This document is an English lesson for intermediate learners about talking about symptoms. It includes exercises to practice vocabulary related to symptoms like dizzy, fever, and headache. Students practice describing a picture of someone who is injured, and learn useful phrases for talking about symptoms like "How are you feeling today?" and "Which of your arms is sore?". The lesson concludes with students asking questions of the teacher using the phrases.

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English Basics for Intermediate Learners
Lesson 7: Learn How to Talk About Symptoms

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Exercise 1: Warming Up
Words
symptom n
dizzy adj
sick adj
fever n
headache n
sore adj
hurt v
swollen adj
bleed v
slip v
break / broke v
Practice pronouncing the words below. If you don’t know the
meaning of a word, just ask your teacher!

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Exercise 2: Answer the Question
Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds?
Include as much information as possible.
Q

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Exercise 2: Answer the Question (continued)
Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds?
Include as much information as possible.
Q

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Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases
• How are you feeling …?
• What’s the matter?
• I hope you get well soon.
A How are you feeling today?
B
I don't feel very well this morning.
I feel dizzy.
A What's the matter?
B
I was sick yesterday.
My fever is gone, but I still have a bad headache.
A Did you go to the hospital?
B
No, not yet.
I intend to go to the hospital this afternoon.
A I hope you get well soon.
Practice with a dialogue Complete the sentences
1. ( )( )( )( ) this morning?
feeling, you, are, how
2. ( )( )( )?
matter, what’s, the
3. I hope ( )( )( )( ).
get, well, you, soon

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Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases (continued)
• Which of your …?
• You’d better …
A Which of your arms is sore?
B My right arm hurts.
A
Your right hand is swollen.
Does it hurt?
B
Yes, it hurts right here.
My leg also hurts a lot.
A
Which leg hurts? Is it the left one? It's bleeding.
What happened to you?
B
I slipped on the stairs and fell down.
I may have broken my leg.
A You'd better go see a doctor soon.
Practice with a dialogue Complete the sentences
1. ( )( )( )( ) hurts?
of, legs, your, which
2. ( )( )( )( ) soon.
better, home, you’d, go

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Exercise 4: Practice Asking a Question
Ask some questions to your teacher using the useful phrases
you just learned.
Q
• How are you feeling …?
• What’s the matter?
• Which of your …?

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