HEALTH Vocabulary Findthe"oddoneout".

Theremaybemorethanoneanswer.Giveyourreasons.

A B C

1. aconsultant asurgeon adoctor

2. towound todamage toinjure

3. awaitinglist anappointment a
consultation

4. tocure totreat toheal

5. toadmit todischarge totransfer

6. awheelchair abed atrolley

7. azimmerframe awalkingstick crutches

8. homeopathy massage osteopathy

SHORTTOPIC

Inmajoremergenciessuchasroadtrafficaccidents,mostpeoplein
BritainaretreatedundertheNationalHealthService,knownasthe
NHS.Ifyouarebadlyinjured,youwillbetaken
byambulancetoAccidentandEmergency.

Onceanybleedinghasbeenstemmed,youwillbexrayedtoseeifyou
havebrokenanybones.Ifyouhavefracturedyourfemurorpatella,,you
maybeoperatedonbyanorthopaedicsurgeonfairlyquickly.Ifyouhave
doneseriousdamagetoyourpelvis,youmayneedtobetransferredtoa
largecityhospitalwheresurgeonsspecializeincomplex
fracturesandpelvicreconstruction.Manyunluckymotorcyclists
requirespecialistsurgeryandoftentheirlegsareputintractionuntil
theyentertheoperatingtheatre.

Soonaftertheoperation,thepatientisusuallyintroducedto
thephysiotherapist.Somepatientsareputonaspecialmachinewhich
gentlymovestheirkneeandhipjoints.Ifprogressismaintained,they
willbemobilizedmovedfrombedtowheelchairandthentozimmer
frameorcrutches.Whentheyarewalkingoncrutches,theywillbe
taughthowtoclimbsteps.Providingtheirsurgical
woundshavehealedandoncetheyarenolongerinpain,theycanlook
forwardtotheirdischargefromhospital.

SHORTDIALOGUE

A:Wouldyoueverconsidertakingoutprivatehealthinsurance?

B:Ithinkit'saverysensibleidea!

A:ButyouarealreadypayingfortheNHSthroughnationalinsurance.
Whyshouldyouhavetoinsureyourselftwice?

B:That'saverygoodquestion.TherealityisthattheNHScovers
peopleinmajoremergencies,buttheserviceisundertoomuch
pressuretogiveadequatesupport.

A:Canyoubeabitmorespecific?
B:Certainly.There'rethousandsofpeoplewhoareingreatpain.Some
arewaitingforminorsurgerywhileothersarewaitingfortreatmentat
paincontrolclinics.

A:Butunderthepatients'charter,hospitalsaremeanttotreatyou
withinacertaintime.

B:Well,youknowhowtheygetroundthatone.Theymakeyouwait
formonthsbeforetheyputyouonthewaitinglist.

A:Idon'tthinkit'sasbadasyoumakeout.Accordingtogovernment
statistics,waitinglistsarecomingdown.

B:Thatmaybetrueforcertainoperationssuchasherniaswhere
you'resometimesinandoutofhospitalwithinaday.Theyrushyou
throughthesystembecausethey'reshortofbeds.Thentheyhandyou
overtosomeelderlyrelativewithaweakheartandexpectthemtolook
afteryou.Theycallit"careinthecommunity".

A:Butthere'relotsofbackupdepartmentssuchasSocialServicesand
OccupationalTherapy.

B:Haveyouevertriedcontactingthesedepartmentsandfillingintheir
forms?Gettingthemtotakequickactionisvirtuallyimpossible.

