Injuries and illness Unit 15 Intermediate Outcomes

collarbone

your _____ is the bone between your shoulder and your neck (neutral / medical)

• He broke his ~ playing football

• The doctor checked her ~

• She had pain in her ~

• His ~ was broken in an accident

sore throat

if you have a _____, your throat hurts when you talk or swallow (neutral / medical)

• I can’t sing, I have a ~

• He stayed home with a ~

• Drink tea if you have a ~

• My ~ got worse last night

get infected

if a cut or wound _____, bacteria make it worse (neutral / medical)

• His finger ~

• Be careful, it might ~

• The cut ~ quickly

• The wound ~ after a few days

a nasty cut

a _____ is a deep or bad cut (neutral)

• He had ~ on his arm

• That’s ~, you need a doctor

• She showed me ~ on her hand

• Be careful, you don’t want ~

heal

when a cut or wound _____, it gets better (neutral / medical)

• The cut will ~ soon

• My leg ~ after a month

• The wound is starting to ~

• It takes time for broken bones to ~

give you an injection

if a doctor _____, they put medicine into your body with a needle (neutral / medical)

• The nurse ~

• He ~ before the trip

• They will ~ to stop the pain

• She ~ at the hospital

on medication

if you are _____, you take medicine every day for an illness (neutral / medical)

• He is ~ for his heart

• She is ~ for a week

• My grandma is ~

• I am ~ because of my allergy

high blood pressure

if you have _____, your blood pressure is higher than normal (neutral / medical)

• He has ~

• The doctor checked her ~

• People with ~ need medicine

• My father suffers from ~

under a lot of stress

if you are _____, you feel very worried or nervous (neutral)

• I’m ~ at work

• She is ~ because of exams

• He was ~ last week

• They are ~ these days

mend

if something like a bone or a cut _____, it gets better or fixed (neutral)

• His leg will ~ soon

• The bone took weeks to ~

• The cut is starting to ~

• She’s ~ slowly

stitches

_____ are threads doctors use to close a cut (neutral / medical)

• He needed ~ for the cut

• The doctor put ~ in my arm

• I had ~ after the operation

• The wound needs ~

a heart condition

if you have _____, your heart doesn’t work normally (neutral / medical)

• He can’t run, he has ~

• The doctor is treating her ~

• People with ~ need medicine

• My uncle suffers from ~

a dust allergy

if you have _____, dust makes you sneeze or cough (neutral / medical)

• I ~ and sneeze a lot

• She has ~ at home

• He can’t clean because of ~

• My ~ is really bad

swallow /ˈswɑː.loʊ/

when you _____, food or drink goes down from your mouth to your stomach (neutral)

• It hurts to ~

• She ~ the medicine

• He ~ quickly

• I can’t ~ because of my sore throat

ankle’s swollen /ˈswoʊ.lən/

if your _____, it is bigger than normal because of an injury (neutral / medical)

• My ~ after football

• His ~ and he can’t walk

• She has a ~

• The doctor checked my ~

hurt

if part of your body _____, it gives you pain (neutral)

• My leg ~

• His back ~ after work

• Her head ~ all day

• My arm ~ when I move it

rash

a _____ is red spots on your skin (neutral / medical)

• I got a ~ on my arm

• He has ~ after eating nuts

• She showed me a ~

• The doctor said it’s just a ~

dizzy

if you are _____, you feel like the room is turning (neutral)

• I felt ~ after running

• She was ~ and sat down

• He feels ~ when he stands up

• I sometimes get ~ in hot weather

nasty cough

a _____ is a bad cough that doesn’t stop (neutral)

• She has ~

• He stayed home with ~

• The doctor checked my ~

• I can’t sleep because of my ~

a high temperature

if you have _____, your body is hotter than normal (neutral / medical)

• He has ~

• My ~ went down after medicine

• She stayed home with ~

• I had ~ last night

an upset stomach

if you have _____, your stomach hurts or feels bad (neutral)

• I had ~ after lunch

• She stayed home with ~

• He has ~ all day

• Don’t eat if you have ~

a chest infection

if you have _____, your lungs are sick and it’s hard to breathe (neutral / medical)

• The doctor said I have ~

• He was in bed with ~

• She is taking medicine for ~

• A bad cold can turn into ~

clear up with antibiotics

if an illness _____, it goes away after taking antibiotics (neutral / medical)

• The infection ~

• My ear problem ~

• The doctor said it will ~

• His chest infection ~

there’s a virus going around

if _____, many people are sick with the same illness (neutral)

• Don’t worry, ~ at school

• She got sick because ~

• I think ~ in town

• Be careful,

drink lots of fluids

if you _____, you drink water, tea, or juice to stay healthy (neutral / medical)

• The doctor said to ~

• She needs to ~

• I feel better when I ~

• He ~ during his cold

sprain

if you _____ your ankle or wrist, you twist it and it hurts (neutral / medical)

• I ~ my ankle in football

• She ~ her wrist yesterday

• He can’t walk, he ~ his ankle

• I ~ my foot

painkillers

_____ are medicines that stop pain (neutral / medical)

• I took ~ for my headache

• The doctor gave me ~

• She needs ~ after the operation

• He bought some ~ at the pharmacy

do an X-ray

if doctors _____, they take a picture of your bones (neutral / medical)

• The hospital will ~ my leg

• They ~ after the accident

• She ~ to check her arm

• The doctor said to ~

a nasty bruise

a _____ is a dark mark on the skin after hitting something (neutral)

• I got ~ on my leg

• She has ~ from falling

• That’s ~ — does it hurt?

• He showed me ~

lose consciousness

if you _____, you faint and don’t know what is happening (neutral / medical)

• He ~ after the accident

• She ~ in the heat

• The man ~ suddenly

• I almost ~

a reaction to

if you have _____ something, your body responds badly to it (neutral / medical)

• I had ~ the medicine

• She got a rash, it was ~ the cream

• He had ~ peanuts

• That was ~ dust

put some cream on

if you _____, you spread cream on your skin for treatment (neutral)

• The doctor said to ~ my rash

• She ~ her hands every night

• He ~ his cut

• I always ~ after sunburn