Make sentences with word doctor

! — I’m a doctor.

— Я доктор.

Doctor of old poems.

Доктор старых поэм.

Doctor becomes a patient, huh?

Доктор стал пациентом, да?

Rebecca, your doctor in New York is a quack.

Ребекка, ваш доктор из Нью-Йорка шарлатан.

Today it is not the Devil, but rather a famous actor, a popular clergyman or a well-known doctor, who disturbs the calm of the night.

Сейчас это уже не Дьявол, а известный актёр, духовное лицо или врач, который также может нарушать ночной покой.

PROFESSOR SIEVERS, THE TOWN DOCTOR

Профессор Зиверс, городской врач — Густав Ботц

Quickly, we need a doctor.

Нужен быстро врач.

Well, that’s the kind of a doctor I am when I take a fancy to a patient.

Ну, я вроде врач… и мне взбрело в голову проверить пациентку.

«Her doctor wants her to have a complete change.

Ее врач советует полностью сменить обстановку.

All right, Doctor.

Хорошо, Док.

-Hello, Doctor. Sorry to be late.

— Привет, док.

I know, Doctor.

Я знаю, док.

I’m very sorry, Doctor, but I must do it.

Простите, док, но я вынужден.

Is it bad, doctor?

Ему плохо, док?

Be more careful with it in the future, Doctor.

В будущем обращайтесь с этим предусмотрительней, г-н доктор!

-Thank you, Doctor.

Большое спасибо, г-н доктор.

I don’t know, Doctor.

— Я не знаю, г-н доктор.

Doctor, you weren’t needed before, but now it’s time.

Г-н доктор, я и так ждал до последнего, но теперь уже пора.

You must admit, Doctor, that Lent’s wife, his widow rather… was not exactly blameless in her behaviour.

Надеюсь, г-н доктор, вы согласитесь с мнением, что поведение супруги Лента, то бишь вдовы, достойно порицания.

— Your cognac, doctor

— Ваш коньяк, господин доктор.

Doctor…

Господин доктор…

But, Doctor…

Но, господин доктор…

Yes, Doctor.

Да, господин доктор.

Doctor, a cup of hot coffee.

Господин доктор, кофе дл0

Doctor, could that be a flying saucer?

Профессор, это не похоже на летающую тарелку.

Doctor, this is it!

Профессор, посмотрите!

Doctor, I beg you, tell me about Elisabeth.

Профессор, прошу вас расскажите об Элизабет.

The doctor is coming now. We’ll get a second opinion, and you’ll get better.

Сейчас придёт профессор, что-нибудь нам посоветует,..

No, the doctor isn’t here.

Нет, профессора нет. Но я его ассистентка.

I don’t need a doctor.

Мне не нужен доктор.

Boys, Kuksi needs a doctor.

Пацаны, Кукси нужен доктор.

I gotta find a doctor.

Нам нужен доктор!

You don’t need a doctor for this.

Тебе не нужен доктор для этого.

I think that I need a doctor!

Кажется мне нужен доктор!

We’d better get a doctor.

— Ну что там еще? Нужно позвать врача.

I begged him to go for the doctor,but he fell on the couch and passed out.

Он пришел пьяный в пять утра. Я лежала на полу. Я умоляла его позвать врача, но он не обратил на меня внимания.

Put him in my room, he needs a doctor.

Мы положим его в моей комнате. Нужно позвать врача.

Must be treated by a doctor.

Надо позвать врача.

Why haven’t you had a doctor look at him?

Почему ты не позвала врача?

The project was the brain child of the late Walter Pahnke, a Harvard theological scholar also qualified as a medical doctor.

ѕроект был порождением покойного «олтера ѕанке, гарвардского богослова и медика.

There’s no doctor here who understands these things.

Здесь нет больше ни одного медика, кто разбирался бы в подобных вещах.

Villette had dinner in a restaurant at 9. Examining his stomach, the doctors found that he couldn’t have died before 11:30.

Вилетт ужинал в ресторане в девять, исследуя содержимое его желудка, медики выяснили, что он не могумереть раньше половины двенадцатого.

Is it nothing major for a doctor when someone loses two fingers?

Для медиков потерять два пальца — это пустяки?

Your mother will come and, as a doctor, she’ll explain to you that these are just complications because of a flu.

