HEALTH

Vocabulary
Types of illness
 Allergy, Cough
(Pronounced coff),
Insomnia, Fever /
Temperature.
 Dizziness.
(adjective Dizzy). To have
the feeling that everything
around you is spinning.
 Rash. Uncomfortable,
itchy, red spots on the
skin. A skin condition.
 Sunburn. Red and painful
skin that comes from being
in the sun too long.
 Runny Nose. Mucus
coming from the nose. The
need to blow your nose a
 The Flu. (also
called Influenza) A very
strong cold caused by a
virus. Symptoms include:
fever, headache, runny
nose and sneezing.
 Hay Fever. An allergy to
plants and the pollen from
flowers. The symptoms are
red eyes, a runny nose and
sneezing.
 Sneeze. (verb to Sneeze)
An uncontrollable
movement of air from the
 Explaining your problem
 We use the verb have, have got, suffer from and feel
to talk about diseases
 Have: 'I have a sore throat, 'I have been coughing a lot
these days / recently / for the last few days / since
yesterday
 Have got: "I've got a bit of temperature, I've got a pain in
my…., "I've got a nagging pain in my ….." (nagging = a
pain that won't go away)
 Suffer from: I suffer from diabetes
 Feel: "I feel a bit dizzy.“, I feel under the weather, I feel/I’m
not feeling very well
 I have a + ache: headache, backache, stomachache,
toothache
 I have a sore +: sore throat, sore eyes, sore feet
 Other expressions: I think I'm going down with a cold,
my (feet/knees….)are hurting/hurt
 Sympathetic responses
 "I'm sorry to hear that."
 "Actually, you don't look very well."
 "You look a little pale."
 "Maybe you're going down with something.
There's a bug going around."
 "Maybe you should go home and get some rest."
 "Why don't you go home and have a lie-down.“
 I think you should go and see a doctor
 "Is there anything I can do?"
 "Shall I get you an aspirin?“
 I hope you feel better soon
 get well soon!
 Other useful phrases
 have you got any …? (painkillers, paracetamol, aspirin,
plasters…)
 how are you feeling?
 are you feeling alright?
 are you feeling any better?
 I need to see a doctor
 do you know a good …? (doctor, dentist…)
 do you know where there's an all-night chemists?
 Prescription: (Noun) The piece of paper that your doctor
gives you with the name of the medicine you need on it.
 Patient: (Person) A sick person in hospital or visiting the
doctor's.
 Drug Store (US) / Chemist's (UK) / Pharmacy: The place
you go to get medicine.