A medical check-up

These days I have a cold. All symptoms of it: I have a headache, a fever, a runny nose :( and a sore throat. Before taking any mixture it is important to get a medical check-up. And I suppose this little exercise will help you to learn  very nesessary vocabulary.

Read and translate the text, use verbs in brackets in correct forms.

I want to get a medical check-up. So I go to my doctor and he ..... (to give) me a complete examination. The nurse (to lead) me into a one of examination rooms. I (to put) on a hospital gown. Dr. Setton (to come) in, (to shake) my hand and (to say) "hello". I (to stand) on his scale so he can (to measure) my height and my weight. he (to take) my pulse. The he (to take) my blood pressure. After he takes my blood pressure, he  (to take) some blood for a blood analysis. he (to examine) my eyes, ears, nose, and throat. He (to listen) to my heart with a stethoscope. Then he (to take) a chest X-ray and (to do) a cardiogram (ECG or EKG). After the check-up I (to go) home and (to wait) for Dr.Setton's call. Dr.Setton (to call) in the afternoon and (to say) "Stop worrying! Your blood analysis is excellent". He is a very good doctor.

(из Голицинский "Грамматика. Сборник упражнений")

Now try to find English equevalents for the words below:

медицинский осмотр, сделать флюорографию, артериальное давление, кушетка, анализ крови, измерить пульс, сделать кардиограмму, полное обследование, весы, смотровая комната. измерить рост, взять кровь на анализ, слушать сердцебиение стетоскопом, измерить давление.

Dracula

Last lesson we practiced how to talk about our appearance.

Now I want you to read an abstrack  of the novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker.

Here there is a description of one of its characters Dr. Van Helsing:
"...a man of medium weight, strongly built, with his shoulders set back over a broad, deep chest and a neck well balanced on the trunk as the head is on the neck. The poise of the head strikes me at once as indicative of thought and power. The head is noble, well-sized, broad, and large behind the ears. The face, cleanshaven, shows a hard, square chin, a large resolute, mobile mouth, a good-sized nose, rather straight, but with quick, sensitive nostrils, that seem to broaden as the big bushy brows come down and the mouth tightens. The forehead is broad and fine, rising at first almost straight and then sloping back above two bumps or ridges wide apart, such a forehead that the reddish hair cannot possibly tumble over it, but falls naturally back and to the sides. Big, dark blue eyes are set widely apart, and are quick and tender or stern with the man's moods..."



Below there is a real portrait o f Vlad the Impaler; also known as Vlad Dracula. Can you describe this man?

Human Body

This time we speak about human body, let's see a video:

To know more about human body follow the link http://www.infovisual.info/03/pano_en.html

In which language do deaf people think?

Click here to see an answer to this question

Dagestan. Woman dress

 Click the picture below to see Patina's glog about Dagestani women:

Click the link below to see a film with English subtiteles:
Traditional national dresses of women in Dagestan

News: The World Health Day

The World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7th, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO).

In 1948, the WHO held the First World Health Assembly. The Assembly decided to celebrate 7th April of each year, with effect from 1950, as the World Health Day. The World Health Day is held to mark WHO's founding, and is seen as an opportunity by the organization to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year. The WHO organizes international, regional and local events on the Day related to a particular theme. Resources provided continue beyond 7 April, that is, the designated day for celebrating the World Health Day.

Mapping Emotions On The Body

A team of scientists in Finland asked people to map out where they felt different emotions on their bodies. To see the map of emotions follow the link: /www.npr.org

Words to know: psychologist, mood disorder, to diagnose, to treat, to feel, excitement, to alter one’s mind, to have the opposite effect, top row, bottom row,  to map out, lead the study, the entire body, nervous system, the chest area, heart rate;

emotions: love, happiness, surprise, neutral, contempt, anxiety, disgust, anger, pride, depression, danger, fear, sadness, shame, envy, scared, tender

Idiom from the article : "butterflies in your stomach". To clear its definition follow www.idioms4you.com

Examples

“On the day of my wedding, I had butterflies in my stomach.”

