Lesson 7 Conjunctivitis

Lesson 7: Conjunctivitis

Listen to the audio of these terms:

conjunctivitis
coating
eye brow
eye lash
eye lid
gauze
inflamed
inflammation
itchy
sterile water
sticky
swollen
to water
watering of the eye
don’t touch

Activity 1: Label the picture of the eye

eye lid pupil eyelashes conjunctiva eye brow

Activity 2: Complete the sentences about conjunctivitis.

Before you start, review these terms:

inflamed – red and swollen
inflammation - swollen because of infection

coating – fluid which covers a part of the body

itchy – something that is so uncomfortable that you want to rub it

sticky – something which sticks like glue

to water – when liquid leaves the eye

covering itchy inflammation coating waters infection

1. Conjunctivitis means ‘______________or infection of the conjunctiva’.
2. Conjunctivitis is also called ‘pink eye’ because the eye _________makes the eye look red.
3. The conjunctiva is the thin ___________of the front of the eye.
4. In conjunctivitis, there may be a sticky _________ on the eye lashes.
5. The eye may become very __________ and painful.
6. You may notice that your eye ______________ when you have conjunctivitis.

Grammar: describing symptoms

Use It is + adjective or They are + adjective to describe how something feels or looks.
For example,

It is painful. / They are painful.                      It isn’t painful. / They aren’t painful.
It is sore. / They are sore.                               It isn’t sore. / They aren’t sore.
It is itchy. / They are itchy.                             It isn’t itchy. / They aren’t itchy.
It is inflamed. / They are inflamed.                It isn’t inflamed. /They aren’t inflamed.

Activity 3: Watch the video and answer the questions that follow. The video is found at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJdNJnjJ08A

1. What does the patient tell the nurse? She says that ________________.

a she can’t see

b her eyes are very sore

c she can’t open her eyes.

2. What do the patient’s eyes look like? Her eyes are __________.

a red

b closed

c open

3. What do her eyes feel like?

a itchy and wet

b cold and painful

c itchy and painful

4. What will the doctor probably give the patient?

a eye drops or eye ointment

b water to clean them

c sterile drops

5. What does the nurse tell the patient to do? She tells her _________.

a to put some eye drops into her eyes

b to clean her eyes with sterile water and gauze

c to put ointment into her eye with gauze

Activity 4: Match the questions with the answers.

1. Are they sore?                             a Yes, they are red.
2. Are they painful?                        b Yes, they are itchy.
3. Are your eyes red?                    c   No, they aren’t painful.
4. Are they itchy?                             d   Yes, they are very sore.

Activity 5: Complete the dialogue by completing the sentences.

Homework: make a video of the dialogue.

Patient: Nurse / can / look at / eyes, please? They / very sore.

Nurse: Sure. Can /open / eyes /look at me?

Patient: Ooh. I can’t open / easily.

Nurse: Your eyes / quite red, / they?

Patient: Yes, / are. They / very painful.

Nurse: Are / itchy?

Patient: Yes, / very itchy. And / eyes keep watering all / time.

Nurse: I’ll ask / doctor / take / look. He may prescribe / eye drops / eye ointment / you.

Patient: OK.

Nurse: Please try not / touch / eyes. I’ll give / some sterile water / gauze / clean them.

Patient: Thank you. I’ll try not to touch my eyes at all.