Checking up

3. Introduction of the new Lexical Units ( phrasal verbs).

Handouts:

1) Ask after smb

Joe was asking after you: I said you were better now.

2) Black / pass out

I fell and blacked out: I can’t remember anything

3) Come down with ( an illness )

I’ve come down with flu, and so I can’t see you today.

4) Come out in ( spots, etc. )

Don’t go near Pete: He’s come out in spots.

5) Drop off

The old man dropped off (fell asleep ) while watching TV.

6) Ease off

My toothache eased off after I’d taken two tablets.

7) Get over (an illness)

Sue’s got over her illness and is back at work.

8) Go down with (an illness)

A lot of pupils have gone down with measles.

9) Let up

My toothache is very bad: the pain won’t let up.

10) Pass away (=die)

Poor old Henry passed away: we’ll all miss him.

11) Trow up

The baby tried to eat a biscuit and threw up (vomited)

12) Wear off

Take a tablet, and the pain will soon wear off.

13) Have / go for a check-up

All the pupils are going to the school doctor for a check-up.

14) Break out in (sports,etc.)

Poor Anna has broken out in a cold sweat.

15) be / feel run down

I just feel tired every day: I think I’m run down.

Students make up their own examples.

4. Writing:

Read the doctor’s advice to a patient below. Write brief directions suitable for putting on the bottle of medicine about which he/she is talking. Avoid using phrasal verbs where possible.

Take this medicine if you frequently break out in cold sweats. You can also take it if ever you feel like throwing up or passing out. Avoid driving or using machinery after you’ve taken the medicine in case you suddenly drop off. If you’ve got a headache or stomachache, you can take the medicine until the pain wears off. If the pain doesn’t let up or if you continue to feel like throwing up, however, you should see a doctor as

soon as possible. This medicine is not intended for people who feel run down or who are getting over a serious illness.

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