Придет мать, она тебе, как медик, объяснит, что это у тебя осложнения на почве гриппа.

Anyway, your father doesn’t like his doctor.

В любом случае, твоему отцу не нравится его лечащий врач.

You know that young doctor I was telling you about, well he’s got an idea he wants to keep me alive.

Мой лечащий врач вбил себе в голову, что я должен бросить курить.

I’ve promised my doctor for sometime that I would leave when I could. I now realize I can’t.

Я обещал приехать своему лечащему врачу, как только смогу.

Anyhow, I’ll need to meet again with her, all her relatives, her doctor — whoever’s been around her since her son’s death.

Хорошо, я ознакомлюсь с этими документами. В любом случае, я бы хотел встретиться… и поговорить с самой сеньорой, с родственниками, со всеми родственниками, с лечащим врачом, и со всеми людьми, которые были с ней после смерти ее сына.

Nurse, could I see the doctor for a moment?

Я могу поговорить с лечащим врачом?

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UNIT 14.
Doctor, Doctor

“The greatest wealth is health”.

Virgil

Lesson
1. Warm up & Vocabulary

14.1.
Answer the questions.

1.  Are you a healthy person?

2.  How often do you turn to a doctor for advice or
treatment?

3. 
Are you satisfied
with the medical service of the place where you live? How do you imagine
medical care of the future?*

4. 
Do you believe
that people will live longer in the future? How long?

5.  What do you do to keep fit?

14.2.
Vocabulary. Read, translate and learn new words.

Medical places/
institutions:
Ministry of Health, hospital, clinic, ward, operating theater, consulting room,
at the Chemist’s/ drugstore

People in medicine: doctor, pediatrician, dentist,
surgeon, oncologist, neurologist, oculist, psychiatrist, nurse, consultant,
general physician, patient, cripple, disabled

Medicine/ drugs, remedy/
outfit: pill/ tablet,
ointment, drops, massage, cotton wool (вата), powder, bandage, crutch (костыль),
heating pad (грелка);

vaccination (прививка), x-ray
photograph, ultrasound scanner, electrocardiogram, blood test, syringe, cups;
home cooking, three-course meal, junk food, garlic clove, mint, lemon, honey,
dairy products

Illnesses/ diseases: fever, watery eyes, runny nose, sore
throat, a cold, viral infection/ infectious (contagious) disease,
nausea, vomiting, vertigo, fatigue, headache, toothache, backache, stomachache,
earache, flue/ influenza, hiccup, acne, caries, heartburn, sunstroke, quinsy,
high/ low blood pressure, back pain, mild burn, breathing problems,
indigestion, faint (обморок), allergy;

casualty, accident, hurt/
trauma, wound, abscess, fracture (перелом), sprained ankle, sore muscle,
blending, food poisoning, bruise, sting, bite, scratch;

lung cancer, AIDS/ HIV,
migraine , bronchitis, pneumonia, kidney problems, smallpox, plague, dysentery,
cholera, measles, mumps, tuberculosis, heart attack, diarrhea, infarction,
diabetes; anxiety, insomnia, dipsomania

Medical verbs: to examine, to take temperature, to
call the doctor, to listen to the chest and lungs, to diagnose, to test,
to cure, to treat, to take blood pressure, to feel the pulse, to prescribe a prescription/
medicine for, to make an operation on;

to catch a disease/ a cold,
to neglect, to recover from, to breath in/ out, to care for, to soothe, to
gargle, to cough, to sneeze, to lessen symptoms, to perspire, to take a hot
bath, to hurt, to fall ill, to swallow, to prevent, to remove a tooth, improve
health, to look ill, to smell and taste, to keep to a diet of salad and fruit

Other words:, treatment, sick list, case record,
first aid, outpatient, surgery, ambulance, pain, diagnosis(es), symptom,
preventive medicine, epidemic, bacteria, germ

14.3. Comment on the following
statements. Do you agree or disagree with the authors?* “Health is a relationship between you
and your body”. ~ Terri Guillemets

“Eat right, exercise regularly, die
anyway”. ~ Author Unknown “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” proverb

14.4. App. Take a
picture of some illness. Listen to your partner’s problem. Give advice to your
partner. Say, what he should do and what medicine he could take to recover.
Then tell him about your health problem. Listen to his advice.

