IELTS Vocabulary  : band 7-9 phrases

(아이엘츠 보카 정리)

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Examiner: Have you got a relation you’re particularly fond of?
Sinita: Yes … my granddad … he’s 94 years old but generally he’s as fit as a fiddle … we’re very close and see each other a lot … whenever he goes down with a cold or is under the weather I make a point of visiting him …

Examiner: Do you do any sport?
Jon: Yes … I’m keen on skateboarding … but I haven’t done it for a while … I had a bad fall recently and pulled a muscle and had a few cuts and bruises … but I’m on the mend and hope to be doing it again soon …

Examiner: Is there anything you’re particularly afraid of?
Davide: The dentist … I hate going to the dentist … I only ever go if I have a toothache so it usually means I have to have a filling or even have a tooth out … I really don’t like it …

아이엘츠 스피킹 파트2

Describe a time when you were ill. You should say:

• when this was
• what your symptoms were
• how long the illness lasted

and say how it affected your life at the time.

Pierre:  This is a tricky one really as I’m usually quite healthy … I’ve never been seriously ill … like everyone else I sometimes get a few aches and pains or catch a cold … I can remember a few months ago I had to have time off work with a heavy cold … I had the usual symptoms … a blocked nose … sore throat … it lasted quite a while … about 2 weeks I think though I didn’t have that much time off work … for a few days I remember feeling poorly but I was over the worst of it after a few days and went back to work … I always find it’s better to be active when you feel ill as it keeps your mind off your symptoms … I think my family get a little fed up with me when I’m ill though … I tend to feel sorry for myself and lie on the sofa all day as if I’m at death’s door … but as I said earlier … on this occasion it was nothing serious and didn’t really cause me any problems …

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Examiner: What costs are involved when you are ill in your country?
Anya: Well … people have to pay prescription charges which can be quite expensive … but fortunately general healthcare is free … unless you want to go private of course and then  you can pay a fortune for your treatment …

Examiner: In your experience are people too quick to take time off work when they’re ill?
Alicia: Yes .. I’ve got friends who have a day off work if they wake up with a runny nose … and in most cases they seem to make a speedy recovery after they’ve phoned in sick …

Examiner: Do women pay more attention to their health than men?
Julie: I think so yes … women are more likely to see their GP for a check-up if they’re concerned about something … men tend to avoid facing up to any health problems they have … my dad always seems to have a very chesty cough but refuses to go to make an appointment to see the doctor …

Definitions

• aches and pains:
  minor pains that continue over a period of time
  여기 저기 쑤시고 아픔
   
• to be a bit off colour:
  to feel a little ill
  상태가 메롱함
   
• to be at death’s door:
  (informal) to be very ill indeed
  죽음의 문턱에 있다
   
• to be on the mend:
  to be recovering after an illness
  호전되고 있다
   
• to be over the worst:
  to have got through the most serious or uncomfortable stage of an illness
  고비를 넘기다
   
• to be under the weather:
  (informal) to not feel well
  몸 상태가 좋지 않다
   
• a blocked nose:
  when the nose has excess fluid due to a cold
  막힌 코
   
• to catch a cold:
  to get a cold
  감기에 걸리다
   
• a check-up:
  a physical examination by a doctor
  건강검진
   
• a chesty cough:
  a cough caused by congestion around the lungs
  가슴을 쥐어짜는 듯한 기침
   
• cuts and bruises:
  minor injuries
  찰과상과 타박상
   
• to feel poorly:
  to feel ill
  기분이 나쁘다
   
• as fit as a fiddle:
  to be very healthy
  아주 건강한
   
• to go down with a cold:
  to become ill
  감기에 걸리다
   
• to go private:
  to choose to be treated by commercial healthcare rather than by services offered by the state
  개인 병원으로 가다
   
• GP:
  General Practitioner (family doctor)
  1차 진료기관 a.k.a 동네병원
   
• to have a filling:
  to have a tooth repaired
  썩은이를 때우다
   
• to have a tooth out:
  to have a tooth removed
  이를 뽑다
   
• a heavy cold:
  a bad cold
  심한 감기에 걸리다
   
• to make an appointment:
  to arrange a time to see the doctor
  진료 예약을 하다
   
• to make a speedy recovery:
  to recover quickly from an illness
  빠르게 회복하다
   
• to phone in sick:
  to call work to explain you won’t be attending work due to illness
  아파서 (직장에) 전화하다
   
• prescription charges:
  money the patient pays for medicine authorised by a doctor
  처방료
   
• to pull a muscle:
  to strain a muscle
  근육이 당기다 (근육통)
   
• a runny nose: 
  a nose that has liquid coming out of it
  콧물
   
• a sore throat:
  inflammation that causes pain when swallowing
  따가운 목(인두염, 인후염, 편도염 등)

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