Check your english vocabulary for rawdon Wyatt

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For reference, see the 
Easier English Dictionary for Students
(978 0 7475 6624 3) 
Page 67 Healthcare answers
A.
1. D 2. G (a combination of 1 and 2 is called 
rheumatoid arthritis
) 3. C 4. A 5. J 6. B 7. E 8. K 9. F (we
can also say that their bodies lack 
resistance to illnesses
) 10. H (
The National Health Service 
is a system of free
doctors, nurses, hospitals and clinics run by the government in Britain. Many people in Britain prefer 
private
healthcare 
because this is generally considered to be more efficient) 11. I
B.
1. therapeutic (the noun is 
therapy
. A person who provides a therapeutic service is called a 
therapist
) 2. a diet (this
refers to the food we eat. If you go 
on a diet
, you eat less in order to lose weight) 
3. conventional medicine 4. traditional medicines 5. holistic medicine (an example of this is 
aromatherapy
)
6. consultant 7. surgeon (
surgery
is the treatment of disease which requires an operation to cut into or remove part
of the body. Do not confuse this with 
a surgery
, which is a room where a normal doctor, sometimes called a 
family
doctor
or g
eneral practitioner
- a 
GP
- sees their patients) 8. protein 9. vitamins 10. minerals 11. active (the
opposite of this is 
sedentary 
- see Task 1) 12. welfare state (other features of a welfare state include providing
citizens with adequate housing, education and public transport)
C.
1. welfare state 2 / 3. cutbacks / underfunding (in either order) 4. conventional medicine 5. traditional medicine
6. arthritis 7. consultant ( we can also use the word 
specialist
) 8. surgery 9. therapeutic 10. stress-related
11. holistic medicine 12. diet 13 / 14. vitamins / minerals (in either order) 15. active 16. sedentary 17. cancer