Unit 4 focus: Seeing a Doctor Sayings and proverbs about health An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of care A healthy mind is in a healthy body.

Unit 4 focus: Seeing a Doctor

Sayings and proverbs about healthAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of careA healthy mind is in a healthy bodyAn apple a day keeps the doctor awayCheerfulness is the promoter of healthAfter dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile

Learning Objectives

Know some background information concerned to seeing a doctor in western country

Grasp names of common diseases Get to know some practical sentences

related to seeing a doctorDiscuss some topics relevant to illness Express ideas relevant to medical care

system in China

Background information

Cost Different medical care service in the

United StatesSeeing a doctorPlace to buy prescription drugs

How many different kinds of illness can you think of?

Anemia 贫血症 Asthma 哮喘Backache 腰痛Bronchitis /kai/ 支气管炎Diabetes 糖尿病Diarrhea 腹泻Flu 流感 Obesity 肥胖症high blood pressure 高血压

ContinuedGastric ulcer 胃溃疡Hepatitis /tai/ 肝炎Insomnia 失眠Measles 麻疹Mumps 腮腺炎Pneumonia 肺炎Rheumatism /ru:/ 风湿病Indigestion 消化不良Arthritics /rai/ 关节炎

Practical sentences

1. Making an appointmentI’d like to make an appointment with Dr.

Smith.I’d like to consult the doctorCan the doctor come to see the patient

immediately?It’s an urgent case

2. How you feel

I don’t feel like eating anything I feel sick I have a fever./ I feel like vomiting. I have got a sore throat and a terrible headache I’m afraid I’ve got the flu. I feel a little better today. I’m much better than yesterday.My stomach is upset./ I feel dizzy.

3. Examination

Let me feel your pulse.I’ll have your temperature takenLet me take your blood pressure.Breathe in deeplyGo and have your chest X-rayed, pleaseHow long have you being like this?

4. Diagnose

You’ve got the flu./ a slight infection ( 感染 ) It’s an acute case （急症）Nothing serious, you’ll recover soon.One tablet each time, three times a day after meal

s.A good sleep will help you a lot.This is for reducing the fever.This is for external use （外用） only.

5. Asking about the illness

Do I have to stay in hospital?Anything serious?May I stay in bed for several days?What’s wrong with me, doctor?Do I have to go to the hospital?How long do I need to recover?Is it necessary for me to have a diet?

Topics to discuss

Which do you think is the most frightening illness? Why?

What can be the causes of illness?Do you think we should lose weight? Why?Tell what healthy/unhealthy emotions are and

what social problems can bad emotions cause?Talk what bad or good living habits do you haveShort speech: Is it good to go on a diet to lose

weight?

Some Hints

Bad living habitsTo get up too lateTo go to bed too lateTo eat too much meat/sweetsTo eat to much at one timeTo have an irregular and unbalanced dietTo smoke and drink excessivelyNeither eat fruit nor vegetables

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To sleep too much a dayNever take exercisesTo stay at home all dayTo have no interests or hobbiesNever smileTo be easily angry with somebody about somethi

ng Always be nervous and depressedNever communicate with others

Good living habits

To get up earlyTo go to bed earlyTo have a meat-free dietTo eat more food containing fiberTo have a regular and balanced dietTo eat more fresh fruit and vegetablesNever smoke or drink

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to have enough sleepTo do physical exercisesAlways have sportsTo develop one’s personal interests and hobbiesSmile or laugh oftenTo have peace of mindTo be always optimisticOften communicate with others

Healthy emotions

To be in a good moodTo keep(control) one’s temperTo smile a happy smileTo have an open heartTo be broad-mindedTo have a steady and firm characterTo have good interpersonal enduranceTo establish an aim for living

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To have an optimistic living attitudeTo adopt a realistic attitude towards lifeTo look at everything in peace of mindTo be hopeful about life(future)To have self-respectTo be self-confidentTo be kind and tolerant towards others, etc.

Unhealthy emotions

To be in a bad moodTo be in a disturbed state of mindTo lose one’s temperTo get into a temperTo be narrow-mindedTo be easily upsetTo have poor psychological endurance

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To have an unsteady characterTo be aimless in lifeTo take a pessimistic (gloomy) attitude to lifeTo be pessimistic and world-wearyTo be divorced from realityTo be under constant stressTo be depressed about one’s lack of successTo become easily annoyed with trifles, etc.

Diet to lose weight?

Positive views:Being over-weight is bad for one’s health

because it leads to many kinds of diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, etc.

Medical science has proved that animal fats and excessive amount of sugar are harmful to one’s health.

Fat people suffer not only physically but also psychologically because they the objects of

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ridicule. They often suffer from the sense of inferiority.

Fat people get tired easily while slim people always look young and energetic.

Fat people are not attractive to look at, especially fat women who may be keen on the latest fashions but can never ready-made clothes.

Dieting leads to longevity and a happy life

Negative views:

Dieting does more harm than good to one’s health for the simple reason that dieters suffer from malnutrition.

Dieters lead a miserable life because they are always hungry and at the same time they have to watch others enjoy delicious meals everyday.

Dieters can never enjoy life fully since they miss one of the most important things in our life---good food

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Many people go on a diet not for good health but for following the fashion. If one day being fat becomes fashionable, they will try to gain weight as much as possible.

Dieters may lose some weight. But once they stop, they gain weight more quickly, which is harmful to their health.

Those who go on a diet are simply senseless. They try to keep their “good figures” at the expenses of their health.