II. Choose the right word and full in the blanks.

A) disease / illness / condition

1. Small pox is an infectious … marked by fever and small red spots on the body. It often leaves permanent marks.

2. The doctor diagnosed the … as tuberculosis.

3. The business of doctors is to prevent and cure ….

4. There has not been much … in the village this winter.

5. Measles, mumps and influenza are common ….

6. An infectious... can be spread by means of batteries carried in the atmosphere in winter.

7. After the treatment I felt quite cured of all my ….

8. Children’s … are treated by a pediatrician, specializing in pediatrics.

9. Smoking is a major course of heart ….

10. The most common symptoms of the … are a high temperature and pain in the chest.

B) ache / pain / to ache / to hurt / to pain

1. We’ve given him an anaesthetic so that he won’t feel any ….

2. These pills should help to ease the ….

3. My hand suddenly started to …, with a dull … which soon spread into my wrist.

4. Don’t worry, the injection won’t … at all.

5. Can’t we stop for a while? We’ve been walking for hours and my feet are ….

6. I … all over after climbing the rock.

III. Match the sentence halves, using each half once only.

1 If someone feels sick

2 If someone’s got flu

3 If someone has a heart attack

4 If someone’s got diarrhoea

5 If someone’s got asthma

6 If someone’s got a hangover

7 If someone is blowing their nose a lot

8 If someone’s got a temperature

a they may have a cold.

b they want to go to the toilet.

c they find it hard to breathe.

d they want to vomit.

e they feel very hot.

f they have a high temperature.

g they need a doctor immediately.

h they drank too much beer last night.

IV. Complete the dialogues with a word from the box in the correct form. Use each word once only.

A: My little boy isn’t very well. He keeps …. (1)

B: Oh, dear. Does he … from hay fever? (2)

A: No, I don’t think so.

B: Has he got a …? (3)

A: Yes, it’s quite high. Maybe I should take him to the doctor’s.

B: I would. Then he can give you a … for the chemist’s. (4)

C: I fell over and hit my knee.

D: Did it … very much? (5)

C: Yes, it was terrible. And this morning when I got up, it was still …. (6)

E: Have you been to the dentist’s yet?

F: Yes, I went yesterday. I had to have two … in my back teeth. (7)

E: Did he give you an …? (8)

F: Yes, I don’t like needles very much, but at least it wasn’t too …, so I was very relieved. (9)

V. Correct the mistakes. There is one in each sentence.

1. She’s in bed because she’s got a flu and she feels sick.

2. It’s horrible when you have a cold and keep blowing the nose.

3. My back is very pain because I was carrying a heavy suitcase yesterday.

4. Many children suffer for asthma these days.

5. He’s got a sore cough and a throat.

6. I don’t feel myself well.