1.	Smoking, drinking, ...

2.

Illnesses

3.	Need the doctor

4.	At the doctor

5.	Types of doctors

6.	Vocabulary

6.1.

Illnesses

6.2.

Medicines

6.3.	Types of doctor

6.4.	The human body

"Health is very much important for our happy life. We ought to care about our health. Many people do things which are dangerous to health as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug or haven’t enough sport. Nowadays many young people love spending much time in front of television and internet. So many children are obese. To many people, smoking is not just a pleasure, it is an addiction. They need it, are addict on it, can’t stop it. Scientists have proved that there is a link between smoking and a disease which can be fatal, cancer. So in many countries a warning is printed on every packet of cigarettes. Some people don’t drink alcohol at all, just soft drinks like fruit juice, others like to sip a glass of wine slowly, others like drinking glass after glass of beer, or possibly spirits such as whisky, brandy or vodka, some people are dependent on alcohol. Drinking much alcohol isn’t healthy so stay sober because alcohol can be fatal too.
Nowadays pharmacology knows many illnesses as flu, tonsillitis, cold, pneumonia, stomach-ache, headache, toothache, measles, pox, hepatitis or cancer. As prevention we should live healthy lifestyle, eat healthy food – vegetables, fruit, have a lot of vitamins, do some sport, breath fresh air, keep hygienic laws, wear warm clothes, avoid stress, keep fit, no smoking, alcohol and drugs.

We need the doctor when we are ill, when we are hurt or when something happens with our body - we can have a crash, broken leg or arm ... Especially in the winter months we need the doctor, because a lot of us suffer from cold, flu or fever...

When I have a health problem I go to the doctor. There I tell the receptionist my name, give her my health insurance card and take a seat in the waiting room. While I wait receptionist look for my medical documentation. Doctors are very busy so I have to make an appointment before I go to see him. Only at my general practitioner I don’t make an appointment. He asks me what’s wrong with me, I tell him the symptoms of my illness and then he will usually examine me. The problem is usually something simple and he might gives me a prescription for some medicine or vitamins, which I take to the pharmacy or chemist. Specialist gives me a medical report for my general practitioner. Of course, if I need more serious treatment, I’d have to go to hospital. There I’d be put in a bed in a ward in a room with one or two other people. If there were something seriously wrong with me, I might need an operation."

Tato práce je kompilačního charakteru. Slovíčka jsou převzata z nepřiznaného zdroje: www.spanker.cz/maturita/anglictina/Health/health%201.doc.