People need to see doctors if they have a cough, a high temperature or some other symptoms of some diseases. If you are ill you should see your local doctor fi rst. (1) ... As disease is usually characterized by a set of specifi c symptoms and signs, the doctor will ask you to describe the symptoms of your illness. Then he’ll take your pulse, look at your tongue, listen to your heart and lungs and check your temperature. He or she will give you some treatment or send you to see a specialist. Specialists usually work in medical centres or in hospitals. (2) ...If you feel too ill to go to the doctor’s, you’ll stay in bed and send for a doctor. If you have an accident, you go to the Accident and Emergency department2 of the nearest hospital. Sometimes people need to stay at the hospital for several days or weeks. Surgeons make operations, nurses take care of patients. (3) ...There are many private hospitals today. So you can go to a private doctor or a dentist. (4) ... Today many people can get private treatment. To be healthy a person needs to live a healthy lifestyle: do regular physical exercises, be outdoors every day, eat only healthy food and get enough sleep. (5) ...