Life 2E Pre-Intermediate Unit 1 WB PDF
Life 2E Pre-Intermediate Unit 1 WB PDF
Life 2E Pre-Intermediate Unit 1 WB PDF
1a Global health
Grammar present simple
1 Complete the article about Nathan Wolfe with the present simple
form of the verbs.
Glossary
disease (n) /dɪziːz/ an illness that affects humans and animals
virus (n) /vaiˈrəs/ a small living thing that enters a human body
and makes you ill
u SPELL CHECK present simple (he / she / it) verb 3 Pronunciation /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/
endings
1 Listen to the endings of these verbs. Write the
We add -s to most verbs to form the present simple third
verbs in the table. Listen again and repeat.
person. However, note these exceptions:
• Add -es to verbs ending in -ch, -o, -s, -ss, -sh and -x:
has helps is realizes specializes spends
watch " watches.
stays studies travels visits wants
• For verbs ending in -y after a consonant, change the
-y to -i and add -es: study " studies.
• have and be have irregular forms. /s/ /z/ /ɪz/
S
arubai Salve goes to work twice a day. She leaves a They only deliver babies.
her home once at nine o’clock in the morning, and b They do the same job as doctors.
then again at six o’clock in the evening, to visit c They have many different
people in her village of Jawalke. The village has responsibilities.
about 240 families, and with another woman called Babai
Sathe, Sarubai is responsible for the health of the village. 6 What is the purpose of the mobile
The women visit pregnant women and give medicine to team?
some of the older people. Today they are visiting their first a To do the job of the health workers.
patient. Rani Kale doesn’t come from Jawalke. She lives b To provide more medical help.
about an hour away but her village doesn’t have anyone c To train the health workers.
like Sarubai to help mothers-to-be. Sarubai is checking Rani 7 How do we know from the article that
and she is worried about the position of the baby. Rani the village health project is successful?
might need to go to hospital. a Because they are training more
Half an hour later, Sarubai and Babai visit another mother health workers.
with a three-month-old baby. While they are checking b Because patients say they are
the baby, Sarubai also gives the mother advice on healthy happy with their health workers.
eating and vaccinations. Jawalke is a very different place c Because the region doesn’t need
because of the two women. They regularly deliver babies any more doctors.
and continue to help as the child grows up. There is a
shortage of doctors in this region, so village health workers
are important because they can give medicine and advice.
A mobile team visits Jawalke once a week. The team
includes a nurse and a doctor. The mobile team meets with
Sarubai and they look at any of her patients with serious
medical problems. The health workers are an important
Glossary
connection between the mobile team and the local people.
vaccination (n) /ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ medicine you put
Currently there are 300 village health workers in the region
in the body to stop disease
and the number is growing.
2 Find words in the article for these definitions. u SPELL CHECK present continuous -ing endings
1 looks after (verb phrase) • With verbs ending in -e, delete the -e then add -ing:
dance " dancing
2 when a woman is going to have a baby (adj)
• With verbs ending in -ie, delete the -e and change
the i to a y: die " dying
3 a person with a medical problem who sees a • With some verbs ending in one vowel and a consonant,
doctor (n) double the final consonant: stop " stopping,
run " running
4 women who are going to have a baby (n)
1d At the doctor’s
Vocabulary medical problems 4 7 Complete the conversation with these
phrases. Then listen again and check.
1 Complete the conversations with these words.
They are good Have you got
back ear head mouth nose stomach How do you feel If you still feel ill
throat tooth Do you feel take this prescription
Let me have a You need to
1 A: Sorry, I’ve got a really runny today.
try drinking Let me check
B: It’s OK. Here’s a tissue if you need one.
2 A: I’ve got really bad ache. Doctor: 1 today?
B: Is the problem in the left or the right? Patient: Not very well. I’ve got a terrible
A: Both! sore throat.
3 A: It’s too painful to eat. Doctor: I see. 2 look.
B: It sounds like you have ache. You should Open wide. Yes, it’s very red in
go to the dentist. there.
4 A: What’s that noise? Patient: I’ve also got a bad cough.
B: They’re digging up the road outside. Doctor: 3 sick at all?
A: It’s giving me a terrible ache. Patient: No, not really.
Doctor: 4 a
5 A: I can hardly talk today.
temperature?
B: Why? Have you got a sore ?
Patient: I don’t think so. I don’t feel hot.
6 A: Can you pick this up for me? I’ve got a bad Doctor: 5
it … Yes, it’s
at the moment. a bit high. Do you have anything
B: Sure. But maybe you should lie down for a while. for it?
7 A: My throat is very red, doctor. Patient: I bought some pills at the pharmacy,
B: Well, let’s have a look. Open your , please. but they didn’t do any good.
8 A: What’s the problem? Doctor: Well, 6 to the
B: It’s my . I feel a bit sick. pharmacy. 7
take some different pills.
2 Pronunciation one or two syllables? 8
for your
throat. Take one every four hours.
6 Listen to these sentences. Find the two-syllable You need to go to bed for a couple
words and underline the stressed syllable. of days, and 9
1 How does your stomach feel? lots of water.
Patient: OK. Thanks.
2 Is your throat sore or is it better?
Doctor: 10 in a few
3 Drink this hot water. days, come back and see me, but I
4 My headache is worse today. think it’s flu. Everyone has it at the
5 Can I see the doctor about my ear? moment.
6 This is good for a runny nose. Glossary
flu (n) /fluː/ a common illness which makes patient
Real life talking about illness feel hot or cold with a temperature.
prescription (n) /prɪˈskrɪpˈʃən/ a piece of paper from
3 7 Listen to a conversation at the doctor’s. Complete the doctor with medicine on. You give it to the
the form. pharmacist.
Surname D.O.B
Medical Address
Details
Postcode Contact no (daytime)
General health
Type of exercise/sports
10
7 I never my personal
at work. My boss doesn’t 5
want me to. 4
8 Can I 6
verbs in Exercise 1.
Example: 8 9
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