Unit 1 Bachelor 2 SEM

Université Abdelmalek Essaadi
Faculté Polydisciplinaire de Larache
BACHELOR PROGRAM
Prof: F. EL OUARDI ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS
Unit 1: Health
Communication
_ On her way to the office, Sandra meets her fellow worker Arthur. She notices that
something is wrong with him. Let’s figure out what is going on.
_Sandra: Hi Arthur, what’s the matter? You look so pale!
_Arthur: Well, I have a terrible a stomach ache. I ate too much spicy food in lunch
yesterday.
_Sandra: Oh! That’s too bad. You ought to take a pain reliever.
_Arthur: Right, it seems I can’t digest well. Every time I eat spices, I feel nauseated, and
I start vomiting.
_Sandra: Really! In this case you’d better see a doctor. I really hope you‘d recover
soon.
_Arthur: Thanks Sandra.
Vocabulary
 The expressions “what’s the matter?” or “what’s wrong?” are used interchangeably
when the speaker notices that there is something obviously wrong with someone.
 The previously stated expressions can also be used to ask questions about other things
than sicknesses. Nevertheless, the question “what’s the matter” is more employed in
formal situations.
Ex: _A: What’s the matter?

_ B: I have insomnia.
Ex: _A: What’s Wrong?
_B: I lost my cat.
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 In answer to the previous questions (” what’s the matter?” or “what’s wrong?”), and to
complain about health problems, people use:
_ The verb to have+ an illness Ex: I have a headache
_ The body part + the verb to hurt Ex: My stomach hurts.
2. Match the pictures with the most convenient illnesses and use them to form sentences
about each situation
_ Stomach ache _ Cold _ Fever _ Earache

……………………………. …………………………….. ……………………………..
………………………….
_ Insomnia _ Sore eyes _Backache _ Headache

…………………………. …………………………….. ……………………………..
…………………………
Grammar
Modal Verbs (helping verbs)
Modal auxiliaries are used in association with other verbs to express a variety of concepts,
moods, and attitudes (permission, obligation, necessity, etc.).
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What makes these verbs grammatically different from other verbs?
 Modal Auxiliaries have only one form, and have no imperative or infinitive form.
I _You_ He _ She_ It Ex: He can speak Russian very well.
We_ They_ There. Ex: You must finish this project before Monday.
 Only one modal auxiliary is utilized in each verbal group, and they are followed by
base forms without to (except Ought which is always followed by to ):
The Modal + the base of the main verb
Ex: I should go _ I can go_ I ought to go.
 The negative is formed by adding “not” to the modals:

Ex: I should not go or I shouldn’t go. _ I cannot go or I can’t go
 The interrogative is formed by inverting the subject and the modal auxiliary:
Ex: Should I attend this conference? _ Can I use your calculator?
 Modal auxiliaries are used in short answers
Ex: _Should I go to the doctors? _ yes, you should.

_ Can you help me? _ yes, I can
Meanings of Modal Auxiliaries:
1. Can: a) General physical / intellectual ABILITY (=be able to/ know how to)
_ Mary is bilingual. She can speak French and English Fluently.
_ Robert is a skillful athlete. He can run the mile in under four minutes.
b) Permission= (be allowed to)
_ Can I go to Linda’s birthday party?
c) Possibility (= be able to / be in a position to/ be possible to)
_ I can lend you some money if you don’t have enough.
_It can be very cold in winter.
2. Can’t : a) General physical / intellectual INABILITY (be unable to

/ not know how to).
_ I can’t run as fast as Robert .
b) impossibility: ( not be able to= not possible to)
_ I can’t buy a new car this year.
_ He can’t come to the meeting.
d) Interdiction and prohibition
_ people can’t smoke at the cinema.
_ you can’t borrow more than three books at a time.
3. Should/ had better _ advice , desirability or obligation

_ You should try to understand his point of view.
_ He’s too fat. He should lose weight.
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_ you’d better leave now if you want to catch the early bus.
4. Ought to: _ desirability /moral obligation:

_ He ought to apologize for what he did.
5. May: a)Formal and polite permission

_ May I attend this class with you?
b)Possibility + uncertainty:
_ I’m not sure what to do on Sunday. I may go to the country.
c) Prohibition
_ Students may not take reference books out of the library.
6. Must: a) Strong obligation or necessity(= have to)
_ Candidates must obtain an average of 10/20 to pass the exam.
PRACTICE:
1. Fill the blanks in the following sentences with can or can’t and a verb chosen from
the box
To make (2) _ to hear _to live_ to run.
1. Merlene Ottey ……………………………………faster than most men.

2. You………………………………cakes without flour.
3. Young babies………………………………….sounds, but not sentences.
4. Human beings…………………………………for very long without food and drink.
5. Deaf people…………………………..
2. Study the sentences above and below and decide what meanings they add to the
sentences.
_ You can visit patients between 11:00 and 12:00: …………………………

_You must write your name clearly on the top of your exam sheet: ……………………
_ Their little child can count to 1000: …………………………
_ Learners may not use the swimming pool after 7p.m: …………………………
_ Peter is always late for work. He should catch an earlier train: ………………………
_You ought to report the crime you witnessed to the police: …………………………
_ May I participate in this conference? : …………………………
3. Using models , try to:

_ Give your friends useful advices to prepare well for the final exams
_ Ask them politely about sth.
_ tell them about your physical and intellectual abilities or inabilities.
Etc.

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Faculté Polydisciplinaire de Larache

Prof: F. EL OUARDI ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS

Ex: _A: What’s the matter?

_ The verb to have+ an illness Ex: I have a headache

_ The body part + the verb to hurt Ex: My stomach hurts.

_ Stomach ache _ Cold _ Fever _ Earache

_ Insomnia _ Sore eyes _Backache _ Headache

I _You_ He _ She_ It Ex: He can speak Russian very well.

The Modal + the base of the main verb

Ex: I should go _ I can go_ I ought to go.

 The negative is formed by adding “not” to the modals:

 Modal auxiliaries are used in short answers

Ex: _Should I go to the doctors? _ yes, you should.

Meanings of Modal Auxiliaries:

2. Can’t : a) General physical / intellectual INABILITY (be unable to

3. Should/ had better _ advice , desirability or obligation

4. Ought to: _ desirability /moral obligation:

5. May: a)Formal and polite permission

To make (2) _ to hear _to live_ to run.

1. Merlene Ottey ……………………………………faster than most men.

_ You can visit patients between 11:00 and 12:00: …………………………

3. Using models , try to:

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