Speaking Card 19 – Health & Lifestyle

zz What should you do to stay healthy? their leg / arm. A lot of people are allergic to
To be healthy / stay healthy… you need to something / have allergies these days.
look after your body and mind. You should… zz What should you do if you have a cold
exercise / eat healthy food / get fresh air and or a fever?
be outside. You should get enough sleep so
If I have a cold, I take vitamins / drink tea with
your body feels rested. You shouldn’t … drink
honey and lemon. I rest / sleep / stay in bed /
alcohol / smoke cigarettes / take drugs.
don’t go to school / stay at home. If I have a fever
zz What bad habits do you have? or my body aches, I take a tablet / medicine to
Sometimes I’m lazy and don’t exercise enough / reduce my temperature / take away the pain.
I hate sports. Sometimes I smoke even though zz Describe some basic medicines and
it’s bad for me / smoking or drinking alcohol what you need them for.
is bad for you. I never get enough sleep / I play
You can buy all basic medicines at the chemist’s
a lot of computer games / chat with my friends
(BrE) / in a pharmacy (AmE). For cuts and bleeding,
on Facebook at night so I’m always tired.
there is a plaster (BrE) / Band-Aid (AmE) or
zz What is a healthy diet? / Do you eat a bandage. If you have a fever, you can take some
healthily? medicine / a tablet / pill to reduce your tempera­
A healthy diet means not eating too much fat / ture / take away the pain. If your eyes are red,
sugar / junk food. I don’t always eat healthy you can use eye drops. For an allergy / rash you
food. If I’m in a rush, I buy fast food like KFC or can put cream on it / take a pill.
McDonald’s / I like unhealthy fatty food and zz When should you go to the hospital?
sweets because they taste nice / I don’t like fruits
You need to go to the hospital if you have broken
and vegetables. I am always careful about my
your bones / you are seriously hurt. Also, if you
diet / I think about what I eat / I try to eat a ba­
need to have an operation or surgery / have a se­
lance of all foods / I never eat sugar or processed
rious illness like cancer/ heart problems / kidney
foods / I am a vegetarian.
or lung problems / infectious disease, you must
zz What are some English phrases to go to the hospital. Women go to the hospital to
describe feeling ill? give birth.
If you feel unwell / don’t feel well, you might be ill
(BrE) or sick (AmE). If you say you feel sick, espe­ zz Do you know the special names for dif-
cially in Britain, it means you are going to vomit. ferent people who work in the medical
You can also say I have a temperature / fever / industry?
I have a headache / my head / back / arm… A doctor / GP (General Practitioner) is someone
hurts / I have a pain in my head / arm / leg. who looks after your basic health. If you have
a problem with your teeth, you need to see
zz What are some basic health problems? a dentist. A pharmacist gives you medicine.
Some people frequently get a headache / A surgeon is someone who operates on you
stomach ache / backache. If they don’t take care in the hospital. A nurse is a person who works
of their teeth, they can get cavities or a tooth­ in the hospital to care for you before and after
ache. In winter they can get / catch a cold or even an opera­tion or during a serious illness. A mid­
a flu / have a sore throat. If they have an accident wife is someone who specializes in helping
like falling off their bike, they can break / scrape women give birth.

Underlined vocabulary is above the A2 CEFR level – to be explained. January-February 2015

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