English Language Skills: Grammar, Vocabulary & Health Insights
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Understanding Pain: True or False Statements
Read the article and decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F):
- People who are born unable to feel pain are unlucky: T
- Pain starts in the brain: F
- Chronic pain lasts longer than acute pain: T
- All drugs which stop pain work directly on the brain: F
- "Phantom limb" pain is felt by people who have lost an arm or leg: T
Unit 6: Essential Medical Symptoms Vocabulary
Common Symptoms and Related Terms
- A rash
- una erupció
- Aching
- dolor
- Bruising
- hematomes / blaus
- Constipation
- restrenyiment
- A cough
- tos
- Cramp
- calambre
- Deformity
- malformació
- Dizziness
- mareig
- Fever
- febre
- Itching
- picor
- Diarrhoea
- diarrea
- A lump
- bony
- Nausea
- nàusees
- Numbness
- entumiment
- Vomiting
- vòmits
- A runny nose
- un nas que moca
- Sickness
- malaltia / nàusees
- Sneezing
- esternut
- A sore throat
- mal de coll
- Spots
- taques / grans
- Swelling
- inflamació
- Tiredness
- cansament
Related Medical Conditions and Terms
- Night cough
- tos nocturna
- Coughing up (phlegm)
- tos expectorant
- Wheeze
- sibilància
- Asthma
- asma
- A cold
- refredat
- Croup
- crup
- Pneumonia
- pneumònia
"It's My Job": Insights from a Helpline Nurse
Read about Sandy McGuire and decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
- Sandy works at night: T
- Her shift is a quiet one: F
- Some people phone because they are lonely: T
- Sandy only gives information, not advice: F
- Helpline nurses have to speak foreign languages: F
Mastering English Comparatives and Superlatives
Comparative Adjectives: Comparing Two
Comparative adjectives are used to compare two people, things, or ideas.
Equality: As + Adjective + As (tan...como)
Example: Georgina is as beautiful as Natalia. (Las dos son igual de guapas)
Inferiority: Less + Adjective + Than (menos...que)
Example: Mireia is less tall than Gerard. (Mireia es más baja que Gerard)
Superiority:
Long Adjectives: More + Adjective + Than (más...que)
Example: This pizza is more expensive than the last one. (Esta pizza es más cara que la última)
Short Adjectives: Adjective + -er + Than (más...que)
Example: Gerard is taller than Mireia. (Gerard es más alto que Mireia)
Key Distinctions: Comparative vs. Superlative
- Comparative: Compares two people or things.
- Superlative: Refers to one person or thing among a group.
Grammar Rules for Comparatives and Superlatives
- -er: Used in comparatives with short adjectives (e.g., taller).
- -est: Used in superlatives with short adjectives (e.g., tallest).
- More: Used in comparatives with long adjectives (e.g., more beautiful).
- Most: Used in superlatives with long adjectives (e.g., most beautiful).
- Of: Used with objects, groups, families, etc. (e.g., the best of all).
- In: Used with places (e.g., the tallest building in the city).