Krankheit und Schmerz
Sickness and pain
- Krankheit und Schmerzen ausdrücken. (Express sickness and pain.)
- Drücken Sie Ihre gesundheitlichen Beschwerden im Arztpraxis aus. (Express your medical condition at the doctor's office.)
- Modaladverbien (modal adverbs)
Learn essential German vocabulary and phrases about sickness and pain, including symptoms like fever and headaches, and conversations with doctors and pharmacists. Practice modal adverbs, sentence structure, and verb conjugations useful for describing health issues in real-life situations.
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 3: Cluster the words
Instruction: Sort the following words into two categories: symptoms or people and things at the doctor.
Symptome
Personen und Dinge beim Arzt
Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Husten
To cough
2
Der Schmerz
The pain
3
Das Medikament
The medicine
4
Gesund
Healthy
5
Schnell
Fast
Übung 5: Gesprächsübung
Anleitung:
- Beschreiben Sie die Symptome jeder Person. (Describe the symptoms of each person.)
- Führen Sie einen Dialog in der Arztpraxis. (Play a dialogue at the doctor's office.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Er hat Schmerzen im Nacken. He has pain in the neck. |
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Sie haben Fieber. You have a fever. |
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Mein Rücken tut weh. My back hurts. |
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Wo tut es weh? Where does it hurt? |
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Ich habe Husten. I have a cough. |
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Ich habe Kopfschmerzen. I have a headache. |
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Ich habe Bauchschmerzen. I have a stomachache. |
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Mir ist übel. I feel nauseous. |
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Exercise 6: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 7: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Ich ______ leider heute sehr viel.
(I ______ unfortunately a lot today.)2. Der Arzt sagt, dass ich Ruhe ______.
(The doctor says that I ______ need rest.)3. Vielleicht ______ ich das Medikament gegen die Halsschmerzen.
(Maybe ______ I will take the medicine for the sore throat.)4. Du solltest ______ heute zu Hause bleiben.
(You should ______ definitely stay at home today.)Exercise 8: At the Doctor's Because of Illness
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Husten - to cough
Präsens
- ich huste
- du hustest
- er/sie/es hustet
- wir husten
- ihr hustet
- sie/Sie husten
Anrufen - to call
Präsens
- ich rufe an
- du rufst an
- er/sie/es ruft an
- wir rufen an
- ihr ruft an
- sie/Sie rufen an
Kommen - to come
Präsens
- ich komme
- du kommst
- er/sie/es kommt
- wir kommen
- ihr kommt
- sie/Sie kommen
Haben - to have
Präsens
- ich habe
- du hast
- er/sie/es hat
- wir haben
- ihr habt
- sie/Sie haben
Werden - to become
Präsens
- ich werde
- du wirst
- er/sie/es wird
- wir werden
- ihr werdet
- sie/Sie werden
Exercise 9: Modaladverbien
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Modal adverbs
Show translation Show answersvorsichtig, Vielleicht, Wahrscheinlich, Leider, bestimmt, Bestimmt, schnell, sehr
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Husten to cough Share Copied!
prasens
| German | English |
|---|---|
| (ich) huste | I cough |
| (du) hustest | You cough |
| (er/sie/es) hustet | he/she/it coughs |
| (wir) husten | we cough |
| (ihr) hustet | you cough |
| (sie) husten | they cough |
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Welcome to the "Sickness and Pain" Lesson
This lesson focuses on essential German vocabulary and phrases related to talking about health, symptoms, and medical visits. You will learn how to describe common symptoms like "Bauchschmerzen" (stomach ache), "Fieber" (fever), and "Halsschmerzen" (sore throat), as well as important people and things you encounter at the doctor's office, such as "der Doktor" (doctor) and "das Medikament" (medicine).
Key Content Overview
Start by practicing modal adverbs in sentences such as "Ich habe heute Bauchschmerzen und vielleicht Fieber" to express your condition more precisely. The lesson also offers exercises to reorder sentences and improve your sentence structure skills.
- Dialogues simulate real-life situations: waiting rooms, doctor visits, and pharmacy conversations.
- Practice describing symptoms and discussing pain intensity, which is vital for effective communication with healthcare professionals.
- Verb conjugation exercises focus on common verbs like "husten" (to cough), "haben" (to have), and "kommen" (to come) in the present tense, enhancing your ability to talk about current health issues clearly.
Grammar and Vocabulary Highlights
Learn how to combine symptoms with appropriate modal adverbs and modal verbs, e.g., "Der Doktor sagt bestimmt, dass ich das Medikament nehmen soll." Understanding these sentence structures helps convey certainty, possibility, and necessity in medical contexts.
Cultural and Language Insights
Note that in German, when describing symptoms, it's common to specify details and combine multiple symptoms in one sentence for clarity. Modal adverbs adjust the meaning subtly, such as "vielleicht" (maybe) indicating uncertainty. Helpful phrases include "Ich habe Kopfschmerzen" (I have a headache) and "Ich fühle mich sehr krank" (I feel very ill), similar expressions you would use in English but structured according to German grammar rules.
This lesson is tailored for A1 learners and balances vocabulary, grammar, and practical dialogues, giving you the confidence to talk about sickness and pain in everyday German.
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