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Exercises

28.1 What problems from A opposite might result if someone …?

1 eatstoofast indigestion
2 kickssomeone’slegwhileplayingfootball
3 hitssomeoneintheeye
4 eatsbad,rottenfood
5 liestoolonginthehotsun
6 runsmuchtoofasttocatchabus

28.2 Read the remarks and answer the questions.

Casper ‘Imusthavepickedupabug Seth ‘It’sanunpleasantpain.I
whenIwastravelling.’ hopeIhaven’tgotanearinfection.’

Dalma ‘Myhandiscovered Zoe ‘Thedoctorsaidthere’sarisk
inlittleredspotsfromwhereI Imightsufferfromheartdiseaseifit
touchedthatstrangeplant.’ continues.’

Write the people’s names. Who has …?

1 arash? Dalma 2 earache? 3 avirus? 4 highbloodpressure?

28.3 Match the sentences on the left with the ones on the right.
1 Myshoulderisitching. d aI’vebeenworkingtoomuch.
2 Myheadhurts. bIfeelsocold.
3 I’mshivering. cIthinkIneedtoseeapsychiatrist.
4 I’mtrembling. dIcan’tstopscratchingit.
5 I’mreallystressedandexhausted. eIbangeditasIwalkedthroughthelowdoorway.
6 I’mdepressed. fIfeelverynervousandscared.

28.4 Match the pictures with the sentences.

A B C

D E F

1 Theyputabandageonmyankle. E
2 Ihadtohavesomeinjections.
3 Myarmwasinplasterforweeks.
4 Ihadtotaketwoteaspoonfulseverynight.
5 Theyoperatedmeimmediately.
6 Ihavetotaketwotabletseverynightatbedtime.

One of the sentences above contains a mistake. Correct it.
28.5 Answer the questions.

1 Whichiscorrect?Myauntdied(a)with(b)ofaheartattack.
2 Whatisamoreformalwayofsayingthese?(a)HegotAIDSin2001.(b)Shehadastroke.
3 Whatisaninformalwayofsayingthis?IhadaninfectionbutIrecoveredfromit.
28.6 Over to you

Make a list of any of the problems mentioned in this unit that you yourself have had. What were the
symptoms? What did you do to solve the problem(s)?

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