Health & Illness

Question 1

a cold, the flu, a chill, pneumonia

Answer 1

CATCH a cold, the flu, a chill, pneumonia

e.g. I got soaking wet and caught a cold.

Question 2

a disease, malaria, typhoid

Answer 2

(formal) CONTRACT a disease, malaria, typhoid

e. g. Uncle Jess contracted malaria while he was working in Africa.

Question 3

(lung/breast) cancer, diabetes, AIDS, arthritis

Answer 3

DEVELOP (lung/breast) cancer, diabetes, AIDS, arthritis

e.g. My grandfather developed Alzheimer’s disease and could no longer remember things or recognize people.

Question 4

from asthma, hay fever, backache

Answer 4

SUFFER from asthma, hay fever, backache

e.g. She has been suffering from asthma all her life.

Question 5

of bronchitis, asthma, hay fever, diarrhoea

Answer 5

HAVE AN ATTACK of bronchitis, asthma, hay fever, diarrhoea

e.g. She had an attack of hay fever and was sneezing non-stop.

Question 6

(major/minor/serious/head) injuries

Answer 6

(formal) SUFFER or SUSTAIN suffer or sustain [formal] (major/minor/serious/head) injuries
e. g. The driver sustained serious head injuries in the crash.