Từ vựng về sức khỏe (IELTS Health Vocabulary)

Trong kỳ thi IELTS Speaking, bạn sẽ bắt gặp các câu hỏi về sức khỏe. Mình xin đưa ra một số câu hỏi dạng IELTS cũng như các câu trả lời tương ứng, và nhấn mạnh vào những cụm từ hay về y tế (những cụm từ này được bôi đậm). Nếu bạn không hiểu hi đọc các câu hỏi này, hãy dùng phần “từ điển” ở cuối bài.

Các câu hỏi Part 1
Examiner: Have you got a relation you’re particularly fond of?Sinita: Yes … my granddad … he’s 94 years old but generally he’s as fit as a fiddle … we’re very close and see each other a lot … whenever he goes down with a cold or is under the weather I make a point of visiting him …

Examiner: Do you do any sport?Jon: Yes … I’m keen on skateboarding … but I haven’t done it for a while … I had a bad fall recently and pulled a muscle and had a few cuts and bruises … but I’m on the mend and hope to be doing it again soon …

Examiner: Is there anything you’re particularly afraid of?Davide: The dentist … I hate going to the dentist … I only ever go if I have a toothache so it usually means I have to have a filling or even have a tooth out … I really don’t like it …

Các câu hỏi Part 2

Describe a time when you were ill. You should say:

• when this was
  
  
• what your symptoms were
  
  
• how long the illness lasted
  

and say how it affected your life at the time.

Pierre: This is a tricky one really as I’m usually quite healthy … I’ve never been seriously ill … like everyone else I sometimes get a few aches and pains or catch a cold … I can remember a few months ago I had to have time off work with a heavy cold … I had the usual symptoms … a blocked nose … sore throat … it lasted quite a while … about 2 weeks I think though I didn’t have that much time off work … for a few days I remember feeling poorly but I was over the worst of it after a few days and went back to work … I always find it’s better to be active when you feel ill as it keeps your mind off your symptoms … I think my family get a little fed up with me when I’m ill though … I tend to feel sorry for myself and lie on the sofa all day as if I’m at death’s door … but as I said earlier … on this occasion it was nothing serious and didn’t really cause me any problems …

Các câu hỏi Part 3

Examiner: What costs are involved when you are ill in your country?Anya: Well … people have to pay prescription charges which can be quite expensive … but fortunately general healthcare is free … unless you want to go private of course and then you can pay a fortune for your treatment …

Examiner: In your experience are people too quick to take time off work when they’re ill?Alicia: Yes .. I’ve got friends who have a day off work if they wake up with a runny nose … and in most cases they seem to make a speedy recovery after they’ve phoned in sick …

Examiner: Do women pay more attention to their health than men?Julie: I think so yes … women are more likely to see their GP for a check-up if they’re concerned about something … men tend to avoid facing up to any health problems they have … my dad always seems to have a very chesty cough but refuses to go to make an appointment to see the doctor …




Từ điển

• aches and pains: đau nhức kéo dài
  
  
• to be a bit off colour: cảm thấy không khỏe
  
  
• to be at death’s door: (từ lóng) như chết trôi
  
  
• to be on the mend: đang dần khỏi
  
  
• to be over the worst: như vừa chết đi sống lại
  
  
• to be under the weather: (từ lóng) cảm thấy không khỏe
  
  
• a blocked nose: mũi bị ngạt
  
  
• to catch a cold: bị cảm lạnh
  
  
• a check-up: kiểm tra sức khỏe
  
  
• a chesty cough: ho do sự co thắt phổi gây ra
  
  
• cuts and bruises: những vết thương nhỏ, vết bầm
  
  
• to feel poorly: cảm thấy không khỏe
  
  
• as fit as a fiddle: cảm thấy rất khỏe, khỏe như trâu
  
  
• to go down with something: mắc một bệnh nào đó
  
  
• to go private: đến bệnh viện tư để chữa bệnh thay vì dựa vào những trợ cấp của chính phủ hoặc đến các bệnh viện công
  
  
• GP: Bác sỹ gia đình
  
  
• to have a filling: đi hàn răng
  
  
• to have a tooth out: đi nhổ răng
  
  
• a heavy cold: cảm lạnh nặng
  
  
• to make an appointment: sắp xếp thời gian hẹn với bác sỹ
• to make a speedy recovery: hồi phục nhanh chóng sau cơn ốm
  
  
• to phone in sick: gọi điện đến công ty xin nghỉ phép vì ốm
  
  
• prescription charges: tiền thuốc
  
  
• to pull a muscle: căng cơ
  
  
• a runny nose: mũi có dịch bị chảy
  
  
• a sore throat: đau họng
  

Trên đây mình đã tổng hợp những từ vựng liên quan đến chủ đề y tế, sức khỏe cho các bạn rùi. Mình sẽ cố gắng dành nhiều thời gian hơn để giúp các bạn hệ thống lại khối kiến thức vô hạn về tiếng anh.