Illness and Injuries

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Illness & Injuries

Elementary & Intermediate

Oxford Word Skills

A COMMON health problem is a health problem that

1. you usually never have
2. a lot of people have at some point
3. only old people have
4. is very serious

When you have the FLU, you

1. have a really bad cold with a temperature
2. a runny nose and a sore throat
3. have a bit of a cold
4. have to throw up

General Knowledge
You have a high
temperature when it is

1. between 36 and 37
2. between 50 and 80
3. between 39 and 40
4. between 45 and 49

To be SICK actually means that

1. you are ill
2. you have a headache
3. you need to sleep
4. you need to throw up

When you have a runny nose and a sore throat or cough, you

1. are cold
2. have got a cold
3. have got cold
4. are a cold

When you have a sore throat, your throat is _______

1. painful
2. painless
3. pale
4. upset

When you lack energy, you are

1. confused
2. in pain
3. very tired
4. coughing

Have you ever been
__________ (bite) by a dog?

1. bitten
2. bited
3. bit
4. bitted

What type of injury is this?

1. an injured muscle
2. a bleeding
3. a bad reaction
4. a burn

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
A first degree burn is more serious than a third degree burn.

1. True
2. False

The Corona virus was extremely contageous. What does that mean?

1. It makes you very ill.
2. It is very difficult to find a cure.
3. You can easily catch it from another person.
4. It takes a long time to get better.

Where do you go to buy medicine?

A cut finger or a broken leg is a(n)

1. virus
2. injury
3. illness
4. sickness

To go into hospital

To go to the hospital

To go to the hospital

To go as a visitor

To go for treatment and stay for one or more nights

To go for treatment but not stay overnight

Doctors and nurses
__________ their patients.

1. look after
2. care for
3. take care of
4. look for

A person who needs treatment is a _________________

1. patient
2. nurse
3. consultant
4. doctor

A consultant is

1. working for a doctor
2. is more senior than a doctor
3. taking the blood samples
4. not working in a hospital

Have you ever had to stay in hospital overnight?

yes

no