Minor Ailments - Collocation Presentation and Discussion activity sheet

What's Wrong With You?

Here are twenty parts (or functions) of the body.
Make sure you know all of them.

Finger / Leg / Stomach / Ear / Thumb / Gums / Head / Shoulder / Back / Chest / Eye / Throat / Arm / Tooth / Nerves / Gums / Area of skin / Hand / Digestion / Breath

When we have a problem with one of these body parts, we can use one of the four different sentence patterns in the grid below. Now, try to match each of the words above with the best sentence pattern.

I've got (a) sore ________ .	I've got (a) _______ache.	I've got a pain in my_______.	I've got (a) bad _________ .
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________	__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________	__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________	__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________

Now speak to another class member.
Use the words in these boxes together with the following questions.

When did you last have ......(a headache)?
How did you get the ........(headache)?
What did you do about the......(headache)?
Do you think workers should stay at home when they have a ..(headache)?
What is the best cure for a ....(headache)?