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14.5. Learn phrases. Get ready to use
them in your dialogues.

У 
меня
кашель/ температура/ насморк/ озноб I have a cough/ a high temperature/ a cold/
a chill/

У    
меня
болит голова/ болят зубы/ болит I have a headache/ a toothache/ an ache in the

Role
play the following situations. Use new phrases:

a)  
The doctor is
talking to a patient. He is trying to find out what is wrong. The patient is
describing some of his symptoms.

b)  Someone in your family is very ill. Ring the doctor
for advice. Describe the patient’s symptoms.

c)  Two patients are waiting for the doctor to receive
them. They are talking about what is troubling them.

14.6.
Listen to the text “What’s the
Matter?” and do the task.

14.7.
What part of the body, do you think, is most important?

14.8.
What part of the body do you look at first when you meet a person?

a)    his eyes  b) his smile (mouth) 
c) his hair d) something else

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14.9. Look at the words that mean parts of the body. Try to
label the body using these words. Learn them.

14.10. Use the dialogue below as an example of a conversation
between a doctor and a patient. Have a conversation of your own in pairs.

Going to the doctor.

Doctor: How can I help you?

Patient: My knee hurts, because I fell over.

Doctor: Can I look at it, please?

Patient: Ow, ow! That’s painful. Please be careful.

Doctor: Oh dear, I think it is broken.

Patient: Oh no! What is going to happen?

Doctor: You must rest and not go to work. I will send you to the hospital to get a
plaster.

Patient: Thank you for your help.

Fill in the dialogue.
Think of two more questions to continue the dialogue.

Patient: Oh, Doctor …

Doctor: I see, take off your shirt, let me listen to your
heart and lungs. …

Patient: Yes, Doctor, and …

Doctor: Have you taken your temperature?

Patient: …

Doctor: Don’t worry …

Patient: What shall I take for my cold?

Doctor: …

Patient: …

Doctor: …

Patient: …

Doctor: …

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14.11. Healthy or unhealthy? Tick
healthy food.

14.12.
Read the text. Fill in the gaps with the words in the box.

Doctors say that the traditional diet
in some Mediterranean countries, for example Greece and Italy, is very healthy.
Why is it good for you?

In
these countries people eat a lot of ________ and vegetables, bread, pasta,
rice, fish, olive oil, and wine. They

don’t
eat a lot of red _________ or butter. This diet is very good for your heart
and people in these countries

live
a long life.

How
to eat like Mediterranean people and live a long life?

—  Eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.

—  Use olive oil for cooking and for _________ .

— 
Don’t eat
___________ with your bread

—  Eat a lot of _______. Don’t eat a lot of red meat or
things like sausages and _______

—  Have a glass of red _______ at dinner.

—  Sit down with your family for lunch and dinner. Don’t
eat too fast, relax and enjoy your food!

14.13.
Your personal DIET. Decide whether the sentence is True or False for you.

1.  I cook food at home.

2.  I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.

3.  I eat fast food.

4.  I like salty food.

5. 
I prefer boiled
and baked meat, not fried.

6.  I cannot live without sweets. I eat a lot of sweets!

7.  I prefer olive oil.

8.  I don’t eat a lot of butter.

9.  I drink a lot of fresh water.

10.  I don’t drink alcohol.

11.  I drink a glass of red wine at dinner.

Sum
up the results. Comment on it. Is your diet healthy? If yes – great! If not –
think about it!

14.14.
Discussion of questions:

1.  What is healthy food?

2.  Do you pay much attention to what you eat?

3.  Do you think it is more important for you to eat
healthy or tasty food?

4.  Do you try to eat your breakfast, lunch and dinner at
a certain time every day?

5. 
Do you agree with
the saying: «Eat your breakfast, share your lunch with a friend and give
your dinner to your enemy»? Why do people say so?*

6.  What is healthy about not eating after 6p.m.? Do you
try to follow this rule?

7.  Why are there so many obese people in the some
countries?

8.  What are the most efficient ways to lose weight?

9. 
Do you think diets
are useful or not?

10.  Have you ever tried to go on a diet? What kind of diet
was it? Did it work?

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14.15. Listen to the text “Healthy Food & Vitamins” and do the task.

You are going to hear
Dr. Robert Fisher, a nutritionist, speaking on a radio programme “Looking and
Feeling good.” Fill in the following chart.

