1️. VOCABULARY – Health matters
馃┖ Illnesses and health problems
|
Word |
Meaning |
Example |
|
a cold |
resfriado |
I’ve got a cold. |
|
a cough |
tos |
He’s got a cough. |
|
a headache |
dolor de cabeza |
She’s got a headache. |
|
a stomach-ache |
dolor de tripa |
I’ve got a stomach-ache. |
|
a toothache |
dolor de muelas |
He’s got a toothache. |
|
a temperature |
fiebre |
She’s got a temperature. |
馃憠 Remember:
Most health problems use have got / had.
馃彞 Places, people and objects
- doctor – m茅dico
- dentist – dentista
- hospital – hospital
- medicine – medicina
- eye test – prueba
de la vista
- dream – sue帽o
- medical check
– prueba m茅dica
✍️ Study task
Complete:
- When you
have a toothache, you go to the d__________.
- When you
are ill, you take some m__________.
- When you
can’t see well, you have an e_____________.
- When you
have a temperature, you go to the d_________________.
2️. GRAMMAR – Past
Simple (Irregular verbs)
We use the past simple to talk about yesterday, last night,
last week, etc.
⭐ Very important verbs
|
Present |
Past |
Example sentence |
|
is / are |
was / were |
I was ill yesterday. |
|
have |
had |
She had a headache. |
|
go |
went |
He went to school. |
|
take |
took |
Mum took a photo. |
|
eat |
ate |
I ate pizza. |
|
drink |
drank |
He drank water. |
|
see |
saw |
She saw the dentist. |
|
give |
gave |
Sam gave Joe chocolate. |
|
do |
did |
I did my homework. |
|
Write |
Wrote |
I wrote a letter to my grandparents |
|
Learn |
Learnt |
I learnt to read at school |
|
Speak |
Spoke |
I spoke French with my friends |
|
Think |
Thought |
I thought about the problem. |
馃憠 Important:
Irregular verbs do NOT end in -ed.
You must learn them by heart.
✍️ Study task
Circle the correct word:
- Yesterday I
eat / ate an apple.
- She see
/ saw the nurse.
- We drink
/ drank pineapple juice.
3️. SENTENCE
STRUCTURES – Talking about health
✅ Affirmative sentences
Subject + past verb
- He had
a cold.
- She felt
sick.
- They drank
water.
❌ Negative sentences
Subject + didn’t + verb
- He didn’t
go to school.
- She didn’t
have lunch.
- We didn’t
eat chocolate.
馃憠 Remember:
After didn’t, the verb is in present form.
✍️ Study task
Write one sentence:
- Affirmative:
__________________________
- Negative:
_____________________________
4️. FUNCTIONS –
Giving reasons with because
We use because to say why something happened.
馃 Structure
Sentence + because + reason
- He didn’t
go swimming because he was ill.
- She went to
the dentist because she had a toothache.
✍️ Study task
Complete:
- I drank
water because ______________________.
- She didn’t
go to school because _______________.
5️. READING – How
to understand the text
When you read:
1.
Look for past verbs (ate, drank, went…).
2.
Look for food and drinks.
3.
Look for health problems.
馃攳 Ask yourself:
- What did
he/she eat?
- What did
he/she drink?
- What
problem did he/she have?
馃憠 Tip:
Underline verbs in the past simple.
6️. LISTENING –
How to do it well
Before listening:
- Look at the
pictures.
- Read the question.
While listening:
- Listen for key
words (ill, dentist, water…).
- Don’t worry
if you don’t understand everything.
After listening:
- Check: Does
my answer match the picture?
⭐ FINAL STUDY CHECK
☐ I know health vocabulary
☐ I can use past simple verbs
☐ I can make negative sentences
☐ I can explain reasons with because / to
☐ I feel ready for the unit test 馃槉
