AT THE CHEMIST'S AND ILLNESSES

The illnesses

1. Cough: tosse2. Dry cough: tosse secca3. Hawking cough: tosse secca4. Chill/cold: raffreddore5. Stomach-ache: mal di stomaco6. Temperature/fever: febbre 7. Runny-nose: naso che cola8. Sore throat: mal di gola9. Backache: mal di schiena10.Headache: mal di testa11.Earache: mal di orecchio 12.Fever: febbre13.Toothache: mal di denti 14.Cramp: crampo

The most commons illnesses

The most dangerous ilnesses

1. Pneumonia: polmonite2. Cancer: cancro3. Tumor: tumore4. Aids: AIDS5. Food poisoning: intossicazione alimentare6. Diabetes: diabete

Various types of illnesses

1. Chronic illness: malattie croniche 2. Acute illness: malattie acute 3. Fatal illness: malattie fatali4. Terminal illness: malattie terminali5. Contagious illness: malattie contagiose

At the Chemist's: Useful expression

• Can I help You?• I’ve got a severe headache and a bad cold.• Can I have some tablets? • Fizzy ones.• I have a prescription for antibiotics.• Take them on a full stomach twice a day.• Can I have an ointment for burns and some

pain killers?

Exercisesa) Tosse

b) Raffreddorec) Mal di stomaco

d) Febbree) Polmonite f) Cancrog) Tumoreh) Diabete

Translate in English

Exercises at home

a) A stomache ache ………

b) A sore throat ………c) A toothache ………d) A headache ………e) An earache ………f) A cough ………g) A fever ………h) A cold ………i) A cramp ………

Complete the dialogueChemist's: Good Morning. …………………………….. ?Customer: yes, I've got a ………………... Can I have some ………….…… , please?Chemist's: Can you give me your ………………….. , please?Customer: Yes, here you areChemist's: Take them on …………………………………Customer: Can I have an ……………………………………………?Chemist's: Here you are!Customer: How much is it?Chemist's: It's ten pounds, please!Customer: Here you are, Good bye!Chemist's: Thank you, Good bye!