Food
which contains protein

Food
which provides you roughage

Food
which contains vitamin C

Food
which contains calcium

Food
which contains vitamin B

The
foods to avoid

Say
what you should eat to keep fit, to be slim and look healthy.

14.16. Do you smoke? Have you ever?
What do you think of smokers? Should smoking be banned in public places?

14.17.
Listen to the text “Healthy
Lifestyle. Do the task.

14.18.
Do you think that having healthy teeth is important for your health?

What
problems can you have if you have bad teeth?

What do you do to have nice healthy
teeth?

How
often do you go to the dentist?

How
many times a day do you clean your teeth?

What
toothpaste do you like to use?

14.19. You came to see your friend
after the doctor’s visit. Ask him questions about his visit. e.g. Did the doctor examine your body?

14.20.
Read
and learn conversational formulas.

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1. 
Your friend has a
serious money problem. You want to cheer him up.

2.  Your friend is going for a job interview. He feels
rather nervous about it.

3.  Your friend is hesitating whether to enter the
university even though he is a good student.

4.  Your friend is going to take a difficult exam the next
day. He hasn’t got ready well for the exam.

14.21.
App.

14.22.
Writing. Fill in the standard form.

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UNIT 14. Самостоятельные
работы.

Work 1

1.

a)
Fill in the necessary word.

1.  If you are ill, you should take ___________.

2.  My father works at the ___________. He is a surgeon.

3.  Peter has broken his leg. Now he is using _________ to
walk.

4.  The symptoms of a bad cold are watery eyes, running
_________ and ____________.

5.  There are different kinds of serious diseases like
AIDS, tuberculosis, _____________, etc.

6.  I have a ______________. – You should go to the
dentist.

7. 
I can’t have a cat
– my Mum has an ___________ to cat’s and dog’s hair.

8.  
An ______________
is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between
places of treatment and also to provide some medical care to the patient.

9.  An _____________ is the general name given to a
medical professional that specializes in caring for eyes.

10.  I feel bad. Will you go to the _____________ and buy
Coldrex and paracetamol?

b)
Make up 10 sentences with new words from ex. 14.2. Fill in the sentences with
new words.

Work 2

В работе 2 выберите 1 из нескольких вариантов
заданий.

Variant 1

a) Read the tips about how to keep your teeth
healthy.

Five Important Things You
Can Do to Care for Your Teeth!

Brushing:

•
Brush
your teeth every morning and each evening before you go to bed.

•
Brush
after eating whenever possible, especially after sugary foods.

•
Use a
small amount of fluoride toothpaste when you brush. Fluoride helps prevent
cavities.

•
Brush
your teeth gently using small circles. Brush the top, front, and back of every
tooth.

• Use a soft toothbrush.
Replace your toothbrush every 3-4 months.

• 
Brush
for at least three minutes each time you brush. (Use a timer or play a favorite
song to practice brushing for a full three minutes.)

•
Brush
your tongue when you have finished brushing your teeth.

•
Don’t
share your toothbrush with others. It may spread germs.

•  Remove
plaque and food particles by flossing once a day. It is usually best to floss
in the evening before you go to bed.

• Wrap about 18 inches of
floss around your middle fingers and gently slide the floss between each tooth.

•
Curve
the floss to form a “C” shape and gently move it up and down to the gum line.

•
Use a
fresh section as you floss each tooth. This will avoid transfer of food debris.

•
Visit
your dentist every six months for a checkup and cleaning.

•
The
dentist will examine you for tooth decay, gum disease, and check how your teeth
are growing.

•
The
dentist may also treat your teeth with a fluoride sealant to help prevent tooth
decay.

•
Avoid
eating sugary treats and sodas whenever possible. They are a major cause of
tooth decay.

•
If you
cannot brush after eating sweets, rinse your mouth with water or mouthwash.

•
Choose
healthy snacks such as, popcorn, raw vegetables, fruit, cheese, or sugar-free
yogurt.

•   Calcium is important for building strong bones and teeth. A good source
of calcium includes low-fat milk, cheese, yogurt, and tofu.

Mouth Guards:

•
Mouth
guards are designed to help cushion the mouth, teeth, and jaw.

