Module 6

Vocabulary
 Health problems

A Fill in: ankle, arm, fever, hand, headache, knee, muscle, measles.

1 Bill pulled a .............................. in his back 5 Frank broke his .............................. and
while working out. has to keep it in a sling.
2 The baby got the .............................. and 6 The child fell and grazed
has red spots all over. her .............................. .
3 Unfortunately, Karen sprained 7 The old lady was burning up with
her .............................. and can’t play in the a .............................. .
match. 8 Mary burned her ..............................
4 I usually take an aspirin when I get while cooking.
a .............................. .

 Illnesses, accidents & injuries

B Match the words to from collocations.

1 stiff a vision
2 breathing b illness
3 blurred c pain
4 allergic d throat
5 minor e difficulties
6 sore f neck
7 sharp g sickness
8 travel h reaction

C Fill in: antibodies, cold, concussion, diarrhoea, fatal, hives, migraine, nausea.

1 I’ve got such a bad ................................ 6 Paul suffered a ................................ after

I can’t even think properly anymore. hitting his head during a rugby match.
2 A snakebite can be ................................ . 7 Enya has got ................................ and
3 ................................ help our body to fight feels like vomiting.
illnesses and infections. 8 We both got ................................ after
4 She can’t stop scratching because she has eating some seafood on holiday.
got ................................ .
5 Lisa was worried she was getting very ill
but it turned out to be a
common ................................ .

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D Match the verb to the most appropriate noun/phrase.

1 apply a antibiotics
2 heal b an illness
3 prescribe c cream
4 recover d a wound
5 relieve e pain
6 treat f from an accident

 Food & Nutrition

E Choose the correct word.

1 bake/poach eggs 5 pour/sprinkle cheese
2 cut/grate cheese 6 roast/stew chicken
3 fry/grill onions 7 sip/chew coffee
4 bake/roast a cake 8 bite/swallow a pill

F Match the words to from collocations.

1 balanced a drink
2 comfort b helping
3 food c dish
4 main d water
5 roast e diet
6 side f course
7 second g tooth
8 soft h chicken
9 sparkling i poisoning
10 sweet j food

G Fill in: bitter, bland, creamy, crunchy, salty, sour, spicy, sweet.
1 Stir the sauce until it is smooth 5 That salad tasted
and .................................... . very .................................... without any
2 I simply can’t drink lemon juice; it’s far sauce.
too .................................... for my liking. 6 I don’t like dark chocolate; it’s
3 James likes .................................... dishes too .................................... for me.
and often cooks with chilli peppers. 7 The soup is a bit .................................... .
4 My mum likes raw vegetables such as Add some water, please.
carrots and celery because they 8 Steven likes .................................... drinks
are .................................... . and puts three lumps of sugar in his tea.

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 Word formation

H Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in bold.

1 The blow caused the boxer to lose ................................................. . CONSCIOUS

2 Simply walking regularly will ................................................. the muscles in STRENGTH
your legs.
3 There has been a ................................................. rise in obesity over recent SIGNIFY
years.
4 Sarah apologised for hurting Maria’s ................................................. . FEEL
5 It’s very important to have a ................................................. lifestyle. HEALTH
6 ................................................. is one of the main causes of road accidents. TIRED
7 Charles had a ................................................. heart attack and passed MASS
away.
8 Junk food and fizzy drinks are a constant ................................................. for TEMPT
many teenagers.

 Phrasal verbs

I Complete the sentence with the correct particle.

1 Unfortunately, I have come ....................... 3 If you keep eating so many cakes, you will
with the flu and won’t be able to visit you. put ......................... weight.
2 The woman passed ......................... when 4 If you want to lose weight, you will have to
she was told that her son had been in an cut ........................... on junk food.
accident.

 Prepositions

J Choose the correct preposition.

1 My granny really takes pleasure in cooking 4 When my mum was pregnant, she kept
by/for us. getting cravings by/for fruit.
2 I don’t know how you cope for/with all that 5 My granddad is 76 and still likes to keep
stress. in/on shape by going jogging.
3 Did you know that chilli peppers are rich 6 Many teenage girls are obsessed at/with
in/with vitamin C? their weight.

