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sábado, 25 de diciembre de 2010

HEALTH




Do you care about your health?



 
DO THESE HEALTH QUIZZES AND CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS TOPIC

DO YOU KNOW HOW THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES WORKS IN THE UK. TRY THIS QUIZ TO FIND IT OUT. IS IT DIFFERENT FROM YOUR HEALTH SYSTEM?
http://english.specialist.hu/

Do you like going to the dentist? here you´ve got some useful vocabulary and some listening practice
http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-dental-care.htm


CHECK THIS DIALOGUE AT THE CHEMIST´S. Listen to these examples at the pharmacy. You will listen to a person explaining his problem to the pharmacist and he will receive some advice, recommendations and reassurance.
http://www.englishmed.com/pharmacists/dialogue-5/flash/
http://www.englishmed.com/pharmacists/dialogue-7/flash/

32 comentarios:

Unknown dijo...

Health 1
1.a)bandage
2.d)pressure
3.b)fit
4.a)cough
5.a)overwork
6.b)stung
7.c)dentist
8.d) thermometer
9.c)throat
10.c)pulled

Health 2
1.c)injection
2.a)outbreak
3.a)recover from
4.c)allergic to
5.a)attack
6.d)suffering
7.b)plaster
8.b)surgeon
9.c)sterilized
10.b)splinter


The NHS(National Health Service)is a state organization offering free medical service although not everything is free. You don't have to pay anything if you go to a doctor, your treatment, operations... Every working persons have to pay a weekly contribution to the NHS and also a small amount when a doctor prescribes you some medice. If a foreigner gets ill in England, he hasn't got to pay for the treatment, but, if you go to England with the purpose of being cure, you must pay. Pregnant mothers get free care before their baby is born. When you die, your family will get a small sum under the NHS. And finally you don´t have to pay the full cost of glasses.

TheSebaSC dijo...

First health:
1. bandage
2. pressure
3. fit
4. cough
5. overwork
6. stung
7. dentist
8. thermometer
9. throat
10. pulled

Second health:
1. injection
2. outbreak
3. recover from
4. allergic to
5. attack
6. suffering
7. plaster
8. surgeon
9. sterilized
10. splinter

English specialist:
The abbreviation 'NHS' means National Health Service, that it´s a state organization offering its patients free medical service.
In other hand, in England, if you go to a doctor, you don't have to pay anything but every working person pays a weekly contribution to the NHS in Britain and you've got to pay a small amount when a doctor prescribes you some medicine.
If a foreigner gets ill in England, he hasn't got to pay for the treatment and pregnant mothers get free care in England before their baby is born.
When you die, your family will get a small sum under the NHS in Britain and you don't have to pay the full cost of glasses under the British NHS.

mario villa dijo...

health 1
1-a
2-d
3-a
4-d
5-a
6-b
7-c
8-d
9-a
10-d

health 2
1-c
2-d
3-a
4-c
5-a
6-d
7-b
8-b
9-b
10-c

NHS means national health service. it's a state organization who offers the possibility of public sanitary services.
every months people pay some money to NHS organization and a bit more when the doctor goes to your house.
but this organization is not to everybody, ti is only for people who lives in England, cause if you go o this cuontry when you are ill, you must pay to the hospital and the doctor.
pregnant mother, for instance, get free care before their babies are born, and when you or your relative die you'll pay a bit money to NHS and you don´t pay all the costs of glasses

Andrés dijo...

1. Bandage
2. Pressure
3. Fit
4. Cough
5. Stung
6. Dentist
7. Thermometer
8. Throat
9. Pulled



1. Injection
2. Outbreak
3. Recover from
4. Allergic to
5. Attack
6. Suffering
7. Bandage
8. Surgeon
9. Sterilized
10. Splinter

The NHS (National Health Service) is a state organization that offers its patients free medical service although there private surgeries. Every working person pays a weekly contribution in the NHS.
The staying, treatment and the operations in the hospital is free, foreigners too.
Seeing the doctor in his surgery is completely free but you need to pay some money when he or she prescribes you a medicine.
Pregnant mothers get free care in England before their baby is born. Besides abortion is not forbidden.
When you die, your family will get a small sum under the NHS in Britain.

