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Student’s name:

Play Ass or Elbow? Talk about health problems Be a doctor Be a patient visiting the doctor Read about prescription drugs and natural

alternatives Discuss about prescription drugs and natural

alternatives Write about a topic related to health

Vocabulary about body parts Vocabulary about health problems, symptoms and

treatments How to ask and talk about health problems How to give advice

IN THIS UNIT WE ARE GOING TO…

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IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL learn…

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ELEMENTS OR PARTSUNDERSTANDING

Purpose of the textLANGUAGE:

VOCABULARY FROM THE UNITSTRUCTURES FROM THE UNIT

Specific language according text typesyntax

Tenses and orthographypunctuation

WORD CHOICEGENERAL DIFFICULTY

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participation

EYE CONTACT, VOLUME, and body language

MAKING YOURSELF understood and audience

PRONUNCIATION:

words

Sentence Rhythm and stress

Intonation

FLUENCY

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VOCABULARY FROM THE UNIT

STRUCTURES FROM THE UNIT

GENERAL ACCURACY

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COMPLETE EXERCISES

WELL-DEVELOPED EXERCISES

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1. Our BodiesLook at the flashcards that the teacher will show you and label the diagram below:

2. In pairs, complete the diagram above with any other words related to the body that you know.

Ass or Elbow?

irregular plurals

Foot > Feet Tooth> Teeth

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3. You will sit in two groups, the teacher will show you close up pictures of different parts of the body and you will have to guess which part it is.

We think that this is a/an...We think that these are...

4. Now, you will play a game with the teacher and the other students.

5. Health ProblemsLook at the flashcards that the teacher will show you and classify the health problems in the appropriate box below.

I have never had this problem

I have had this problem a few times

I have had this problem so many times

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6. Now, you will play a game with the teacher and the other students.

7. Symptoms and AdviceYou will sit in groups of four. Each member of the group will be given some cards with a set of symptoms and advice/treatment measures. Each student will read their cards and together you will complete the table below:

The flu

Symptoms:

Treatment/ Advice:

A cold

Symptoms:

Treatment/ Advice:

Food poisoning

Symptoms:

Treatment/ Advice:

Gastroenteritis

Symptoms:

Treatment/ Advice:

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8. Answer the questions below and share your answers with the teacher and the other students in the class:

Which of the health problems have you had over the last year?

Have you had the symptoms mentioned?

Do you agree with the advice/treatments suggested? Do you have any other advice?

9. Visiting the DoctorListen to the audio that the teacher will play and fill in the form below. You will have to be a doctor and decide on a diagnosis and treatment:

Patient’s name: _______________________________________________________________

Symptoms: ____________________________________________________________________

Possible causes: _______________________________________________________________

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Diagnosis: ____________________________________________________________________

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Advice: _______________________________________________________________________

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10. Listen again to the audio and tick the phrases that you hear:

Are you alright? I don’t feel well I feel hot I’ve got a sore throat I can’t walk Is it serious? Does it hurt here? I’ve got a headache I feel cold What’s the matter?

I’m fine Are you allergic to anything? You should get some rest Do you have a fever? What’s wrong? How do you feel? Can you move your leg? How’s your stomach? It hurts here Are you OK?

11. Classify the phrases from the previous exercise according to whether they are usually said by the doctor or the patient.

Doctor Patient

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12. In pairs, you will write a dialogue between a doctor and a patient. Then you will play it in front of the rest of the class. Remember to use the sentences from the previous exercise and the health problems from the flashcards used in ex. 5

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13. Listen to your classmates and fill in a form for each patient

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14. Doctors and PatientsIn pairs you will do two role plays according to the role cards that the teacher will give you. First one student will be the doctor and the other the patient and then, you will change the roles. Write down the advice/treatment that the doctor

Patient’s name: _______________________________________________________________

Symptoms: ____________________________________________________________________

Possible causes: _______________________________________________________________

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Diagnosis: ____________________________________________________________________

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Advice: _______________________________________________________________________

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Patient’s name: _______________________________________________________________

Symptoms: ____________________________________________________________________

Possible causes: _______________________________________________________________

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Diagnosis: ____________________________________________________________________

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Advice: _______________________________________________________________________

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Patient’s name: _______________________________________________________________

Symptoms: ____________________________________________________________________

Possible causes: _______________________________________________________________

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Diagnosis: ____________________________________________________________________

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Advice: _______________________________________________________________________

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suggests.

