JOSE FAUSTINO SANCHEZ CARRION UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

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TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIÓN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: ELEMENAL / CYCLE: III 1
TOPIC: AILMENTS
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He´s got a headache. (UK) She´s got earache. (UK) He´s got (a) stomach ache. (UK)
He has a headache. (US) She has an earache. (US) He has a stomachache. (US)

He´s got backache. (UK) He´s got a cough. (UK) He´s got sore eyes. (UK)
He has a backache. (US) He has a cough. (US) He has sore eyes. (US)

He´s got toothache. (UK) He´s got a cold. (UK) She´s got a temperature. (UK)
He has a toothache. (US) He has a cold/the chills. (US) She has a fever. (US)

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIÓN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: ELEMENAL / CYCLE: III 2
TOPIC: AILMENTS
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She´s got a sore throat. (UK) He´s got (the) flu. (UK) She´s got (the) hiccups. (UK)
She has a sore throat. (US) He has the flu. (US) She has the hiccups. (US)

He´s got sore shoulders. (UK) She´s got a stiff neck. (UK) He´s got a sunburn. (UK)
He has sore shoulders. (US) She has a stiff neck. (US) He has a sunburn. (US)

She´s got a runny nose. (UK) She´s got a stuffy nose. (UK) He´s got neck pain. (UK)
She has a runny nose. (US) She has a stuffy nose. (US) He has neck pain. (US)

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIÓN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: ELEMENAL / CYCLE: III 3
TOPIC: AILMENTS
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He´s got an insect bite. (UK) He ´s got a cavity (UK) He ´s got a wart. (UK)
He has an insect bite. (US) He has a cavity. (US) He has a wart. (US)

He´s got a bruise. (UK) He´s got constipation. (UK) He´s got diarrhoea. (UK)
He has a bruise. (US) He has constipation. (US) He has diarrhea. (US)

She feels sick. (UK) She´s got cramp. (UK) She´s got period cramps. (UK)
She feels nauseous/sick. (US) She has a cramp. (US) She has period cramps. (US)

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIÓN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: ELEMENAL / CYCLE: III 4
TOPIC: AILMENTS
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He feels dizzy. (UK) He´s got a bump. (UK) She´s got a rash. (UK)
He feels dizzy. (US) He has a bump. (US) She has a rash. (US)

She´s got measles. (UK) He´s got chickenpox. (UK) She´s got spots. (UK)
She has measles. (US) He has chickenpox. (US) She has pimples. (US)

He ´s got a broken arm. (UK) He ´s got a broken leg. (UK) His leg is in plaster. (UK)
He has a broken arm. (US) He has a broken leg. (US) His leg is in a cast. (US)

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIÓN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: ELEMENAL / CYCLE: III 5
TOPIC: AILMENTS
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He ´s got a twisted ankle. (UK) She ´s got heel pain. (UK) He ´s got chest pain. (UK)
He has a twisted ankle. (US) She has heel pain. (US) He has chest pain. (US)

She´s got athlete´s foot. (UK) She´s got a black eye. (UK) She´s got smallpox. (UK)
She has athlete´s foot. (US) She has a black eye. (US) She has smallpox. (US)

He´s got mumps. (UK) He´s got bad breath. (UK)

He has mumps. (US) He has bad breath. (US)

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIÓN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: ELEMENAL / CYCLE: III 6
TOPIC: AILMENTS
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HEALTH VOCABULARY
Headache Dolor de cabeza Bump Chichón Bruise Moretón/contusión
Backache Dolor de espalda Rash Salpullido/sarpullido Constipation Estreñimiento
Toothache Dolor de muelas Chickenpox Varicela/peste cristal Wart Verruga
Insect bite
Earache Dolor de oído Smallpox Viruela Picadura de insecto
/sting
Rinorrea o
Sore throat Dolor de garganta Mumps Paperas Runny nose
secresión nasal
Congestión
Temperature/fever Fiebre Spots/pimples Espinillas/barritos Stuffy nose
nasal
Sore eyes Dolor de ojos Sprained ankle Tobillo con esguince Sunburn Quemaduras de sol
Sore shoulders Dolor de hombros Twisted knee Rodilla torcida Stiff neck Tortícolis
Cramp Calambre Black eye Ojo morado Flu Gripe-a
Dolores In plaster/
Period cramps Enyesado Cold/the chills Resfrío/resfriado
menstruales in a cast
Heel pain Dolor de talón Measles Sarampión Heart attack Ataque cardiaco
Chest pain Dolor de pecho Dizzy Mareado Constipated Estreñido
Cavity (hole) Caries dental Hiccups Hipo Bad breath Mal aliento
Diarrhoea/
Cut Corte Diarrea Insomnia Insomnio
Diarrhea
Neck pain Dolor de cuello Cough Tos Stretch marks Estrías
Sunstroke Insolación Burn Quemadura Dry eyes Ojos secos
Sick headache/ Aches and Achaques
Jaqueca Asthma Asma
migraine pains
Swelling Hinchazón Athlete´s foot Pie de atleta
Injury Lesión Skin cancer Cáncer a la piel
Breast cancer Cáncer de mama Blister Ampolla
NOTE: Nowadays, you can use hiccough o hiccup in UK. El segundo está desfasando al primero.

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIÓN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: ELEMENAL / CYCLE: III 7
TOPIC: AILMENTS
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Model Sentences
1. My head hurts a lot.
2. I´ve got a wart on my right arm.
3. Paul´s fiancée has got large stretch marks on her buttocks.
4. Susan looks awful! She´s got chickenpox.
5. I can´t walk because I feel dizzy.
6. I don´t want to eat anything. I feel sick.
7. Charlotte´s sister has got mumps. Stay away from her.
8. Don´t touch me! I´ve got sunstroke. It ´s very painful.
9. Claudia´s sad because she´s got a black eye.
10. I´ve got a rash all over my body.
11. They´ve got blisters on their feet.
12. He looks terrible with those mumps.
13. The doctor wants to put my left leg in plaster.
14. I´ve got a wasp sting.
15. She´s got a viper bite.
16. Jane´s got athlete´s foot.
17. Joseph´s got insomnia.
18. Luke suffers from insomnia. He can´t sleep well.
19. Claudia´s husband has got bad breath.
20. I´ve got a large cut in my knee.
21. My sister has got terrible migraines.
22. Rose often loses her voice after a concert.
23. Christopher and his wife are allergic to red meat.
24. Peter suffers from skin cancer.
25. Where´s the bathroom? I want to throw up.

Extra vocabulary

To be constipated Estar estreñido To get burnt Quemarse

To be allergic to
To suffer from
To twist one´s ankle
To break one´s arm
To feel sick / nauseous
Ser alérgico a To catch a cold Resfriarse
To throw up
Sufrir de Vomitar
To vomit (formal)
Torcerse el tobillo To take an aspirin Tomar una aspirina
Quebrarse el brazo To lose one´s voice Quedarse afónico
Tener ganas de vomitar

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIÓN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: ELEMENAL / CYCLE: III 8
TOPIC: AILMENTS