16 November 09 - NI2 A

• New File - 2A- I told you I was ill!
• Vocabulary revision - Parts of the body

http://www.languageguide.org/im/body/eng/

http://www.languageguide.org/im/body2/eng/

• Hypochondriacs... (Did you enjoy the cartoon? I hope so...).
• Vocabulary Bank - Health and medicine

1. At the doctor's

A. 3 / B. 6 / C. 8 / D. 7 / E. 2 / F. 1 / G. 9 / H. 4 / I. 5

2. Symtoms

1. Same
2. Same
3. Different. feel sick = feel nausea; be sick = vomit
4. Different feel dizzy = feel as if everything is going round in circles and you might fall.
5. Different swollen = thicker or wider than usual (often because of an injury or infection); broken= the bone is broken.
6. Different hurts = feels painful; aches = has a dull, continuous pain
7. Different in hospital = staying there for some days as a patient; at the hospital = for any other purspose includings to see a doctor.

B.

1. He's being sick
2. His leg hurts
3. He feels dizzy
4. His ankle is swollen
5. She's in hospital

3. Medical conditions

Minor: pregnant, allergy, flu, virus ( though of course these might in some circumstances be serious).

4. Alternative medicine

1. using needles
2. using plants and herbs
3. touching /pressing the body
4. touching / pressing the bones / muscles

• Communication - The hypochondriac's guide
• Speaking - Are you a hypochondriac.