Unit 11 KEEP FIT STAY HEALTHY

UNIT 11: KEEP FIT, STAY HEALTHY
I.

Match a question in column A with its answer in column B.
A

B
1. What's the matter?

a. He is 38 kilos.

2. Who did you go to the cinema
with last night?
3. When did Nam go to the dentist?

b. Because she was ill.

4. What's his weight?

c. I brush my teeth after every
meal.
d. Her mother.

5. How can you take care of your
teeth?
6. Why didn't Lan go to school?

e. I have a headache.

7. Who wrote Lan's sick note?

g With some of my friends.

8. Where were you yesterday?

h A week ago.

f. I stayed at home.

II. Put the words in the correct columns.
bookshop, dentist, flu, school, milk, bread, headache, meat,
mechanic, toothache, chemist, hospital, cold, orange, juice, doctor,
stomachache, nurse, post office, butter, factory
Professions

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Places

Diseases

Food

III. Put the words in the correct order to make meanigful
sentences.
1 . 1 to your / need / height / know.


2.

You / stay / in / had / now / better / bed.

3.

were / why / absent / from / you / class / yesterday?

4.

you / would / here / so /1 /stand / measure / you / can'/

5.

feel / than / a / little /1 / better / yesterday.

6.

these / help / common / relieve / medicines / the / cold.

7. you / do / whatever / your / few / will / last / cold / tor / a / days.
8. you / heal my / Keep / fit / should / and / stay.
IV. Fill in the gaps with the given words in the box.

1.
2.
3.

told

cure

symptoms

fever

doctor

because

tired

records

bought
had

Yesterday Mai didn't come to class....................she was sick.
Her mother...................her some medicines.
She was very....................so she....................to stay home for 2
days.

4. The...................said she should eat well.
5. The................... of the common cold are a runny nose, a
............................ , coughing and sneezing.
6.

Prevention is better than...................

7.

The nurse...................Mai to go back to the waiting room.

The students filled in their medical...................

8.

V. Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition.
1.

What was wrong....................Nam?

2.

Hurry! Peter is waiting...................us.....................the

3. The doctor said...................Lan's mother....................her
problems
4. - Were you absent......................school last week?
- Yes. I had a bad cold.
5. There no cure....................the common cold.
7.

Who should you ask....................advice when you are ill?

8.

You should wear a hat to protect your head....................the sun.

9.

Where's your father? - He's....................work.

VI. You are giving advice to a friend. Use "should" or

"shouldn't'.

1. Your friend has a bad stomachache. Advise him / her to see a
doctor.
You.....................................................................................
2. Your brother smokes 10 cigarettes a day. Advise him not to
smoke.

You
3. Your friend, Nga doesn't do her homework. Advise her to do her
homework.
4. You think it would be a good idea for Tuan to wear a seat-belt
when he is in a car.
You...........................................................................................
5. Your sister is going to visit London. Advise her
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You..................................................................................... 6. Your friend wants to go out at night alone. Advise her
that.

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You......................................................................................
7. It's very bad for your friend to drink so much wine. Advise him

not to drink it.

You...............................................................................
8. It's a good idea for your children to go to bed early. Advise ther to
do this.
You........................................................................
VII. Read the following passage carefully, then answer the
questions.
On the way home yesterday Mary caught in the rain. She had a bad
cold. She coughed and sneezed a lot. She had to stay in bed all da
The doctor took her temperature and gave her some medicines. Her
mother was beside her all the time to take care of her.

* Questions:
1. What happened to Mary on the way home yesterday?
2. Why did she have to stay in bed?
3.

Who took her temperature?

4.

Was her mother always beside her?