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VOCABULARY
(Bloque 2 Comprensión escrita: 1. Comprender instrucciones extensas y complejas; 6. Comprender información en noticias y artículos
periodísticos y de opinión; Bloque 4 Producción escrita: 4. Escribir notas, anuncios, mensajes y comentarios)

1 Match the verbs in A and the particles in B to form phrasal verbs connected to health. Then complete the sentences
with a suitable phrasal verb.
A come down | pull | look | kick | wipe
B out | after | in | through | with

1 Hopefully, she will ................................................ and start feeling stronger each day.
2 If antibiotics stop working, a new disease could ................................................ half the human race.
3 You need to ................................................ the patient until the doctor arrives.
4 Don’t worry. The medicine should ................................................ soon.
5 I hope you haven’t ................................................ the flu.

2 Complete the sentences with a suitable word to form an expression.

verge | side | crash | shape | quick

1 Since I broke my leg, I’ve been out of ................................................................... . I’ll have to start exercising soon.
2 She decided to go on a ................................................................... diet to lose 5 kg before her wedding.
3 A cup of coffee is often a ................................................................... fix for exhaustion.
4 Our scientists are on the ................................................................... of finding a cure for the common cold.
5 What are the ................................................................... effects of this medication?

3 Complete the sentences in a logical way. Pay attention to the words in bold.
1 The medicine can make you drowsy, so don’t take it before ............................................................................................................... .
2 Since we’ve been on holiday, we’ve been feasting on ............................................................................................................................... .
3 I’m often out of breath when I .............................................................................................................................................................................................. .
4 My advice would be to do a daily workout. For example, you could ........................................................................................ .

4 Replace the underlined words and phrases with a suitable word or phrase below. Make any necessary changes.
pass out | break out | dosage | gain | adjust | quit

1 Doctors were surprised when a rare disease suddenly started . ...................................................................

2 I think we should increase the amount of medicine. ...................................................................
3 Tom’s worried because he’s started to put on weight. ...................................................................
4 You have to stop smoking immediately. ...................................................................

5 The plane was delayed when a passenger suddenly lost consciousness before take off. ...................................................................

6 It’s important to change your diet. Cut down on the amount of salt and sugar and eat more vegetables.
...................................................................

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5 Complete the text with the words and phrases below. There are more words than you need.
well-being | pull through | life-threatening | relapse | incurable | overreact | recovered

Wilko Johnson is an English musician who became famous as the guitarist with the band Dr Feelgood. In
2012, he was forced to cancel a concert because of illness. In early 2013, he discovered that he had cancer.
Doctors told him it was 1
................................................ and that he only had a few months left to live. Wilko decided to
make one last album and go on a final tour to say goodbye to his fans.

However, when he was still alive a year later, doctors checked him again and found that his tumour wasn’t
as dangerous as they’d thought. It was, though, very large and there was a danger that if they removed it,
he wouldn’t 2 ................................................ from surgery. The 11-hour operation was a success and, fortunately, Wilko
3
................................................ and is now cancer free.
In interviews later, Wilko said that when he thought he had a 4
................................................ illness, he felt more alive
than ever and enjoyed a feeling of 5
................................................ that he hadn’t experienced before.

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GRAMMAR
(Bloque 2 Comprensión escrita: 1. Comprender instrucciones extensas y complejas; 6. Comprender información en noticias y artículos
periodísticos y de opinión; Bloque 4 Producción escrita: 4. Escribir notas, anuncios, mensajes y comentarios)

1 Match the beginnings of the sentences in A to the correct endings in B.

A B
1 If only I hadn’t .......... a an unexpected meeting.
2 If I had .......... b gone to bed so late last night.
3 If I didn’t have .......... c more free time. I’m always busy.
4 I wish I had .......... d a check up, I’ll find out what’s wrong with me.
5 If I have .......... e had more time, I would have cooked dinner.
6 I’ll be home at 7.00 unless I have .......... f a headache, I would go out.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 You ................................................ (have) problems with your heart later in life unless you change your lifestyle now.
2 If only my grandfather ................................................ (know) about the dangers of smoking when he was young.
3 I wish I ................................................ (understand) Chinese. It isn’t easy to order food here.
4 What would you have done if you ................................................ (not get) into medical school?
5 You wouldn’t have to go to the dentist so often if you ................................................ (not eat) so many sweets.
6 If people ................................................ (not get) enough sleep, they often feel bad tempered during the day.

3 Complete the sentences with a suitable word or contraction.

1 You will get better ................................................ you take your medicine.
2 I wish there ................................................ a hospital in our town. We have to go 25 km if there’s an emergency.
3 If people ate less, they ................................................ lose weight.
4 If only you ................................................ worked harder when you were at school.
5 If the government ................................................ changed the law on smoking several years ago, many more people would have
died of cancer.

4 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Our school will start a keep-fit class if enough people 1

..................................................................................... (show) interest.
I will go unless it 2
..................................................................................... (take place) on Tuesdays. That’s my busiest day because
we always get masses of homework on Tuesdays. If I 3
..................................................................................... (not start) it
immediately, I 4
..................................................................................... (not go) to bed until about 2 am!
I like the idea of a keep-fit class. It 5 ..................................................................................... (not be) possible if Miss Stone, our new
PE teacher, 6 ..................................................................................... (not join) the school in September. She’s incredibly keen on all
forms of exercise. She already runs netball, running and gymnastics clubs. If there
7
..................................................................................... (be) eight days in a week, she 8 ..................................................................................... (organise)
even more things for us to do!

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5 Complete the text with a suitable word or contraction.

How often do people say: “I wish I 1 ..................................................................................... look so old” or

“If 2 ..................................................................................... I had more energy!” Well, the solution is in your own hands. If people
changed their lifestyle, the benefits to their appearance and feelings 3
..................................................................................... be
dramatic.
The first thing to do is to get more exercise. 4
..................................................................................... you feel stressed, go for
a walk or a cycle ride. Exercise releases endorphins into the brain, which make you happier. Remember
that when you do exercise outside, you 5 ..................................................................................... also get important vitamin D from
the sunlight.
Food is also important. If you eat a lot of fruit and vegetables, you will 6
.....................................................................................

amazed and delighted by how young and clear your skin looks. Cutting down on the amount of sugar you
eat will also help keep your teeth white. If I 7 ..................................................................................... eaten so much sugary food
when I was younger, I wouldn’t 8
..................................................................................... had so many problems with my teeth.
So, if you want to look and feel great, you can, but things won’t improve 9
.....................................................................................

you make the effort to change your bad habits. Why not make a new start today?