C O N V E R S AT I ON C L A S S

8 : HEALT H AND IL NESS

TOPIC
ASKING
Problem

symptoms

allergies

medicine
TALKING
a slight headache

a sore throat

a high blood pressure

a stomach ache
TALKING
Pain in my back

My head is spinning

difficulty breathing
EXAMPLE 1
What’s the problem?

What are your symptoms?

How are you feeling today?

EXAMPLE 2

Do you have any allergies?

How long have you been feeling like this?

Do you have any medicine to take?

EXAMPLE 3
I’ve got a slight headache.

I’ve got a sore throat.

I have a high blood pressure.

EXAMPLE 4
I have pain in my back.

I’m in a lot of pain.

My head is spinning.
EXAMPLE 5
I’m having difficulty breathing.

I have a stomach ache.

I’m not sleeping very well at the moment.

 VOCABULLARIES THAT CAN BE USED

• HEALTH • EXERCISE • COLD • ALLERGY • DOCTOR/ • PHARMACIST

PHYSICIAN
• WELLNESS • HYGIENE • FLU • ASTHMA • PARAMEDIC
• NURSE
• FITNESS • SLEEP • FEVER • DIABETES • OPTOMETRIST
• SURGEON (EYE DOCTOR)
• PHYSICAL • REST • HEADACHE • ARTHRITIS
• DENTIST • MEDICAL CLINIC
• MENTAL • RELAXATION • COUGH • DEPRESSION
• PAEDIATRICIAN • EMERGENCY
• EMOTIONAL • MEDITATION • SORE THROAT • ANXIETY (CHILDREN'S ROOM (ER)
DOCTOR)
• WELL-BEING • THERAPY • STOMACH- • INSOMNIA • PHARMACY
ACHE • PSYCHOLOGIST
• NUTRITION • REHABILITATI • MIGRAINE • LABORATORY
ON • NAUSEA • PSYCHIATRIST
• DIET • BACK PAIN
• DIARRHOEA • THERAPIST
 VOCABULLARIES THAT CAN BE USED

• WAITING • CHECK-UP • BANDAGE • CONTAGIOUS • CHRONIC

ROOM
• THERAPY
• PLASTER/ • WOUNDED • ACUTE
• TREATMENT SESSION
BAND-AID
• • MILD
MEDICATION
• FIRST AID • ANTISEPTIC
• PRESCRIPTION • SEVERE
• CPR • PAIN RELIEVER
• VACCINATION (CARDIOPUL • SYMPTOMATIC
MONARY • EMERGENCY
• SURGERY
RESUSCITATI
• ASYMPTOMATIC
• AMBULANCE
• BLOOD TEST ON) • ALLERGIC
• ILL/SICK
• PHYSICAL • FIT
EXAMINATION
• INJURED
• UNFIT
LET ’ S HAV E A P R A C T I C E
PRACTICE 1:
• IMAGINE THAT NOW YOU ARE IN AL MAAHIRA MEDICAL CENTER
• THE TEACHER WILL RANDOMLY CHOOSE YOU AS A DOCTOR OR PATIENT
• IF YOU ARE THE DOCOR, PLESE USE THE “ASKING EXPRESSION TO TALK TO YOUR PATIENT
• IF YOU ARE THE PATIENT, PLESE RESPOND YOUR DOCTOR BY USING THE EXPRESSION
ABOVE

• THE BEST DOCTOR AND PATIENT WILL GET EXTRA POINT IN THIS MEETING