Unit8 Grandma to the Rescue

Part 1 Listening and speaking

a fever a couch a toothache

a headache a bad knee a sore throat

What’s wrong with them?

What ’s wrong with them?

Can you give them some advice?

He has got a fever.

He should have a good rest (take some medicine).

She should have an X-ray.

She has got a cough.

She should ask the doctor to pull out the tooth.

She has got a toothache.

He should have a good rest. ( take some medicine)

He has got a headache.

He should have an X-ray.

He has got a bad knee.

He should take some medicine.

He has got a sore throat.

Listen to the first time. Answer this question.

What are their problems?

Dialogue A: The man has got a sore throat and a headache.

Dialogue B: The woman has got a bad cough and can’t sleep well.

Dialogue C: The man has got a backache.

Listen to second time, and tick true and false.

FT

T

F

TT

yesterday

bad cough

Dialogue A: A: You look pale. What seems to be the trouble?

B: I’ve got a sore throat and a headache…

A: Open your mouth and say ah…

B: Ah..

A: Yes, it’s red, and it looks sore. How long have you been like this?

B: Since yesterday.

A: It isn’t serious, but you’d better have a drip and take this medicine three times a day. Come to see me in two days if you don’t feel better.

Dialogue B

A: What’s the matter?

B: I’ve got a bad cough and I can’t sleep well.

A: How long have you been like this?

B: For about a week. I feel awful.

A: Do you smoke?

B: Yes, sometimes.

A: You’d better give up smoking. Take an-ray examination first and come back to me with the result.

Dialogue CA: What’s the matter with you?

B: I don’t feel well. I’ve got a pain here.

A: Please take off your shirt. Did you have back problems before?

B: No. This is the first time.

A: Does it hurt here?

B: Yes. I feel as if my whole body aches.

A: Let me feel your pulse. Have you had a good rest recently?

B: There is so much work to do, and I simple sleep 4 or 5

hours a day.

A: You are not suffering from any illness or disease. You

simply need a good rest. You will feel much better then.

The main sentences

What seems to be the trouble?

What’s the matter with you?

What’s wrong with you?

你怎么了？

What’s your problem?

How long have you been like this?

Since yesterday.

For a week.

你像这样有多长时间了？

我咳嗽。我… 因此我感觉…

I’ve got a bad cough.

I feel tired. （ awful ， weak ， terrible ）

I’m not feeling well.

（ a cold, a fever, the flu, a headache, a stomachache, a backache, a toothache and so on ）

The doctor’s advice

Don’t worry about it. You’d better have a good rest.

It’s nothing serious. You need to take the medicine three times a day.

You should drink a lot of water.

Make a new dialogue like this.

Can you give us some advice to keep healthy if you are a doctor?

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