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A.: Did it hurt when you had your filling? (= when the dentist fills a hole/cavity in
the tooth).
B: No, it was painless.
Serious illnesses
Doctors believe smoking is the major cause of lung cancer. He had a heart
attack and died almost immediately. Hepatitis is a liver disease.
Asthma (chest illness causing breathing problems) has become more
common.
Note: Illness and disease are often used in the same way, but disease is used
for a serious condition caused by an infection e.g. a liver disease. Illness is a more
general word.
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10.
Write down the main symptom or symptoms for these conditions.
1) a cold: ..................................................................................
2) flu:...................................................................................
3) hay fever:.............................................................................
4) a hangover: ........................................................................
5) diarrhoea: .........................................................................
6) asthma: ................................................................................
11. Look at the underlined letters in these pairs of words. Is the pronunciation the
same or different? Look at the examples first.
Examples: ache pain same
constipated stomach
different
1 disease diarrhoea 4 virus illness
2 chemist ache
5 flu muscle
3 hurt allergic
6 cough enough
12.Fill the gaps with a suitable word.
1. I hit my hand on the desk and it really………………… .
2. They say she died of a heart……………………….. .
3. She had some apples that weren’t ready to eat and now she’s got
stomachache-………………………….
4. I’ve got this terrible
………………………… i
n my neck from sleeping in the
wrong position.
5. He died of
…………………….
cancer even though he never smoked a
cigarette in his life.
6. I went to the doctor, and she gave me a
……………………..
for some tablets.
7. Pollution makes her
……………………..
worse and it’s difficult for her to
breathe.
8. There are different forms of hepatitis; one is a more serious
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