Geovanna dijo...
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Geovanna dijo...

HEALTH 1
1-BANDAGE
2-PRESSURE
3-FIT
4-HEADACHE
5-OVERWORK
6-STUNG
7-DENTIST
8-THERMOMETER
9-THROAT
10-FRACTURED


HEALTH 2
1-INJECTION
2-OUTBREAK
3-RECOVER FROM
4-ALLERGIC TO
5-ATTACK
6-SURRERING
7-PLASTER
8-SURGEON
9-STERELIZED
10-SPLINT


SERVICES IN THE UK

The National Health Service health is an organization that people the possibility of being attended to provided free of charge, is as a public health sevice.
so that people could use it must pay some money each month.
all operations, hospital stay is free, when you go to the doctor does not have to pay anything, but if you get a prescription if you have to do.
pregnant women receive care during pregnancy.
when someone dies, families receive money from this organization in Britain

Patricia dijo...

1.Bandage
2.tension
3.fit
4.cough
5.overwork
6.stung
7.dentist
8.thermometer
9.throat
10.pulled


1.injection
2.infection
3.recover from
4.allergic to
5.attack
6.suffering
7. bandage
8.surgeon
9.sterilized
10.splinter

The NHS (National Health Service) is a state organization that offers its patients free medical service, but not everything is free under the NHS.
You don't have to pay if you go to a doctor in England and
your stay in hospital, treatment and any operations are free.
In Britain every working person pays a contribution to the NHS and pays a small amount when a doctor prescribes you some medicine.
You don't always pay when you have your dentures repaired
If a foreigner gets ill in England, he hasn't got to pay for the treatment, but if you go to England with the purpose of being cured you have to pay
Pregnant mothers get free care in England before their baby is born.
When you die, your family will get a small sum under the NHS in Britain.
You don't have to pay the full cost of glasses under the British NHS.

Jorge dijo...
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Jorge dijo...

1.bandage
2.pressure
3.fit
4.cough
5.overwork
6.stung
7.dentist
8.thermometer
9.threat
10.pulled
HEALTH 2:
1.injection
2.outbreak
3.recover from
4.allergic to
5.attack
6.suffering
7.plaster
8.surgeon
9.sterilized
10.splinter
SERVICES IN THE UK
The National Health Service (NHS) operates under the principles of free medical care and emergency first aid for all visitors. However, further medical treatment will be charged unless the patient's home country has a reciprocal agreement with the United Kingdom. Countries that have signed reciprocal health care agreements with the United Kingdom are all countries of the European Union.

Anónimo dijo...

Health 01
Bandage
Pressure
Fit
Caugh
Overwork
Stung
Dentist
Thermometer
Throat
Pulled

Health 02
Injection
Outbreak
Recover from
Allergic to
Attack
Suffering
Plaster
Surgeon
Sterilized
Splinter

The NHS (National Health Service) it's a organisation which brings to British people (because foreigns have to pay if the doctor prescribe them some drugs, but normal treatments at hospital are usually free) the possibility of having a public sanitary service by paying a fixed quantity of money every month. Most of their advantages are free care before the born of the baby, and some monetary help when someone die.

Unknown dijo...

HEALTH 1
1.bandage
2.pressure
3.fit
4.cough
5.overwork
6.stung
7.dentist
8.thermometer
9.throat
10.pulled

HEALTH 2

1.injection
2.infection
3.recover from
4.allergic to
5.attack
6.suffering
7.plaster
8.surgeon
9.sterilized
10.splinter

The National Health Service(NHS) is a public service that provides healthcare to anyone normally resident in England or any other part of the United Kingdom with most services free but not everything is free under the NHS.
Every working person in britain pays an amount every week to the NHS.If a foreigner gets ill in england, he hasnt got to pay for the treatment but he must pay if you go with the purpose of being cured.Pregnant mothers get free care in England before their baby is born. When you die, your family will receive a sum under the NHS.Also in britain, you dont have to pay the full cost of glasses under the british NHS.

Lucia Yepes dijo...