•  A guard
may prevent serious injury and keep from fracturing jaws, teeth, and severe
cuts to the cheeks

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and tongue.

•  There are
several types of mouth guards. Make sure you select one that fits properly and
stays in place during
vigorous activity.

•  Keep your mouth guard in good shape by rinsing it with soap and water or
mouthwash after each use.

Allow it to air-dry and keep it in a safe, clean
place.

b) Write about how you take care of your teeth.
Use the text to help yourself.

Variant 2

a) Read the text.

5 Tips For Healthy Living
On The Go

Are
you a busy entrepreneur or employee who is usually on the go
and doesn’t have a lot of time, but still wants to get more healthy? Don’t
worry, you’re not alone. Most people want to get healthy, more fitter
and look younger, yet they can’t seem to find the time for it. Here are
five tips for healthy living on the go:

1. Enjoy a pint of water
first thing in the morning.

If you haven’t got time
for anything else in the morning, make time to drink a big glass of water. We
lose a lot of oxygen through the night and to rejuvenate our cells,
we need to supply them with water and oxygen. Drink a glass of water and within
a week you’ll begin to feel less tired.

2. Grab a few fresh fruits on your way out.

Wherever you’re going –
whether it’s a walk or drive to the supermarket or on your way to a meeting – pick
up one or two fruits and eat them. Fruits are great for their nutrients,
vitamins and sugars that are required in our body.

3. Exercise on the go.

If you work in an office, get
up every 30 minutes and go for a walk. If you have an office with stairs,
run up and down the stairs every couple of hours. Get your blood flowing and
your muscles moving.

4. Eat a handful of nuts.

Get
your favorite selection of nuts (almonds, cashews, pecans,
walnuts, etc.) and raisins and have a big handful of them at
around 3pm. This has been shown to increase afternoon energy and productivity.

5. 
Deep
breathing.

When you’ve got time – at
your desk, driving the car, cooking food – do some deep breathing. Inhale
and count up to 5 seconds, hold it for a few seconds, and release
slowly. Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide is one of the best things
we can do for our blood and cells.

b) Translate the odd words.

Write what advice you often follow and how you do
it.

What advice you found good.

c) Discussion of questions:

1. 
Do you
think you have a healthy life style?

2. 
Why do
many people try to have a healthy life style?

3. 
What
is better for health?

4.   What do
you prefer, to eat everything you like, drink a lot, smoke, have no physical
exercise and die at the age of 60 or lead a healthy life and live until 100?

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Work 3

В работе 3 выберите один из нескольких вариантов
заданий.

Variant 1

a)
Fill in the words from the box in the sentences below.

HEALTH AND ILLNESS

1.  I ________ __________today. I am not sick.

2.   
Hugo has ______
_______ because he thought he was Harry Potter. He banged his head against the
bathroom wall. Now he has a bruise on his eye.

6.
My friend is ________  ___________   __________ because he was working all day
long.

7.  She _____ _________ because she keeps sneezing and
coughing.

8.  Do you have a tissue? I _______ ________ _______!
AHHCHOO!

9.  Hugo fell off a tree. He is lucky he didn´t _________
________ ________.

10.  
Hugo and Diego do
not have _______. They just like to go to the toilet every five minutes to
check their appearance in the mirror.

11.  I think I have a ________. My back really hurts.

12.  Please, turn down the TV. I have a __________!

13. My throat really hurts. My mother
says I have a _______  ________.

14.  I _______ ______. I don´t feel well. I want to go
home.

15.  I am ________ ______cats. I start to sneeze and my
eyes start to water whenever I am around cats.

b)
Read the names of the medical specialists. Learn them. Match the specialist and
the work he does.

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c) Fill in the gaps with a word from
the box.

gums vegetables sweets chew gingivitis cavitie (caries) to
floss healthy fruits

two       dentist

three  chew

1.  We brush our teeth for ________ minutes, at least
__________ times a day.

2.  Visit your __________ two times a year.

3.  Avoid eating too many ____________.

4.  Remember _____________ between your teeth too!

5.  Strong, _____________ teeth help you _____________
your food and look your best!

6.  The holes in our teeth are called _______________.

7.  _______________ is the bacteria that we can get on our
teeth.

