Healthy lifestyle

1 Match the columns: medical case notes

Opening	Continuation	Final detail	Question answered

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2 Talk with a partner: patient interview

Timer ready Teacher-led oral task

3 Collocation chart and triage board

A. Sort the words into the best collocation patterns

Word bank

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B. Which conditions usually require a visit to the doctor, A&E, or home care?

Condition bank

C. Seriousness ranking and Discussion

Choose and rank ten conditions from 1, the least serious, to 10, the most serious. Explain your choice.

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Oral Discussion

1. Which conditions can often be treated with home remedies such as herbal tea, honey, garlic, rest and fluids?
2. Have you ever tried treating a cold or flu with home remedies instead of seeing a doctor? Did it work?
3. Why do some people prefer self-medicating rather than going to a local clinic?

4 Logic check: find the illogical phrase

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5 Healthy lifestyle chart

A. Sort the expressions: healthy, unhealthy or controversial?

Expression bank

Add 5 more words or expressions to Healthy lifestyle

Add 5 more words or expressions to Unhealthy lifestyle

Is there anything that seems controversial? Why?

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B. Who is responsible: parents, schools, the government or teenagers themselves?

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6 Complete the emails

Question for Email I

Email I

Back to your questions. I think the best way to is to and after your health. If you do this, it will reduce your chances of . As far as I know, with most minor illnesses, such as a cold or flu, one can themselves by taking lots of rest and drinking plenty of fluids. Talking about more serious conditions, I can say that if someone in my family from something more serious, they prefer to go to the doctor in a local state clinic.

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Question for Email II

Email II

Now it is time for me to answer your questions. You asked me about visiting the doctor. Well, there’s nothing to worry about – they’ll you and, if possible, you with medicine which you can from your local chemist. Talking about more serious conditions, your doctor may you to a specialist or a hospital, who may decide to on you if your illness is serious. You will then have to , and this can take a long time.

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Question for Email III

Email III

In your email you asked me about my health. Thank God, I’m doing okay. I have an operation and right now I still have a pain in my shoulder. However, other symptoms have . My doctor prescribed me some drug and I’m also getting some physiotherapy. Well, I think I’ll be better next week and I’ll be able to go to Ben’s party. I've an appointment with the doctor next Monday and I hope I’ll be given a clean bill of health.

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Question for Email IV

Email IV

Well, let me answer your question. My mum is not feeling well at the moment. Her health has a bit this week, she has an pain in her stomach and other symptoms . Her doctor told her to stop eating fast food because it was for her health but she didn’t. Right now she’s been a new treatment. I hope it’ll work.

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Write a reply to one of the emails. Use at least five health expressions from the lesson.

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7 Match symptoms with likely causes

Part 1: symptom

Part 2: likely cause

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