Health 1

1-bandage
2-pressure
3-fit
4-cough
5-overwork
6-stung
7-dentist
8-thermometer
9-head
10-pulled

Health 2

1-injection
2-upset
3-recover from
4-allergic to
5-attack
6-healing
7-bandager
8-surgeon
9-sterilized
10-splinter


The NHS(National Health Service) is a state organization offering free medical service but not everything is free. Every working persons have to pay a weekly contribution to the NHS and also a small amount when a doctor prescribes something to you. This sistem brings to the people of the country the possibility of having a public sanitary service by paying a quantity of money every month. In fact, pregnant women receive care during pregnancy and when someone dies, families receive money from this organization in Britain.

Anónimo dijo...
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Anónimo dijo...

Health 1

1-a
2-c
3-b
4-b
5-b
6-b
7-c
8-d
9-a
10-a

Health 2

1-c
2-a
3-a
4-c
5-a
6-b
7-a
8-b
9-b
10-b

The NHS(National Health Service) is a state organization offering free medical service.Created on July 5, 1948, the NHS is based on the premise that medical care is made on the need and not ability to pay for both their funding comes from paying tax and the national budget.

Sofía dijo...

TEST 1:
Question 1=a
Question 2=d
Question 3=b
Question 4=a
Question 5=a
Question 6=b
Question 7=c
Question 8=d
Question 9=c
Question 10=c


TEST 2:
Question 1=c
Question 2=a
Question 3=a
Question 4=c
Question 5=a
Question 6=d
Question 7=b
Question 8=b
Question 9=c
Question 10=b


In Britain the NHS (National Health Service) is free for everyone; it's just like here, in Spain, the health service is free even for foreigners (but if they go there only to be cured).
The difference is that in Spain the dentist is private an the optician too, but in Britain both are free (or cheaper than here), but you have to pay somemoney when the doctor prescribes you something.
Abortion is absolutley legal there, and if you have a baby every treat you need till you go back home is free too.
When you die, your family get some money because of our extra contribution when you were worker.

sara dijo...
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sara dijo...

Health quiz 1:
1) a.Bandage
2) d. Pressure
3) b. Fit
4) a. Cough
5) a. Overwork
6) b. Cold
7) c. Dentist
8) d. Thermometer
9) c. Throat
10) d. Fractured

Health quiz 2
1) c. Injection
2) a. Outbreak
3) a. Recover from
4) c. Allergic to
5) a. Attack
6) b. Fainting
7) b. Plaster
8) b. Surgeon
9) c. Sterilized
10) b. Splinter

The NHS (National Health Service) is a state organization offering its patients free medical service, not everything is free under the NHS. You don't have to pay anything if you go to a doctor in England. Your stay in hospital, your treatment and any operations are free, too. Every working person pays a weekly contribution to the NHS in Britain.
You've got to pay a small amount when a doctor prescribes you some medicine. But you don't always pay when you have your dentures repaired. If a foreigner gets ill in England, he hasn't got to pay for the treatment, but you must pay if you go to England with the purpose of being cured. Pregnant mothers get free care in England before their baby is born. When you die, your family will get a small sum under the NHS in Britain. You don't have to pay the full cost of glasses under the British NHS.

TheSebaSC dijo...

The answers are:
1- You should use dental floss at least once a day to remove food between your teeth.
2- My sister now wears braces to straighten her teeth. She'll look great once she gets them off.
3- I'd like to set up a dental appointment for next Monday at 3:00 p.m. if the dentist is in at that time.
The text is about we should go to the dentist once to year,because the dentists offer us a lot options like in the tooth whitening and orthodontic treatments.

sara dijo...

DENTAL CARE:
1.C You should use dental floss at least once a day to remove food between your teeth.

2.B My sister now wears braces to straighten her teeth. She'll look great once she gets them off.

3.B I'd like to set up a dental appointment for next Monday at 3:00 p.m. if the dentist is in at that time.


FRIENDLY DENTAL CARE:
1.C He came in for a dental check up.

2.C The man has a decayed back tooth.

3.C When he drinks something cold.

4.A Doing a root canal.

5.B Nitrous oxide.

Andrés dijo...

1.You should use dental floss at least once a day to remove food between your teeth.
2. My sister now wears braces to straighten her teeth. She'll look great once she gets them off.
3. I'd like to set up a dental appointment for next Monday at 3:00 p.m. if the dentist is in at that time.

