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1. 7. SYMPTOMS
1. Match the pictures and health problems
cough cold stomachache toothache sore throat headache fever earache
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
When was the last time you had a cold or flu? What were the symptoms?
2. Listen to the patients and answer the questions below:
1). Where is this conversation most likely taking place?
2). What problem does the man have?
3). What problem does the woman have?
3. Find the words describing:
1. health problems:_____________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
2.symptoms:__________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
3. treatment:__________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
M I G R A I N E K Q
H A Y F E V E R T I
W E S O N Y N N U R
N O I T C E F N I H
R A S H A S T H M A
W T H R O W U P N R
A L L E R G Y F L U
T A O R H T E R O S
J A E O H R R A I D
N I L L I C I N E P

2. 4. Match the illnesses with their symptoms and causes:
Illness/ injury Symptoms Cause
1. I’ve got a cold
2. I’ve got a hangover
3. I’ve got diarrhea
4. I’ve got the flu
5. I’ve got hay fever
6. I’ve got rash
6. I feel sick
7. I’ve sprained ankle
A. you keep going to the toilet
B. a sore throat, sneezing, a cough
C. symptoms for a cold + aching
muscles, temperature
D. sneezing, runny nose, sore eyes
E. you want to vomit
F. headache, feeling sick, vertigo
G. swelling, pain, bruise
H. itchines, red patches on skin
i. too much alcohol
ii. many cause (alchool, food)
iii. a virus
iv. allergic reaction to polen
v. a virus
vi. often food or virus
vii. rapid shift of a foot
viii. allergic reaction food,
plant
5. Listen to a discussion at the chemist and answer the questions below:
What are the symptoms?
How long does it last?
What medicine does she get?
How often does she take them?
6. Giving Advice
Look at the health problems on the pictures and give an advice using one of the following 3 forms:
a) YOU SHOULD… b) DON’T… c) YOU SHOULDN’T …
1. I have a headache. You should have a rest.
2. I have a toothache. You should / shouldn’t / ____________________________.
3. I have a stomachache. You ____________________________________________.
4. I have a cough. ________________________________________________.
5. I have a cold. ________________________________________________.
6. I have a fever. ________________________________________________.
7. I have an earache. ________________________________________________.
7. Listening. Listen what people do in different countries when they suffer from a cold.
8. Role-play - work in pairs. One of you is ill. Decide what is wrong with you, and what your
symptoms are. One of you thinks about what sort of advice you can give your partner.
The doctor begins by saying: What’s the matter?
9. Fill in the gaps with the words in brackets:
1. _______ gives you_______ nose and makes you _______. (hay fever, sneeze, runny)
2. Food _______ can often make you _______ and give you _______. (diarrhoea, poisoning, sick)
3. _______ is a type of _______ and is usually a _______. (pill, painkiller, paracetamol)
4. _______ of _______ is that you feel _______. (Wheel, asthma, symptoms)
5. If you have an _______ , a doctor will probably prescribe _______. However, they don’t work with
a _______. (infection, virus, antibiotic)

3. Grammar – Present perfect vs. Past simple
We use the Past Simple tense to talk about a definite finished time in the past.
For example: when, yesterday, last week, when I was at school, then, after etc.
I finished university three years ago.
Where did we first meet?
I didn't study French at school.
We use the Present Perfect tense with time references that refer to the time up to now.
For example: today, this week, this month, ever, never, already, recently, yet etc.
I haven't seen her today.
Have you ever smoked a cigarette?
I have never been abroad before.
1. Complete the sentences with a correct tense (present perfect or past simple)
1. A: I (see / not) __________ you for a long time. Where (you / be) __________ ?
2. B: I (come / just) __________ back from Canada.
3. A: Oh really? What (you / do) __________ in Canada?
4. B: I (take) __________ a nature tour.
5. A: Wow! (you / see) __________ many wild animals there?
6. B: Of course. I (watch) __________ bears, wolves and whales in the wild. That (be)
__________ so interesting. (you / spend / ever) __________ a holiday in Canada?
7. A: Yes, I (travel) __________ around Canada twice so far.
8. B: When (you / go) __________ there?
9. A: The first time I (go) __________ there (be) __________ in 1997 and the second time in 2004.
10.B: (you / enjoy) __________ it?
11.A: I absolutely (love) __________ it, especially the west coast.

4. Teacher’s notes/keys:
1. 1.fever 2. Cough 3. Cold 4. Stomachache 5. Toothache 6. Headache 7. Sore throat 8 earache
Listening –
http://www.english-test.net/toeic/listening/two_patients_talk_about_their_health_problems.html
3. health problems - hay fever, asthma, allergy, Symptoms - migraine, rash, throw up, sore throat,
diarrhoea, runny nose, infection treatment – penicillin,
4. 1biii 2fi 3avi 4cv 5div 6eii 7hvii
5. listening Track 43
http://javiaguera.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/b1-listening-comprehension-health-issues/
7. listening track 46
http://javiaguera.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/b1-listening-comprehension-health-issues/
9. 1. hay fever/runny/sneeze 2. Poisoning/sick/diarrhoea 3. Paracetamol/pill/painkiller 4.
Symptoms/asthma/wheel 5. Infection /antibiotic/virus
Grammar
1. A: I haven’t seen you for a long time. Where were you?
2. B: I have just come back from Canada.
3. A: Oh really? What did you do in Canada?
4. B: I took a nature tour.
5. A: Wow! Did you see many wild animals there?
6. B: Of course. I watched bears, wolves and whales in the wild. That was so interesting. Have you
ever spent a holiday in Canada?
7. A: Yes, I have travelled around Canada twice so far.
8. B: When did you go there?
9. A: The first time I went there was in 1997 and the second time in 2004.
10.B: Did you enjoy it?
A: I absolutely loved it, especially the west coast
Videos:
- Symptoms of child’s diseases - (3min) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVOkWba3VFA
- Symptoms of being ill – learning phrases- (4min) -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWbXUevBZhY
- Cold vs. flu – (3min) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz3s7sB2urI
- Natural prevention to get sick – (11min) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMdRDGvEnGw
- Antibiotics - Seven Wonders of the Microbe World - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSr9vhNrQRM

5. Articles:
- How to fake being ill - http://www.wikihow.com/Fake-Symptoms-of-Being-Sick
- How to describe your symptoms to the doctor - http://www.wikihow.com/Describe-Medical-
Symptoms-to-Your-Doctor
- How to prevent illness - http://www.wikihow.com/Prevent-Illnesses
Grammar
- Grammar exercise - http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/ppvpast1.htm
- Grammar exercise - http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-present-perfect-4.html
- Grammar exercise - http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson21/06.html
- BBC listening – 6min – intro + grammar challenge
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1618_gramchallenge33/
- 87 activities on present perfect vs. Past simple - http://busyteacher.org/classroom_activities-
grammar/tenses/past_simple_vs_present_perfect-worksheets/
- Speaking activities - http://busyteacher.org/18088-nelson-mandelas-death-barack-obama-
tribute.html
- Exercise - http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson21/06.html
ZDROJE
Texty
- Macmillian Publisher. Human body. [online].(c)2006 [cit. 2014-04-18]. Dostupné na www:
</www.onestopenglish.com/clil/secondary/english-across-the-curriculum/science-and-
nature/pdf-content/the-human-body/146836.article>.
Obrázky:
- WaggingdogmediaLtd. [online].(c)2006 [cit. 2014-04-18].Dostupné na www:
<www.freedigitalphotos.net/images/gallery_Medical_Equipment_m280-sb_id-so_descending-
page16.html?view=0&so=0>.