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Throbbing pain: headache, in-growing nail.
Stabbing pain: backache, toothache (wisdom tooth), labour pains, duodenal ulcer, abdomi-
nal cramps.
Burning pain: stomach-ache, sore throat, duodenal ulcer.
Pressing pain: chest pain (heart attack), headache, toothache (wisdom tooth).
Unit 5.
4.1.
Normal data (medium-level protection): fines, criminal records, creditworthiness, tax infor-
mation, basic personality features to evaluate behaviour.
Sensitive, personal data (high-level protection): religion, sexual health, sexual orientation,
racial and ethnic origin, disabilities, health history.
4.2.
Physical appearance (“looks”): fat, medium-height, plump, short, skinny, slim, stocky,
strong, tall, thin, weak, well-built.
Psychological description: aggressive, cheerful, clumsy, curious, energetic, frail, friendly, gen-
erous, intelligent, naive, open-minded, peaceful, reliable, secretive, shy, stubborn, tough.
Clothes: casual, close-fitting, colourful, comfortable, designer, formal, ill-fitting, old-fash-
ioned, smart, tidy, trendy.
Age: elderly, middle-aged, old, teenage, young.
Hair: bald, curly, spiky, straight, wavy, white.
4.3.
a) passive b) careless c) treacherous d) intolerant e) lazy f) dull g) unreasonable h) selfish i)
immodest j) carefree k) unsure l) insensitive/unreactive
4.4.
Open answers.
Unit 6.
4.1.
a)
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b) x c) x d)
√
e)
√
f) x g) x h) x