6. HEALTH CARE

  1. Are you afraid to see your dentist? What scares you the most?
  2. What advice on hygiene do parents usually give their children?
  3. Which allergies are most common?
  4. How many hours of sleep do you need each night?
  5. What happens if you don´t get enough sleep?
  6. Who matures earlier: boys or girls? How do you know?
  7. Does ahealthy lifestyle slow the ageing process?
  8. What does mental health mean?
  9. What kind of exercise do you do?
  10. Why is exercise good for your health?
  11. Which disease frightens you the most? Why?
  12. How often do you fall ill during winter?
  13. What are some symptoms of influenza?
  14. Can people with alifelong disease be happy?
  15. Have you ever donated blood? Why is it important?
  16. Why is smoking bad for your health?
  17. Why do people still smoke? How can they stop it?
  18. Would you consider donating your your internal organs after your death? Why?
  19. Which mental illness do you think is the most common? How do you know?
  20. Are people with disability usually happier than people without one? Why?
  21. Do you think doctors are sufficiently valued in your society?
  22. Why would people give doctors extra money for their care?
  23. What happens if you do not pay your health insurance?
  24. Which are common children diseases?
  25. Name some serious illnesses/health problems that need special treatment at hospital.
  26. What does AIDS stand for?
  27. What skin diseases do you know?
  28. Explain: Prevention is better than acure.
  29. What does WHO stand for?
  30. When is the annual World Health Day?
  31. How do medical checkups look like?
  32. What are various types of physicians?
  33. Give your opinion for the statements:

„People who are very ill should have the right to decide if they want to die.“

„Doctors should always give patients all available information about their illness and chances of recovery.“

„Health Care should be reduced for people over 70.“

„The state should pay for all medical care. There should be no private medical care.“

  1. What is the meaning of the following English proverb?

„The best doctors are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet and Dr. Merryman.“

34.What is adifference between traditional and alternative medicine?

35. How do you manage your stress?

36. Is it important to learn how to deal with stress?

37. What do you consider the most stressful for you? How do you cope with the situation?

38. Do you use treatments recommended by advertisements or do you prefer adoctor´s prescription?

39. Do you take medicine each time you feel unwell? If not, what do you do?

40. How can you come to blisters?

41. How can you come to a bruise?

42. How can we cure acold without going to adoctor?

43. What injuries can happen at home or during sports activities?