / get exercise - заниматься спортом, физкультурой, делать упражнения

14. to have medical check-ups - проходить медосмотр

15. plaster; to be in plaster – пластырь; быть в гипсе

16. to catch a cold / to catch flu – простыть, простудиться /заболеть гриппом

17. temperature / to take one’s temperature –температура / измерять температуру

18. nurse-медсестра

19. ambulance / to call an ambulance –скорая помощь/ вызывать скорую помощь

20. prescription / to give a prescription - рецепт/ выписывать рецепт

21. injection / to have an injection/ to give smb an injection - укол, инъекция / принимать уколы / делать уколы

22. GP / general practitioner - терапевт

23. to recover from / to get over - выздоравливать

24. allergy - аллергия (Не is allergic to peanuts. У него аллергия на арахис.)

25. to take / to prescribe medicine - принимать / выписывать лекарство

26. cancer / lung cancer – рак / рак лёгких

27. sick leave- больничный лист

28. to breath / to be short of breath –дышать / задыхаться

29. to put on weight / to lose weight – набирать вес, поправляться / худеть

30. to give up/to give up smoking – отказываться,бросать / бросить курить

Self test 5

GRAMMAR

1) Turn the following sentences into Reported Speech.

1. My brother said to me: "I am going to become a doctor."

2. “I'm constantly sneezing and coughing”, the man said to the doctor.

3. “If I take a long walk, I get short of breath,” he added.

4. “Give up smoking, at least for a time”, the doctor said.

5. “Take two tablespoonfuls three times a day before meals”, the pharmacist said.

2) Change the following sentences from Reported into Direct Speech.

1. He said he had just been examined by a good doctor.

2. She said he would go to health-resort next day.

3. He said that his health had greatly improved since then.

4. I asked if they had taken the sick man to hospital.

5. I asked him if he was feeling better.

3) Fill in the right form of the word in brackets.

1. Jade’s _____ turned out to be much more serious than anyone imagined .(ill)

2. Do you know Australia has the highest number of____ species of snake? (poison)

3. Most people seem to be _______of the harmful effects of their diet.(aware)

4. Working out can really ______ your muscles. (strong)

5. I’m _____to peanuts, so I have to be very careful what I eat. (allergy)

VOCABULARY

1) Match the verbs with the nouns

1. call a) medicine

2. prescribe b) temperature

3. take c) service

4. medical d) worse

5. get e) a doctor

2) What are the medical problems?

a dab locd a bad cold

1. apni.

2. ahcedhae.

3. nngiurn osen.

4. verfe.

5. rmtpeeatrue.

3) What is the noun form of following words?

1. allergic

2. prescribe

3. uncomfortable

4. inject

5. treat

4) Complete the sentences using one of the words below. Put them in correct place.

surgery, disease , ambulance , bandage, patients.

1. The doctor walked along the ward, chatting to all the she passed.

2. When I broke a rib, I had to wear a around my chest.

3. Dr Key told the old man that he needed on his leg.

4. Has anyone called an?

5. She suffers from a rare of the blood.

ENGLISH IN USE

1) Complete the sentences with the suitable words.

1. I also suffer from an ______back when I’m tense.

2. You don’t _______ too good.

3. Why don’t you_____ some aspirin?

4. My stomach hurts because I have a food_______.

5. You should eat ______ food like fruit and vegetables.

2) Put the dialogue in the correct order.

• I’ve got a headache.

• Hello! Haven’t seen you for ages!

• Why don’t you take an aspirin?

• Hello! How are you? You don’t look very well.

• I believe I’m just tired.

• Are you ill?

• I think I’ll lie down.