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Grammar
 Conditionals

A Match the phrases to make complete sentences. Say which conditional

they are: 0, 1, 2 or 3.

1 If you drank more water, a you stay fit.

2 When you exercise, b you will get better.
3 I would get some rest, c you wouldn’t have got a cold.
4 If I had taken the doctor’s advice, d I would have already recovered.
5 If you take the medicine, e if I were you.
6 If you had worn a coat, f you wouldn’t be dehydrated.

B Choose the correct item.

1 I would see/will see a doctor if I were you. 5 John would feel better if he had followed/
2 I will take your blood pressure if you will followed the doctor’s advice.
want/want me to. 6 If I had been/were there, I would have
3 When I have/had a headache, I take an helped you.
aspirin. 7 If you need anything, you can/will be
4 They send/will send me the results once able to call me.
they have them. 8 If I don’t sleep tonight, I will feel/feel
terrible tomorrow.

C Complete the sentences with the correct conditional form of the verbs in
bold.

1 He ............................................. (not/know) 5 If I were you, I ........................... (not/go)

about the illness if I hadn’t told him. to bed late.
2 If you drive me to the doctor’s, 6 If you start jogging, you ...........................
I ............................................... (be) very (lose) weight.
grateful to you. 7 You wouldn’t have hurt your knee if
3 If you don’t stop eating junk food, you ................................... (wear) knee
you ........................................................ pads.
(not/fit) into that dress. 8 When you .............................. (exercise)
4 If I ........................... (study) hard at school, regularly, you stay fit.
I will be able to go to medical school.

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D Make conditional sentences.

1 I have a terrible headache. I can’t finish my 4 You don’t feel well. I advise you to see a
project. doctor.
.................................................................... ................................................................
................................................................... ...............................................................
2 Mark sprained his ankle. He couldn’t play 5 You didn’t listen to my advice. You had
basketball. an accident.
.................................................................... ................................................................
................................................................... ...............................................................
3 I don’t have much free time. I can’t join a gym.
....................................................................
...................................................................

E Choose the correct word.

1 You can’t get that medicine providing 4 You’ll lose weight unless/as long as
that/unless you have a prescription. you don’t start eating junk food again.
2 Even if/As long as you follow the doctor’s 5 You should always exercise even if/on
instructions, you’ll be all right. condition that it’s only 15 minutes a
3 I can’t help you unless/even if you tell me day.
exactly what’s wrong. 6 You can only drink the water providing
that/unless it is boiled first.

 Mixed conditionals

F Rewrite the sentences using mixed conditionals.

1 She isn’t interested in becoming a doctor 4 You can’t see the dentist because you
so she didn’t study Biology. didn’t make an appointment.
................................................................... ................................................................
................................................................... ................................................................
2 She is allergic to seafood so she didn’t eat 5 He didn’t take his medication so he isn’t
fish tacos last night. feeling well now.
................................................................... ................................................................
................................................................... ................................................................
3 He didn’t listen to his doctor’s advice so he 6 She left house an hour ago so she will
isn’t getting better. be at work now.
................................................................... ................................................................
................................................................... ................................................................

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 Wishes

G Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense.

1 If only I .............................................. (take) 4 If only you ........................................... (talk)

an umbrella with me. I wouldn’t be so wet to me earlier.
now. 5 I wish I........................................ (not/work)
2 I wish I ...................................... (know) the so many hours but I have a deadline.
answer but it’s a mystery. 6 Natalie wishes she .......................................
3 I wish she ........................................ (tell) (not/eat) so much junk food last night.
me why she’s crying.

H Complete the sentences so that they express a wish or regret.

1 I want to have some chocolate but I have a toothache.

I ..................................................................................................................................... .
2 I like playing tennis but I have sprained my ankle.
If .................................................................................................................................... .

3 I can’t join the gym because I don’t have enough money.

If .................................................................................................................................... .

4 I regret not having exercised more when I was younger.

I ..................................................................................................................................... .

5 It’s too late now but I should have listened to you.

I ..................................................................................................................................... .

6 I drink so many fizzy drinks. It isn’t good.

I ..................................................................................................................................... .

7 I’m no good at sport.

If .................................................................................................................................... .

8 I can’t swim.
I ..................................................................................................................................... .

