Mastering Health Vocabulary and Relative Clauses

Level 1: Vocabulary and Grammar Practice

Section 1: Key Vocabulary

• 1. Slightly
• 2. Adjust
• 3. Sibling
• 4. Out of the question
• 5. Be focused
• 6. Exhausted

Section 2: Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs

• 1. Under
• 2. Out
• 3. Back
• 4. On
• 5. Over
• 6. In
• 7. Turn

Section 3: Health and Medical Terms

1. Healthcare
2. Prescriptions
3. Meet their expectations
4. Average
5. Assume
6. Prevent

Section 4: Relative Clauses in Sentences

1. The doctor who treated me seemed very young.
2. Nancy, whose leg is broken, won’t be going on the class trip.
3. I can recommend a good spa where you can relax.
4. Pilates, which gives you strength and flexibility, is highly recommended.
5. Doug is following a healthy eating plan that includes fruit and vegetables.
6. I’ll always remember the moment when they told me I was cured.

Section 5: Formal Relative Pronouns

1. ...on which I rely has good medical information.
2. ...to whom he gave the medicine was in a lot of pain.
3. ...with whom I spoke is a physiotherapist.

Section 6: Relative Pronoun Selection

• 1. Where
• 2. Which
• 3. Whose
• 4. Whom
• 5. When
• 6. Which / That
• 7. Who

Level 2: Advanced Health Idioms and Syntax

Section 1: Health Idioms and Phrases

• 1. Turns your stomach
• 2. Health-conscious
• 3. Health benefits
• 4. Prevent
• 5. As sick as a dog
• 6. Assume
• 7. In high demand
• 8. Under control

Section 2: Common Collocations

• 1. Your expectations
• 2. Weight
• 3. On her feet
• 4. As a ghost
• 5. Of the question

Section 3: Adjectives and Moods

• 1. Adjusted
• 2. Focused
• 3. Out of shape
• 4. Exhausted
• 5. In the mood
• 6. On the mend
• 7. On purpose

Section 4: Relative Pronoun Review

• 1. Where
• 2. Who
• 3. When
• 4. Whom
• 5. Which / That
• 6. Whose

Section 5: Complex Relative Clauses

1. ...visited China, where they use traditional medicine.
2. ...which we grow, has health benefits.
3. Are those websites that you usually read reliable?
4. ...when I became a vegan, veganism was considered strange.
5. ...whose leg is still healing, needs a week’s rest.

Section 6: Formal vs. Informal Structures

1. Formal: The doctor to whom they’re giving an award has saved lives.
   Informal: The doctor (who) they’re giving an award to has saved lives.
2. Formal: The project in which we’re involved will take a year to complete.
   Informal: The project which / that we’re involved in will take a year to complete.

Section 7: Sentence Construction Practice

1. The nightmare which / that I had last night was terrifying.
2. I’d like you to meet Kyle, who is the new boy in our class.
3. By noon, when we eat lunch, I am very hungry.
4. The people for whom this diet was created are elderly.
5. These exercises, which help improve posture, can be done in a chair.