A Visit to a Doctor On Monday Vlad felt unwell. He had a sore throat, a running nose and a bad cough. He went to college, but after the first period his teacher told him to go and see the doctor, because he had the symp¬toms of the flu, and it was a very catching disease. So Vlad left the college and went to a polyclinic. There were several people in the queue in front of the cabinet, but in less than half an hour Vlad's turn came and he entered.
Vlad: Good morning. May I come in?
Doctor: Yes, please. What is the matter with you?
Vlad: I think I have got a slight cold, doctor. I have a sore throat and a running nose.
Doctor: Do you cough?
Vlad: Yes, I do occasionally.
Doctor: Have you taken your temperature?
Vlad: As a matter of fact, I haven't, doctor.
Doctor; Then take a seat. Here is a thermometer. Well, young man, your temperature is rather high — it is 38.4°. Let me examine your throat. Now strip to the waist, please. I must sound your chest. All right, you may dress yourself.
Vlad: Well, doctor, is there anything serious the matter with me?
Doctor: Don't worry; there is nothing really serious. You have got flu. It is spring now, and many people suffer from flu. But you shouldn't treat your disease lightly. It often leads to complica¬tions, if a patient doesn't follow the doctor's advice.
Vlad: What am 1 to do, doctor?
Doctor: Here is the recipe, take these pills three times a day. Gargle your throat with this mixture every two hours. Don't go to the chemist's yourself. Ask your relatives to go and fetch the med¬icine for you. Drink hot tea or milk. And stay in bed for at least three days. Do you need a sick leave?
Vlad: Yes, I do.
Doctor: Then I'll give you a leave for three days, and then you will come to see me again.
Vlad: Thank you very much, doctor. Goodbye.
Having left the polyclinic, Vlad went straight home. He asked Alexei to go to the chemist's for the medicine and went to bed. He followed the doctor's advice and did everything he had prescribed. His friends called him and asked how he felt. They wanted to come and see him, but Vlad's mother didn't allow them to. So they sent him some to read. By the end of the third day Vlad stopped sneezing and cough¬ing and his temperature was normal again. He was glad that he recov¬ered.
Vocabulary
Болеть чем-либо- be ill with something
Плохо себя чувствовать- be unwell/ feel unwell
Хорошо себя чувствовать- be well/ feel well
Простудиться- catch cold
Аптека- chemist’s (shop)
Жаловаться на что-либо- complain of something
Осложнения- complications
Избежать осложнений- avoid complications
Кашель, кашлять - cough
Лечить, лекарство – cure
Лекарство от всех болезней (панацея от всех бед)- cure-all
Зубной врач – dentist
Хирург - surgeon
Заразная болезнь- catching disease/ illness
Неизлечимая болезнь- incurable disease
Осматривать, обследовать- examine
Заболеть чем-либо- fall ill with something
Чувствовать себя больным- feel sick and giddy
Жар, лихорадка- a fever
Грипп- flu
Болеть гриппом- suffer from flu
Плохо лечиться – treat the disease lightly
Следовать советам врача - follow the doctor’s advice
Головная боль/ зубная/желудочная- a headache/ toothache/ stomachache
Здоровье (хорошее, плохое)- health (strong, poor)
Здоровый- healthy
Лекарство- medicine, remedy
Медсестра- a nurse
Семейный доктор (терапевт)-GP (general practitioner)
Пациент- a patient
Выписывать- prescribe
рецепт- a recipe
Выздоравливать- recover
Иметь высокую температуру- run a temperature
Измерить чью-то температуру- take somebody’s temperature
Насморк- a running nose
Высморкаться- blow the nose
Приходить на прием к врачу- see (consult) a doctor
Больничный лист / отпуск по болезни- a sick leave
Чихать- sneeze
Больное горло- a sore throat
Симптомы гриппа- the symptoms of the flu
Упражнение 1. Составьте 10 предложений с лексикой из текста.
Упражнение 2. Придумайте начала предложений
Think of the beginning of the sentences.
1.
Nina had all the symptoms of flu so she was given a sick leave.
2.
If someone coughs and sneezes he must go to see the doctor.
3.
Because of Vlad followed the doctor’s advice, he recovered quickly.
4.
He took the medicine and stayed in bed, this helped him to avoid the complications after the flu.
5.
Try to stop smoking if you want to be healthy.
6.
Having examined the patient’s throat, the doctor asked the nurse to take his temperature.
Vincent Van Gogh was an outstanding painter of the I9th century. He was born in 1853 in Holland, but he lived much of his life in France. He was a very emotional man, and there was much suffering in his life. Van Gogh did not start painting until he was twenty-seven, ten years before he died. Before becoming a painter, he was a teacher, an art dealer and a church preacher. However, Van Gogh was mentally ill. During one of his fits of madness he attacked his friend, the artist Paul Gauguin. In another fit of madness, Van Gogh cut off part of his own ear. Eventually he went into a mental hospital but he did not get any better. Finally, in 1890 Vincent Van Gogh shot himself. His last words were 'La tristesse durera'. (The sadness will continue.)
His style of painting was very different from classical art. He painted pictures of the sunny, hot regions of France. Nobody has ever painted cornfields or sunflowers like Van Gogh. His paintings are full of color and sunlight. He looked for interesting shapes and exciting colors. He liked to work freely and quickly. There is fast movement in many of his paintings. Sometimes the trees look like fire. The sun, the moon, and stars move rapidly in the sky. He also painted pictures of people. Today his paintings are worth millions of pounds but in his lifetime he only sold one. Like his life, his art was always unusual and very emotional.
Винсент Ван ГогВинсент Ван Гог был выдающимся художником 19-го века. Он родился в 1853 году в Голландии, но он прожил большую часть своей жизни во Франции. Он был очень эмоциональным человеком, и в его жизни было много страданий. Ван Гог не рисовал до двадцати семи лет, он начал рисовать за десять лет до своей смерти. Прежде чем стать художником, он был учителем, арт-дилером и церковным проповедником. Но Ван Гог был психически болен. Во время одного из приступов безумия он напал на своего друга, художника Поля Гогена. В другом припадке безумия, Ван Гог отрезал часть своего собственного уха. В конце концов, он был госпитализирован в психиатрическую больницу, но ему не стало лучше. Наконец, в 1890 году Винсент Ван Гог застрелился. Его последние слова были "La Tristesse durera» (Печаль будет продолжаться.)
Его стиль живописи очень отличается от классического искусства. Он писал солнечные, теплые регионы Франции. Никто никогда не писал нивы или подсолнухи так, как Ван Гог. Его картины полны цвета и солнечного света. Он искал интересные формы и яркие цвета. Он любил свободно и быстро работать. Движение присутствует во многих его картинах. Иногда деревья выглядят как огонь. Солнце, луна и звезды быстро движутся в небе. Он также рисовал портреты. Сегодня его картины стоят миллионы фунтов, но в жизни он продал всего одну из них. Как и его жизнь, его искусство всегда было необычно и очень эмоционально.
They weren't famous singers before
(Они были известными певцами раньше) (уместнее использовать used to)
2) Is there a good article in this newspaper?
There isn't a good article in this newspaper.
(В этой газете хорошая заметка / статья)
3) Has he got a large family?
He hasn't got a large family
(У него большая семья)
4) Were there eight books on the shelve?
There weren't eight books on the shelves.
(На полке лежало 8 книг)
5) is this their parents` flat?
This isn't their parents` flat.
(Это квартира их родителей).