Asking for and giving directions. DIALOGUES

Talking about the past. BÁSICO

At the supermarket. DIALOGUES

Introducing Oneself And Others. DIALOGUE

AT THE RESTAURANT. DIALOGUES

RENTING A HOME AND DRIVING.DIALOGUES

AT THE DOCTOR. QUESTIONS

¿Me puede tomar la presión de la sangre?	Can you take my blood pressure?
Me levanté con dolor de cabeza.	I got up with a headache.
Quiero ver a un doctor.	I want to see a doctor.
Tengo fiebre (38 grados).	I have a temperature (38 degrees).
Me bajó (subió) la fiebre.	My temperature went down (up).
Tengo indigestión (colitis).	I've got indigestion (diarrhoea).
Me duele el brazo izquierdo (pie derecho).	My left arm (right foot) hurts.
Siento un dolor muy fuerte en los riñones.	I have a sharp pain in my kidneys.
Estoy muy resfriado. Toso mucho. No puedo dormir de noche.	I have a bad cold. I cough a lot. I can't sleep at night.
Tengo un dolor liviano (fuerte) aquí.	I have a dull (sharp) pain here.
Siento ardor en el estómago.	I feel a burning pain in my stomach.
No tengo apetito.	I have no appetite.
Necesito un laxante (un calmante).	I need a laxative (a sedative).
¿Con qué frecuencia debo tomar este medicamento?	How often must I take this medicine?
¿Antes o después de las comidas?	Before or after meals?

AT THE DOCTOR. TIPS

SUGERENCIAS / TIPS

(1)  Aunque el significado de ill y sick es enfermo no se puede reemplazar uno por el otro. Ill va siempre detrás de un verbo (caer enfermo, to fall ill). En cambio sick suele ubicarse delante de un sustantivo (cuidar a un animal enfermo, to look after a sick cat) o con referencia a ausencias en lugares de trabajo o estudio (Hoy faltaron 5 empleados por enfermedad, Today there are 5 employees off sick). Cuando se usa sick con los verbos to be o to feel el significado pasa a ser "tener ganas de vomitar o sentirse mareado" (Tengo ganas de vomitar, I feel sick). Un uso adicional es sea-sick aplicable a aquellos casos de mareo a bordo de una embarcación (Se sintió mareado todo el crucero, He was sea-sick during the whole cruise).

(2)  Wound y to wound se usan con referencia a heridas causadas por armas (Lo hirieron en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, He was wounded during World War II). Para casos de accidente se prefiere utilizar injury o to injure (Una botella lesionó al árbitro, The referee was injured by a flying bottle).

AT THE DOCTOR. VOCABULARY

en el médico	at the doctor's office
en el hospital (por consultas o trabajo)	at the hospital
en el hospital (internado) internarse	in hospital, go into hospital
enfermera	nurse
ataque al corazón	heart attack
dolor de estómago	stomach-ache
dolor de cabeza	headache
dolor de garganta	a sore throat
dolor de hígado	a bad liver
dolor de oído	ear-ache
dolor de espalda	backache
afección (afección al corazón)	disease (heart disease)
enfermedad (enfermedad mental)	illness (mental illness)
enfermo	ill, sick (1)
herida	wound, injury (2)
lesionarse	to injure (2)
herir	to wound (2)
doler	to hurt

ANSWERS LISTENINGS 1-8. SUSAN'S PHOTOCOPIES

 LISTENING 1

1. In which country do men and women live the longest?............

1. a
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. b
6. b
7. c
8. a
9. c
10. a
11. b
12. c

 LISTENING 2. T1.4

1. Did
2. Did, were
3. do
4. do
5. have
6. hasn't
7. are
8. do
9. do
10. Dindn't
11. do
12. won't

LISTENING 3

1. Did you hear that noise?. Yes, I did. I think it was thunder
2. Are you doing anything tonight?. No, I'm not. Do you want to come round?
3. Have you seen my mobile phone anywhere?. No, I haven't. Have you lost it again?
4. Did you get those shoes you liked?. No, I dindn't. They didn't have my size
5. Is it time for a break?. Yes, it is. Thank goodness!

LISTENING 4. T2.5

Simon- d
Edward-b
Anna- c
Jenny- f
Mathew- e
Christina- a

LISTENING 5

1. May I take your order? 
2. A hamburger and french fries.
3. Italian dressing. 
4. Yes, a large soda 

LISTENING 6

1. In an apartment downtown. 
2. There is a lot of traffic 
3. Nothing ever really happens where he lives. 
4. To trade places one weekend

LISTENING 7

1. Not so good
2. To be at home in bed
3. To chop up garlic and cook it in chicken stock
4. He can't stand it

LISTENING 8

1. A new neighbor
2. On Pine Street
3. Across from the shopping center
4. Because Jack wears very long hair