Page 52 - Grasp English C1 (Workbook)

5 WELL-BEING

Listening and Speaking

A. Fill in the blanks with the words in the boxes.

raised droops dizzy coordination numb disabled slurred clot

a. Her fingers feel . b. She feels . c. Her speech is . d. She lacks .

e. Her arms are . f. The man is . g. A blood can be h. One side of his face
dangerous. .

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B. Use the pictures to discuss the following questions. C. Listen to Jake talking about the events at
a family party and answer the questions.
1. What disease do you think the pictures refer to?
2. What causes this disease? 1. Who had a stroke?
3. What are the signs of this disease? 2. Who recognised the stroke?
3. What signs of stroke did the person show?
4. What couldn't the stroke patient do?
5. How quickly should you get a stroke sufferer to
a hospital, ideally?
6. What can happen if a stroke isn't treated
promptly?

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