Advice: ______________________________________________________________________________________

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15. The class will be divided into two groups. First, one group will be patients (you will have to think of what health problem and symptoms each of you has) and the others doctors. Each doctor will have a different consulting room and each patient will see all the different doctors to finally choose the best advice/treatment and decide who the best doctor is. Then, you will change roles.

Advice: ______________________________________________________________________________________

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16. Prescription Drugs vs. Natural AlternativesRead the following text and answer the comprehension questions below

Prescription Drugs vs. Natural AlternativesB Y   J O H N G I B B   |   M E D I C I N E  

With the lots of information we have, people can become educated more quickly. Now that

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grocery stores, and on the Internet, people have the opportunity to become more informed.

You now have access to more varying opinions and open debates such as whether

prescription drugs or natural alternatives are better.

Being diagnosed with a serious condition (or illness) is probably one of the scariest

moments a person can experience in their life. Usually doctors give a prescription

medication and people begin their treatment quickly in fear of becoming sicker. However,

there are people who are trying something different. More and more people are

considering natural alternatives to prescription medication because many medications

prescribed for serious health conditions have side effects. Comparing natural alternatives

to prescribed medication can help you and your doctor determine which route is best for

you.

Those who defend natural alternatives believe that prescription medications go against

what the body really needs, but there is no concrete data that proves that natural

alternatives are better. However, it’s well known that the pharmaceutical industry and the

medical profession are close associates and that doctors often offer the latest drugs

(medication) and only a few of them consider natural alternatives. Until natural

alternatives are investigated and approved by organizations, such as the United States

Food and Drug Administration that oversee nutritional standards, the debate between

prescribed medication and natural alternatives will continue.

Text adapted from: http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/2225/1/Prescription-Drugs-vs-Natural-Alternatives.html

Why do people have the opportunity to become more informed nowadays?

Why have more people started considering natural alternatives?

According to the article, why don’t more doctors consider natural alternatives as a method of treatment?

17. Put the words in order to form questions, then, talk about them in pairs and later Y3U

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share your answers with the rest of the class.

take you often prescription Do very drugs?

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anything Do have when you you a take cold?

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you alternatives consider Do natural ever?

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drugs you or alternatives had experiences Have bad with any

prescription natural ever?

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opinion What’s about alternatives your drugs and natural

prescription?

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18. You Are What You EatIn pairs, talk about the meaning of the expression in the title and write your opinion below.

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19. Read the text below and according to what it says match each body part to a food that is specifically beneficial for it.

Every child has heard the healthy-eating mantra "You are what you eat." But there may be a closer similarity between good-for-you food and your body than you thought. We found 10 foods that look like the body parts they provide nutrients for. Coincidence? Maybe. Though these healthy foods are beneficial to all the body, the list below is a fun reminder of what to eat to target specific areas.text adapted from: http://www.womansday.com/health-fitness/nutrition/advice/a1749/foods-that-look-like-body-parts-theyre-good-for-109151/

carrot brain

celery blood

walnut testicles

avocados bone

clams stomach

grapefruit heart

tomato uterus

red wine eye

To look like(v): to have the appearance of.

To provide for (v): to make available or supply.

Though (conj.): even if

To target (v): to direct an action to.

Example:

I think that apples are beneficial for the immune system

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ginger pancreas

sweet potatoes

breast

20. An Important DecisionYou will do a role play into two groups. Follow the steps below:

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Before starting, read your role card carefully and make notes about what you think your character would think and say

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Check the language table at the end of the dossier and select language items that can be useful for your character

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Start the debate by introducing who you are

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Take notes of the development of the debate (you will need this information for next exercise!

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Write down the conclusions of the debate

About my character:

About the development of the debate:

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21. Final Writing Ask the teacher for the details.

Conclusions:

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LANGUAGE

You will write down the new items/aspects of language that you learn or revise in every lesson: vocabulary, grammatical tenses, language rules, pronunciation of words, new expressions, etc.

L1

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L3

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L4

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Notes:

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Feedback

Overall mark:

Best activities? Why?

Worst activities? Why?

Strongest points?

Weakest points?

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