Unit: Health Topic: Medical Service

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Do you know the place that you go when

you get sick?

Who wants to be a doctor?

What should you do if you have got a fever?

VIDEO

• Where did he live?

• Why did he have caught a cold?

• What happened with his nose?

• What happened with him?

1) He lived in Spain.

2) He had caught a cold.

3) Because yesterday was raining and he got wet.

4) His nose was a bit bunged up, sniffed and sneezed.

VOCABULARY

flu (n.)

Ex. I have the flu and I'm tired.

prescribe (v.)

Ex. I will prescribe you some pain medication.

injured (v.)

Ex. My son injured her leg in a fall.

medication (n.)

Ex. I will prescribe you some pain medication.

pain (n.)

Ex. I have a pain in my little knee.

obesity (n.)

Ex. A diet that is high in fat can lead to obesity.

Vocabulary game!

What is the vocabulary of this picture?

prescribe

Which one is the obesity?

1 2

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Structure

Present Perfect Tense

Subject hashave

+ verb3+

There are basically three uses for the present perfect tense:

1.experience 2.change

3.continuing situation

1. Present perfect tense for experience

Ex. I have never had a headache.

2. Present perfect tense for change over time

Ex. I have run a lot since I have an exercise class.

3. Present perfect tense for continuing situation

Ex. I have got a flu for a week.

Conversation

Part 1

Part 2

Making an appointment

Doctor assistant: Hello, how may I help you? Patient: I would like to make an appointment with Dr. Smith, please. Doctor assistant: What would you like to see him for? Patient: I need my annual physical and also have a shoulder problem. It is arching. Doctor assistant: Dr. Smith has openings next week.

Are you free Monday or Tuesday? Patient: I am free on Tuesday afternoon. Doctor assistant: We will schedule you for next week

Tuesday at 3 p.m.

Seeing the doctorPatient: Hi. Doctor. I came today because I need a flu

shot and to get a checkup. Doctor: Okay, have you had a flu shot in the past year? Patient: No, not the last few years. My knee hurts as well.

I have been running a lot more and think it is injured.

Doctor: When did the pain start and does it still hurt now? Patient: About two weeks ago and yes, it still hurts. Doctor: I suggest you ice it and I will prescribe you some

pain medication. Patient: Thank you, Doctor!

Why does a patient would like to see the doctor?

What is the name of the doctor?

Have the patient had a flu shot in the past year?

Why does a patient would like to see the doctor? - She needs her annual physical and also has a shoulder problem.

What is the name of the doctor?Dr. Smith

Have the patient had a flu shot in the past year? No, she hasn't.

Activity 1

Grammar game

Instructions

1. Make a group of four.2. In three minutes, one student in every group make up a

sentence by using present perfect tense imagining that it is an answer to a question. They must keep the sentence to themselves.

3. Now in their groups each student tells his/her 'answers' and others ask possible questions.

4. Write down their questions and answer on a paper and submit to a teacher.

5. Then present the answer and the best question to present in front of class.

Example

Group 1 : Student 1 : I have got a fever for three days. (keep the sentence to his/her mind)

Student 2 : How long have you got a fever? Student 3 : How many days have you got a fever?

Student 4 : Have you got a fever?

Activity 2

Discussing the symptoms of patients

Instructions

1. Put students into groups of four2. Every group chooses discussion statement each and then let them discuss the statement for a few minutes. 3. Then each group rotates the statements around the groups. Continue doing like this until every group has a chance to discuss every single statement. 4. Once all the students have discussed, teacher will ask the class to vote the discussion statement they want to discuss most. 5. Prepare discussion in group for 5 minutes then discuss and share in front of the class .

1. Talk about the symptoms of a fever and tell how to cure.

2. What are the causes of having got a cold? Do you have your own ways to treat the symptoms?

3. Make a list of factors that can lead to become diarrhea. How do you cope with it? Tell how to cure.

4. If you put on weight, you might become overweight. Then, it can lead to obesity. Tell how to lose weight!

5. Have you ever known about diabetes, the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood? Do tell the symptoms of diabetes in the list.

6. If you caught the flu, how could you take care of yourself? Discuss and express ideas how to heal

7. If you were diagnosed as having a mental illness, how could you give the patients advice? Make a list of your advice

Activity 4: Doctors and patients

DirectionWork in pairs. Then teacher gives a card each student. The patients will get the symptom’s detail while the doctors will get medical records. Next, it’s time for doctors and patients to have a conversation. Finally, the doctors have to come up in front of the class to report their medical records.

Here are some examples of the symptoms of the patients contained in the card

• You are a person who wakes up in the morning feeling sick.

• You are a person who can’t sleep.• You are a person who’s putting • You are a person has a lot of weight.• You are a person who’s losing weight.