ACS105
LANGUAGE LEADER / PRE-INTERMEDIATE
What is the topic of today’s lesson?
UNIT 4: HEALTH
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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clinic- (n): a place where
people get medical
treatment.
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Bring your baby to the
clinic and we'll take
a look at her.
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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disease-illness(n): a
disorder of structure or
function in a human,
animal, or plant, especially
one that produces specific
symptoms
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The first symptom of the
disease is a very
high temperature.
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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injury(n): physical harm o
r damage to
someone's body caused by
an accident or an attack:
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Several train passengers
received serious injuries in
the crash
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4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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surgery- (n): a medical
treatment in which a
doctor cuts open your
body to repair or remove
sth.
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The patient had surgery
on his heart.
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4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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surgeon(n): a doctor
who does operations.
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My aunt is a surgeon at
Atatürk Hospital.
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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malnutrition(n): a
serious medical condition
caused by not eating
enough food.
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Many of the children in
African countries suffer from
malnutrition.
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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health insurance (n. phr.):
an arrangement in which you make regular payments to
an insurance company in exchange for
that company paying most or all of
the costs of your medical care
Do you have a health insurance?
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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Exercise 1a
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Exercise 1b: Describe the healthcare system in our
country.
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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Do you know any national or international organization
that helps the people in need of health care?
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Have you heard of Red Cross or Red Crescent?
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Organization whose humanitarian mission is to protect the
lives of victims of war and internal violence and to provide
them with assistance.
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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charity(n): an
organisation that gives
money, goods or help to
people who are poor or
ill.
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She does a lot
of work for charity.
UNICEF is
an international charity.
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4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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disaster(n):
(an event such as an
accident, flood
that results in) great harm,
damage, or death.
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This is one of
the worst natural disasters
ever to happen
in the area.
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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podcast(n): a radio prog
ramme that is stored in
a digital form that you
can download from
the internet and play on
a computer
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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facility(n): a place, especia
lly including buildings,where
a particular activity happens
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medical facilities
sports facilities
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4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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Reading p.32
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What is IMA?
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Where does IMA work?
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International Medical Aid
in poor and disaster hit areas of the world
Where can you listen about IMA?
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On its website
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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continent(n): one of the
seven main areas of land
on earth
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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diet(n): the kind of food
that you eat each day
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a healthy/balanced/varied
diet
Rice is the staple diet (=
most important food) of
many people in China.
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4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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reduce(v): to make sth become
less in size, amount, price etc.
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The plane reduced speed as
it approached the airport.
My weight reduces when
I stop eating sugar.
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4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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raise money(v): to get
people to give money to
help people or to do a
particular job
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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massive(adj): very big
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They've got a massive dog.
4.1 DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
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destruction(n): the action or process of causing so much
damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot
be repaired:
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Many people are very concerned about the
destruction of the rainforests.
4.2 BRAIN FOOD
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What does “brain food” mean?
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What should we do to feed our brain?
4.2 BRAIN FOOD
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blood pressure (n. phr):
a measure of
the pressure at which
the bloodflows through
the body:
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The nurse will take your
blood pressure in a
moment.
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4.2 BRAIN FOOD
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nutrition(n):
he substances that you
take
into your body asfood and
the way that
they influence your health:
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Good nutrition
is essential if patients are
to make aquick recovery.
4.2 BRAIN FOOD
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mental(adj): relating to
the mind, or involving the
process of thinking:
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The family has a history of
mental disorder.
4.2 BRAIN FOOD
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elderly(n): old
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elderly relatives/parents
4.2 BRAIN FOOD
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Ban (v):
to forbid (= refuse to allow
) something, especially
officially:
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The film was banned (=
the government preventedi
t from being shown) in
several countries.
4.2 BRAIN FOOD
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Speaking and Vocabulary p. 34
Do the exercise 1
Look at the picture in the reading text. What types of
food can you see?
Reading p. 34
Read the text and do the exercises 2a, 2b, and 2c
4.3 SCENARIO: Health at Work
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What can you see on the photos on pages 36 and 37?
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Where are these photos taken?
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What health conditions are being shown?
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What could be the cause of these conditions?
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Have you ever been or seen situations like these?
4.3 SCENARIO: Health at Work
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Suffer (v): to experience
emotional or physical pain
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She's been suffering from (=
been ill with) cancer for
two years.
He suffered a lot when his
wife left him.
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4.3 SCENARIO: Health at Work
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Neck(n): the part of
the body that joins the he
ad to the shoulders:
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He had the thickest neck
I'd ever seen.
She wore a gold chain aro
und her neck.
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4.3 SCENARIO: Health at Work
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Stressed (adj): so
worried and tired that you
cannot relax
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She's been feeling very
stressed since
she startedher new job.
4.3 SCENARIO: Health at Work
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Listen and do the exercises 2a and 2b
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Intonation of yes/no questions
Exercises 3a, 3b and 3c
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4a.listen and find out the problems of David
4b. Fill in the gaps
4c. Can you think of any more advice for David?
4.3 SCENARIO: Health at Work
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KEY LANGUAGE
How do we give advice?
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You should study English. (should + V1)
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You should study English in order to pass the course.
You should study English so that you can pass the course.
You should study English because it is important for you.
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Exercises 5a, 5b and 6
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4.3 SCENARIO: Health at Work
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Task: giving health advice p.37
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Work in groups of 4
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Students A and B will be health officers (doctors)
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Students C and D you are employees Morgan and Jones.
4.4 STUDY AND WRITING SKILLS
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Discuss the questions with a partner
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Open p. 116 and read the short story and aswer the
questions in exercise 2.
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Look back at the text and underline the unknown words.
Ask your partner the words.
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Do the exercises 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 5 and 6.
4.4 STUDY AND WRITING SKILLS
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Writing Skills
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Do you send emails to
your friends?
How often do you send
emails?
What do you write about?
How much do you usually
write?
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4.4 STUDY AND WRITING SKILLS
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Read the email and
answer the questions.
Exercise 8.
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Do the other exercises.