One of the best ways to keep clean and healthy your teeth is going to the dentist. Furthermore, now they are offering additional services as tooth whitening or orthodontic treatments like braces.

Unknown dijo...

Dental care1
1.c)Use dental floss
2.b)Wears braces
3.b)Set up a dental appointment

Friendly dental care
1.c)He came in for a dental check up
2.c) The man has a decayed back tooth
3.c) When he drinks somthing cold
4.a)Doing a root canal
5.b)Nitrous oxide

Patricia dijo...

1. You should use dental floss
at least once a day to remove food between your teeth.
2. My sister now wears braces to straighten her teeth. She'll look great once she gets them off.
3. I'd like to set up a dental appointment for next Monday at 3:00 p.m. if the dentist is in at that time.

The dentist offers different ways to keep our teeth healthy, like fill cavities, which is included in the dental insurance.
There's also other treatments to make your teeth lokk better, but this is not including in the dental insurance, like whiten them.

Anónimo dijo...

1. You should use dental floss at least once a day to remove food between your teeth.
2. My sister now wears braces to straighten her teeth. She'll look great once she gets them off.
3. I'd like to set up a dental appointment for next Monday at 3:00 p.m. if the dentist is in at that time.
In order to keep the dental health cleanly, dentists recommend brushing the teeth every day and also use dental floss. It is also recommended by dentists have regular dental checks up and other treatments (like fill cavities, dental cleaning or tooth whitening that are included in the most of the dental insurance)

Unknown dijo...

health 1:
1a 2d 3b 4d 5a 6a 7c 8d 9b 10c
health 2:
1c 2d 3a 4c 5a 6b 7b 8b 9c 10a

The NHS is not the name of a famous shampoo, is the name of a brituish organitation that takes care of the illnesses of the people who lives there.this service is not free, it takes a part of the sal.gud baiary of each person, but this organitation help you with ilnesses, when you are pregnant,paying the braces and dental health....i think is one of the best health service in the world


sorri for du this guork sou leit, bat ai forguet mai pasguord.gud bai

Unknown dijo...

1.You should use dental floss at least once a day to remove food between your teeth.

2.My sister now wears braces to straighten her teeth. She'll look great once she gets them off.

3.I'd like to set up a dental appointment for next Monday at 3:00 p.m. if the dentist is in at that time.

visiting a dentist regularly is one of the best ways to take care of your teeth. In addition to cleanings, more and more dentists are offering additional services including tooth whitening and orthodontic treatments like braces.

GIAN CARLO dijo...
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GIAN CARLO dijo...
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GIAN CARLO dijo...

Health 1

1-a
2-c
3-b
4-b
5-b
6-b
7-c
8-d
9-a
10-a

Health 2

1-c
2-a
3-a
4-c
5-a
6-b
7-a
8-b
9-b
10-b











NHS medical care is done on the need and not ability to pay for both their funding comes from paying tax and the national budget. The initial premises of NHS care are free of charge at the point of delivery, comprehensive, equitable and egalitarian.

Sergio Encinas dijo...

Quiz 1
1.a)bandage
2.d)pressure
3.b)fit
4.a)cough
5.a)overwork
6.b)stung
7.c)dentist
8.d) thermometer
9.c)throat
10.c)pulled

Quiz 2
1.c)injection
2.a)outbreak
3.a)recover from
4.c)allergic to
5.a)attack
6.d)suffering
7.b)plaster
8.b)surgeon
9.c)sterilized
10.b)splinter

Health.True or false?
1.The first is false,NHS is the abreviation of Nathional Healt Sistem.And the second is true and is great have a free medical service and don't havo to pay for this.

2.I think that the two ideas are false,the NHS is free for all you need,and this is correct.

3.I think that the two ideas are true,normally went you need to go to the hospital you don't go for funny thinks,so the worst problem is that if you have to pay for all.

4.The two are true.The first part says something about pay a contribution,is normal if you have a free Health system all the people have too pay, the second is a bad idea,I think that some pepople needs a lot of pills and if you hava to pay a lot...

5.The first is false, some treatment are free for example with kids and old persons.The second I think is true,sometimes are for emergency.

