Taken from: Gough, C. (2001) English Vocabulary Organiser -100 Topics for Self-Study. Hove: Language Teaching Publications.
24 Injuries
1 Basic vocabulary
Translate the words in colour:
1. There was blood all over the place.
2. Do you bleed easily?
3. The operation only left a small scar.
4. The bruise will disappear in a few days,
5. Are you in pain?
6. Look where the cat scratched me.
7. His injuries are all fairly minor.
8. This wound was caused by flying glass.
9. My ankle is very swollen.
10. I've got a horrible blister on my foot.
11. I've sprained my wrist.
12. Be careful or that wasp will sting you.
2 Accidents
Match the following expressions with the pictures below:
1. I've broken my arm.1
2. I've sprained my wrist, d
3. I've cut my thumb, b
4. I've burnt my hand, f
5. I've got a nosebleed. a 6.1 hit my head, e
7. I got an electric shock. 9 8.1 got stung by a bee. c 9.1 twisted my ankle, h
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3 Wounds and injuries
Match the phrases with the pictures:
2He's been injured.     1 He's been wounded.
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Now complete the following sentences with the words below:
injured    injury     wound wounded
1. It's quite a deep .w?und. , t , You'll probably need stitches. I'll take you to the hospital.
2. Venus Williams was unable to finish her match because of a shoulder .'PMY ....
3. My grand-dad was .wounded ;n the war. He got shot in the leg.
4. There was a train crash in London this
morning. Several people are seriously injured
Which of these words go with injury and which go with wound?
slight bullet
knife back
internal sports
deep stab
slight back	bullet knife
internal injury	deep wound
sports	stab
	
In spoken language it is common to use hurt instead of injured. For example, "Did you hear about the train crash this morning? Quite a lot of people have been hurt." In sport we always use injured. "Ronaldo is injured and will miss the next five matches."
4 Hurting yourself
Complete the following dialogues with the phrases below;
a. burnt myself
b. cut myself
c. scratched myself
d. injured myself
1. You've got blood on your face.
> I know, I've just .CH* HY.5.6!^having.
2. What have you done to your hand?
> I burnt,myself taking something out of the oven last night. I don't think it's too serious.
3. Have you ever been horse-riding?
> Yes, once, but I fell off and iniure.d.myselfquite badly. I've never done it since.
4. What's the matter?
> I've just scratched. . myself on that rose bush.
5 It's badly bruised
Match the phrases with the pictures:
1. He's unconscious, f
2. It's bleeding, b
3. It's bruised, a
4. It's swollen. d
5. He's got a black eye. C
6. He's got a bad scar under his eye. e
6 It was agony
Complete the sentences using these words:
agony blood black
pain scratch blisters
a. She's in a lot of P.W. ....
b. I'm .black „ , and blue all over.
c. There was . everywhere.
d. My feet are covered in blisters, _
e. It's just a .s.c.r?.t?h. t
f. It was absolute .a.90ny. . !
Now use the language above to complete the following sentences:
1.1 ran in the London Marathon on Sunday. I'm in agony. My .feet are.covered in bjistersi
2. Don't worry !*'? just a scratch.......I'll get
you a plaster.
3. I think we'd better call an ambulance. She's .ipaJo.tpf.Rajn..................
4. My brother cut the top off his finger with a kitchen knife last night, ."ttier.e.was £>|opd evej-ywhere.
5.1 shut my fingers in the car door this
morning, I was in ,a.lpt.pf pgin........... . .
6.1 played rugby again yesterday It was VERY
physical. . I'.rn black.and blue alj over........
this morning.
Have you ever broken a bone, been knocked unconscious, cut yourself badly, or had a black eye?
Add your own words and expressions I have grazed my knees. / He had grazes on his knuckles.
I scalded my hand badly laceration
The pants were chafing her thighs, frostbite
Blood spurted from the gash.
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