Language Function
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 412.
Ex. 7. Match the following phrasal words with their definitions.
Ex. 6. Read the following derivates and state the part of speech they belong to.
ill illness
allergy allergic
treat treatment
comfort discomfort, comfortable, uncomfortably
injure injury, inject
poison poisonous, poisoning
strong strength, strengthen, strongly
surgery surgeon, surgical, surgically
| give up wear off get over full up to come down with bring on | stop being effective (for a drug, etc.) feel well enough to do smth stop doing smth you do regularly start to suffer from a minor illness recover from (an illness) cause (an illness) |
| Asking about Health | Answering about Health |
| How are you (feeling)? How is ... keeping? What's wrong with him? What's the trouble? What's the matter? What's up with him? | I'm well, thank you. He is not well. He is laid up. I'm afraid he's gone down with a cold. He must have eaten something. He has been overworking, I think. |
When an Englishmen asks you about your health, he is probably only doing so out of politeness. Unless he knows you have been ill, he is certainly not expecting a detailed medical report, and will be most surprised if you give him one.
| Asking for advice | Advising someone to do/not to do |
Formal
| What would you advise me to do? What do you suggest I should do? Would you advise me to ? I would appreciate your advice on What would you do in my position (if you were me)? | Personally, I would advise you to The way I see, you should I would/wouldn't recommend you It might be a good idea if If I were in you position, I would I suggest/think you should/shouldn't |
Neutral
| Would (could) you give me some advice ? Do you think I should ? I'd like your advice on What should I do? | I think you should if I were you, I'd I think you ought to Take my advice and , my advice would be |
Informal
| Should I ? How do you see ? Can you help me sort out? | You'd better/better not Why don't you ?/Why not ? Don't go that way |
Ex. 1. What medical problems might you have if:
| you wear shoes that rub? you eat too fast? you stay too long in the sun? you play football? you smoke a lot? | you think you're ill all the time? you run unusually fast for a bus? you eat food that is bad? a mosquito bites you? you get wet on a cold day? |
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