Answer the following questions. In each case, one answer is given as an example.

1. How many different illnesses or diseases can you think of? – e.g. measles…

2. How many ways of keeping fit can you think of? – e.g. playing sports…

3. How do the various people you know stay slim? – e.g. by eating less…

4. How do people tend to feel if they… a) don’t take enough exercise – e.g. unfit… b)have overslept … c) eat a lot of junk food … d) have overworked …?

5. Who do you see if you … a) have toothache – e.g. a dentist… b)need an operation… c) have a sore finger … d) have a sore throat…?

6. What would be the symptoms of the following medical problems: a) flu – e.g. painful joints …, b) food poisoning … c) insomnia … d) a migraine… e) a nervous breakdown…?

7. What would be the normal treatment for each of these medical problems: a) insomnia – e.g. take a sleeping pill… b) a headache… c) a sore throat… d) aching back… e) a bad cough… g) flu…?

 

 

Say what medical problem you might have if you

1. are in a crowded, stuffy room

2. fall off a ladder

3. go hiking

4. go skating

5. run unusually fast for a bus

6. stay too long in the sun

7. touch a hot iron

 

 

Read the following advertisements.

   

What Kind of Information is Offered in the Ad?

The desire for health now receives extraordinary attention. Appeals to buy health foods, vitamins supplements, drugs, exercise and diet courses, health books are all around us. The advertisers expect us to assume that if we use their product, we can acquire health and other desirable things, but many of the claims are supported by little or no evidence. Sometimes instead of facts they contain a lot of generalities. They tell us that something is SUPER, BETTER THAN EVER, WONDERFUL, etc without giving a proof. These are a few examples:        

 

Don’t cover up bad breath for a few minutes. Get clean breath that lasts for hours.

Swallow a whole new concept in clean breath. While gum, mints and sprays leave you with a minty mask or cover-up, the internal Breath Freshener works with the digestive system to give you clean breath that lasts for hours.

100% natural, Breath Freshener is proven to work even on the toughest offenders: garlic, onions, even spicy foods.

No artificial flavours or colours, no sugar… Just clean breath.

 

 

                                            Cramps?

 

Nothing is proven more effective or longer-lasting than Advil.

Don’t wait in pain. Take Advil and get fast-acting relief that lasts hour after hour. Just one Advil is as effective as two regular strength Tylenol. And, Advil is gentler on your stomach than aspirin. Doctors recommend Advil more than any other nonprescription brand for relief of cramps. In fact, nothing is proven more effective or longer-lasting than Advil. Nothing.

    Advanced Medicine for Pain™.

 

 

How long did I take TYLENOL?

Forever. Still do…For aches and pains. But for headaches… major lifestyle change.

Now I take EXCEDRIN. How come?

EXCEDRIN relieves headaches better than TYLENOL.

Do I feel unfaithful? No, I still use TYLENOL for stuff.

But for headaches, I mean it doesn’t take a genius.

If EXCEDRIN’s better, you use EXCEDRIN.

EXCEDRIN®. The Headache Medicine.

 

 

  Answer the following questions.

 

1. What kind of information is offered in the ads?

2. Is the evidence for the virtues of the product adequate?

3. Does it offer any examples, facts, and statistics to convince the reader?

4. What values do these ads appeal to?

5. Would you buy this product? Why or why not?

 

People who are going to stay in a foreign country for a long time have to go to the doctor for a checkup. This is a part of the form they have to complete. Fill in the form. Orally give the details where possible.

C O N F I D E N T I A L

 

Name             Address         Measurements

Marital status     Occupation    Height

Date of birth                                  Weight

 

                                     Medical History

 

Measles                                           Vaccinations

Mumps                                            Scarlet fever      

Chicken-pox                             Diphtheria

Other serious illnesses               Whooping Cough

 

Hospital Treatment or Operations ( please give approximate dates )

 

7. Work with a partner. Make up a conversation using the cue cards below.

 

CUE CARD 1 AN APPOINTMENT You are a receptionist at the doctor’s office. Your partner is calling to make an appointment. Ask him/her 1) what the problem is 2)what the symptoms are 3)whether it’s an emergency 4)how long he/she has felt this way Tell him/her about the openings the doctor has.

CUE CARD 2 HOSPITAL RULES You are going to be put to hospital to be operated on. Your partner is a nurse at the hospital. Find out about the hospital rules: 1) things to bring with you 2) meal times 3) visitors 4) telephone calls 5) times of getting up/going to bed 6) smoking

CUE CARD 3 ACCIDENT Your partner has just seen an accident. Find out some information about what happened. Ask him/her about: 1) time of accident 2) what he/she was doing 3) when the ambulance came 4) number of injured people 5) type of injury 6) cause of the accident