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Module 6
Reading
Read the text and choose the best answer, A, B, C or D.

Homeopathy: a form of alternative medicine

Homeopathy is an alternative system of medicine that can be traced back to the ancient
Greek physician Hippocrates (c. 476 – c. 370 BC), but it wasn’t until the 19 th century that the
German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) popularised homeopathy as an alternative to
conventional medicine of the time. Hahnemann did not agree with some of the common yet severe
treatments such as bloodletting or the use of mercury and sought to practise a more natural form of
medicine.
Hahnemann believed that life depends on a vital force that runs through the body and that if
this force is disturbed, health problems develop. He maintained that a substance that causes the
symptoms of a disease could be used in small amounts to restore this vital energy balance and
thus cure the disease. This is the principle of ‘like treats like’. For example, the first time a healthy
person drinks coffee their heart may start beating fast, they may feel more anxious or experience
insomnia. While coffee produces these symptoms in healthy individuals, it can relieve similar
symptoms in the unwell. Therefore, homeopathic treatment involves triggering the body’s natural
system of healing with substances that actually cause the disease mixed with high levels of water.
The more diluted the substance, the more effective it is in treating the illness. This concept is also
sometimes used in conventional medicine treatments such as hay fever where a small dose of the
substance that causes the allergy is given to the patient in ultra-high dilutions.
Homeopathy is a holistic medicine in which every remedy is specifically designed to suit the
patient and their symptoms. There is no such thing as a standard homeopathic remedy equivalent
to an aspirin in conventional medicine. The remedy matches the particular problem based on
where it occurs, what brings it on, and the specific types of symptoms. Through a process of
experiments homeopaths have developed a system called ‘proving’ to determine which substance
should be used to treat a particular medical condition. Healthy volunteers took potions of various
plant extracts in various dilutions for several weeks and logged any physical or emotional
symptoms they felt. The potions that allegedly caused the same symptoms in the healthy
volunteers were then used as remedies on real patients. Prescribing the right homeopathic
medicine takes a little more patience and time than conventional medicine. A doctor must listen
carefully to a patient’s specific history and complaints before choosing a treatment.
Homeopathy is the second most widely used system of medicine in the world and is
growing in popularity. Over the past decade it has grown by as much as 50 percent a year in the
USA. However, critics point out that there is no scientific evidence to prove its effectiveness and
maintain that well-conducted scientific studies don’t show that homeopathy works. Furthermore,
homeopathy simply cannot treat a number of medical problems including genetic illnesses,
diabetes, and serious infection, and critics fear that homeopathy may discourage a patient from
seeking necessary medical treatment.

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1 In the nineteenth century, Samuel Hahnemann
A developed a new kind of medical treatment.
B felt that homeopathy was old-fashioned.
C wanted to use mercury in medical treatments.
D promoted a form of treatment based on nature.

2 In homeopathy, the substance that causes a disease

A produces the same symptoms as coffee.
B is used against the disease.
C is washed away by drinking plenty of liquids.
D is treated with conventional medicine.

3 Doctors who use homeopathy

A try to find out when the patient caught the disease.
B suggest conventional treatments first.
C need to know a lot about the patient.
D do not expect quick results.

4 Homeopathy
A can cure all diseases.
B is twice as popular as conventional medicine.
C is used by 50% of patients in the US.
D has not been proven to work.

5 The main purpose of the article is to

A give the writer’s opinion of homeopathy.
B inform people about homeopathy.
C encourage people to consider homeopathy.
D warn people of the risks of homeopathy.

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Listening

Listen to a woman talking about food and health and for questions 1-5 choose
the correct answer, A, B or C.

1 Melanie has
A trained as a doctor.
B worked as an environmentalist.
C written on several subjects.

2 Melanie complains that doctors often

A don’t listen to their patients.
B rely on medicine too much.
C prescribe the wrong medicine.

3 Melanie says that

A physicians’ attitudes have changed.
B schools now teach nutrition.
C even teachers do not eat healthily.

4 Melanie says that ‘whole foods’

A are not enough for a balanced diet.
B need to be eaten in large quantities.
C have been tried and tested.

5 Melanie doesn’t approve of GM food because

A it is too expensive.
B of the farming methods.
C farmers are not careful enough.

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