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HEALTH and MEDICINE
Question: Which 4 words below are kinds of people?
cold n. overweight adj.
contagious adj.
P pain n.
cough n., v. patient n.
D dentist n. phobia n.
diabetes n. pill n.
diet n., v. prescription n.
disease n.
R relax v.
► doctor n. runny nose n.
E emergency n.
S sneeze n., v.
A accident n. exercise n., v. sore n., v.
ambulance n.
F fever n. sickness n.
aspirin n. first aid n. sprain n., v.
B bandage n., v. flu n. stitches n.
bleed v.
H headache n. stomachache n.
blood n. heart attack n. stress n.
blood pressure n. home remedy n. sunburn n., v.
bone n.
I illness n.
T temperature n.
broken adj. infection n. thermometer n.
bruise n., v. insomnia n. toothache n.
burn n. v. insurance n.
U underweight adj.
C cancer n.
M medical adj.
V virus n.
cavity n.
N nurse n. vitamin n.
check-up n., v.
O operation n.
W weight n.
clinic n. operate v.
X x-ray n., v.
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Word Bank
24 PARTS of the HUMAN BODY
Write each of the words by the correct numbers.
A abdomen
ankle 1 head
arm 2
24
B back 3 back
C calf 23
chest 4
22
E ear
elbow 5
21
F finger
6 20
foot
forearm 7
H hand
8
head
hip
K knee
9
L leg 19
10
N neck 18
S shoulder 11
T thigh 17
thumb 12 16
toe
upper arm 13
U
W waist 15
14
wrist
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N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________
HOSPITALS
Questions: Do you go to a hospital when you have a cold? Why? / Why not?
⚫ Complete the 15 sentences with the words on the left.
1. A small hospital is sometimes called a _________________.
2. The _______________ department will care for people
who need help right away.
3. A _______________ works in a hospital and helps
people who are hurt or sick.
4. Take this _______________ twice a day after food.
5. You can wait to see a doctor in a ________________.
6. A _______________ will often help a doctor.
7. You probably don’t have to wait very long to see a doctor
A ambulance n.
if you first make an ________________.
appointment n.
8. Medical care can be very expensive, so many people
C checkup n. buy medical _______________.
clinic n.
9. If you are very sick or hurt, an _______________ might
D doctor n. take you to a hospital.
E emergency n. 10. An _______________ is a person who will see a doctor
inpatient at a hospital and then returns home the same day.
I n.
insurance n. 11. An _______________ is a person who sees a doctor
and stays at the hospital for one or more days.
M medicine n.
12. A medical _______________ by a doctor will make sure
N nurse n.
that you are healthy.
O operation n.
13. A _______________ is used by people who cannot walk,
outpatient n.
or walk easily.
P prescription n.
14. A doctor can write a _______________ for you when you
W waiting room n.
when you need medicine.
wheelchair n.
15. After the accident, I went to a hospital and had an
________________ to fix my leg.
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COLDS and the FLU
Questions: When was the last time you had a cold or the flu?
⚫ Complete the 15 sentences with the words on the left.
1. Colds and the flu are _______________. They can
spread to other people and make them sick.
2. I have a ________________. My head hurts.
3. You may have a ________________ when your body
temperature is very high.
4. When you have the ________________s, you feel cold.
5. ________________ is another word for “flu”.
6. Drinking warm water with honey and lemon might make
you feel better when you have a ________________.
7. What does a _______________ sound like? Maybe it
C chills n. sounds like, “Atchoo!”
contagious adj.
8. It might take a couple of weeks to _______________
coronavirus n. from a cold or the flu. It takes time to get better.
cough n., v. 9. A ________________ covers your nose and mouth.
F face mask n. 10. A _______________ can help prevent the flu. I’m going
fever n. to get one this winter!
H headache n. 11. I’m sick, so I need some cold medicine and a box of
_______________s.
I influenza n.
recover 12. I’m glad that I have a box of tissues because I have a
R v.
cold and a ________________.
runny nose n.
13. I know that John is sick because he has a loud
S sneeze n., v.
_______________. He must also have a sore throat.
sore throat n.
14. SARS and the _______________ are two examples of
symptom n. serious viruses that make people sick.
T tissue n.
15. A sore throat, sneezing, coughing, fever, the chills, and
V vaccination n. a headache are all ________________s of the flu.
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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
QUIZ: HEALTH and MEDICINE
Answer these fourteen questions to score your vocabulary knowledge.
1. Which of the following things can an 8. Which of the following activities
‘ambulance’ do? CAN’T you do if you have ‘insomnia’?
a) help you to fall asleep a) sleep
b) help you to lose weight b) breathe well
c) make you sick c) lose weight
d) take you to a hospital d) exercise
2. In which of the following situations 9. Who is the best person to see if
should you use a ‘bandage’? you need an ‘operation’?
a) when you can’t sleep well a) a friend
b) when you don’t eat enough b) a patient
c) when you are afraid of something c) a dentist
d) when you cut your finger d) a surgeon
3. In which of the following situations 10. Which of the following things should
might you get a ‘bruise’? you do if you are ‘overweight’?
a) when get too close to a fire a) go on a diet
b) when you have a cold b) eat more food
c) when somebody hits you c) try to relax
d) when you have to pay the doctor d) get an x-ray
4. Which of the following things can 11. Which of the following words best
be ‘contagious’? describes a ‘pill’?
a) an ache a) dangerous
b) an clinic b) small
c) a flu c) painful
d) a sprain d) hot
5. How does your body feel if you have 12. What should you take if you get a
a ‘fever’? ‘prescription’?
a) too hot a) a virus
b) hungry b) a home remedy
c) too heavy c) medicine
d) healthy d) an x-ray
6. Which of the following words best 13. In which of the following situations
describes a ‘flu’? do most people feel ‘stress’?
a) diet a) when they take a test
b) illness b) when they sleep
c) clinic c) when they watch too much TV
d) insurance d) when they sneeze
7. Which of the following things can a 14. When do many people use a
‘home remedy’ do? ‘thermometer’?
a) help you to relax a) when they take a vitamin pill
b) take you home b) when they have a fever
c) help you to feel better c) when they relax
d) make you afraid d) when they eat dinner
13 – 14 = Excellent 11 – 12 = Good 9 – 10 = Study More!
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N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________
HOSPITALS
Questions: Do you go to a hospital when you have a cold? Why? / Why not?
⚫ PAST NARRATIVE ESSAY: “Write about a time you saw a doctor at a hospital.”
Use at least 6 of the 15 words on the left.
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A ambulance n. _______________________________________
appointment n. _______________________________________
checkup _______________________________________
C n.
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clinic n.
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D doctor n.
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emergency
E _______________________________________
n.
I inpatient n.
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insurance n. _______________________________________
medicine n. _______________________________________
nurse _______________________________________
N n.
operation _______________________________________
O n.
outpatient n.
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P prescription n.
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waiting room
W _______________________________________
n.
wheelchair n.
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