UNIT 3. HEALTH & HAPPINESS

Question 1

A mild, common illness that affects the nose, throat and sinuses

Answer 1

A cold

Question 2

Having congestion in the nose, usually due to a cold virus

Answer 2

Blocked nose

Question 3

When your nose secretes liquid, usually due to a cold virus

Answer 3

Runny nose

Question 4

A superficial injury on the skin caused by something sharp

Answer 4

Scratch

Question 5

A deep cough caused by congestion or fluid in the lungs

Answer 5

Chesty cough

Question 6

A potential source of danger to your health

Answer 6

Health hazard (coll)

Question 7

Material used to bind up a wound or to protect an injured body part

Answer 7

Bandage (v) (n)

Question 8

A document from a doctor that authorizes you to buy medicine

Answer 8

Prescription

Question 9

The department of a hospital that provides emergency treatment (British)

Answer 9

Casualty

Question 10

A room in a hospital allocated to a particular type of patient/illness

Answer 10

Ward

Question 11

Help given to a person until full medical treatment is available.

Answer 11

First aid

Question 12

The introduction of liquid into the body with a syringe

Answer 12

Injection

Question 13

A specialist doctor who is trained to perform operations

Answer 13

Surgeon

Question 14

A purple mark on the skin caused by a hit or fall

Answer 14

Bruise

Question 15

Small loops of cord that doctors use to close a cut or wound

Answer 15

Stitches

Question 16

An area of redness on the skin, often caused by an allergic reaction

Answer 16

Rash

Question 17

A small bubble on the skin filled with liquid, caused by friction or burning

Answer 17

Blister

Question 18

Feeling cheerful and positive about a situation or future event

Answer 18

Upbeat

Question 19

The 3rd Monday of January, the most depressing day of the year

Answer 19

Blue Monday

Question 20

To laugh in a silly, juvenile way

Answer 20

Giggle

Question 21

To be very pleased about something

Answer 21

Delighted

Question 22

To be happy about the result of something

Answer 22

Thrilled

Question 23

Meditation that focuses on staying in the present moment

Answer 23

Mindfulness

Question 24

To be quietly depressed about something

Answer 24

Glum

Question 25

Dull, low-level pain the teeth, head or muscles

Answer 25

Ache

Question 26

A substance that prevents infection when applied to a wound, especially by killing bacteria

Answer 26

Antiseptic

Question 27

One of a pair of sticks that people with movement difficulties put under their arms to help them walk or stand

Answer 27

Crutch

Question 28

A medical doctor who specializes in general medicine, not in surgery

Answer 28

Physician

Question 28

The mental or physical strength that makes one continue doing something hard for a long time

Answer 28

Stamina

Question 29

To completely clean something, particularly the skin

Answer 29

To cleanse

Question 30

To reduce the severity of a pain

Answer 30

To soothe

Question 31

Feel up (to)

Answer 31

to have the energy to do something:
I don’t feel up to going out tonight.

Question 32

Cut down (on)

Answer 32

reduce: cut down on –> I’m trying to cut down on caffeine.
cute something down: to reduce the number, amount, or size of something: Patients were asked if they had cut down their use of painkillers.
to make a tree or other plant fall to the ground by cutting it near the bottom:
They are cutting down forests to clear land for cattle.

Question 33

Get over

Answer 33

to get better after an illness, or feel better after something or someone has made you unhappy: She was only just getting over the flu when she got a stomach bug.
to accept an unpleasant fact or situation after dealing with it for a while:
They’re upset that you didn’t call, but they’ll get over it.
to return to your usual state of health or happiness after having a bad or unusual experience, or an illness: She’s just getting over the flu.

Question 34

Give up/in

Answer 34

give (something) up: I gave up smoking two years ago.
give up (something): to stop doing something before you have finished it, usually because it is too difficult: I’ve given up trying to help her.
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to stop owning, using, or claiming something:
They were forced to give up their home because they couldn’t pay the mortgage.

Question 35

Look after

Answer 35

Take care of: We look after the neighbours’ cat while they’re away.

Question 36

Put on

Answer 36

Gain weight: He’s put on ten pounds in the last month.
to cover part of the body with clothes, shoes, make-up, or something similar: Put your shoes on - we’re going out.
to make a device operate, or to cause a device to play something, such as a CD or DVD, by pressing a switch: Could you put the light on?
put someone on something: Doctors put her on antibiotics after discovering an infection.

Question 37

Pass out

Answer 37

Faint/become unconscious
I was hit on the head and passed out.

Question 38

Work out

Answer 38

do exercise: Huw works out in the gym two or three times a week.
to do a calculation to get an answer to a mathematical question
to understand something or to find the answer to something by thinking about it

Question 39

Go/come down with

Answer 39

Become ill
Half of Martha’s class has gone down with flu.
I think I’m coming down with flu.

Question 40

Play up

Answer 40

If you play up something, you emphasize it and try to make people believe that it is important: t’s said that he plays up his working class background in order to broaden his appeal.
If something such as a machine or a part of your body is playing up or is playing you up, it is causing problems because it is not working properly: The engine had been playing up
When children play up, they are naughty and difficult to control.

Question 41

Bring on

Answer 41

cause an illness.
Loud music can bring on a headache.