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134 UniT 10 | Bigger, better, faster, stronger Listen to four conversations with people who need medical help. Which of the expressions below are used in which conversation? Add the numbers. Three expressions are not used in any conversation. LISTENING 6 a 24 allergic to cat hair bandages get stitches GP have a fever ligament medication open wound painkillers plaster cast prescription runny nose scar sore throat sprained ankle swollen unconscious X-ray Work in pairs. Do you know what all of these expressions mean? Look them up if necessary. Listen again and say where the conversations could be taking place. Write the numbers next to the places: hospital: , general practitioner’s surgery: , pharmacy: Discuss with a partner: Which of these medical facilities do you have in your region? Where would you go in what situation? Health problems Combine words from the boxes so that you can complete sentences 1–10. b 7 SPEAKING 8 LANGUAGE 9 M p. 52 brain  heart  liver  lung  medical  open  pollen  runny  sore  stomach  torn ache  allergy  attack  cancer  cells  disease  ligament  nose  wound  throat  treatment 1 To avoid infection, you should cover a/n with a clean bandage. 2 Even if you don’t smoke, breathing in other people’s cigarette smoke can cause . 3 If you fall off your bicycle and cut yourself badly, you will need to get . 4 Many people start to notice their in the spring when the trees start to flower. 5 The footballer was tackled hard by another player and ended up with a/n in his knee, even though you couldn’t see a wound. 6 Being overweight and lack of exercise can lead to a/n , which is a major cause of death worldwide. 7 Regularly drinking too much alcohol and abusing drugs can result in . 8 Getting plenty of sleep and cutting down stress can speed up your body’s ability to produce new . 9 If you have a cold and a/n , you’ll probably have a/n too. 10 If someone gets a/n every time they drink milk, it could mean that they have a dairy allergy. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv