1. HEALTH CARE Parts of the body Injuries, illnesses, diseases
Visit to the doctor’s
Healthy lifestyle
Medical care, prevention, vaccination

2. Health is not valued till sickness comes.
Comment on the following quotations.
Health is not valued till sickness comes.
Dr. Thomas Fuller
The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.
Thomas A. Edison

3. Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics:
HEALTH
CARE
BODY
HUMAN
INJURIES
SYMPTOMS
DISEASES,
ILLNESSES,
CAUSES
SPECIALISTS
DOCTORS
and
ACTIVITIES
DOCTOR’S
MEDICAMENTS
WAY OF LIFE
HEALTHY
MEDICAL CARE
ALTERNATIVE
TREATMENT
MEDICINE,
FIRST AID KIT

4. What are the parts of the body? Label the picture.
1. head
2. shoulder
3. chest/breast
4. biceps/muscle
5. stomach
6. hips
7. genitals
8. thigh
9. knee
10. calf
11. shin
12. foot
13. instep/ankle
14. leg
15. hand
16. waist
17. arm 1. 2. 3. 4.
17. 5.
16. 6.
15. 7. 8.
14. 9.
10.
11.
13.
12.

5. Label the picture with the words in the box.1.
SPINAL CORD
HUMERUS
KNEE CAP
RIBS/RIB CAGE
SKULL 2. 3. 5.
Show these bones in the picture:
shin bone
pelvis
thigh bone
shoulder blade
hip bone 4.

6. URINARY BLADDER/RECTUM
Look at the picture and match the internal organs with the words in the box.
LARGE INTESTINE
VEINS
LARYNX
BRAIN
SMALL INTESTINE
HEART
APPENDIX
LUNGS
ARTERIES
LIVER
URINARY BLADDER/RECTUM
KIDNEY 1.
12.
11. 2.
10. 3. 4. 5. 9. 8. 7. 6.

7. Look at the pictures of injuries and match them with the names
Look at the pictures of injuries and match them with the names. What injuries have you had? Choose from the list below.
• bruise, blister • bite/frostbite • burn/scald • sprain, dislocation • fracture, falls, cut ■ broken ... ■ pulled ... ■ swollen ... ■ twisted/sprained ... ■ dislocated ... 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 6. 8.
What first aid treatment would you provide for the injuries above? Choose one and describe it.

8. What common ailments are the people in the pictures suffering from
What common ailments are the people in the pictures suffering from? What are their symptoms and causes? Describe their treatment. 2. 3. 4. 1. 5. 7. 6.

9. Look at the following lists of diseases and ailments
Look at the following lists of diseases and ailments. Look for Slovak equivalents. Describe some diseases (symptoms, treatment, vaccination…).
COMMON
AILMENTS
flu
cold
headache
earache
toothache
backache
stomach ache
tonsillitis
nausea
CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES
jaundice
chicken pox
small pox
mumps
scarlet fever
rabies
SARS
AIDS
bird flu
swine flu
DISEASES OF
CIVILISATION
asthma
diabetes
allergies
ulcers
migraine
heart attack
hypertension
epilepsy

10. Which of these diseases are dangerous? Which of them are not curable?
DEGENERATIVE
DISEASES
Alzheimer’s disease
Parkinson’s disease
multiple sclerosis
osteoporosis
arthritis
cancer
SKIN
atopic eczema
psoriasis
herpes
eczema
RESPIRATORY
bronchitis
pneumonia
tuberculosis
CARDIOVASCULAR
angina pectoris
heart attack
hypertension
arteriosclerosis
anaemia
leukaemia
stroke
Which of these diseases are dangerous?
Which of them are not curable?

11. Which types of specialist can you identify? What do they treat?
How often do you visit them? What different activities do they do? (check, test, consult, measure, examine...) 1.
otolaryngologist 2.
surgeon 3.
rescue doctor 4.
obstetrician 5. 7. 9.
orthopaedist 6.
paediatrician
dentist 8.
chiropractor
ophthamologist
general practitioner
10.
11.
12.
13.
allergologist
dermatologist
gynaecologist
lab doctor
14.

12. What medicines and treatments are used to cure different health problems?1. 2. 3. 4. 7.
11. 5. 6.
10. 8. 9.

13. Look at these pictures. What does a healthy lifestyle involve?
Describe your lifestyle.

14. What kind of medical facilities do you know?
What kind of medical care is provided there?

15. What do you prefer: traditional or alternative medicine? Explain.
Describe the types of alternative medicine in the pictures below. What health problems are they used for? Have you tried any of them? 1.
homepathy 2.
osteopathy 3.
massage 4.
acupressure 5.
acupuncture 6.
aromatherapy 7.
hot glass therapy 8.
tea therapy
What do you prefer: traditional or alternative medicine? Explain.

16. Choose one of the pictures below and make up a story
Choose one of the pictures below and make up a story. Describe the whole day of the person from the morning till the evening. How did the story end? Use the verbs below the pictures.
undergo, check, test, lie, sweat, measure, feel, suffer, prescribe, gargle, vomit...
undergo, check, provide, test, measure, feel, suffer, transport, rescue, faint, call...