UNIT 8: HEALTH AND FITNESS

health salud
illness enfermedad (en general)
disease enfermedad (específica)
asthma asma
chickenpox varicela
smallpox viruela
heart attack infarto
heart disease cardiopatía
hepatitis hepatitis
ulcer úlcera
flu gripe
mumps paperas
wound herida (por un arma)
injury lesión
blood sangre
hospital hospital
doctor médico
family doctor / GP médico de cabecera
nurse enfermera
injection inyección
medicine medicina
pill pastilla, píldora
prescription receta médica
vaccine vacuna
painful doloroso
painless indoloro
bandage venda
band aid tirita, curita
crutch muleta
plaster yeso
wheelchair silla de ruedas

to feel good sentirse bien

to have a cold tener un resfriado
to sneeze estornudar
to cough toser
to blow one's nose sonarse la nariz
To get injured lesionarse
to feel sick tener náuseas
to feel dizzy estar mareado
to faint desmayarse
to pass out desmayarse
to be tired estar cansado
to be exhausted estar agotado
to have backache tener dolor de espalda
to have earache tener dolor de oídos
to have a headache tener dolor de cabeza
 to have a sore throat tener dolor de garganta
to have a stomach-ache tener dolor de estómago
to have toothache tener dolor de dientes
to have a temperature tener fiebre
to have a cough tener tos
to have diarrhoea tener diarrea
to have spots tener granitos
to have a black eye tener un ojo morado
to get a bruise magullarse
to get burnt quemarse
to lose one's appetite perder el apetito
to lose one's voice quedarse afónico
to break one's arm quebrarse el brazo
to sprain one's ankle tener un esguince en el tobillo
to twist one's ankle torcerse el tobillo
to be constipated estar estreñido
to have constipation tener estreñimiento
to be allergic to ser alérgico a
to suffer from sufrir de
to vomit vomitar
to throw up vomitar
to hurt doler
to swell hincharse
to take an aspirin tomar una aspirina
to take a medicine tomar un medicamento

1.COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORD.

1-Cathy has lost a lot of ..................... eating vegetables (weigh)

2-He is a tall.................... person. (muscle)
3- She needs a ..................... for the virus. (treat)
4- The doctor gave helen a ..................to take to the chemist’s (prescribe)
5- He caught some kind of.................... disease (infect)

2.CHOOSE THE RIGHT OPTION

1- I’ve got a .........................in my leg

hurt pain damage
2- Tom was ill, and had to go to...............
hospital medicine doctor
3- A...................diet includes lots of fruit and vegetables
healthy unhealthy dangerous
4- He didn’t go to school because he had a ...............
cold a cold cool
5- Helen had a ............................... of 40
temperature heat thermometer
3. CHOOSE THE RIGHT OPTION

1- The doctor gave Millie a prescription/recipe for some medicine

2-People use a thermometer to take their fever/ temperature
3-He couldn’t play football because he had a pain/ hurt in his leg
4- The teacher couldn’t talk because she had sore throat/ throat ache
5- She bought the medicine at the physician’s / chemist’s

4. COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH USING THE WORDS FROM THE BOX

GO ON A DIET JOGGING WEIGHT STRESS

KEEP FIT RELAXATION OVERWEIGHT AEROBICS

People are much more interested in their health these days. Many people try to
.......................... by .......................... in the park or going swimming or by playing tennis.
.......................... classes are helpful too. Being .......................... can be dangerous for
health, so many doctors recommend to.......................... and lose.......................... . Another
problem for our health is ..........................there are simple .......................... techniques
which help our life style.

5. READ,COMPLETE AND MATCH

1- IF I EAT TOO MANY CHOCOLATES I WILL HAVE A S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2- IF I HAVE A T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I WILL SEE THE DENTIST
3- IF I HAVE T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _I WILL STAY IN BED
4- GIVE ME A HANDKERCHIEF. I HAVE GOT A C_ _ _
 6. Complete the sentences and the texts below with these phrasal
verbs:

work out = exercise pig out = eat a lot build up = increase burn off = eliminate
put on = increase (weight) keep up= maintain the same speed as others do in = kill/hurt
warm up = warm muscles before exercise stretch out = stretch tire out = exhaust

1. Resistance exercises (e.g. weight lifting) can help to ________ your

muscles.
2. Arnold Schwarzenegger must __________ a lot to maintain his
physique.
3. I go to aerobics to __________ the calories I _________ at the
weekend.
4. I always feel guilty after I ___________ at the Chinese restaurant.
5. Yoga helps to ______________ my muscles.
6. You should ___________ before you exercise or you might ______
your muscles ________.
7. I think I ate too much at Christmas. I’ve _________ two kilograms.
8. I’ll never go to a circuits class again. The last one nearly ______ me
_______. The other people were really fit so I struggled to
____________.
9. Just the thought of exercise ________ me ________.

I suppose I’m quite lucky because I don’t _______ weight

easily. I never _________ in the gym and the only time I
___________ is when I need something from the top shelf.
I tried aerobics once but I couldn’t _________ with the
others. I take my dog for a walk three times a day though,
and that helps to __________ the calories. I usually watch
what I eat but I sometimes _________ on a pizza or a
Chinese at the weekend.

My brother is real fitness fanatic. Before he works out he

____________ every day with press ups, sit ups, stretches
and a jog around the park. He says it’s important to
________ good levels of strength, stamina and suppleness.
I don’t want to overdo it though. A fitness regime like his
would ________ me _______ !