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Lesson : 1-2
Read the text and answer the questions no 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Sima is at home today. She didn’t go to school because she is ill. She has a cough and a sore throat. She also feels very warm because she has a fever. She has the flu. The doctor visited Sima last night. She needs some medicine. He also told her what to do in order to get well soon.
The doctor’s advice
Eat food that gives your body energy. Try to eat, even if you aren’t hungry. You need to be strong. Rest! Stay at home. Don’t go to school or work. Drink a lot of water or juice. They are better than soft drinks. Are you coughing or sneezing? Cover your mouth and nose! Use a tissue, not your hand! Wash your hands regularly. Use your own plate, glass and cup. Other people can catch your illness from these things.
1. Match the words of column A with the similar meaning of column B.
Coulumn A Column B
a. School (i) One kind of drink.
b. Doctor (ii) One kind of disease.
c. Juice
d. Flu (iii) A place where students study.
e. Home (iv) Who goes to school.
(v) Who advices medicine for the patients.
(vi) A place where people live.
(vii) Pure water.
Or
Fill in the gaps with the best word from the box. Find the information in the text. There are extra words which you need not use:
visit soon need a lot of
throat people energy sneezing
(a) Other — can catch your illness from these things.
(b) Sima — to be strong.
(c) We should — water or juice.
(d) The doctor — Sima last night.
(e) Sima has a cough and a sore —.
2. Write whether the following statements are True or False. If false, give the correct answer.
(a) Sima didn’t go to school because she wanted to stay at home.
(b) Sima also feels very warm because she has a fever.
(c) Sima feels fine, but she has a sore throat.
(d) Sima needs some medicine.
(e) Sima should try to go to school.
(f) We should wash our hands regularly.
3. Answer the following questions in a sentence or sentences.
(a) Where is Sima today?
(b) Write about Sima’s problem in two sentences.
(c) Write the names of two drinks that Sima can drink.
(d) What should Sima do when she is sneezing?
(e) Why should Sima use her own glass? Write in two sentences.
(f) Write three pieces of doctor’s advice for Sima?
4. Write a short composition about “What you should do after catching flu.” [Write at least five sentences to the topic. Remember to use capital letters, punctuation, correct spelling and sentence structure.]
Answer :
1.a+iii (a) people
b+v (b) needs
c+i OR (c) a lot of
d+ii (d) visited
e+vi (e) throat
2. (a) False : correct answer : Sima didn’t go to school because she is ill.
(b) True.
(c) False; correct answer : Sima does not feel fine, as she has a cough and a sore throat.
(d) True.
(e) False : correct answer : Sima should take rest at home.
(f) True.
3. (a) Sima is at home.
(b) (i) Sima has a cough and a sore throat.
(ii) She also feels very warm because she has a fever.
(c) Sima can drink water and juice.
(d) Sima should cover her mouth and nose when she is sneezing.
(e) As Sima has an infectious disease, she should use her own glass. Other people can catch her illness by using Sima’s plate.
(f) Three pieces of advice of doctor for Sima are :
(i) Try to eat food that gives energy.
(ii) Rest and stay at home.
(iii) Drink a lot of water or juice.
4. “What we should do after catching flu”
Flu is an infections disease. If we have flu, we should visit doctor and take medicine. We should have food in order to get energy. We should try to eat even if we are not hungry. Taking rest and staying at home is a must. We should have a plenty of water and juice. When we cough or sneeze, we should cover our mouth and nose. We should wash our hands regularly and stay clean. We must use our own plate, glass and cup so that others do not catch flu. We should follow the above advice and follow the doctor’s instruction if we catch flu.