Keep Fit!

Setting: At the fitness centre.

Situation: A group of young people comes to the fitness centre and share their ideas how to keep fit.

Characters:

Card I — Tom, a professional sportsman. He is in a good physical form and tries to persuade his friends to visit fitness centre regularly.

Card II—III — Linda and Sally, the students. They prefer being on a diet rather than doing sport.

Card IV— Den, a student of the medical university. He knows a lot about the human body and the processes which occur in it.

Card V — Mary, a vegetarian.

Writing

Write an essay on one of the following topics:

1. Sports provide a person with a healthy body and a sound mind.

2. You should walk every day to keep fit.

3. Most sports help flexibility and stamina.

4. Absolute beginners should start with risky sports.

5. Swimming is undoubtedly an excellent exercise.

Unit 7

AT THE DOCTOR'S

Health and Diseases

Topical Vocabulary

blood

disease, illness, sickness

chronic disease

infectious disease

to suffer from

to fall ill, to be ill, to be sick

to have a cold, to catch cold

to faint

to treat, to cure, to heal

to recover (from an illness)

to take a temperature

to take a blood test

to take an X-ray

to be examined by a doctor

to measure blood pressure

vaccination

to give an injection / to give a shot

medicine

pill, tablet

to prescribe medicines

to take medicines

кровь

болезнь

хроническое заболевание

инфекционное заболевание

страдать от ч-л

заболеть

простудиться

потерять сознание

лечить

выздороветь

измерять температуру

делать анализ крови

делать рентген

быть осмотренным врачом

измерять кровяное давление

вакцинация

давать укол

лекарство

таблетка

прописывать лекарство

принимать лекарство

Consult the dictionary and translate the following words and word combinations:

Internal organs

circulatory system, respiratory system, digestive system, nervous system, urinary tract

heart, lung, trachea, bronchi, esophagus, stomach, gall bladder / gallbladder, liver, small intestine, large intestine, kidney, bladder, spleen

aorta, artery, vein, capillary, blood, lymph, blood vessel, blood circulation

endocrine glands, thyroid gland, pituitary gland, adrenal glands, pancreas, lymph glands

reproductive organs, conception, pregnancy, embryo, fetus, childbirth

to be pregnant, to have a baby, to give birth to a male child / female child

body fluids / bodily fluids, blood (red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma), lymph, gastric juice, bile, mucus, tears, saliva, sweat, urine