OTHERSUGGESTEDQUESTIONS

Health
1. Areyouamemberofahealthspa/gym?
2. Areyouafraidofneedles?
3. Areyouhealthy?
4. Areyourparentshealthy?
5. Dothinkthatyouneedtoloseweight?
6. Doyoualwayseathealthyfood?
7. Doyoubruiseeasily?
8. Doyoucatchacoldmorethanonceayear?
9. Doyouconsideralcoholadrug?
10.Doyoudrinkalot?
11.Doyoueatalotofvegetables?
12.Doyoueatlotsoffruit?
13.Doyoueatvegetableseveryday?
14.Doyouevergetheadaches?Doyouknowanyonewhosuffers
frommigraineheadaches?
15.Doyoueverreadmagazinesornewsarticlesabouthealth?Ifyes,
whatsubject(s)doyoufindthemostinteresting?
16.Doyouexercise?
o Whatkindofexercisedoyoudo?
o Howoftendoyouexercise?
17.Doyougoforregularmedicalcheckups?
18.Doyougotothedentist'stwiceayear?
19.Doyouhavealotofstress?
20.Doyounormallygoonedoctorinparticularoranyavailable
doctor?
21.Doyouhaveanyallergies?
22.Doyouhaveanyscars?
23.Doyouknowanyonewhosuffersfrombackaches?
24.Doyouknowanyonewithfalseteeth?
25.Doyouofteneatfastfood?
26.Doyousmoke?Ifso,doyousmokemorethantwocigarettesa
day?
27.Doyouthinksmokingisnotbadforyourhealth?
28.Doyoutakemedicinewhenyouaresick?
29.Doyoutakevitaminsormineralsupplements?
30.Doyoutakevitamins?
31.Doyouthinkitisunhealthytokeepacatinyourhome?
32.Doyouthinknuclearpowerissafe?
33.Doyouthinkpetsaregoodforaperson'shealth
34.Doyouthinkthatthetobaccocompaniesshouldbeheld
reasonablyresponsibleforaperson'saddictiontonicotine?
35.Doyouthinkyouareoverweight?
36.Doyouthinkyouwillliveuntilaripeoldage?Whyorwhynot?
37.Doyouthinkyouwouldbeagoodsurgeon?Whyorwhynot?
38.Doyouuseanalarmclocktowakeup?
39.Doyouusuallygetenoughsleep?
40.Doyouwatchyourweight?Whatfoodsdoyouthinkarehealthy?
41.Haveyoueverbeenhospitalized?
42.Haveyoueverbeentoanacupuncturist?Whatdoyouthinkof
acupuncture?
43.Haveyoueverbrokenabone?
44.Haveyoueverburnedyourselfwithhotwater?
45.Haveyoueverdonatedblood?
46.Haveyouevergottenablackeye?
47.Haveyoueverhadbracesonyourteeth?
48.Haveyoueverhadstitches?
49.Haveyoueversprainedyourankle?
50.Haveyouevertakenasleepingpilltogettosleep?
51.Howcanyoureducestressinyourlife?
52.Howhaveyoubeenfeelinglately?
53.Howmanyhoursofsleepdoyougetanight?
54.Howmanyhoursofsleepdoyouusuallyget?
55.Howoftendoyoueatjunkfood?
56.Howoftendoyouexercise?
57.Howoftendoyougetacold?
58.Howoftendoyougetsickinoneyear?
59.Howoftendoyougotothedoctor's?
60.Howoftenisgarbagecollectedinyourneighborhood?
61.Howwouldyourecommendtreatingacold?
62.Ifacompanysellsthepublicaproducttheyknowtobeharmful
oraddictive,shouldtheybeheldresponsiblefortheuseofthat
productevenifthegovernmentapprovesit?
63.Ifyousmoke,howoldwereyouwhenyoustartedsmoking?
64.IfyouwerePresidentofKorea,whatwouldyoudotoimprove
Koreans'health?
65.Shouldsmokinginrestaurantsbebanned?
66.Whataresomethingspeoplecandotokeephealthy?
67.Whataresomethingsthatcausestress?
68.Whataresomewaystodealwithstress?
69.Whataresomewaysyouknowthatyoucanpersonallykeep
yourselfhealthy?
70.Whatdiseasefrightensyouthemost?Why?
71.Whatdoyoudotostayhealthy?
72.Whatdoyoudo,ifyoucan'tgettosleep?
73.Whatdoyouthinkaboutabortion?Whydosomepeoplesupport
itandothersareagainstit?
74.Whatdoyouthinkaboutgettingold?
75.WhatdoyouthinkisthemostserioushealthprobleminKorea?
76.Whatdoyouthinkofcosmeticsurgery?Doyouknowanyone
whohashadcosmeticsurgery?Wouldyoueverconsiderhaving
cosmeticsurgery?
77.Whatdrinkstoyouthinkarehealthy?Whatdrinksdoyouthink
areunhealthy?
78.Whatfoodstoyouthinkarehealthy?Whatfoodsdoyouthink
areunhealthy?
79.Whatisthebestwaytofindadoctor,ifyou'renewinthearea?
80.Whatisthebestwaytostopsmoking?
81.Whatisthemosthorribleaccidentyouhaveeverhad?
82.Whatistheaverageageofpeopleinyourcountry
83.Whatkindofpollutionisthemostrisky?
84.Whattimedidyougotobedwhenyouwereachild?
85.What'sthebestwaytostopsmoking?
86.What'sthehighesttemperatureyou'veeverhad?
87.What'syourbloodtype?
88.Whendidyoulasttakeabath?
89.Whenwasthelasttimeyouwenttoadentist?
90.Whenwasthelasttimeyouwenttoadoctor?
91.Whenwasthelasttimeyouwenttoahospital?
92.Whenwasthelasttimeyouweresick?
93.Whenyouwereinhighschool,howmanydaysofschooldidyou
misseachyearbecauseofsickness?
94.Whodoyouthinkisresponsibleforthecareofyourhealthyou
yourself,yourparents,oryourdoctorandmedicalpeople?
95.Whoisthehealthiestpersoninyourfamily?Whoistheleast
healthy?
96.Whydopeoplesmoke?
97.Wouldyouconsiderdonatingyourorgansafteryourdeath?
98.Whatisthehealthservicelikeinyourcountry?
99.Whatdoyouthinkofthehealthserviceinthiscountry?
100. Howcanthehealthservicebeimproved?
101. Haveyoubeentohospitalsinceyouarrivedhere?
102. WhatdoyouknowabouttheAIDSvirus?
o Whatdoyouknowabouttheflu?
o Whatdoyouknowaboutthecommoncold?
103. Whatisalternativemedicine?
104. Whattreatmentsorremediesdoyoufollowwhenyouhave
acold?
 105. Whichkindofmedicinedoyouprefertotakewhenyouare
sick?

