Vocabulary Lesson I [B1+]
COPING WITH SITUATIONS
Important Vocabulary
a) to cope (with something)
= to deal with something = to handle something = to manage (to do) something
b) can = be able to (physical ability)
We conjugate the verb ‘be’; ‘able to’ remains the same (I am able to / you are able to / he is able to…)
Patient:
- I can bathe without help.
- I am able to bath without help.
- I can’t bathe without help.
- I’m not able to bathe without help.
Therapist / Nurse / Doctor:
- Can you bathe without help?
- Are you able to bathe without help?
c) be willing to = to want or to be prepared to do something
Doctor:
- Are you willing to try more chemotherapy?
Patient:
- I’m willing to try more chemotherapy.
- I’m not willing to have more chemotherapy.
SPEAKING. EXERCISE I
Practice repeating ALOUD each example sentence in the lesson above. Focus on the common collocations, RUNNING THEM TOGETHER until they flow as ONE EXPRESSION. The collocations are underlined.