III. Translate from Russian into English.
I. The title above is taken from an English proverb. What do you think it means?
II. When was the last time you were ill? Do you worry about staying well? Do you think you’re fairly healthy? Read the questionnaire and find out. How are you keeping? When someone says “How are you?” do you reply “Fine, thanks, how are you?” or do you say “I’m not feeling very well. I’ve had a bad cold, I’ve been off work, and now I’ve got a dreadful cough”? Some people never seem to be ill, others have always got something wrong with them … or think they have. Try the questionnaire and find out how you’re keeping.
1. Have you ever broken an arm or a leg? 2. Have you ever stayed at home because of illness? 3. Have you ever taken vitamin pills? 4. Have you ever given up any of the following because of your health? (smoking, drinking, coffee, meat, sunbathing) 5. Have you ever taken up any of the following because of your health? (running, swimming, regular exercise) 6. Have you ever had an accident while watching a sport? 7. Have you ever had an accident while playing a sport? 8. Have you ever had …? (a heart attack, high blood pressure, malaria) 9. Have you ever had …? (flu, a headache, food poisoning) 10. Have you ever become ill on holiday? 11. Have you ever worried about getting ill? 12. Have you ever stayed in hospital? 13. Have you ever looked up an illness in a medical dictionary? 14. How are you keeping? (Not so good. I’ve never felt better!)
Mostly YES: Either you’ve been unlucky with your health or you’ve become a hypochondriac. Relax! Life’s too short to worry so much about your health. Mostly NO: You’re very lucky … so far. You’re healthy and you don’t worry much. But maybe you need to take better care of yourself – just in case.
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