“James always gets butterflies in his stomach before his basketball games. “

“If you have butterflies in your stomach, you should take a deep breath and try to think calm thoughts.”

News: Boy with no arms can swim

Some people unfortunately have difficult health problems which change their way of life.
Read and listen to the news about a boy from Afghanistan. Thus he has serious problems with his body he has a strong will.

Boy with no arms can swim – level 1 :: News in Levels - easy English reading and listening

News: Child was born on a plane

From: http://www.newsinlevels.com

18-01-2013 14:00

A plane flying from Russia to Armenia has landed with one extra passenger after a baby girl was born in the toilet of the aircraft.

The child which weighs a respectable 2.5 kilos, has been named Hasmik after the flight attendant who delivered her and the ambulance driver who took her to hospital.

Interesting words: aircraft (plane), deliver (help woman to give birth to her baby).

Idioms.Parts of human body

from  http://www.tolearnenglish.com 

IDIOM 1: "bad-mouth"-> MEANING: say bad things about someone -> EXAMPLE: The football players are always bad-mouthing their coach. IDIOM 2: "curl one's hair" -> MEANING: shock, frighten, horrify -> EXAMPLE: The movie is very realistic and many of the scenes will curl your hair.  IDIOM 3: "keep one's head"-> MEANING: stay calm when there is trouble or danger -> EXAMPLE: Everyone tried to keep their head during the fire at the hotel. IDIOM 4: "pick the brains of"-> MEANING: get ideas or information about something by asking an expert -> EXAMPLE: We picked the brains of the official who was sent to talk about the pollution problem. IDIOM 5: "keep one's chin up" -> MEANING: be brave, be determined, face trouble with courage -> EXAMPLE: My brother is trying to keep his chin up even though he has lost his job.

Brain or Mind

Brain or Mind

As you know brain is a part of our nervous system that controls thought, memory, feelings and activity. but there s another word in English that can be used as synonym to it. This word is "mind". 

On http://dictionary.cambridge.org "mind" is explained as "the part of a person that makes it possible for a person to think, feel emotions and understand things".

But  "mind" is often used as a verb. For example: Do you mind I take your pen?

And do you remember the phrase "Never mind!", said by one of characters of Extra English? The meaning of this phrase is "not to worry about something because it is not important".
For example: "Never mind Susan – she can get home with someone else".

Visual Thesaurus: http://www.visualthesaurus.com

At the hospital

Click the picture below to learn new vocabulary.

Human body and alcohol

We have already learnd some vocabulary about human body. Some parts of human body such as ams, chest, waist and legs are mentioned there in Episode II of Extra English. In the picture below you can see names of some other parts and organs. Click the picture and you will read how alcohol affects them.

Human Body

Just to know. There is a good word set about human body: lingualeo.ru 

Health problems - II

There is a good word set about health problems: lingualeo.ru
Do your best to learn the words

Health problems

Hi! As you remember the girls from Episode II of "Extra English" (http://my-eco-english.blogspot.com/2013/01/extra-english-2.html) have a cold. So today I want you to learn health vocabulary. Watch the video below please.

Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

 

Describing people

I hope you've passed the course about adjectives successfully. It must help you to improve your English.

Today I think it is time to try to describe appearance and characters of the friends from the video "Extra English" 

(http://my-eco-english.blogspot.ru/2013/01/extra-english-2.html)

Character

Let's talk about character!

Character

pleasant personality, good-tempered, good-natured, easy-going;

terrible character, bad-tempered, ill-natured;

friendly, sociable, outgoing, unfriendly, hostile, unsociable;

strong, tough, independent, mature, weak, immature;

dependable, reliable, trustworthy, honest, unreliable, dishonest;

reasonable, sensible, unreasonable, unpredictable, impulsive;

ambitious, hard-working, energetic, careless, lazy;

disciplined, organized, careful, accurate;

undisciplined, disorganized, careless;

attentive, alert, perceptive, observant, insightful, thoughtful, considerate;

aggressive, pushy, self-confident, shy, timid, modest, humble;

self-centered, selfish, egoistical;

haughty, stubborn, obstinate;

moody, melancholic, self-conscious, touchy, sensitive;

humorous, amusing, funny, interesting, dull, boring;

generous, unselfish, kind, kind-hearted;

economical, thrifty, stingy, miserly, greedy;

formal, official, informal, relaxed, casual;

strange, odd, weird, eccentric, crazy;

Mind

intelligent, broad-minded, sharp, keen, bright, quick, agile, wise, clever;

foolish, stupid, narrow-minded.