8.  Our ______________ are pink when they are healthy!

9. 
People with red,
swollen and sore gums have a gum disease called _______________.

10.  Eating lots of ____________ and ______________ help us
to have healthy smiles!

Variant 2

a)
Complete the sentences with the correct word.

paracetamol         water          cut          antibiotics            burn            hot tea

1.
When you have a cold, drink lots of …  .

2.  You should put an antibiotic cream on a … .

3.  You can drink … with honey and lemon to help a sore
throat.

4.  You shouldn’t take … for a cold.

5.  If you have a temperature, you can take a … .

6.  You should never put ice on … .

b)     Match the words and their equivalents.
Explain what the various kinds of medicines and medical substances are for.

d)   Use the words in the box to complete
the sentences. The number in the parenthesis indicates how many words you are
looking for in each case.

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1. 
He is a heavy ……
He smokes three packets a day. (1 word)

2.  You can’t throw your ………… ………. in the rubbish. You set
on a fire!!! (2 words)

3.  There is a …………… that prohibits smoking from all
public places. (1 word)

6.  Many people
believe that the …… on cigarette packets should be increased to
demotivate smokers. (1 word)

7.  You haven’t reached the ……… ……… to enter the bar. You
are still a minor (несовершеннолетний). (2 words)

8.  
The government has
begun a(n) ……… smoking campaign at teenagers in senior high schools all over
the country. (1 word)

9. 
Smoking is
considered a serious …… along with drinking and gambling. (1 word)

10.  A … tip cigarette is a cigarette with a special end
that cleans the smoke before it enters the mouth. (1 word)

11.
If you smoke too much, you will get ……  …… (2 words)

12.  All cigarette packages indicate …… and …… levels.
They also have a …… against smoking. (3 words)

13.  I can’t reach the …… Please pass it over to me. (1
word)

Home Work 4

Read the
text and mark the sentences True, False or Not Stated. Underline sentences
in the text to prove your answers.

1. 
Jerome
was very seriously ill.

2. 
Jerome
felt very miserable.

3. 
Jerome
thought he would never recover.

4. 
Jerome’s
physician consulted in the center of London.

5. 
Jerome
made an appointment with the doctor.

6. 
Jerome
wasn’t frightened.

7. 
The
chemist couldn’t fill in the prescription.

8. 
The
prescription made Jerome happy.

Read some words from the text.

Slight (легкий), suffer (страдать),
faint (падать в обморок), doubt (сомневаться), complain (жаловаться), common (простой),
prescription (рецепт), annoy (раздражаться), deny (отрицать), avoid (избегать),
feel received (чувствовать облегчение), incident (случай).

A THOUSAND DISEASES

After Jerome K. Jerome

I remember going to the British museum one day to
read up on the treatment for some slight disease. I got

down the book and read all I had come to read.
Then without realizing what I was doing I turned the leaves

and began to study diseases generally. I forget
which was the first disease I read about, but before I looked

through the list of the symptoms I felt that I had
it. I kept on reading, feeling rather nervous, and realized

that I was suffering from every disease
imaginable. The only thing I had not got so far was housemaid’s

knee. To say that I was worried and upset and that
I felt miserable would be to say nothing. I nearly

fainted. In fact
I felt more dead than alive. I tried to examine myself. I felt my pulse. I
discovered that I had

no pulse. I tried o feel my heart. I could not
feel my heart. It had stopped beating. I tried to look at my

tongue. I stuck it out as far as I would go. I
shut one eye, and tried to examine it with the other. I could only

see the tip but I no longer doubted that in
addition to everything I had scarlet fever.

It
became clear to me that I would never recover and would never get rid of the
thousand diseases I had. I gave up all hope. Medicine could not help me. I had
walked into the reading room a happy healthy man, I walked out an invalid.

Though I doubted if anyone
would be able to cure my diseases, I went to consult my physician. I always
turn to him for advise and help. He is a nice fellow and an old friend of mine.
He had been treating me for many years. I never make an appointment with him,
he is always glad to see me. He looks at my tongue, feels my pulse, talks about
the weather, and all for nothing, when I imagine that I am ill. He never
remains indifferent to what I say and always does his best to encourage me when
I start complaining of my diseases. I thought that he would be thankful
if I went to him. “What a doctor wants,” I said to myself, “is practice. He
shall have me. He will get more practice out of me than out of seventeen
hundred ordinary patients with only one or two common diseases each.”

