HEALTH IS ABOVE WEALTH

Read and remember how to use the words:

to catch (a) cold: No wonder Kate has caught a cold; the weather has been so windy and rainy this week. "Aren't you afraid of catching a cold? Why aren't you wearing a cap?" Grandmother asked Nick.

ache, to ache: headache, toothache, heart-ache, stomach-ache; I have a terrible headache. After climbing the mountain he ached all over. Anything that hurts or aches causes pain. The pain in the knee was sharp; it ached to move.

sick: a sick man. A nurse takes care of sick people. Are you allowed to visit a sick friend if he has a high temperature and has to stay in bed?

disease: infectious diseases. I have a rare eye disease. What is your disease caused by? If you have a disease that is infectious, other people can catch it from you.

to treat, treatment: to treat somebody for …; Which doctor is treating you for your illness? The man soon felt better under the doctor's treatment.

cure: to cure a patient (an illness, a headache). How can this illness be cured? There are some diseases that modern drugs cannot cure.

to prevent: to prevent something; to prevent somebody from doing something; to prevent illnesses; to prevent a fire. I'll come at 6 if nothing prevents me. Tom's illness prevented him from participating in the contest. What prevented you from coming?

medicine: to take a medicine. People take medicines for some illnesses.

to prescribe: Doctor, will you please prescribe some medicine for my headache?

patient: be patient; to examine a patient. People must be patient with children. I know Tom hurt his leg and it gives him much pain, but he is very patient and never complains. The patient received good medical treatment; now he is out of danger.

eyesight: good (bad) eyesight. "Your eyesight has become worse, I'm afraid. You'll see much better with new glasses," the doctor told Mary after he had examined her eyes.

to cough, cough: There was so much smoke that my sister started coughing. Every winter he has a bad cough.

to improve: to improve health; to improve education; to improve living conditions. The boy's health improved wonderfully Tom's spelling has improved.

improvement: the improvement of relations between the countries. There was no improvement immediately after the operation,

to recover: It took her a long time to recover after a serious illness.

PRACTICE

Exercise 1.
Say:
· when you have to visit or call out a doctor;
· why it is necessary to get medical care during one's illness;
· what kind of advice doctors give you to cure you or help to keep you healthy;
· how often you have seen a doctor (or the doctor has visited you) this year and what the reasons were.

Exercise 2. Describe your visit to the doctor.