Unit 09
Sick day

海外生活/醫療健康
Oversea life / Medical and Health

BRAIN STORM

Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.

What do you do to keep yourself healthy?

VOCABULARY

Repeat  these  sentences  after  your  teacher.

1. well (art.) 健康的
You don’t sound well at all.
你聽起來一點都不舒服。 

2. coming down with something (v.) 得病
Are you coming down with something?
你有什麼事要下來嗎? 

3. sore throat (n.) 喉嚨痛
I had a sore throat yesterday.
昨天我嗓子疼。 

4. fever (n.) 發燒
She was knocked over by fever.
她被發燒打倒了。 

5. coughing (v.) 咳嗽
Why are you coughing so much?
你怎麼咳嗽這麼多? 

6. stop by  (v.) 順道拜訪
He would find time to stop by first.
他會花時間先停下來。

7. sick leave form (n.) 病假單
I fill out a sick leave form.
我填寫病假表格。 

Dialogue

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Hi, good morning Mary. This is Shawn.
嗨,早上好Mary。我是Shawn。

Hey, What’s going on Shawn? You don’t sound well at all.
嘿Shawn,最近麼樣呢?你聽起來不太舒服啊。

No, I’m not. I think I’m coming down with something. I have a sore throat and a fever, and I can’t stop coughing.
是不太舒服。我感覺我生病了。我喉嚨很痛還發燒,而且一直咳嗽。

Uh, oh.
唉啊。

Yeah, I was wondering if I could take the day off? I don’t want to get anybody else sick.
嗯,我在想我能不能請一天假?我不想傳染給別人。

That’s probably a good idea. Well, stop by HR to fill out a sick leave form when you return tomorrow, if you’re feeling better then.
這個主意是不錯的。嗯,你明天如果好一點,回公司的時候去人事部填寫請假單。

Ok, I will still check my email from home though. Can you tell Brian to send me the reports I’m working on?
好的,我還是會再查看電子信箱的。你可以告訴Brain把我在做的報告傳給我嗎?

I wouldn’t worry about it too much. Just try to take it easy and get better, ok?
不要擔心那個啦。好好休息早日康復,好嗎?

Ok, thanks. I’ll see you tomorrow, I hope!
好的,謝謝你。希望,明天見!

Let's Practice

Make it right.

A : _________.
B : Thank you so much for your concern.

1.Do you know what causes a fever?
2.Eating vegetables is good for your health.

A : You don’t sound well at all.
B : ________.

1.Sounds good.
2.No, I’m not.

 1. c __  __  __  __   __  __  g

sick

2.f  __   __  __  r

fever

He’s got a headache and a slight  _____.

1.fever
2.favor

She has a ____ throat and she feels sick.

1.runny
2.sore

I think I’m coming _(1)_ with a cold because I don’t feel _(2)_.

(A)done (B)done (C)well

Useful Expressions

Make a conversation with your teacher.

1.I’m not feeling well.
2.I have a fever.
3.Thank you for your concern.
4.Get well soon!