The document discusses common symptoms of colds and the flu, including headaches, fever, sore throat, and aches. It notes that it is important to recognize symptoms early. It then provides examples of comparing adjectives using suffixes like -er, -est, and -ier. Suffixes are added to adjectives to compare two or more items, with -er used for one-syllable adjectives, -er for two-syllable adjectives ending in e, and -iest or most/least for two or more syllable adjectives. It emphasizes the importance of proper use of suffixes in medical comparisons.

2. What are some common symptoms
of cold and the flu ?
Why is it important to recognize
symptoms early ?

4.  1_ headache 4 _ ache
 2_ severe 5 _ sore throat
 3_ fever 6 _ mild
 A/an unpleasant pain in the body
 B/a pain ln the head
 C/an inflammation in the neck passage
D/ slight
 F/extremely strong
 E/a h1gh body temperature

5.  fatigue cough stuffy moderate
 1 The woman's severe ………suggests that she
has the flu, not a cold.
 2 The patient reports feeling……… aches, but
nothing too painful.
 3 Anne is having trouble breathing because
of her…………..nose.
 4 Robert's ………….ls so severe that he
doesn't have the energy to get out of bed.

6.  Why is it difficult to distinguish between the
flu and cold ?
 Listen and say true or false
 _ The man feels pain in his throat.
 _ The man's nose is stuffy.
 _ The woman suspects that the man has a
cold.

9.  The pain is milder than it used to be
 1 syllable adj +ER
 The surgery room is larger than the other
one
 2 syllables adj ending with E+R
 this task is easier than the other one
 2 syllables adj ending with a consonant and
Y == IER

10.  This is more painful than I thought
 2 OR more Syllables adj +more/less
 This treatment is less effective than the
other one
 Irregular
 Good = better
 Bad =worse
 Far= further
 Little= less
 The patient fells better than yesterday

11.  Making comparison between more than 2
things
 Examples
 The mildest pain
 the+ADJ +est
 This is the safest room
 The easiest task
 The +iest
 The most painful treatment
 2or more syllables the + most/least

12. Good=the best
Bad =the worst
Far= furthest
Old =eldest
Little= least
 The furthest house
 That patient is the eldest

13.  A fracture is least serious / painful / less serious than
a break.
 My rash is more itchy / red / itchier today than
yesterday.
 Do kidney stones hurt more / most / least than
childbirth?
 You look much best / better / good today?
 A migraine is the most / least / more severe
headache you can have.
 Operations are most successful / successful / more
successful these days than before.
 Less / Least / Most illnesses are curable, if treated
early.
 This medication will make you feel less painful / pain
/ dull in your arm.

14.  Thank you