When We Have Pain

When we have a headache, an earache, a stomachache, a toothache, a cold, a sore throat or a pain in some other parts of the body, we go to the doctor. He takes our temperature and feels our pulse. He listens to our heart and lungs. He examines our stomach and checks our blood pressure. He asks what hurts us, and tells what the matter is with us.

He says, "You have caught a cold", "You have a slight temperature", "You have a flu", or "Your have a heart disease".

The doctor gives us a prescription. We must take the medicine. If we follow doctor's instructions, we get better. If we disobey the doctor, we may get worse. And when we don't get better at home, we must go to the hospital.

1. What do you do when you are ill?

2. What does the doctor do?

3. What do you feel when you have a flu?

4. Why must we follow doctor's instructions?

5. Whom do you consult when you have a headache (a sore throat, a broken leg, a stomachache)?

Read and retell the text.

Fever

Fever is a rise of body temperature above normal. The symptoms of high temperature are headache, aches all over the body, red face, hot dry skin, loss of appetite, quick pulse and breathing.

A feverish, person must be put in bed, not allowed to get out of bed, drink much water. The nurse must keep the patient warm, give him warm drinks. When the patient is sweating, replace the damp bedclothes as quickly as possible and dress the patient in a clean warm bedgown or pyjamas. When the temperature is normal, the patient may sit in bed and then have a short walk.

V. Speaking

1) What can you say about working in hospitals?

2) What people are involved in hospital work?

3) Do you want to work in a hospital?

4) Read and act out the dialogs:

A: Good morning.

B: Good morning. What is your name?

A: My name is....

B: What is the matter with you?

A: I have had a stomachache for a week.

B: Show me with your finger the place where it hurts (болить) you. A: Here, doctor.

B: We must take an X-ray picture of your stomach and test the blood and urine.

P: Oh doctor, I have pain in my back, D: Do you feel the pain all the time? P: No, I don't. Only sometimes.

D: Here are tablets. Take one tablet five minutes before the pain begins.

D: Tell me your trouble, young man.

P: Well, I have caught a cold. I have a running nose, a bad cough and it's hard for me to swallow (ковтати).

D: Open your mouth and say "Ah". Now, I am going to listen to your lungs. Got a temperature?

P: Yes, but not very high - 37.5°C.

D: There is nothing serious. Keep in bed for a few days and take these medicines.

VI. Speaking.

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