That's English! - Module 6 - unit 1: Getting Better

We start a new module and a new lesson as well. It's about health, going to a doctor, alternative medicine, going to a chemist's and so on. Let's begin with the usual general questions:

• Do you have good health? What do you do to be healthy?
• Do you prefer traditional or alternative medicine? Do you believe alternative therapies work?
• Have you ever tried alternative medicine? Which one? What was the experience like? Would you like to try any?
• Have you ever tried to lose weight? Explain your experience to your mate.
• Do yu often go to the doctor or do yu go to the chemist's first?
• Have you ever had a medical problem while travelling?

About vocabulary connected to this topic, here you are some useful links:

• a large vocabulary list  with questions and comments you may use at the doctor's: click here
• here you are a vocabulary of the human body: click here
• a long list of exercises about the topic

For pair work, a common activity is to perform a role playing in which one student is a doctor and the other is the patient. Then you exchange your roles. Pay attention to these aspects:

• symptoms and how long for
• ask for details: habits, recent changes, diet...
• ask/give advice to solve the problem

Another typical situation is going to a chemist's because you have a problem: do the same but this time you are a chemist and the customer. To help you with the conversation, go to this link. If you need some vocabulary you can usse this link as well.

Here you are some listening exercises:   exercise 1  (going to a chemist's)   exercise 2 (about health)    exercise 3 (going to the doctor)