A. How are you today?
I’m very well, thanks.
I’m fine, thanks.
I don’t feel very well. I must go home and rest. (I’ll probably be OK tomorrow.)
I feel ill. Can you get a doctor, please? (Perhaps it’s a serious problem.)
That fish was bad. I think I’m going to be sick! (I want to vomit.)
B. Everyday problems
Have you got an aspirin? I’ve got a headache. /ˈhed.eɪk/
I’ve got toothache. /ˈtuːθeɪk/ I need to go to the dentist.
I’m going to bed with a hot drink. I’ve got a cold.
C. Problems people have for many years / all their lives
I get hay fever every summer, from flowers and grass. I sneeze all day. /sniːz/
My little brother has asthma; sometimes he can’t breathe. /ˈæsmə/
D. Illnesses in hot / tropical countries
In some countries, mosquitoes can give people
malaria. /məˈleərɪə/
The drinking water was bad, and many children
had cholera. /ˈkɒlərə/
E. Serious illnesses
Every year cancer kills many
people who smoke. /ˈkænsə/
My father went to hospital when he
had a heart attack.
My father had a heart attack
[NOT got a heart attack].
F. Expressions
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