UNIDAD 2. HEALTH MATTERS

 LESSON 1.

Vocabulary - Describing symptoms

              

                   I feel

Dizzy - nauseous - weak - short of breath

                  I've been

vomiting - coughing - sneezing - wheezing

                I have pain

in my chest - in my hip - in my ribs - in my stomach

EXERCISE 1

How to order medication 

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• A:Where does it hurt?  

• B:It hurts here  

• A:What are your symptons?

• B:I’ve got a headache and I’m very congested  

• A:Have you had this problem before?   

• B:Take your medicine twice a day  

EXERCISE 2

LESSON 2. GRAMMAR - MUST 

When we think carefully about facts, we often use must to express deductions and conclusions from these:

EXAMPLE: [fact]He’s so small. [deduction/conclusion]He must be no more than four years old.

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

LESSON 3.  MIGHT AND MAY

May and Might are modal verbs. They can normally be interchanged without a significant difference in meaning however Might often implies a smaller chance of something happening (when expressing possibility). 

1. To express (future) possibility

There is a chance that something is true or that there is a possibility of something happening.

Note: Might is used more frequently than May in spoken English.

• It might rain later (= it is possible that it will rain)
• I might go to the movies tonight. (Though I'm not sure

2. To give permission

• You may leave the table once you have finished your meal.
• You may take only one brochure.

3. To ask for permission

Note: Can is used more frequently than May in spoken English though May sounds more polite.

• May I sit next to you?
• May I borrow your pen?

4. May: to talk about typical occurrences

May is used in academic (or scientific) language to refer to things that typically happen in certain situations.

• Drivers may feel tired if they do not take a break every 2 hours.
• Adults may find it difficult to sleep if they use technology before going to bed.

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2