Ejercicios A2 : practicar La salud en inglés (corregido)

Estos ejercicios te ayudarán a consolidar el vocabulario esencial sobre la salud en inglés que has visto en el curso. Pon a prueba tus conocimientos sobre síntomas, partes del cuerpo y situaciones en el médico.

→ Ver el curso : La salud en inglés : curso completo

Ejercicio 1 : Vocabulario de síntomas en inglés

Elige la opción correcta para completar cada frase sobre síntomas de salud.

1. When you have a high temperature and feel very cold, you have a ___.
   • When you have a high temperature and feel very cold, you have a rash.
   • When you have a high temperature and feel very cold, you have a fever.
   • When you have a high temperature and feel very cold, you have a cough.
   • When you have a high temperature and feel very cold, you have a cramp.
2. If your throat hurts and it is difficult to swallow, you have a ___.
   • If your throat hurts and it is difficult to swallow, you have a sore throat.
   • If your throat hurts and it is difficult to swallow, you have a stuffy nose.
   • If your throat hurts and it is difficult to swallow, you have a skin rash.
   • If your throat hurts and it is difficult to swallow, you have a stomach ache.
3. When you feel like vomiting but you do not actually vomit, you feel ___.
   • When you feel like vomiting but you do not actually vomit, you feel exhausted.
   • When you feel like vomiting but you do not actually vomit, you feel feverish.
   • When you feel like vomiting but you do not actually vomit, you feel nauseous.
   • When you feel like vomiting but you do not actually vomit, you feel dizzy.
4. A pain that you feel inside your head, often behind your eyes, is called a ___.
   • A pain that you feel inside your head, often behind your eyes, is called a backache.
   • A pain that you feel inside your head, often behind your eyes, is called a stomachache.
   • A pain that you feel inside your head, often behind your eyes, is called a headache.
   • A pain that you feel inside your head, often behind your eyes, is called a toothache.

Correction

1. When you have a high temperature and feel very cold, you have a fever.
2. If your throat hurts and it is difficult to swallow, you have a sore throat.
3. When you feel like vomiting but you do not actually vomit, you feel nauseous.
4. A pain that you feel inside your head, often behind your eyes, is called a headache.

Ejercicio 2 : Partes del cuerpo y sus problemas

Relaciona cada parte del cuerpo con la frase que describe correctamente un problema de salud asociado.

1. knee
2. stomach
3. chest
4. ear

• Pain inside the organ on each side of the head, and I cannot make out sounds well since yesterday.
• The joint in my leg is swollen and won’t bend since I fell down the stairs.
• I have a stomachache and I feel sick after eating something bad.
• I feel a tight pressure in the front of my upper torso and it is hard to breathe properly.

Correction

1. knee – My knee is swollen and I cannot bend it after I fell down the stairs.
2. stomach – I have a stomachache and I feel sick after eating something bad.
3. chest – I have a tight feeling in my chest and it is hard to breathe properly.
4. ear – My ear hurts a lot and I cannot hear very well since yesterday.

Ejercicio 3 : Frases para hablar con el médico

Completa cada frase con la palabra o expresión correcta para comunicarte con el médico en inglés.

1. I have ___ sleeping because I keep coughing all night long.
2. The pain ___ when I press on my lower back.
3. I am ___ to penicillin, so please check the medicine carefully.
4. These symptoms ___ about three days ago and they have not improved.

Correction

1. I have trouble sleeping because I keep coughing all night long.
2. The pain gets worse when I press on my lower back.
3. I am allergic to penicillin, so please check the medicine carefully.
4. These symptoms started about three days ago and they have not improved.