Unit 3 Just for the health of it

Phrasal verbs

• Come down with ► To suffer from Thomas came down with

an illness chickenpox at the weekend

• Fight off/ fight sth off ► Recover Her body couldn’t fight the
from an illness quickly. infection off .

 Pass out ► To become unconscious I was hit on the head and passed
for a short time, for example when ill, out.
badly hurt, or drunk:

• Pick up ► To catch an illness from I think I’ve picked up a cold from

somebody or something. my brother.

 Take out ► Remove something The dentist took out one of my

wisdom teeth.

• Throw up ► To vomit I fed the baby some fruit, but she

threw it up .

Vocabulary
 Precise  Vast
(exact and accurate). (extremely big).
I remember with precise detail my A vast audience watched the
last holidays broadcast.
 Oblivious  Photographic memory
(not conscious of something, (able to remember things in exact
especially what is happening around detail.)
you). He had a photographic memory for
He became oblivious to what was maps.
going around him.
 Mixed feelings  Vivid memories
 (To feel both pleased and not pleased (detailed images in the mind:)
about it at the same time:)
I had mixed feelings about
leaving home.

 The doctor prescribe medicine  We need to monitor the patient

 Nurse someone back  Sprained my ankle

 The patient is responding to  Relieve the pain

treatment

 I´d consult a doctor  She has been practising medicine

for 20 years.

 Intravenous line  Blood pleasure

 A blood vessel  Blood type

 Blood donors  Blood bank

Collocations and expressions

 Bodily functions  Running sores

 Failing eyesight  Coughing fit

 Internal organs  Chemical imbalance

 Terminal illness  Splitting headache