I. Vocabulary — Health
| English | Meaning |
|---|
| disease · sick ≠ healthy | maladie · malade ≠ en bonne santé |
| fever | température > 37 °C |
| medicine · tablets / pills | médicament · comprimés |
| prescription | ordonnance (liste de médicaments donnée par le médecin) |
| chemistry | pharmacie |
| to recover | guérir, aller mieux après la maladie |
| mosquito bite · malaria | piqûre de moustique · paludisme |
| headache · stomach ache · to vomit · to suffer from | mal de tête · mal au ventre · vomir · souffrir de |
II. Giving advice — should / shouldn't
You should go to hospital when you are sick.
You shouldn't drink dirty water.
There's an accident on the highway → we should call an ambulance.
should + BV = conseil · shouldn't + BV = déconseiller. Équivalent : It is important to… / It is not good to…
III. Passive voice — be + past participle
Nina was bitten by a mosquito.
The patient is given a prescription by the doctor.
Ahmed was bitten by mosquitoes yesterday.
Passif : sujet + be (au même temps que le verbe actif) + participe passé (+ by + agent).
Actif → Passif : The doctor gave me a prescription → A prescription was given to me by the doctor. · The patient buys pills → Pills are bought by the patient.
IV. Reading text — Malaria
Malaria = serious disease in tropical areas, caused by infected mosquito bites. Symptoms (1 week–1 month after bite) : high fever, chills, headache. Detection : temperature + blood sample under a microscope. Treatment : medicines exist. Prevention : keep environment clean + sleep under a mosquito net.
⚠️ Pièges classiques :- Passif : be s'accorde avec le nouveau sujet et prend le temps du verbe actif (bit → was bitten).
- shouldn't + BV : you shouldn't drink (pas to drink).
- chemistry en anglais CI = pharmacie (faux ami : pas « chimie »).
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