module 6/6a

to break a bone in my arm

break my arm

to injure my hand with heat

burn my hand

to force air out of my lungs through my throat with a short loud sound

have a cough

to have a high temperature

have a fever

to have a pain in the head

have a headache

to have a pain in the space inside the front of the neck

have a sore throat

to have a pain in the back

have backache

to suffer from an illness which includes a red rash and a high temperature

have the measles

to have a pain in a tooth

have toothache

to injure a muscle by stretching it too far so that it is very painful

pull a muscle

to cause an injury to the joint that connects the foot to the leg by a sudden movement

sprain my ankle

a snack

a bite to eat

not on purpose, by mistake

accidentally

a type of nut

almond

the seeds in the middle of an apple

apple pips

having a sharp unpleasant taste

bitter

having the ability to cause the development of cancerous growths in the body

cancer causing

to catch, to trap

capture

likely to cause cancer

carcinogenic

crushed by the teeth

chewed

cut into small pieces with a knife

chopped

sb who goes to live in a country which is under the control of a more powerful country

colonist

a chemical that combines two or more elements

compound

endless, numerous

countless

ground or pressed until flat

crushed

a powerful poison

cyanide

moist, slightly wet

damp

a poisonous plant

deadly nightshade

a toxic substance that can kill

deadly poison

information that is dangerous to know

deadly secret

to be gradually destroyed by a natural process

decay

to try and stop sth happening

discourage

an opponent, sb who tries to harm us

enemy

a product sold to another country

export

to become unconscious for an indefinite time

fall into a coma

two or more things which when mixed can kill

fatal combination

to trick, to deceive

fool

an organism that gets its food from decaying material

fungus

not dangerous

harmless

treated with heat

heat processed

very toxic

highly poisonous

a powerful poison

hydrogen cyanide

against the law

illegal

particularly, especially

in particular

looking like it can do no harm

innocent appearance

to hide and wait somewhere

lurk

a fungus, a plant without flowers, leaves or green colouring, with a short stem and a round top

mushroom

a thick liquid used for cooking

oil

an animal or plant

organism

a soft, wet, thick mixture which can be spread easily

paste

slightly hungry

peckish

a substance that can be fatal

poison

able to kill in certain circumstances

potentially fatal

a substance consisting of very fine small pieces

powder

uncooked

raw

a very sharp cutting utensil

razor-sharp knife

a list of ingredients and a set of instructions telling us how to cook sth

recipe

to get rid of sth

remove

a small hard part from which a new plant grows

seed

a means of protecting myself from attack

self-defence system

a type of edible fungus

Shiitake mushroom

cut into equal thin pieces

sliced

to lose my balance and fall while moving on a wet or icy surface

slip

a poisonous chemical

solanine

sb whose job is to find out secret information about another country or organisation

spy

the thin and long part of a plant on which the flowers and leaves grow

stem

stomach ache, diarrhoea and vomiting

stomach upsets

to cause food to go from the mouth down into the stomach

swallow

to look at sth more carefully

take a closer look

to grow strong and healthy

thrive

a very small amount of sth

trace

a mass of diseased cells which might cause a lump or cancer

tumour

a person or an animal that is injured or killed

victim

exhausted

weak

the most common type of edible fungus

white button mushroom