1. VOCABULARY 2. Health and lifestyles.
Verbs and phrases (formal):
To abandon the constraining rules – porzucić krępujące zasady
To be aggrieve – być poszkodowanym
To be alarmed by – być czymś zaalarmowanym
To be allergic to sth – być na coś uczulonym
To be apprehensive about sth – niepokoić się o
To be awarded a large sum of money in compensation for – dostać wielkie odszkodowanie za
To be deeply affected by sth – być czymś mocno zaabsorbowanym
To be examined – zostać zbadanym
To be hospitalized – być hospitalizowanym
To commune with nature – jednoczyć się z naturą
To conduct a study – prowadzić badania
To convalesce – wracać do zdrowia
To follow a way of living – naśladować sposób życia
To have a food poisoning – mieć zatrucie pokarmowe
To heal the sore throat – leczyć bolące gardło
To inject – robić zastrzyk
To lead a hectic lifestyle – wieść nerwowe życie
To lose / regain consciousness – stracić, odzyskać przytomność
To prescribe a medicine – zapisać lekarstwo
To rate sth on a scale 1-10 – oceniać coś w skali od 1 do 10
To relieve the pain – ulżyć w bólu
To suffer from insomnia – cierpieć na bezsenność
To turn to sb for help and advice – zwrócić się do kogoś po pomoc i poradę
To undergo the surgery/ operation – poddać się operacji
Verbs and phrases (informal):
The things are getting on top of you – rzeczy zaczynają cię przerastać
To be keen on sth / to be fond of sth – bardzo lubić coś robić
To bring sb round – ocucić kogoś
To fight off the disease – pokonać chorobę
To get away from it all – uciec od tego wszystkiego
To get rid of – pozbyć się czegoś
To have a soft spot of – mieć słabość do
To keep on top of things – mieć wszystko pod kontrolą
To look the picture of health – wyglądać jak okaz zdrowia
To play havoc with the health – zrujnować sobie zdrowie
To put on weight / to take off weight – przybrać na wadze, stracić na wadze
2. Nouns:
A blindness - ślepota
A broken limb – złamana kończyna
A contagious illness – choroba zakaźna
A deafness – głuchota
A doctor’s certificate – usprawiedliwienie lekarskie
A far-reaching implication for – mieć w czymś dalekosiężne skutki
A fixed/ flexible routine – stałe/ elastyczne nawyki
A hospital ward – oddział szpitalny
A incurable / fatal disease – nieuleczalna, śmiertelna choroba
A nervous breakdown – załamanie nerwowe
A prescription – recepta
A sick pay – zasiłek chorobowy
A surgeon - chirurg
A wheel chair – wózek inwalidzki
An indisposed worker – niedysponowany pracownik
An outbreak of flu – wybuch epidemii grypy
Desires and necessities – pragnienia i potrzeby
In search of – w poszukiwaniu czegoś
The facilities for the disabled / handicapped people – ułatwienia dla osób niepełnosprawnych
To the despair of – ku czyjejś rozpaczy
With sb’s backing – z czyimś wsparciem
Synonyms:
Look at - ……………………………………….
Mean - …………………………………………
Money - ………………………………………...
More and more - ………………………………..
Much - ………………………………………….
Need - …………………………………………..
Next to - ………………………………………..
Now - ……………………………………….......
Quickly - ……………………………………….
Right - ………………………………………….
Set up - ………………………………………....
Sharp - …………………………………………..
Any other options:
3. Practice part 1:
Ex 1. Match the activities to an appropriate person:
(to be allergic to sth; to be examined; to be hospitalized; to convalesce; to heal the sore throat; to inject; to
prescribe a medicine; to suffer from insomnia; to relieve the pain)
A patient :
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A doctor:
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Ex 2. Choose the proper adjective due to the context:
a) If the disease cannot be cured, it is called fatal / incurable.
b) Jack’s lifestyle is really busy and that means being stable / hectic.
c) Do not come in on any account! We suspect the illness is contagious / mild!
d) To my despair my closest uncle has just become a disabled / handicapped person. He
is in search of the wheel chair at the moment.
e) In order to pursue my personal goals I have to follow a flexible / fixed routine.
f) Unless you undergo the surgery, it may have really far-reaching / insignificant
implications for your health! Please, make the proper decision and do not play havoc
with your health!
Ex 3. Link the synonyms:
To be aggrieve To feel anxious about sth
To be alarmed by To abandon sth
To be apprehensive about sth To undertake some research
To be deeply affected by sth To be fond of doing sth
To conduct a study To be devoted to sth
To be keen on doing sth To be hurt in an accident
To get rid of sth To be worried about sth
4. Practice part 2:
Ex 1. Explain the idioms:
a) The things are getting on top of you:
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b) To have a soft spot of:
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c) To look the picture of health:
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Ex 2. Translate the suggestions:
1. Eric was suffering from the food poisoning for a week and consequently (stracił na
wadze) …………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Everybody reckoned that Eve was playing truant from school. However, she presented
(usprawiedliwienie lekarskie) …………………………………………………………..
3. When Lisa lost her consciousness, nobody knew what to do to (ocucić ją)
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4. An indisposed worker was given an additional sick pay (ze wsparciem szefa)
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5. The person aggrieve in that accident was awarded a large sum of funding (jako
rekompensatę) …………………………………………………………………………..
