illness

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 4

Illnesses and feeling sick

Who has been sick lately?

Who has been hurt lately?

I'm having a headache, and I'm having a fever with a runny nose.
What illness do I have?

I am having throbbing headaches all day long and i can't open my eyes when I see the light.
What illness do I have?

When you visit your doctor, there are a couple of things he can say:

He must have a fever.
You will feel better tomorrow.
The situation is:

1. certain
2. uncertain

She can survive this disease.
The situation is:

1. likely
2. unlikely
3. possibly

This alternative medicine might make her feel better.
The situation is:

1. certain
2. uncertain

This can’t be the flu: she doesn’t have a fever.
The situation is:

1. impossible
2. possibility

can('t), might, must, could(n't) 

These are modals (hulpwerkwoorden)

to express certainty.