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What's the Matter?

The following is a summary of terms (Key Vocabulary and Expressions) taught in this unit. Puzzles use these words as answers. (See Puzzle Corner in Resources.)
 
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KEY VOCABULARY

Nouns
Parts of the body
ankle
arm
back
chest
chin
ear
elbow
eye
finger(s)
foot (plural = feet)
hand
head
knee
leg
mouth
neck
nose
shoulder
stomach
throat
thumb
toe(s)
tooth (plural = teeth)
wrist

Health problems
backache
cold
cough
earache
fever
the flu
headache
sore (eyes/throat)
stomachache
toothache

Medications
antacid
aspirin
cold pills
cough drops
cough syrup
eyedrops
muscle cream

Other
bath
coffee
fun
idea
juice
look
patient
Adjectives
Feelings
awful
bad
exhausted
fine (well)
good (better)
great
happy
homesick
sad
sick
terrible
terrific
tired

Other
sore
wrong

Verbs
feel
guess
help
hope
lift
lose (weight)
miss
point
stay (in bed)
stay up (late)
take (a bath)
take (a look at)
take (medicine)

Adverbs
already
soon
too

Prepositions
for (ten minutes)
in (bed/the house)
on (the phone)

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EXPRESSIONS

Talking about health problems
How are you?
    I'm not so good, actually.
What's the matter?/What's wrong?
    I have . . . .
How do you feel?
    I feel sick/. . . .
    I don't feel well.
    I feel better already.

Expressing sympathy
That's too bad.
I'm sorry to hear that.
I hope you feel better soon.

Giving instructions/advice
Take/Don't take . . . .
Go to/Don't go to . . . .
Eat/Don't eat . . . .
Do/Don't do . . . .

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