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SCMP Reporter

We all get it. We feel terrible when we have it but there isn't much we can do to get rid of it. All we  want to do  is stay in bed and pull the covers up over our head. We can't go to work or school and we have to be careful not to give it to anyone else.  What is it? It's the dreaded flu!
Symptoms
Here are 11 symptoms of the  flu
1  Coughing
2  Sneezing
3  A sore throat
4   Runny eyes
5  A headache
6  A fever
7  Aching limbs 
8  Tiredness
9  Feeling dreadful
10  A sore chest
11  A red nose
What is the meaning of ...?
1  runny eyes
a. closed eyes
b. eyes that are full of  tears
2 to ache
a. to make a loud noise
b. to have a continuous pain  
3 dreadful
a. really wonderful 
b. really bad
4 sore
a. attractive
b. painful and uncomfortable
5 dreaded
a. inspiring love  
b. inspiring fear
Sentence building
Can you  fill in the missing word? All these people have got flu or are talking to someone with flu
1 Can you pass me a tissue, please? My eyes are _____________________.
2 My head _____________________, I want to go to bed.
3 I think I've got the _____________________ flu.
4 My arms and legs _____________________ as well.
5 I don't have any _____________________ .
6 My nose is very _____________________.
7 Have you got a thermometer? I'm sure I've got a _____________________.
8 Please cover your nose with a tissue when you _____________________.
9 Please cover your _____________________ when you cough.
10 I feed absolutely _____________________.
Role-playing
1 Ask someone not to cough.
2 Tell someone you can't stop sneezing.
3 Tell the doctor you have a sore throat.
4 Ask the nurse if you have a fever.
5 Say you have got no energy.
6 Tell someone your nose is sore.
7 Say that your arms and legs ache.
8 Tell someone how many times you have just sneezed.
9 Ask someone if they think you should see a doctor.
10 Ask the doctor if you should take time off school.
Word hunt
Find a word that fits the following descriptions
1 the long form of flu
2 to send out air suddenly from your nose
3 a handkerchief made out of thin soft paper
4 a mild form of flu
5 to send out air from your lungs with a sudden sound
6 to have a dull, continuous pain
7 the part of the body a sneeze comes out of
8 an instrument used to measure someone's temperature
9 arms and legs
10 the part of the body you cough out of
Answers:
June 3
Bags, bags and more bags: 1. g, 2. b, 3. f, 4. h, 5. c, 6. e, 7. a, 8. d, 9. b
Pick the right bag: 1. b, 2. b, 3. b, 4. b, 5. b 
Pick the right phrase: 1. shopping bag, 2. suit bag, 3. shoulder bag, 4. saddle bag, 5. plastic bag
Change the bag!: 1. cool (bag), 2. sick, 3. doggy, 4. toilet, 5. tea, 6. garbage 



The flu that we all dread