Share B2 Perspectives Unit 10 Vocabulary: Road to Recovery
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There’s no c____ for it, but she takes drugs to control the s____, and she leads a fairly normal life.
cure; symptoms
It was quite a serious wrist injury, but thanks to the o______ and all the physical therapy I had, it’s almost as good as new.
operation
Luckily, they detected the cancer early before it spread to his lungs, and he m____ a full r____.
made a full recovery
They managed to stop the bleeding, but he was then in i____ c____ for days.
intensive care
He couldn’t really speak after the s____, but he had a lot of speech therapy, and he’s more or less back to n____ now.
stroke; normal
He started playing wheelchair basketball after he was left p____ from the w____ down in a car accident.
paralyzed; waist
The doctor said I just had a chest i____ and nothing life-t_____!
infection; threatening
The doctor p_____d me some antibiotics, and the infection c____ed up after a week.
prescribed; cleared
I had an u___ s____, and I could hardly keep down any food.
upset stomach
Name 8 parts of the body.
brain, chest, finger, leg, lungs, stomach, waist, wrist
Name 5 nouns that are medical problems.
bleeding, brain damage, cancer, infection, injury, stroke, etc.
Name 4 adjectives describing illnesses or injuries.
life-threatening, paralyzed, permanent, serious
Name 5 phrases which show that someone has recovered from something
a full recovery, feel a lot better, back to normal, cleared up, as good as new
Name 5 words that collocate with 'surgery'.
emergency, plastic, eye, abdominal, dental, brain, laser, knee, open-heart / do, have, hold, perform
In this unit, students will talk about illness and accidents, how they’re treated, and the resiliency and determination of people suddenly faced with serious l___-c___ disabilities.
life-changing
I slipped on the stairs and broke my leg, so I was out of a____ for a while, but I’m back to full h____ now.
action; health