Drugs
1. Doyouthinkalcoholisadrug?
2. Whatisalcoholism?
3. Doyouknowofanyalcoholics?
4. Howdoyoustopbeinganalcoholic?
5. Doyouknowhowmuchalcoholisinbeer?
6. Doyouknowhowmuchalcoholisinwhiskey?
7. Whataresomeofthecharacteristicsofdrunkpeople?
8. Isalcoholaddictive?Whatabouttea,coffee,andchocolate?
9. Shouldmarijuanabeillegal?
10.Doyouthinkmarijuanashouldbelegalorillegal?Supportyour
opinionwithfacts.
11.Whydoyouthinkmarijuanaisillegal?
12.Ismarijuanagrowninyourcountry?
13.Whataresomewaysdrugusersusemarijuana?
14.Doyouthinktobaccocompanieswouldliketosellmarijuana?
15.Whydoyouthinkthattobaccoisalegaldrug?
16.Areanyofyourfriendsaddictedtotobacco?
17.Whatarethedifferentwaystousetobacco?
18.Doyouknowanyonewhosmokesapipe?
19.Whatisthedifferencebetweenpipetobaccoandcigarette
tobacco?
20.Whatdoyouthinkaboutchewingtobacco?
21.Isthereanydifferencebetween"soft"drugssuchasmarijuana
and"hard"drugslikecrack,heroin,cocaineetc?
22.Isecstasyasoftoraharddrug?
23.Shouldtherebepunishmentsfordealingdrugs?
24.Shouldtherebepunishmentsforusingdrugs?
25.Shoulddrugdealersgetthedeathpenalty?
26.Ifheroinwerelegal,wouldtherebelesscrime?Forexample,
burglaryandrobbery.
27.Aresomepeoplemoreeasilyaddictedtodrugsthanothers?
28.Dosomepeoplehaveaddictivepersonalities?
29.Ifyouareaddictedtodrugs,whatshouldyoudo?
30.Whatelsecanpeoplebecomeaddictedto?
31.Doyouknowhowmuchillegaldrugscost?
32.Doyouthinkitiseasytobuyillegaldrugswhereyoulive?
33.Whichisworse,apeacefuldrugaddictoraviolentnonaddict?
34.Shouldpregnantwomenbearrestedforchildabuseiftheyuse
drugswhentheyarepregnantwhichmayaffectthebaby?
35.Shouldwomenbepreventedlegallyfromdrinkinganyalcoholor
smokingwhenpregnant?
36.Doyouthinkitisagoodideatohavesafe,legalinjectingrooms
forintravenousdrugusers,wheretheycanusecleanequipment
andsterilewater?
37.Cancerpatientsfindthatmarijuanastopstheirpain.Shoulditbe
legalforthem?
38.Doyouthinkexperimentingwithalcoholandcigarettesleadsto
experimentingwithharderdrugs?
39.Doyouthinkecstasyisdangerous?
40.Atwhatageshoulditbelegaltodrinkandsmoke?
41.Doweusetoomanyprescriptiondrugs?
42.Whatarenaturalremedies?
43.Arenaturalremedieslikehomeopathyandherbalmedicine
drugstoo?
44.Dowegivetoomanyprescribeddrugstochildren?
45.Whyisthecostofprescriptiondrugssohigh?
46.Haveyoueverusedaprescriptiondrugwithoutaprescription?
47.Whatdoyouthinksocietyoughttodoaboutpeoplewhospend
mostoftheirtimeandmoneygettinghighonillegaldrugs?Why?
48.Shouldemployersbeallowedto"drugtest"theiremployees?
49.Whydoyouthinkpeoplestartusingdrugs?
50.Whatshouldhappentobabieswhoarebornaddictedtodrugs?
51.Whatwouldyoudoifsomeoneinyourfamilywereaddictedto
drugs?
52.Whatdoyouknowaboutdrugs?
1. Whataresomedangerousdrugs?
2. Whatdrugsdoyouthinkareuseful?
3. Whatdrugsareaddicting?
53.Doyouthinkthatmarijuanashouldbelegalformedicaluses
withaprescriptionfromadoctor?
54.Whatdoescrackcocainedotoyourbody?
1. Whatdoesitdotoyourmind?
2. Whatwillhappenifyoukeeponusing?
 3. Howdoyoustopyourselffromusingit?/Howdoesan
addictquitusingit?
55.Whatkindofdrugsarethemostpopularinyourcountry?
1. Whatkindof"legal"drugsarethemostpopular?
56.Areweasasocietyaddictedtolegaldrugs?
57.Inyourculture,whataresomehomeremediesfor:
1. stomachaches?