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Exercises

54.1 Write down the main symptom or symptoms for these conditions.
WwWNHPR A COMMS ooo cece eect bbe ebb tte brecbetetetetcetstitetieediesieiitescttntietttevtiesienteserr
FLUE oie coc e cece eeccecceceaesenatteteateetnettecrttetnrtteinitteecittcvttetettectiieccteitititssaeriisesiesstiestten
cece cece etic e eee ee teense cttectieeneeecieeneetnteteneeserenetententertecttretetecey
hay fevers occ ccc
Nab A HANQOVEr: oo... eect e eee e eee e eects teeter eect etieciienienretertcorteiitetrsitentetstene
diarrhoea: o.oo cccccccccce ccc cecnee eect eee nee tbe tebcbetteceteecceeeccetecetetetieetittettieectiestieentientrerrey
ASCH AL ooo eee eccccccccc cence eceee eet eee bbe e tbe bbbe tebe ebbbntteee beet eeecbiteeeecttteeeecciietestetetesttieeensttteenites

$4.2 Look at the underlined letters in these pairs of words. Is the pronunciation the same or
different? Look at the examples first.
Examples: ache pain same
constipated stomach different
1 disease diarrhoea 4 virus illness
2 chemist ache 5S flu muscle
3 hurt allergic 6 cough enough

§4.3 Look at the pictures and write what happened in the space below. Try to use at least three or
four words or phrases from the opposite page.

$4.4 Fill the gaps with a suitable word.
1 I hit my hand on the desk and it really 2.00.00... .
2 They say she died of a heart ...........0...0.0..
3 She had some apples that weren’t ready to eat and now she’s got stomache-................005
4 Vve got this terrible 0000.00... in my neck from sleeping in the wrong position.
5 He died of we. cancer even though he never smoked a cigarette in his life.
6 1 went to the doctor, and she gave mea ..............0..0.. for some tablets.
7 Pollution makes her ...........0..0..... worse and it’s difficult for her to breathe.
8 There are different forms of hepatitis; one is a more serious ................... than the other.
9 Thurt oe, when I fell off that chair.
10) My back... from sitting at that computer all day.

54.5 Look at the opposite page again. Have you had any of these illnesses recently? Have you had
any aches and pains recently? Make a list of the ones you have had. Are there any other
illnesses you have had or still have? If so, find the name for it/them in English.

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