1. HEALTH CARE Parts of the body Injuries, illnesses, diseases Doctors
Healthy lifestyle

2. Do you agree with the following statements? Explain.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Prevention is better than cure.

3. Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics:
HEALTH
CARE
Human
body
symptoms
diseases,
Illnesses,
specialists
Doctors
and
Medicaments
lifestyle
Healthy

4. Match the parts of the body with their names.
a) shoulder
b) ankle
c) chest/breast
d) head
e) genitals
f) biceps/muscle
g) hips
h) stomach
i) calf
j) thigh
k) leg
l) arm
m) shin
n) knee
o) hand
p) foot
q) waist 1. 2. 3. 4.
17. 5.
16. 6.
15. 7. 8.
14. 9.
10.
11.
13.
12.

5. Which injuries have you had?
Match the injuries in the pictures with their names. 1. 2.
• bruise • blister • cut • burn • broken leg 4. 5. 3.
Which injuries have you had?

6. What do the people in the pictures suffer from
What do the people in the pictures suffer from? (click on the picture) Describe the symptoms. 1. 2. 3.
cold
toothache
stomach ache 4. 5. 6.
sore throat
headache
earache

7. Name the specialists in the pictures
Name the specialists in the pictures. (click on the picture) What do they treat? 1. 2. 3. 1.
surgeon
dentist 4. 5.
general practitioner 9.
paediatrician
ophthalmologist

8. Name the medicines and treatments in the pictures
Name the medicines and treatments in the pictures. (click on the picture) 1. 2. 3.
antibiotics
pain killers
injection
syrup 6. 5. 4.
ointment
herbal tea
nasal spray/
drops

9. Look at the pictures. What does a healthy lifestyle involve
Look at the pictures. What does a healthy lifestyle involve? Describe your lifestyle.

10. Work in pairs and make a dialogue between a general practitioner (GP) and her patient who suffers from flu. The expressions below can help you.
What’s the matter with you?
I’ll prescribe you some medicine.
I took some aspirin last night.
You should stay in bed for few days.
Do I need to see a specialist?
I’ve got a terrible cough.
I don’t feel very well.
Let me examine you.
I took the temperature and it was high.