Unit: 3

Vocabulary                                     Health and welfare

This is a list of vocabulary items related to health and health care

1.      How to say you are ill

§  I'm ill.

§  I feel really rough.

§  I'm shattered (meaning tired out or exhausted)

§  I'm on my last legs (to be very tired, especially after a lot of physical activity or work. It also means to be going to die soon - 'the old man is on his last leg').

§  I feel / look poorly / peaky / rough / bloody awful.

§  I feel / look like death warmed up (very ill or appearing very sickly - Poor thing! She looks like death warmed up)

2.      How to say you are feeling OK

§  I am alive and kicking (to continue to be well, healthy or successful - Don't worry about your grandfather; he is alive and kicking)

§  I feel good (used to talk about emotional state)

§  I feel great / well

§  He is a picture of (good) health (to be in a very healthy condition - The doctor told him that he is a picture of good health)

§  She is hale and hearty (to be in a good health - In spite of her old age, she looks hale and hearty)

3.      Health problems

§  I have a headache / toothache / backache / stomachache / earache...

§  I have a pain in my back / tooth / head...

§  I have a broken / sprained / twist an ankle / wrist.

§  I have a flu / cold / runny nose / fever / high temperature / sore throat

§  I feel sick. I'm feeling nauseous.

§  I have a bruise / cut / graze / wound.

4.      Health advice:

§  Exercise regularly.

§  Eat healthy food.

§  Brush your teeth regularly.

§  Sleep early (= don't stay up late!)

§  Have regular medical check up.

§  Relax.

§  Go on a diet.

 

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