| Unit Vocabulary | Word Patterns |
| Agonise/cause harm Gloat/boast/show off Hurt/injure/damage/dislocate Healthy/fit Sore/hurt/pain disgust Antibiotics/medicine/pills/tablets/vaccines Illness/disease Exhaustion/tiredness Contagious/catchy Cure/recover/get over Chuckle/laugh/giggle Ill/sick/poorly Vomit/puke Train/exercise/practice/work out Track/court/pitch/field/stadium/sports centre/pool Faint/pass out Handle/deal with/cope with Care/mind/matter Break (a bone)/ bruise/scrape/scratch Ligaments/tendons/muscles Moan/complain Mock/make fun of Glimpse/glance at/look at Smirk/smile Neglect Snap/break/rip/tare | Be/stay/keep/get in shape Be hurt/in pain/injured Complain of/about Be in the act of Worry about/concern about Be tired of/Be sick of/Be bored of Be in danger of Benefit from Cope/deal with Suffer from Be worth (ing) In need of sth Exposure to A result of Be prone to sth The advantage/disadvantage of sth The benefit/drawback of Cry with Advise/warn about Be at risk Be good/bad at A far cry from |
| Phrasal verbs | Word formation |
| Feel up (to) – feel well enough to Cut down (on) – reduce the amount of Get over – recover from Give up/in – stop doing Look after – take care of Put on – gain weight Pass out – faint/become unconscious Work out – do exercise Go/come down with – become ill Play up – cause problems for sb Bring on – cause an illness Warm up – prepare for sth Swell up – become inflamed Get rid of – throw/give away or sell Pull through – recover from Pass away – die Sign up for – do/join a team or club | Exhaust – exhausted, exhausting, exhaustion Tire – tired, tiring, tiresome Aware – awareness, unaware Prepare – preparation, prepared Recover – recovery Heath – healthy, unhealthy, healthily Injure – injured, injury Pain – painful, painless Suffer – suffering Bore – boredom, boring, bored Complain – complaint Sick – sickness Train – training, trained Swell – swelling Like – likely, likeliness Act – action Risk – risky |
| Fixed phrases | Idioms |
| As far as I know Likely to result in Take care As (one) can imagine Be somewhat sth Go dead/numb as though/if | Get your heart pumping – TO BECOME ACTIVE Push yourself – TO MAKE AN EFFORT Risk life and limb – TO TAKE A HUGE RISK Give someone a taste of their own medicine – TREAT SOMEONE WHO IS BAD IN A BAD WAY Keep a straight face – TO REMAIN SERIOUS Keep your hair on – TO REMAIN CALM Never look a gift horse in the mouth – DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING YOU ARE GIVEN Grin and bear it – ACCEPT A DIFFICULT SITUATION Take with a pinch of salt – NOT TAKE SOMETHING SERIOUSLY Be a piece of cake – TO BE EASY Be tough to swallow – TO BE A DIFFICULT SITUATION TO ACCEPT Give someone a taste of – SHOW SOMEONE A GLIMPSE OF SOMETHING Take the biscuit – TO BE OUT OF ORDER/UNREASONABLE Be as easy as pie – TO BE VERY EASY Spill the beans – TO REVEAL/TELL A SECRET Pig out – TO EAT A LOT Cry over spilt milk – COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING THAT ISN´T IMPORTANT Not be someone´s cup of tea – TO DISLIKE |
EXERCISE
Choose the correct word:
- I can’t stop scratching my feet – they’re so ______________ . (sore / pain / itchy)
- He ___________ his ankle playing tennis so, he’ll have to take it easy for a few days. (stained / strained / sprained)
- I’ve had ______________ since I was a child. I get these awful headaches and feel nauseous. (migraines / blotches / fevers)
- The children have both had _________________ . It must be something they ate. (diarrhoea / diagnosis / antibiotics)
- ‘I’ve got a __________ nose. I think I’ve got a cold. (runny / itchy / swollen)
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