Tuesday 20 October 2015

VOCABULARY: expressions related with health (B2)



I've been feeling a bit off colour lately, actually, I think I'm coming up with something and this is why I thought it would be useful to write a post on expressions and idioms related to health.





Read the following expressions and try to match them with their meaning.

1. to feel blue

2. to be on the road to recovery

3. to black out

4. to be as fit as a fiddle

5. to have a cast iron stomach

6. to be full of beans

7. to look the picture of health

8. to be under the weather


A. to be able to eat and drink no matter what without any stomach problems

B. to lose conciousness

C. to start feeling better

D. to be in good health

E. to feel sad or depressed

F. to be healthy and active

G. to feel bad

H. to look very healthy




ANSWER KEY:
1.E
2.C
3.B
4.D
5.A
6.F
7.H
8.G


What about YOU? Are you as fit as a fiddle? Are you full of beans?
Or on the contrary you've been feeling blue? Have you been under the weather lately?


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