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Discussion questions - health
 
Ten questions for discussion on health-related topics
 
 
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Revision of illness / injury etc
 
Patient / doctor mini role-play. Ss in groups, read out patient strips in turns. Other Ss, as doctors, advise.
 
 
 

 

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Doctor slang is a dying art external link icon
2003 article about the cryptic acronyms used by doctors in notes for other doctors. Plenty of slang, metaphor etc. Amusing but advanced levels only
 
 

 

 
 
 
Interview: healthy drinks external link icon
Canadian woman talks about her favourite drinks and their health benefits
 
 
Jeff talks about leading a healthy lifestyle external link icon
Dialogue: Canadian male talks about what he does to lead a healthy lifestyle
 
 

 

 
 
 
Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate book cover 
Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate
Unit 4 Body  Pages 34 - 36
illness / injury / remedies; healthy lifestyle quiz;
 
 
New Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate students' book book cover 
New Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate students' book
Module 10 Take care  Pages 88 - 89
Health quiz - basic medical problems / first aid Collocations for doctor / patient situation Listening: Health helpline Speaking: Health helpline / patient role plays
 
Module 10 Take care  Pages 90 - 91
Reading: health care in the past - life expectancy, diseases, treatment etc.
 
 
New Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate students' book book cover 
New Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate students' book
Module 2 Life's ups and downs  Pages 18 - 19  Reading and vocabulary
Discussion: things that are phsically and psychologically good and bad for you. Reading : So you know what's good for you. Pysical and psychological effects of various lifestyle factors including food, exercise, stress etc.
 
 
New Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate book cover 
New Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate
Unit 4 Challenge  Page 42   Reading: I know it's bad for me but I still can't stop
Passage about someone half-heartedly trying to give up smoking
 
Unit 6 Eat  Page 60   Is it time to give up meat
 
 
Real Listening & Speaking Three book cover 
Real Listening & Speaking Three
Unit 6 I've got a pain in my arm  Pages 30 - 32
Listening : doctor / patient conversations Language for describing health problems Saying what's wrong
 
 
Reward Pre-Intermediate Resource Pack  book cover 
Reward Pre-Intermediate Resource Pack
29 What's the matter?  Page 29 
Health problems: cue cards with pictures. Students give negative / postive advice
 
 
The Great Train Robbery
 
<i>Black Mirror</i>
 
Escape from the canyon