“Well, what’s the matter with you? Got any
complaints?” he asked.

I did not pretend to be calm. My whole life
depended on what he would say.

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UNIT 14.
Doctor, Doctor. Student’s Book

“I will not take up your
time, dear fellow, by telling you what is the matter with me,” I began. “Life
is short and you may die before I’m through. But I’ll tell you right away what
is not the matter with me. I haven’t got housemaid’s knee. Why I haven’t got it
I cannot tell you. But the fact remains that I haven’t got it. Everything else
I have got. My life is in danger.”

I told him how I came to
discover it all. I didn’t pretend I wasn’t frightened. He took my temperature,
felt my pulse, and then hit me over the chest when I wasn’t expecting it. After
that he sat down and wrote out a prescription. He folded it and giving it to me
said that I had better go home.

I
didn’t open the prescription. I went to the nearest pharmacy to have it
filled. The chemist read the prescription and handed it back. He apologized for
being unable to help me. He said he didn’t keep it and smiled. I got very much annoyed,
I didn’t see the joke.

I
said, “You are the chemist, aren’t you?” He did not deny it. “I am a
chemist,” he said. “If I were a department store and a family hotel combined, I
might help you. But the matter is I only a chemist. That’s why I can’t oblige
you.”

I read the prescription. It said:

“1 lb. beefsteak, with

1 pt. beer every six hours.

1 
ten-mile
walk every morning.

1 
bed at
11 sharp every night.

And avoid stuffing your head with the
things you don’t understand.”

I felt received. My
life was out of danger. I didn’t tear up the prescription or throw it away. I
followed the directions with the happy result – my life was saved and is still
going on. My health has improved. But I never mention the incident to
anyone.

Work 5

В работе 5 выберите 1 из нескольких вариантов
заданий.

Variant 1

Think of advice you could give to the following
people in each situation.

a) 
a
teenage girl doesn’t want to eat. She is very thing, but she thinks that she is
still too fat.

b)    
a
successful middle-aged businessman works 12-16 hours a day, seven days a week. He
doesn’t take time to relax.

c)   a college
student is tired all the time. He studies a lot. Eats a lot of junk food and
drinks a lot of coffee. Very seldom he takes time to relax going to the disco
with his friends till late night on Sundays.

Read
the patient complaints. Which specialist does each patient need?

a)   
I have a terrible rash on my arms
and legs. I think I´m allergic to diary food, but it also might be grass. …

b)   
My husband and I just took a home
pregnancy test, and it came out positive. …

c)   
I still can´t walk and it has been
three months since my accident. I hate being stuck in a wheelchair. …

d)   
My left eye has an infection that
won´t go away and my vision has been blurry for two weeks now. …

e)   
I have been having major chest
pains this week. I´m also having trouble breathing. …

f)    
I get terrible
acne and I have tried all of the products in the pharmacy. I don´t know what to
do now. …

g)   
My baby is not
developing properly. She hasn´t put on any weigh in two months and she keeps
getting ear infections. …

h)   
I feel bad, I have sore throat and
I have fever. …

i)     
I have problems with my foot. …

Variant 2

Remember the last time you were ill. Describe it
in 50-100 words. Don’t forget to mention:

— 
how
you felt;

— 
what
illness you had;

— 
how
many days you were ill;

— 
if you
consulted a doctor;

— 
if you
took any medicine;

— 
what
other things you did to recover from your illness.

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UNIT 14.
Doctor, Doctor. Student’s Book

UNIT 14. Вопросы
на говорение.

1.  Are you a healthy person?

2.  How often do you turn to a doctor for advice or
treatment?

3.  Are you satisfied with the medical service of the
place where you live?

4.  Do you believe that people will live longer in the
future? How long?

5.  What do you do to keep fit?

6.  What is healthy food?

7.  Why are there so many obese people in the some
countries?

8.  What are the most efficient ways to lose weight?

9.  How often do you go to the dentist?

10.  What kinds of doctors can you name?

11.  What should you do if you have a cold?

12.  Why is smoking dangerous?

13.  What was the last illness you had? How did you feel?

14.  What traditional remedies to cure illnesses can you
name?

15.  Have you ever taken painkillers? Why?

UNIT 14. Хорошее
чтение.

Послушайте
аудио запись.

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