Test 18

hospitaldoctorheadache

cough

cold

virus

medicine

pill

injection

blood

bandage

stitches

x-ray

ball

football

score

result

player

Identifying the key word

health

  1. [cold] - heavy, catch, shake off

  2. [doctor] - see, call, consult

  3. [injection] - need, have, hurt

  4. [cough] - nasty, persistent

  5. [hospital] - go into, be taken to

  6. [bandage] - put on, remove

  7. [medicine] - makes you drowsy

  8. [virus] - pick up, go round, nasty

  9. [x-ray] - have, need, show up on

  10. [pill] - swallow, vitamin, sleeping

  11. [headache] - have, go away, splitting

  12. [stitches] - need, get, ten

  13. [blood] - give, lose, pressure

sport

  1. [football] - play, watch, match

  2. [result] - predict, surprise

  3. [score] - hear, final, latest

  4. [ball] - bounce, throw, catch

  5. [player] - competitive, experienced

2. Key word quiz

health

  1. Consult your doctor if you still have the headache tomorrow.

  2. He had a nasty cut on his head and blood was running down his face.

  3. Will you try to be quiet! I've got a splitting headache.

  4. The medicine the doctor gave me for my cough is making me sleepy.

  5. The cut on your leg is quite deep. I think you'll need some stitches.

  6. Im going into hospital next week for an operation on my foot.

  7. I've got this persistent cough which I can't seem to get rid of.

  8. They’re big pills so you'll need some water to held you swallow them.

  9. I thought I had broken a small bone in my hand, but nothing showed up on the x-ray.

  10. My nose is running and I feel hot. I think I've caught a cold.

  11. The nurse gave me a tetanus injection in my arm.

  12. There's a nasty virus going round at the moment. Make sure you wash your hands.

  13. We'll need to put a bandage on that cut, so that it doesn't become infected.

sport

  1. He bounced the ball three times before throwing it to me.

  2. It's difficult to predict the result but I think Chelsea will win.

  3. The final score was 3-3.

  4. I think professional football players earn too much money.

  5. I'd rather watch football than play it.