VOCABULARY
1 Complete the health words.
1 Be careful! Don’t burn your hand on that hot pan!
2 I cut my finger. It really hurts.
3 I’ve had a cough for the last two weeks. I hope it goes away.
4 If you work with a computer a lot, you need to make sure you blink properly.
5 People yawn when they feel tired and bored.
6 My stomach aches after eating all that food.
7 When I’m anxious, I try to breathe more slowly.
8 When I’m resting, my heart beats more slowly.
2 Complete the table with words from Exercise 1.
| Health problems | The body’s response |
|---|---|
| burn | blink |
| cut | yawn |
| cough | breathe |
| ache | beat |
3 Match the sentence halves.
1 A (When I was cooking, I burned my hand on the cooker.)
2 E (I hit my nose and it started to bleed.)
3 D (I need to blow my nose.)
4 C (I wear a helmet when I’m cycling. I don’t want to injure myself.)
5 B (I injured my hand, and it took about six weeks for it to recover.)
4 Choose the correct options.
1 There is something wrong with my computer, but I don’t know what.
2 I heard a noise. I think there’s someone outside.
3 Tom is so clever. He knows everything.
4 The train was full. There was nowhere for me to sit.
5 I can’t see anything. It’s too dark.
6 I invited everyone I know to the party, and they all said ‘yes’!
7 I’ve had nothing to eat all day. I’m so hungry.
8 I don’t like this café. Can we go somewhere else?
9 Where are my keys? I’ve looked everywhere, but I can’t find them.
10 The room was empty. There wasn’t anyone there.
5 Choose the correct options.
1 B (cut)
2 A (bleeding)
3 A (anything)
4 B (something)
5 B (injure)
6 A (suddenly)
7 B (burn)
8 B (any better)
9 B (someone)