Unit 8 Vocabulary: Illnesses & Parts of the Body

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Lesson idea

Common illnesses, their symptoms, parts of the body, and asking about a health problem.

Key points

• Sam: cold – sneezing, watery eyes. Charles: cough – sore chest. Sarah: flu – fever, runny nose. Peter: stomachache – diarrhea, vomiting.
• Maria: sore throat; Michael: earache; Sonia: toothache; George: headache.
• A normal body temperature is 98.6°F (37.0°C).
• Asking: What's the matter? / What's wrong? Sympathy: That's a shame.

Vocabulary

Lesson questions (13)

1. A sign of an illness, like a runny nose, is a ____.
   Answer: symptom
2. A high body temperature is a ____.
   Answer: fever
3. Pain in the tooth is a ____.
   Answer: toothache
4. Pain in the ear is an ____.
   Answer: earache
5. Sarah has the flu. Her symptoms are ____.
   Answer: fever and a runny nose
6. Peter has a ____. His symptoms are diarrhea and vomiting.
   Answer: stomachache
7. Maria has a sore throat. She has ____.
   Answer: pain in the throat
8. Charles has a ____. His symptoms are a sore chest and long periods of coughing.
   Answer: cough
9. What is a normal body temperature?
   Answer: 37.0°C (98.6°F)
10. A paper from the doctor that lets you get medicine is a ____.
    Answer: prescription
11. A: "You look sad. ____" B: "I lost my wallet."
    Answer: What's the matter?
12. "I wanted to invite you to dinner, but you're sick." – "____"
    Answer: That's a shame!
13. Which part of the body do you use to hear?
    Answer: ear

More lessons in Unit 8: What's Wrong?

• Grammar: Should/Shouldn't, When-Clauses & Pronouns
• Reading & Writing: Colds and the Flu
• Unit 8 Test