At the end of this unit, students will be able to: understand texts and conversations about changes in their lives

•  use phrases to show concern and relief

•  understand a doctor’s questions

•  understand a conversation with a doctor about an illness

•  use tones for asking questions

•  explain a health problem and give advice

Everyday English 

It hurts all the time

7C

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106  UNIT 7  Changes 

Answers

1  ✗ 2 ✓ 3 ✗ 4 ✓ 5 ✓

  VOCABULARY SUPPORT

aspirin

 (B1) – a pill/tablet you can take for pain

expect

 (B1) – to think/believe something will happen

period

 (B1) – length of time

position

 (B1) – place

prescription 

(B1) – a piece of paper from a doctor with some 

medicine you can get from the chemist’s

relief 

(B2) – a good feeling when you thought something bad 

was going to happen

b

 

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 Before you play Part 2 of the video or play the 

audio recording again, you  may wish to help students 

with the words in the Vocabulary support box. Give the 

class a minute to read through the true/false statements, 

then play the recording for them to listen and complete 

the exercise. In feedback, ask students to correct the 

false sentences.

Answers

1  F (Leo is busy, so he hasn’t been recently.)

2 T

3  F (Leo is taking some aspirin.)

4  F (Leo should take the pills only when he needs them.)

5  F (Leo shouldn’t take more than eight pills in a day.)

6 T