Cause(s)… measures

blood disease affect(s)…

heart disease the whole family

brain disease the people around

slow reactions your knowledge

loss of memory your social controls

11.Discuss the following information.

Less Coffee, Fewer Heart Attacks

A person drinking coffee five or more cups a day has more than twice the risk of having heart problems than one who drinks no coffee at all.

Over 1000 men were surveyed at five-year intervals for up to 25 years on their coffee use. One major finding was that even when other factors – smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol level, and age – are taken into account, there is still a greater risk of heart trouble among coffee drinkers.

In order to lessen that risk, doctors advise that coffee drinkers besides quitting smoking and having their cholesterol levels checked, should be prudent in their coffee intake.

READING

Text. AT THE DENTIST’S

1.Read about a visit to the dentist.

Once I had had a toothache for several days, but I couldn’t pluck up courage to go to the dentist. As a matter of fact I went twice, but just as I got on his doorstep and was going to ring the bell the toothache seemed to have gone away, so I went home again. But at last I had to go back, and this time I rang the bell and was shown into the waiting-room.

There were a number of magazines there, and I had just got in the middle of an exciting story when the maid came in to say Mr. Puller was ready to see me - I’ll have to wait for the next toothache to finish the story.

Well, I went into the surgery (the room where a doctor or dentist gives advice or treatment) and he told me to sit in a chair that he could move up and down, backwards and forwards, and then he had a look at the inside of my mouth. He put a little mirror on a long handle inside my mouth and poked about for a while, then he looked serious and said, “Yes, I’m afraid we can’t save that one, it will have to come out.” I asked him to give me an injection. He filled a syringe with a liquid called cocaineso.

My mouth felt rather dead. Then he took a pair of forceps, gripped the tooth, gave a twist, then a pull, and the tooth was out. I could see it and hear it but I couldn’t feel it. Then he said, “It’s all over. Spit in there and then wash your mouth out with this disinfectant.”

2.Do you remember your last visit tо the dentist. Say a few words about it.

TALKING POINTS

1.Read. Complete the dialogue.

Patient: Good__________, Doctor.

Doctor: Good morning, what________ I do for you?

Patient: I don’t___________ very well. I’ve got a_______ and a__________.

Doctor: Hmm. Let me __________ a look. Open your_________, please. Say “Aah”.

Patient: Aaah.

Doctor: Your________ a bit red. Is it __________?

Patient: Yes. I feel all _________ and cold, too.

Doctor: I’ll just ___________ your temperature. Can you put this under your____________. Hmm, a hundred and one. Yes, you’ve got a__________.

Patient: What is it, then, doctor?

Doctor: You’ve got_____________. I’ll give you a ________ for some___________. Take one spoonful every four__________.

Patient: Should I_________ in bed?

Doctor: No, but you__________ stay at home and keep warm. Come back________ a week.

Patient: Thank you, Doctor. Goodbye.

Doctor: Goodbye.

2.Put this conversation in the correct order.

Patient: Yesterday. I fell over while I was playing football.

Patient: Should I go today?

Doctor: Goodbye.

Doctor: Hmm. I think you’ve only sprained it. But you’ll need an X-ray. I’ll put a bandage on it for now. But you should go to hospital for an X-ray.

Patient: Yes, but it hurts.

Patient: I’ve hurt my ankle.

Patient: Thank you, doctor. Goodbye.

Doctor: Can you just take your shoe off? Hmm, yes. Can you move your foot?

Doctor: Yes. Take this letter with you.

Doctor: When did it happen?

Doctor: Hello. What’s the problem?

3.Complete these expressions.

4.Do you know what to say when you come to the dentist’s? Then learn the following dialogue.

AT THE DENTIST’S

S.: Good morning, doctor. One of my front teeth is working loose, and there is a tooth at the back that wants treatment.

D.: I am very sorry, but I’m afraid you’ll have to have the front tooth out. Has the other one been very troublesome?

S.: Yes, on and off for the last few weeks, but today the pain seems to be easier.

D.: Does this tooth pain you when I touch it like that?

S.: No, it doesn’t.

D.: Then you must have the bad tooth stooped before the nerve gets exposed.

5.Learn how to make an appointment to see a doctor:

Patient: Hello. Can I make an appointment to see the doctor?

Receptionist: Sure. Your name?

Patient: Shirley Baker.

Receptionist: Please fill out this form, with your name, address, and phone number. Do you have health insurance?

Patient: No, will that be a problem?

Receptionist: I don’t think so. Stay here. Dr. Lang will be right with you.

Dr. Lang: What seems to be the problem?

Patient: Well, I cut myself with a sharp knife the other day and now my hand is swollen. It seems to be infected.

Dr. Lang: Could you role up your sleeve? Does it hurt when I press here?

Patient: A little bit.

Dr. Lang: Have you been taking any medication?

Patient: No.

Dr. Lang. Do you have a fever?

Patient: No, I don’t think so.

Dr. Lang: I’ll give you a prescription that’ll get rid of the infection quickly.

Patient: Thank you, doctor.

6.Complete the dialogue. Work in pairs.

AT THE DOCTOR’S

Doctor: Good morning, Mr. Thompson. What’s the trouble?

Mr. Thompson.:__________.

D: Any pain?

Mr.Th.____________.

D.: Please strip to the waist and lie down on the examination couch. I shall examine you.

Mr. Th._____________.

D.: I’m afraid it’s pneumonia and you must have injections. Go straight home and I’ll send you a nurse immediately.

Mr. Th.: _____________.

D.: Certainly, for at least a week or ten days. There’s a prescription. Take a spoonful of this medicine three times a day.

Mr. Th.______________.

D.: Oh, don’t mention it, please. Make sure to follow my instructions. Goodbye.

UNIT 10

GRAMMAR