6.I think that the first is true because the Social Security os Spain after you stay in a foreign Hospital pays him the treatmen.The second is true too for the same.

7.The first is true but at the first time you pay and after that for example Spain pay you.The second is true but I think is so stupid because in Spain we have the best health system.

8.The first idea is true because is normal in a health system you have a free service for the baby born.The second in my opinion is false.

9.I think the two are false because you have the liberty of have an abortion or not,I dont know if that is free or not.And whit the second idea I think that this isn't normal.

10.The first for me is false because in all the countries they have private surgeries so in England is the same.The second I think is true you have a help from the NHS because the glasses are too expensive.

Unknown dijo...

Health
Exercise 1
1) a-bandage
2) d- pressure
3) b- fit
4) a- cough
5) a- overwork
6) b - stung
7) c -dentist
8) d - thermometer
9) c- throat
10) c - pulled
Exercise 2
1) c- injection
2) a- outbreak
3) a- recover from
4) c- allergic to
5) a –attack
6) d- suffering
7) b- plaster
8) b- surgeon
9) c- sterilized
10) b- splinter

Exercise 3
The abbreviation NHS is for the National Health Service, which is a organization that gives free medical service although you have to pay for some things, for example if you visit the doctor's consultation. But if you go to a doctor you don’t have to pay anything, and if you stay at the hospital, the regimen and the surgery are free too.
People who have a permanent job must pay a weekly contribution to the NHS and some money if the doctor gives you a prescription to buy medication.
Foreigners don’t have to pay to stay in the hospital if they are in the UK and if they have an accident they don’t take charge of the treatment, they only have to pay before coming if they want to be cured.
Future mothers don’t need to requite anything until the baby has one month because up then the treatment is free.
Also abortion isn’t forbidden in Britain and when someone dies, the family gets some money from the NHS.
In England are some private surgeries, but the NHS helps people giving grants to pay some things,or part of them like the glasses.

Anónimo dijo...

health quiz 1
1=a
2=d
3=b
4=a
5=a
6=b
7=c
8=d
9=c
10=c

Health quiz 2
1=c
2=a
3=a
4=c
5=a
6=d
7=b
8=b
9=c
10=b

DIALOGUE AT THE CHEMIST'S
At the chemist, a man who is on holiday somewhere comes with stomach discomfort and headache. He says he's got diarrhoea since he went to bed and that he has to go to the bathroom very very often. He also says he feels very tired and that he's very thirsty but he hasn't drink much water. He's taking some pills for indigestion but they don't seem to work so the chemist tells him that the cause might be something heavy he ate and gives him a preparation called dia-stop. He's got to take it 3 times a day for three days.

Anónimo dijo...

1
The abbreviation 'NHS' stands for Northern Hospital Service (in Britain).
False, NHS means National Health Service.
The NHS is a state organization offering its patients free medical service.
True.



2
NHS means National Health Service. Not everything is free under the NHS.
True
You must pay a small sum if you go to see a doctor in his surgery.
False, the health service is totally free.

3
You don't have to pay anything if you go to a doctor in England.
True.
Your stay in hospital, your treatment and any operations are free, too.
True

4
Every working person pays a weekly contribution to the NHS in Britain.
True.
You've got to pay a small amount when a doctor prescribes you some medicine.
True

5
You've got to pay the full cost of the treatment at the dentist's in Britain.
False. It's free like the rest of health services.
But you don't always pay when you have your dentures repaired.
True

6
Foreigners have always got to pay for staying in hospital in Britain.
False, they don0t have to pay anything for staying in hospital.
If they've got ill by accident, they pay half the cost of the treatment.
False, it's also free.

7
If a foreigner gets ill in England, he hasn't got to pay for the treatment.
True.
But you must pay if you go to England with the purpose of being cured.
True.

8
Pregnant mothers get free care in England before their baby is born.
True.
But they have to pay for any treatment a month after the child's birth.
False, any treatment after the child's birth it's still free.

9
Abortion is strictly prohibited by the British government.
False, it's not forbbiden.
When you die, your family will get a small sum under the NHS in Britain.
True.

10
There are no private surgeries in England, except for dentists'.
False, there are also private surgeries as everywhere.
You don't have to pay the full cost of glasses under the British NHS.
True.