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Health and the body

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Learn words to say how you feel when you are ill and to talk to a doctor or pharmacist.

Choose the health word

Choose the correct answer.

  1. Mina has a pain in her head. She has a ___.
    • a) sore throat
    • b) headache
    • c) cough
  2. Where can you buy medicine?
    • a) at the bakery
    • b) at the post office
    • c) at the pharmacy
  3. What does appointment mean?
    • a) a time you arrange to see someone, like a doctor
    • b) a pain in your stomach
    • c) a warm drink for a sore throat
  4. My leg ___ when I walk.
    • a) rests
    • b) hurts
    • c) coughs
  5. What do we call a high body temperature?
    • a) a cough
    • b) a cold
    • c) a fever
  6. You look very tired. You should go home and ___.
    • a) rest
    • b) hurt
    • c) cough
  7. Eating fresh fruit helps you stay ___.
    • a) ill
    • b) healthy
    • c) sore

Complete the health sentences

Type one word in each gap. Use each word once and change the form if needed. Use: appointment, cold, cough, hurt, medicine, pharmacy, sore.

  1. I've got a ___. My nose is running and I keep sneezing.
  2. Tomás ___ all night. The noise woke up the whole family.
  3. I'd like to make an ___ with the dentist for next Monday.
  4. Take this ___ three times a day, after meals.
  5. My shoulder ___ when I lift my arm.
  6. You can buy cream for your skin at the ___ on the corner.
  7. I can't talk much today. I have a ___ throat.

Answer key

Choose the health word

  1. b) headacheA pain in your head is a headache.
  2. c) at the pharmacyA pharmacy is a shop that sells medicine.
  3. a) a time you arrange to see someone, like a doctorAn appointment is an arranged time to see someone, such as a doctor or dentist.
  4. b) hurtsHurt means feel pain. We use it with a part of the body.
  5. c) a feverA fever is a high body temperature when you are ill.
  6. a) restRest means relax or sleep so that your body can get better.
  7. b) healthyHealthy means strong and not ill.

Complete the health sentences

  1. coldA cold is a common illness with a runny nose and sneezing.
  2. coughed / was coughingCoughing makes a loud noise. The sentence is in the past, so we use coughed.
  3. appointmentYou make an appointment to see a dentist at an arranged time.
  4. medicine / medicationYou take medicine to feel better when you are ill.
  5. hurts / achesHurt means feel pain. With my shoulder, we add -s: hurts.
  6. pharmacy / chemist's / chemist / drugstoreA pharmacy sells medicine and creams for health problems.
  7. soreA sore throat is a pain in your throat.

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