Common Health Complaints or Health Problems Basic English Conversation Lesson and Speaking Practice

1. Common
Health Complaints
or
Health Problems

2. When someone hurts you or pinch you.
You will say:

3. Dizzy
Complain: 1. I feel dizzy.

4. Headache
Complain: 1. I have a headache.
2. I have a very bad headache.

5. Toothache.
Complain: 1. I have a toothache.
2. My teeth hurts so bad.

6. Back ache
Complain: 1. I have a back ache.
2. I have a very bad back ache.

7. Stomachache
Complain: 1. I have a stomachache.
2. My tummy hurts.

8. Muscle/Joint Pain
Complain: 1. I have muscle pains.
2. I couldn’t move. I have muscle pains
all over my body.
3. I have joint pains.

9. Cough
Complain: 1. I have a cough.
2. I have a very bad cough.

10. Flu
Complain: 1. I have a flu.
2. I have a very bad flu.

11. Insomnia
Complain: I have insomnia.
I can’t sleep at night, I have insomnia.

12. Sore Throat
Complain: I have a sore throat.
I have a very bad sore throat.

13. Fever
Complain: I have a fever. (37 degrees and over)
I have a high fever. (40 degrees and over)

14. Cut / Wound
Complain: 1. I have a cut in my finger. It really hurts.
2. I have a very bad wound in my leg.

15. Bruises
Complain: 1. I have bruises in my
face/leg/arm/chest/body/shoulder/etc.
It really hurts.

16. Broken Arm/Leg/Back/
Complain: 1. I have a broken arm/leg/shoulder
It really hurts.

17. Asking for a Situation or Condition
1. Hey, are you ok?
2. Hey, are you alright?
3. Are you alright, Nuch?
4. Is something wrong?
5. What’s the matter?
To response, you could say:
1. I’m fine./ I’m good./ I’m pretty good. / I’m well.
2. No, I’m not. I don’t feel well.
3. Not exactly. I have a fever.

18. Asking for Advice
- In asking for advice, you say;
1. I have a stomachache, what do you think
should I do?
2. I have a headache, what do you think
should I do?
3. I have muscle pains, what should I do?
4. I have bruises, what should I do?

19. In giving advice you say:
1. I think you should go to the doctor.
2. I think you should take a medicine.
3. You should take a rest.
4. You should take a pain
reliever/paracetamol/vitamin C/etc.
5. If I were you, I should apply hot and cold
compress in the affected part.

20. Practice Asking and Giving Advice
I feel dizzy. What do you think should I do?
I think you should_____________________.

21. Practice Asking and Giving Advice
I have a very bad headache. What do you think
should I do?
I think you should take a paracetamol.
I think you should get some rest.

22. Practice Asking and Giving Advice
I have a toothache. What do you think should I do?
I think you should take a pain reliever.
I think you should go to the dentist.

23. Practice Asking and Giving Advice
I have a backache. What do you think should I do?
I think you should rub ointment on it.
I think you should take a pain reliever.

24. Practice Asking and Giving Advice
I have a toothache. _______________________?
I think you should_____________________.

25. Practice Asking and Giving Advice
I have muscle pains. _______________________?
I think you should_____________________.

26. Practice Asking and Giving Advice
I have a __________. ________________________?
I think you should_____________________.

27. Practice Asking and Giving Advice
I have a ________. ________________________?
I think you should_____________________.

28. Practice Asking and Giving Advice

29. Practice Asking and Giving Advice

30. Practice Asking and Giving Advice

31. Practice Asking and Giving Advice

32. Practice Asking and Giving Advice

33. Practice Asking and Giving Advice

34. Practice Conversation
Brian: Hey, Scott could you please help me.
Scott: What’s the matter? Are you alright?
Brian: I couldn’t move. I have muscle pains all over my body.
Scott: Why? What did you do?
Brian: I went hiking in the mountain yesterday.
Scott: Hmmm. I think you should take a pain reliever or a
paracetamol.
Brian: Sure. What else should I do?
Scott: You could try hot and cold compress in the affected part.
Brian: That would be good.
Scott: Here, have some water. It will make you feel better.
Brian: Thanks.
Scott: No problems. Take it easy ok?
Brian: Sure, Scott. Thanks again.

35. Practice Conversation
James: Linda, what’s wrong?
Linda: I feel dizzy and I have a headache.
James: What did you do?
Linda: I slept late last night. What do you think
should I do?
James: I think you should take a rest. Go home and
sleep.
Linda: I think so.
James: Here, have some water, it will help.
Linda: Thanks, James.
James: Don’t mention it. You feel better now?
Linda: I little bit. I should go home now and sleep.
James: Ok. I’ll take/drive you home.

36. Common
Life Problems
(Personal
Problems, Work
Problems, House
Problems)

37. We ask for advice because we have a
problem.

38. When we give advice, it should be the
BEST and the RIGHT advice.

39. Common Personal Problems
- I have no money.
- I can’t sleep at night.
- I can’t speak English very well.
- I want to go on diet, but I like to eat.
- I want to stop drinking alcohol.

40. Common House and Work Problems
- My house is very dirty.
- My mother always shouts at me.
- My boss doesn’t like me.
- I’m always late for work.
- My computer in the office is very slow.

41. Giving Advice – extent or choice of advice
1. You could -
I think you could –
2. You should –
I think you should –
3. You must –
I think you must –

50%

80%
 100%

42. Give Advice
I have no money.
You could ask from your mother.
You should look for a job.
You must have a job.

43. Give Advice
I can’t sleep at night.
You could drink milk before you sleep.
You should turn off the lights.
You must take sleeping pills.
You must see the doctor.

44. Give Advice
I’m lonely.
You could talk to your friends.
You should listen to music.
You must go out with your friends.

45. Give Advice
I don’t have a boyfriend/girlfriend.
You could_____________________
You should ____________________
You must _____________________

46. Give Advice
My house is very dirty.
You could/should/must_______________.

47. Give Advice
My mother always shouts at me.
You could/should/must_______________.

48. Give Advice
I can’t speak English very well.
You could/should/must_______________.

49. Answer the following:
1. It’s raining and I’m going to the office,
I could_______________________.
2. I’m hungry, I should _______________.
3. My sister has a very bad headache, she
must __________________________.

50. Giving Advice Practice
I am going to get married next week.
Which one should I choose?
You should/could/must choose __________
because_____________________.

51. She is going to get married next week.
Which one should she choose?
She should/could/must choose _____________
because______________________.

52. Tell me Your Problem

53. Giving Advice Activity

54. Homework
1. Send a text message (SMS), Facebook
message, LINE message, What’s App
message to any of your classmates or
to the teacher about your problem, and
ask for advice.
2. SHOW ME THE MESSAGE on Tuesday
next week.