1.
When was the last
time you felt under the weather? What happened?
2.
How long does it
usually take you to get over a cold or a flu?
3. Do you believe in home remedies to fight off
illnesses? Which traditional remedies or herbal medicines are popular in your
culture?
4.
Have you ever come
down with a serious illness? How did you handle it?
5.
Have you ever had
to put up with a chronic illness or pain? How did you manage it?
6. Some people feel their bodies are different after
moving to a different continent. Do you feel your body is the same or different
since you settled in the UK?
7. Do you believe sometimes illnesses can be caused by
emotions?
8. How has modern medicine changed the way illnesses are
treated in your country?
Idioms
1.
Under
the weather
2.
Alive
and kicking
3.
Go
under the knife / go into theatre
4.
be
back on my/his/her feet
|
Phrasal Verbs related to
health (in, on,
away, out, up,
off, down) |
Meaning |
|
You’ll throw
__________ if you are eating too much. |
Be sick, vomit |
|
I’m feeling under
the weather. I’m afraid I need to call __________ sick. |
Sick leave |
|
I think I’m coming
_____________ with a cold. |
Starting to catch a cold |
|
It took me weeks to get
__________ a cold. |
Recover, get better |
|
I'll pass ______________ if
I can’t breathe. |
faint, lose consciousness |
|
My nose is
completely blocked ________________ |
congested |
|
Eat oranges to
help fight _______________ a cold. |
stop yourself getting ill |
|
A rash broke _______________ all
over my body. |
something appears suddenly |
|
I have put ________________ a lot of weight recently
because I ate too much! |
gain |
|
He passed ________________ peacefully in the
night. |
die |
