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1. You are visited by a doctor. He doesn’t like your symptoms and tells you not to get up until your temperature goes down. He listens to heart and takes your blood pressure. Then he writes out some prescriptions and promises to return next day.

The moment the doctor leaves you make an attempt to get up, though you are aching all over. You say that you can’t bear lying in bed without anything to do.

2. You’re 45, a housewife, have 3 children. You came to consult a doctor. You get a pain in your stomach after meals. Fried food seems to be the worst.

3. You are a student of 19. you have constant headaches. Your headache is worse in the evening. You came to consult a doctor.

4. Mary was on duty in hospital. She felt that something was wrong with her. By 8.30 she felt awful, her temperature was very high. Another nurse noticed it and asked what the matter was and called the doctor.

Topics for oral composition

An accident you witnessed

A visit to a throat (nerve, lung) specialist

Coming back to the University after being ill

The way you were treated for flu

At the hospital

The system of Public health in Russia

The problem “Health and sport”

Test yourself 6

1. Give Russian equivalents to the following:

In a sling
To dress a wound
To undergo an operation
Swollen fingers
To be laid up in a hospital
A coated tongue
Free medical service
The rate of mortality
Medical equipment
Disease prevention
To gargle one’s throat
To have an X-ray taken
To take a deep breath
To affect one’s eyesight
To go on crutches

2. Medical terms

Match these sentences with the problems:

Toothache, mosquito bites, sunburn, short sightedness, a cut finger, bachache, food poisoning, a cold

I think I did playing tennis.
I’ve got a sore throat and splitting headache.
I think it was the fish.
Open wide. I’m just going to give you an injection.
I knew I should have used suncream.
How many fingers am I holding up?
There were lots of them in my room last night.
I was just slicing a tomato.

3. At the chemist

Put the lines in order to make two conversations.

ٱ Can I help you?

ٱ Thank. I’ll keep an eye on him.

ٱ I won’t, don’t worry.

ٱ You could try camomile lotion, or some aloe vera gel – that’s very soothing.

ٱ Fine. If he starts to feel sick, take him to the doctor.

ٱ The lemon drink sounds good – I’ll take the large size.

ٱ Can I help you?

ٱ Yes, I think I’ve got flu.

ٱ I’ll take the gel, please.

ٱ Oh dear! Well, you could try aspirin, or may be this hot lemon drink with paracetamol.

ٱ Yes, I need something for my son. He’s got very bad sunburn.

ٱ And you should stay in bed – definitely don’t go to work.

4. Read the text. Translate the words and phrases in brackets.

There is nothing more unpleasant than ( заболеть) when you are away from home. If than happens do you (пойти на прием к врачу) or send for him at once? He will come and (прослушать пульс, измерить температуру, прослушать легкие, осмотреть) you thouroughly. He will (прописать диету) for you and tell you what to eat, and what not to eat, and he will probably advise you to give up drinking coffee, or tea, or both, and to smoke less.

If you want some (лекарство) he will give you (рецепт) that you can get made up in (аптека). Going to the chemist’s is rather an adventure in a goreign town. Chemist shops, these days, are wonderful places. Besides medicines and all kinds of (таблетки и мази) you can get all sorts of other things there as well, such as soaps, brushes, combs, bottles of every shape and size containing scent, (полоскание, микстура от кашля) and what not. You can buy tooth –pastes, tooth-brushes and a hundred and one other things required by man, woman or child.

Module 7: Free time activities.

Составитель Идиатуллин А. В.

1. Text A. My hobby.

Text B. Theatre.

Text C. The cinema.

2. Short conversations in a theatre.

3. Grammar: prepositions of time and place; adverbs.

4. Vocabulary: hobbies, party, theatre, cinema, museums, asking/saying time.

5. Projects: discussing situations; making reports on the topics given.

Text A My Hobby

A hobby is a favorite pastime of a person. Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby according to your character and taste you are lucky because your life becomes more interesting.

Hobbies are divided into four large classes: doing things, making things, collecting things & learning things.

The most popular of all hobby groups is doing things from gardening to traveling, from chess to volley-ball.

Making things includes drawing, painting, making sculptures, designing costumes & playing musical instruments. Almost everyone collects something at some period of his life: stamps, coins, books, records, postcards toys.

Some collections have no real value. Others become so large & valuable that they are housed in museums & galleries. Many world-famous collections started in a small way with one or two items. People with a good deal of money often collect paintings, rate books and other art objects. Often such private collections are given to museums, libraries and public galleries so that others might take pleasure in seeing them.

The choice of the hobby depends on the subculture people live in. The life of many young people in Russia as well as in other countries of the world is influenced by popular culture. Newspapers, radio and especially TV inform us of what is going on in this world and give us wonderful possibilities for education and entertainment. They also influence the way we see the world and shape our views.

The young follow certain stereotypes that are imposed on them through TV, movies, and music. In their lifestyle they try to imitate the images of their idols. Other young people are sports and music fans. They frequent stadiums and huge concert halls. They follow their idols in their tours and support them.

But many young people have other interests. For some of them getting knowledge is of primary importance. They are fond of reading serious books, listening to serious music. They go to the conservatory and theatres. They are engaged in Hi-Tech through the Internet. They are fond of stories and novels.

The fitness boom of the past decades led to a big rise in the numbers of people participating in sport activities. Those who pursue the latest fitness fashion are convinced that staying in good physical form requires much more than regular exercise and balanced meals. For anyone who really wants to be healthy, fitness has become an integral part of their lives. A lot of health and fitness club, and public leisure centers indicate the popularity of sports during the past thirty years. There are many opportunities for keeping fit. First of all it's necessary to do exercises. Running, jumping, swimming, bending and stretching are among the most popular exercises. Many people prefer jogging, which is the cheapest and the most accessible sport. Popular running competitions are now held everywhere. The big city marathons have become sporting events. A healthy body becomes a fashion, an ideal of the modern life.

Text B Theatre

Theatres are very much the same in London as anywhere else; the chief theatres, music halls and cinemas are in the West End. If you are staying in London for a few days, you will have no difficulty whatever in finding somewhere to spend an evening. You will find opera, comedy, drama, revue, musical comedy, variety, cinemas and talkies. The performances start at about eight or half past, and finish about eleven. Cinema performances, as a rule, go on for the greater part of the day.