C GOAL Suggest Helpful Natural Remedies
Language Expansion: Everyday Ailments
For every common health problem, there's a product for sale to cure it. Are you suffering from insomnia? There's a pill to help you fall asleep. Did a pimple appear on your face? There's a cream for that. If you have a headache after a long day at work, or perhaps a sore throat and fever, you can buy something to make you feel better. Do you have indigestion because you ate the wrong kind of food? There's a pill to end the burning feeling in your stomach. If food won't stay in your stomach at all, you can take some medicine to end the nausea. Or maybe you ate too fast, so now you have the hiccups. Well, you won't find anything at the pharmacy for hiccups, but there's probably a company working on a new product for that right now.
A Write the words in blue next to their definition.
1. __insomnia__ not being able to sleep
2. ______________ high body temperature
3. ______________ a repeated sound in your throat, often from eating too quickly
4. ______________ a feeling that what's in your stomach will come up
5. ______________ pain in the stomach because of something you have eaten
6. ______________ a small raised spot on the skin
7. ______________ a pain in your head
8. ______________ a general feeling of pain in the throat
B What natural remedies do you know about?
I know about using olive oil to help with dry skin.
Interesting! Have you tried it?
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Grammar (See Grammar Reference p. 150)
| Infinitive of Purpose |
| The infinitive of purpose expresses a person's aim or the purpose of action. Form an infinitive with to + the base form of a verb. | You can drink tea with honey to help a sore throat. I use sunscreen to protect my skin. |
| In order to + the base form of a verb is another way to express the infinitive of purpose. | Nikki took an aspirin in order to lower her fever. |
| Use a comma after the infinitive of purpose when it begins a sentence. | To stop hiccups, I drink a glass of water. |
C Match the actions with the purposes.
1. Get plenty of sleep at night _______ a. to help them fall asleep.
2. Eat fruits and vegetables _______ b. to find out the best remedy for your problem.
3. Take a nap _______ c. to feel rested during the day.
4. Give children warm milk _______ d. to make your muscles stronger.
5. Ask your doctor questions _______ e. to get enough vitamins in your diet.
6. Lift weights _______ f. to cure a headache.
REAL LANGUAGE
We say "That's new" when we notice something different or unusual.
Conversation (Optional)
D 🎧20 Close your book and listen to the conversation. What remedies for fatigue do the speakers talk about?
Olivia: Hi, Ashley. Are you drinking coffee? That's new.
Ashley: Hi, Olivia. You're right. I usually don't drink coffee, but I need it today to wake up.
Olivia: You do look tired. Did you get enough sleep last night?
Ashley: No, I was worried about today's test, so it was hard to fall asleep.
Olivia: Come on. Let's go for a walk.
Ashley: Go for a walk? Why?
Olivia: To wake you up and to get some oxygen to your brain before the test.
Ashley: That's a good idea. Where do you want to go?
E Practice the conversation in pairs. Find and underline the infinitives of purpose.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Suggest Helpful Natural Remedies
Join another pair. Follow the steps.
1. Tell the other pair which ailments from A you talked about.
2. Ask them to suggest remedies for those ailments. Then switch roles.
We sometimes have insomnia.
You could read for a while to relax.
