DEAR FRESHMEN,

HERE you can see the last part of the topic "HEALTH"

PART III. IDIOMS about Health

I. Give Russian equivalents of the following idioms.

• be back on your feet - ...
• look the picture of health - ...
• under the knife - ...
• as white as a sheet - ...
• as fit as a fiddle - ...
• clean bill of health - ...

II. Match the Idioms on the left to the definitions on the right.

1. under the knife                                      a. (healthy and strong)

2. clean bill of health                                 b. (assured by the doctor to be in good health)
3. as white as a sheet                               c. (become healthy after being sick)
4. as fit as a fiddle                                     d. (pale)
5. be back on your feet                             e. (look very healthy)
6. look the picture of health                       f. (have a medical operation)

III. Complete the sentences. Choose the correct idiom.

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1. Many women chose to go  select be back on your feet look the picture of health under the knife as white as a sheet as fit as a fiddle clean bill of health  for a face-lift.

2. Only people with a  select be back on your feet look the picture of health under the knife as white as a sheet as fit as a fiddle clean bill of health  can donate blood.

3. He turned  select be back on your feet look the picture of health under the knife as white as a sheet as fit as a fiddle clean bill of health  and passed out.

4. Exercise if you want to be  select be back on your feet look the picture of health under the knife as white as a sheet as fit as a fiddle clean bill of health .

5. The doctor promised you’d  select be back on your feet look the picture of health under the knife as white as a sheet as fit as a fiddle clean bill of health  just a few weeks after this operation.

6. Though these children  select be back on your feet look the picture of health under the knife as white as a sheet as fit as a fiddle clean bill of health  they have been through a psychological trauma. 

HOPE, YOU'll your best. 

LUCK, guys!

DEAR FRESHMEN, 

LET'S go on LEARNING some EXTRA MATERIAL on the TOPIC 'HEALTH'


                                                      PART II.   PHRASAL VERBS

I. Give Russian equivalents of the following phrasal verbs:

• ask after - ...
• come down with - ...
• spread out - ...
• fight off - ...
• get over - ... 
• clog up - ...
• lets up - ...

II. Match the phrasal verbs on the right to the definitions on the left.

1.     come down with                  a. (make them go away)

2.     ask after                             b. (become ill)

3.     clog up                                c. (stops)        

4.     get over                              d. (cover wider area than before)

5.     lets up                                e. (block)

6.     spread out                           f. (ask for information, e.g. health)

7.     fight off                              g. (recover from)

III. Choose the best verb to complete the sentence.

1. Many infants  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up  an ear infection even before their first birthday.

2. She came to  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up  the health of her elderly neighbor who lived alone.

3. High fat foods can  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up  our arteries. 

4. Healthy people can  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up  the flu by resting and drinking lots of fluids for a few days.

5. A cold continues at its peak for several days, then it gradually  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up .

6. Chickenpox is a virus that can  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up  quickly over the entire body.

7. The human body’s immune defenses usually  select ask after come down with spread out fight off get over clog up lets up viruses.

WISH YOU BEST LUCK, undergrads!!! ldkg;ldk

DEAR FRESHMEN

We are doing Unit 1 "My Family" and try to learn some phrases about "Health problems"
Here is the extra information on the topic.

Part I.           Collocations

a) Look at the collocations on the topic "Health". Look up them in the English-Russian dictionary. 

1. teary eyes - ...
2. blood transfusion - ...
3. alternative medicine treatment - ...
4. life expectancy - ...
5. catching a cold - ...
6. disease outbreak - ...
7. stuffy nose - ...
8. husky voice - ...

b) Complete the sentences to do the quiz.

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1.  select teary eyes blood transfusion alternative medicine treatments life expectancy catching a cold disease outbreak stuffy nose husky voice  , the age until which a person is expected to live, depends on wealth, gender, and ethnicity.

2. A  select teary eyes blood transfusion alternative medicine treatments life expectancy catching a cold disease outbreak stuffy nose husky voice  may be needed to replace blood lost in an accident or in surgery. 

3. The use of herbs and acupuncture are some of the  select teary eyes blood transfusion alternative medicine treatments life expectancy catching a cold disease outbreak stuffy nose husky voice  for back pains.

4. The public health officials have to prevent the  select teary eyes blood transfusion alternative medicine treatments life expectancy catching a cold disease outbreak stuffy nose husky voice  from spreading further.

5. The flu, colds and allergies may all cause a person to develop a  select teary eyes blood transfusion alternative medicine treatments life expectancy catching a cold disease outbreak stuffy nose husky voice  and  select teary eyes blood transfusion alternative medicine treatments life expectancy catching a cold disease outbreak stuffy nose husky voice .

6. Washing hands frequently can prevent  select teary eyes blood transfusion alternative medicine treatments life expectancy catching a cold disease outbreak stuffy nose husky voice .

7. The symptoms of croup, a virus that attacks breathing passages, are a barking cough and a  select teary eyes blood transfusion alternative medicine treatments life expectancy catching a cold disease outbreak stuffy nose husky voice .

WISH YOU GOOD LUCK, guys!!!

Big Ben

Dear sophomores,

Here are some subjects for your independent work named "Places of Interests of London".

You have to pick up any of them and get ready for the next lesson.

1. The Tower of London.
2. Westminster Abby
3. St.Pauls's Cathedral
4. the English channel

Ferry's Wheel

5. The Thames
6. Ferry's Wheel 
7. Big Ben
8. Trafalgar Square
9. Strait of Dover
10. Madam Tussaud's museum

Trafalgar Square