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?"

Pattern 2

I have + noun - used to express physical problems

Pattern 3

I feel + adjective - used to express the way we feel in general

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.

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. My head feels terrible.
2. I'm very tired.	b. I'm not happy.
3. I have a headache.	c. What's the matter?
4. I feel sad.	d. I have a sore throat.
5. My stomach hurts.	e. I'm exhausted.
6. My throat is sore.	f. 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.