Medical history – the illnesses you have had, any operations you have had and so on. In this section you’ll find some useful medical vocabulary to do this. Your doctor might want to give you a check-up



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How to talk about health



Going to the doctor 

The first time you visit a new doctor, you should talk about your 



medical history – the illnesses 

you have had, any operations you have had and so on. In this section you’ll find some useful 

medical vocabulary to do this. 

Your doctor might want to give you a 



check-up. A check-up will include monitoring your 

blood pressure, as high blood pressure is serious and can lead to life-threatening conditions

Your doctor will probably also 



take your pulse to check that your heart rate is normal. 

A doctor uses a 



stethoscope to listen to your breathing – particularly if you have a heart or 

chest infection, or a condition such as asthma

Of course, you can also visit the doctor for a huge range of other reasons. Children need to have 

their 

injections and if you are going abroad on holiday, you might also need to have injections 

against 


infectious diseases. In winter, you can also get a flu vaccine so that you won’t get the 

flu

If you need medication, a doctor will write you a 



prescription. You can get your prescription 

filled at a chemist. 

For more serious medical conditions, you can get 



a referral to a clinic or a hospital. You might 

need 


blood tests done, an X-ray, or to see a specialist

How to Talk About Illness 

Sometimes you don’t feel very well, but you’re not really ill. Here are some common expressions 

that you can use to describe general “aches and pains” and some useful “sympathetic” responses. 

General aches and pains 

“I feel a bit under the weather.” 

“I’m not feeling very well.” / “I don’t feel very well.” 

“I’m not feeling a hundred percent.” 

“I think I’m going down with a cold. I’ve got a sore throat.” 

(Other cold symptoms are a runny nose, or feeling a bit “achy”.) 

“I’ve got a slight headache.” 

Remember: pronounced “ake” as in “cake”. 

Other parts of your body which you can combine with “ache”: toothache, stomach ache and 

backache. For all other parts of your body, say “I’ve got a pain in…” 

“I’m not sleeping very well at the moment.” 

“I feel a little faint.” 

“I feel a bit dizzy.” (when your head is spinning) 




“I’ve got a nagging pain in my shoulder.” (nagging = a pain that won’t go away) 

“I’ve got a splitting headache – I hope it’s not a migraine.” 



Note 

You can use the verb “feel” in both the present simple and the present continuous to talk about 

your current health. The present continuous suggests a more temporary feeling, but there’s not 

much difference between the two forms in meaning. 

“I don’t feel very well” = “I’m not feeling very well.” 

Sympathetic responses 

“I’m sorry to hear that.” 

“Actually, you don’t look very well.” 

“You look a little pale.” 

“Maybe you’re going down with something. There’s a bug going around.” 

“Maybe you should go home and get some rest.” 

“Why don’t you go home and have a lie-down.” 

“Is there anything I can do?” 

“Shall I get you an aspirin?” 

Mild illness 

“I have a bit of a stomach bug.” 

“I think I’ve got a bit of a temperature.” 

“I have a touch of (the) flu.” (Flu = influenza) 

“I’ve got a nasty cough.” (pronounced “coff”) 

Note 

With most mild illnesses, we use “a” as an article: a cold, a cough, a stomach bug. 

However, we say “flu” or “the flu”: “He’s got flu” / “He’s got the flu”. 

With serious illnesses, we generally don’t use an article at all. 

“She’s got cancer”, “He picked up Hepatitis”, “Thousands of people used to die from cholera / 

typhoid”. 



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