Hello, my dear friends! And welcome to English Mania! Today we continue talking about
catching a cold, the flu or COVID-19. We are going to talk about symptoms treatment today.
First of all, if you come to the doctor what should you say?
You can say I feel ill. Or I feel sick. If you feel unwell.
As for these two adjectives ill and sick, different verbs can be used with them.
To be ill, to feel ill, to seem ill, to look il,l to become ill. All these can be used with ill or sick.
I feel ill. Have you got an aspirin?
With the verb have we can use different expressions speaking about the symptoms.
You can have a sore throat. I have a headache.
I have a temperature. I have a fever. I have a running nose. I have a running nose.
I have a virus. It means the same as I am sick, I am ill, I have a virus.
With the verb feel you can use the following words/
feel sick or feel ill,
feel breathless when it's difficult for you to breathe.
You can say I feel breathless.
I feel dizzy when your head spinning. I feel dizzy.
I am exhausted when we are super tired. You just can't do anything. I am exhausted.
I've lost my appetite. So I don't want to eat anything. I've lost my appetite.
I've lost my voice. I can't talk. I've lost my voice. When you can't talk.
I have chest pains. So my chest aches. I have chest pains.
I cough a lot. I cough a lot. I just can't stop coughing. I cough and cough and cough and can't stop.
I sneeze a lot. I sneeze a lot.
Now that's it about the symptoms let's talk about treatment.
First of all, you need to go to the hospital you need to see a doctor
and he will give you some treatment. For example some tablets.
What could a doctor say to you?
I'm going to give you some tablets, take one in the morning and one in the evening.
You need to use this spray two times a day.
You'll need to have some injections.
Here's the prescription for the injections.
A prescription is a piece of paper in which your doctor writes down what you need to buy and take.
So here's the prescription for the injections.
Another useful expression here is to boost your immune system.
For example, vitamin C boosts your immune system.
Going in for sports boosts your immune system.
I try to go in for sports regularly three times a week.
And it makes me feel stronger and more confident.
So my advice to you is stay active, eat well and you will be okay.
To stay healthy use a mask, wash your hands with soap.
Цhen you measure your temperature you use a thermometer.
Thermometer. You can take somebody's temperature.
I need to take my temperature.
That's it for today. We've studied some basic vocabulary connected with symptoms and treatment.
I have another class devoted to general vocabulary as to catching a cold,
the flu or any other virus or bacteria.
You might check it out but that's it for today.
Once again I want you to be healthy so stay strong, don't panic.
Everything is going to be just fine. Stay calm, stay at home most of the time.
Enjoy your time with your kids and just wait.
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