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LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚
DESCRIBING HEALTH PROBLEMS
Pattern 1
What's the matter?
- used to ask someone if there is a problem
- other ways of saying this:
✧ "What seems to be the problem?"
✧ "What's wrong?"
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You don't look okay. What's the matter?
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What's wrong? You look upset.
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What seems to be the problem? Are you sick?
Examples:
Pattern 2
I have + noun - used to express physical problems
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I have a flu.
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I have a headache.
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I have a sore throat.
Examples:
Pattern 3
I feel + adjective - used to express the way we feel in general
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I feel tired.
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I feel anxious.
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I don't feel well.
Examples:
Pattern 4
COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS - we can say "I have.."
 a backache |  a cold |  a cough |
 a fever |  the flu |  a headache |
 sore eyes |  muscle pain/sore |  a sore throat |
 a stomachache |  a toothache |  an earache |
LET'S READ! 📖
DESCRIBING HEALTH PROBLEMS
Direction: Read the conversation below. Then, exchange roles with your mentor.
Situation:
Melly and Sally are talking. Melly isn't feeling well.
Sally
Melly
I don't feel so good, actually. I have a stomachache.
Sally
That's too bad. Maybe you have the flu.
Melly
No, I don't think so.I just feel really sick.
Sally
Well, do you need anything? A glass of water?
Melly
No, but thanks anyway.
QUESTIONS
1. What's the matter with Melly?
2. What did Sally offer to her?
LET'S PRACTICE! 📝
A. SAY IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY
Instruction: Match the sentences in column A to the sentences in column B that give the same meaning.
| A | B |
|---|---|
1. What seems to be the problem? | a. What's the matter? |
2. I'm very tired. | b. I have a sore throat. |
3. My stomach hurts. | c. I'm exhausted. |
4. My throat is sore. | d. I have a stomachache. |
B. LISTENING TO A DOCTOR
Instruction: Listen to Dr. Young talk to four patients. What does she give them? Write or type down your answers while listening.
| PATIENT | MEDICATION | |
| Ben | ||
| Allison | ||
| Jeffrey | ||
| Marta | ||
Hey, Melly. What's the matter?