Unit 4: Health | Vocabulary | B2

EXERCISE 1

Sort the following words and phrases into three categories within the context of the topic HEALTH:

EXERCISE 2

Do you know, or can you find out, what the following abbreviations stand for?

[The answers will be given at the end of the unit.]

EXERCISE 3

The following words are all similar in some way. Which are commonly used for people and parts of the body and which for buildings and objects?

EXERCISE 4

Now choose the correct word to complete the following sentences:

1. I                   my finger with the knife when I was chopping thecabbage.

2. Two people were killed and several seriously                      in theexplosion at the chemicals factory.

3. Be careful not to                        those pictures when you movethem - they' re quite fragile.

4. The                         won' t take long to heal but he' II have to stay in hospital for observation.

5. Luckily, she didn't                     herself when she fell off the ladder.

Using a dictionary if you need to, write two sentences to show that you know the difference between the words destroy and ruin.

EXERCISE 5

Fill the gaps using the following words:

the right place because unknown to him he was soon to be joining her. On his way to the hospital, he was 1.___________ by a dog and had to have six 2._____________ in his leg. He then decided to get the No. 47 bus to the town centre but walked into a lamp-post and 3.________________ his head. It was nothing serious, just a 4._____________ . However, he missed the bus, so he had to walk. His shoes started to 5.______________him and he needed to put a 6._____________ on his sore heel.

EXERCISE 6  |  Word stress

Say the following words aloud and decide where the main stress lies.

EXERCISE 7   |   Verb usage

Match the following to form phrases:

EXERCISE 8   |   Different areas/rooms in a hospital

If you go to hospital, you will be sent to a certain area depending on the reason for your visit.

EXERCISE 9

Find out how much you know about treatment for health problems by completing the following sentences:

1. If you have an infection, you probably need to take               .

2. Owing to the progress in technology, it is now possible to have a heart or lung               if a suitable donor can be found.

3. Alexander Fleming discovered the drug              .

4. We suspect your hand is broken or fractured; you' II have to have an                  .

5. He had quite a deep cut, so I put a                 on it.