Related Phrases

What is he like?

He is friendly and dependable. He is interesting and amusing.

He is smart and honest. He is also pretty humorous. I like him.

She is careless and lazy. You can't depend on her.

She is serious, organized, hard-working, and tough.

He is old, sick, and lonely. She is a nice clever girl.

His character is terrible. He is hostile and bad-tempered. He doesn't have many friends.

She is knowledgeable and broad-minded, and she likes to help young people.

What does he like?

He likes ice cream and chocolate. She likes modern music.

Other related words

Note: Some of the words below are slang words. Use with caution.

Примечание: Некоторые слова ниже из сленга. Употребляйте осмотрительно.

a bookworm, a history buff, a sports fan, a music fan, a movie fan, a TV addict;

a computer whiz kid, a computer freak, a number-cruncher;

a fashion-monger, a fashion plate, a dandy;

a junk collector, a pack rat, a miser, a squanderer;

a homebody, a couch potato, lazybones, a workaholic, a Jack of all trades;

an adventurer, a thrill seeker, an oddball, a weirdo;

a prude, a hypocrite, a chronic liar, a gambler, a smooth operator, a city slicker, a simpleton;

a superachiever, an underachiever, a winner, a loser, a tough guy, a softy;

a woman-chaser, a womanizer, a lady's man / a ladies' man, a lady-killer;

a black sheep, a scapegoat, a scarecrow, a white crow, a night owl

Appearance

Appearance

attractive, good-looking, beautiful, handsome, pretty, cute, nice;

plain, plain-looking, unattractive, ugly;

well-dressed, casually dressed, poorly dressed;

neat, clean, untidy, dirty;

Height

tall, pretty tall, short, pretty short, medium height, average height, six feet tall;

1 inch (in.) = 2.54 centimeters (cm)

1 foot (ft.) = 12 in. = 30.48 cm = 0.3048 m

He is six feet tall. He is 183 centimeters tall.

Weight and Build

thin, quite thin, slim, slender, medium-build, overweight, fat, strong, muscular, athletic;

1 pound (lb.) = 0.4536 kilograms (kg)

He weighs 170 pounds. (one hundred and seventy pounds)

He weighs 77 kilograms. (seventy-seven kilograms)

Her weight is 132 pounds. (one hundred thirty-two pounds)

Her weight is 59.9 kilograms. (fifty-nine point nine kilograms) Her weight is about 60 kilograms.

She is five feet three inches tall. She is 160 centimeters tall.

Hair

dark, fair, black, red, brown, blond, chestnut brown, white, gray;

long, short, medium-length, shoulder-length, straight, curly, wavy, thick, thinning, bald;

shiny, smooth, neatly combed;

dull, tousled, disheveled;

Eyes

blue, green, gray, brown, light-blue, dark-gray, grayish-blue, dark;

big, bright, expressive, with long lashes;

Age

young, old, middle-aged, twenty years old, in her thirties, about forty.

Related Phrases

What does she look like?

She is young and good-looking, with dark eyes and long red hair.

He is tall and thin, with brown hair. He is twenty-five years old.

She is average height, dark-haired, quite thin, and wears glasses. She's about fifty.

He is old, short, medium-build, with gray hair and a beard.

She has dark eyes, wavy blond hair, and a nice figure. She looks great.

He is a handsome middle-aged man. She is a pretty young girl.

How do I look?

You look good. You look great. You look nice. You look terrible. You look awful.

Human body

Watch the video and train the word pronunciation.