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VOCABULARY
At the doctor’s
a
Before looking at the task, elicit the names of
diff erent sorts of health problems, e.g. headache, a
cold and put them on the board. Read through the
words in the box with the class, eliciting or explaining
the meanings and giving examples as necessary. Ask
students which of these they have had in the last six
months. Write the following words on the board,
too, and ask students in pairs to teach each other the
meaning of any words they know: symptom (signs of an
illness), treatment (what to do to get better), prescription
(an offi cial note the doctor gives you for tablets or
medicine). Confi rm or correct the meanings as a class.
Elicit examples of symptoms and treatments for the
health problems on the board.
b
Go through the list and check that students
understand the diff erent options. Note that pill is a
synonym for tablet. In pairs, students tell each other
what people in their country/countries do when they
have these health problems. If you have a multilingual
group, put diff erent nationalities together if possible.
Circulate and listen to the discussions. Take feedback
and compare diff erent treatments in diff erent countries.
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