Minor illnesses
More serious illnesses
Phrasal verbs
Minor illnesses
More serious illnesses
100

It hurts when he talks or swallows food.

He has a sore throat.

100

He spilt some boiling water on himself.

He's burnt his hand.

100

I fainted.

I passed out.

100

He's sneezing a lot and he has a cough.

He has a cold.

100

He was eating a steak and a piece got stuck in his throat.

He's choking.

200

He has a temperature and aches all over.

He has flu.

200

He fell badly and now his ankle is swollen.

He's sprained his ankle.

200

You should put your body in a horizontal position.

You should lie down.

200

He feels that everything is spinning around.

He feels dizzy.

200

He was stung by a wasp and he he has a rash and has difficulty breathing.

He's had an allergic reaction

300

It's hot in the room that he's lost consciousness.

He has fainted.

300

He's breathing, but his eyes are closed and he can't hear or feel anything.

He's unconscious.

300

It takes a long time to recover from flu.

It takes a long time to get over flu.

300

He has been walking in uncomfortable shoes.

He has a blister on his foot.
300

an illness that could kill you

a life-threatening illness

400

He has been to the toilet five times this morning.

He has diarrhoea.

400

It's 180 over 140!

He has high blood pressure.

400

She had to run to the bathroom to vomit.

She had to run to the bathroom to throw up.

400

He's bleeding.

He has cut himself.

400

a medical treatment of a heart problem that involves an operation

an open-heart surgery

500

He feels that he's going to vomit.

He feels sick.

500

He ate some prawns that were off.

He has food poisoning.

500

After five minutes or so, I became conscious again.

After five minutes or so, I came round.

500

He spent too much time in the sun.

He got sunburnt.

500
repeated Internet searches about medical conditions result in excessive concerns about physical health.

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