At the end of this unit, students will be able to: understand texts and conversations about changes in their lives

L 

OK, that’s great. 

D 

Take these, but only when you need them, after food. No more than 

two every four hours.

L 

Right.

D 

And don’t take any more than eight in a 24-hour period.

L 

Fine.

D 

And come back again in a week’s time if it doesn’t improve. I expect 

you’ll feel a lot better by then anyway. 

L 

OK, thanks very much. 

D 

I really don’t think it’s anything to worry about. 

L 

What a relief! Bye.

D 

Bye now.

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UNIT 7  Changes   107

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SPEAKING

a

   

Set up the speaking activity by putting students 

into pairs and choosing Students A and B. They take it 

in turns to be the patient and the doctor. The patient 

chooses a health problem and describes it to the doctor. 

The doctor must give advice. Monitor and correct 

students’ pronunciation as appropriate and listen for 

correct usage of the target language from this lesson. 

Note any errors to deal with later in feedback.

b

   

Students swap roles and act out the conversation 

again. This time Student A chooses a health problem.