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Illnesses and injuries

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  • This can happen to you if a piece of food gets stuck in your throat.
    choke
  • A phrasal verb that means to recover from an illness.
    Get over an illness.
  • A phrasal verb that means 'to vomit'.
    throw up
  • Something that can be high, often because of stress or bad diet.
    Blood pressure.
  • An injury to your leg which means you can't walk.
    a sprained ankle
  • Something you could get on the beach if you're not careful.
    Sunburn
  • You should do this when you feel unwell or tire. ( ____ _____ on a sofa)
    lie down
  • An infectious illness like a very bad cold that causes fever, pain, and weakness.
    flu
  • Something you should put on a small cut.
    plaster, band-aid
  • If you cut your finger with a sharp object, it will ________.
    bleed
  • What you should take if you have a headache, e.g. aspirin or paracetamol.
    pills
  • Adjective to describe a part of your body that has got bigger because of an injury. (e.g. a finger, a foot, an ankle, etc.)
    swollen
  • A verb and a phrasal verb that mean to become unconscious.
    faint, pass out
  • Three parts of the body that we use with "sore" to express that they are painful.
    throat, eye, hands, feet, etc.
  • When you have a cold, you... (say two symptoms)
    sneeze and cough
  • You might get this if you eat food which is past its sell-by date.
    food poisoning
  • Three parts of the body that we use with 'ache' to express that they are painful.
    Earache, stomatchache, toothache, headache, etc.
  • A condition when something you eat can make you feel ill. You should take antihistamine tables.
    allergic reaction