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Students name:

IN THIS UNIT WE ARE GOING TO

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Play Ass or Elbow?

Talk about health problems
Be a doctor
Be a patient visiting the doctor

 Read about prescription drugs and natural alternatives

Discuss about prescription drugs and natural
alternatives
Write about a topic related to health

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IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL learn

ORAL MARK:

WRITTEN MARK:

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Rubrics
writing

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2 POINTs IF

YOULL GET
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4 POINTS IF
6 POINTS IF
Structure and form of the text:

Title / subject >emails

Introduction/ opening
Conclusion/ closure
Cohesion and coherence
CONTENT:

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ELEMENTS OR PARTS
UNDERSTANDING
Purpose of the text

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8 POINTS IF

LANGUAGE:

VOCABULARY FROM THE UNIT

STRUCTURES FROM THE UNIT
Specific language according text type
syntax
Tenses and orthography
punctuation
WORD CHOICE
GENERAL DIFFICULTY

Final mark:

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Comments
or mistakes:

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INTERACTION

YOULL GET
2 POINTs IF

YOULL GET
4 POINTS IF

YOULL GET
6 POINTS IF

INTERACTION:

participation
EYE CONTACT, VOLUME, and body language
MAKING YOURSELF understood and audience
PRONUNCIATION:

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words

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YOULL GET
8 POINTS IF

Sentence Rhythm and stress

Intonation
FLUENCY
LANGUAGE:

VOCABULARY FROM THE UNIT

STRUCTURES FROM THE UNIT
GENERAL ACCURACY
GENERAL DIFFICULTY
CONTENT:

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UNDERSTANDING

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Our Bodies
Look at the flashcards that the teacher will show you and label
the diagram below:

irregular plurals

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Foot > Feet

Tooth>
Teeth

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In pairs, complete the diagram above with any other words

related to the body that you know.

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Ass or Elbow?
You will sit in two groups, the teacher will show you close up
pictures of different parts of the body and you will have to
guess which part it is.

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We think that this is a/an...

We think that these are...

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Now, you will play a game with the teacher and the other
students.

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Health Problems
Look at the flashcards that the teacher will show you and
classify the health problems in the appropriate box below.

I have had this

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I have never had

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I have had this

problem a few
times

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this problem

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problem so many
times

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Now, you will play a game with the teacher and the other

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students.

Symptoms and Advice

You will sit in groups of four. Each member of the group will be
given some cards with a set of symptoms and advice/treatment

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measures. Each student will read their cards and together you
will complete the table below:

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Symptoms:

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The flu
Treatment/ Advice:

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Symptoms:

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A cold

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Treatment/ Advice:

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Symptoms:

Food
poisoning

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Treatment/ Advice:

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Symptoms:

Treatment/ Advice:

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Gastroenter
itis

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Answer the questions below and share your answers with the
teacher and the other students in the class:

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Which of the health problems have you had over the last
year?

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 Have you had the symptoms mentioned?

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Do you agree with the advice/treatments suggested? Do

you have any other advice?

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Visiting the Doctor

Listen to the audio that the teacher will play and fill in the form
below. You will have to be a doctor and decide on a diagnosis
and treatment:

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Patients name:
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Symptoms:
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Possible causes:
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Diagnosis:
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Listen again to the audio and tick the phrases that you hear:

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Im fine
Are you allergic to
anything?
You should get some rest
Do you have a fever?
Whats wrong?
How do you feel?

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Are you alright?

I dont feel well
I feel hot
Ive got a sore throat
I cant walk
Is it serious?
Does it hurt here?

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Ive got a headache

I feel cold
Whats the matter?

Classify the phrases from the previous exercise according to

whether they are usually said by the doctor or the patient.

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Can you move your leg?

Hows your stomach?
It hurts here
Are you OK?

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Patient

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Doctor

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In pairs, you will write a dialogue between a doctor and a

patient. Then you will play it in front of the rest of the class.
Remember to use the sentences from the previous exercise and
the health problems from the flashcards used in ex. 5

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Listen to your classmates and fill in a form for each patient

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Patients name:
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Symptoms:
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Possible causes:
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Diagnosis:
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Patients name:
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Symptoms:
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Possible causes:
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Diagnosis:
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Patients name:
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Symptoms:
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Possible causes:
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Diagnosis:
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Doctors and Patients

In pairs you will do two role plays according to the role cards
that the teacher will give you. First one student will be the
doctor and the other the patient and then, you will change the
roles. Write down the advice/treatment that the doctor

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suggests.

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The class will be divided into two groups. First, one group will be
patients (you will have to think of what health problem and
symptoms each of you has) and the others doctors. Each doctor
will have a different consulting room and each patient will see
all the different doctors to finally choose the best
advice/treatment and decide who the best doctor is. Then, you
will change roles.

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Advice:
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Prescription Drugs vs. Natural Alternatives

Read the following text and answer the comprehension
questions below

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Prescription Drugs vs. Natural Alternatives

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BY J O H N G I B B | M E D I C I N E

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With the lots of information we have, people can become educated more
quickly. Now that health and nutrition information is published in doctor's
office, on television and radio, in grocery stores, and on the Internet, people
have the opportunity to become more informed. You now have access to
more varying opinions and open debates such as whether prescription drugs

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or natural alternatives are better.

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Being diagnosed with a serious condition (or illness) is probably one of the
scariest moments a person can experience in their life. Usually doctors give
a prescription medication and people begin their treatment quickly in fear of
becoming sicker. However, there are people who are trying something
different. More and more people are considering natural alternatives to
prescription medication because many medications prescribed for serious

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health conditions have side effects. Comparing natural alternatives to

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prescribed medication can help you and your doctor determine which route
is best for you.
Those who defend natural alternatives believe that prescription medications
go against what the body really needs, but there is no concrete data that
proves that natural alternatives are better. However, its well known that the

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pharmaceutical industry and the medical profession are close associates and

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that doctors often offer the latest drugs (medication) and only a few of them
consider natural alternatives. Until natural alternatives are investigated and
approved by organizations, such as the United States Food and Drug
Administration that oversee nutritional standards, the debate between
prescribed medication and natural alternatives will continue.
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adapted

from:

http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/2225/1/Prescription-Drugs-vs-Natural-

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Alternatives.html

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 Why do people have the opportunity to become more

informed nowadays?

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Why have more people started considering natural

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alternatives?

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According to the article, why dont more doctors consider

natural alternatives as a method of treatment?

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Put the words in order to form questions, then, talk about them
in pairs and later share your answers with the rest of the class.

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 take you often prescription Do very drugs?

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anything Do have when you you a take cold?

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you alternatives consider Do natural ever?
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drugs you or alternatives had experiences Have bad with

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any prescription natural ever?

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opinion Whats about alternatives your drugs and natural
prescription?
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You Are What You Eat

In pairs, talk about the meaning of the expression in the title
and write your opinion below.

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Read the text below and according to what it says match each
body part to a food that is specifically beneficial for it.

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Every child has heard the healthy-eating mantra "You are what
you eat." But there may be a closer similarity between good-foryou food and your body than you thought. We found 10 foods

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To look like(v): to have the

appearance of.
To provide for (v): to make available
or supply.
Though (conj.): even if
To target (v): to direct an action to.

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that look like the body parts

they provide nutrients for.
Coincidence? Maybe. Though
these healthy foods are
beneficial to all the body, the
list below is a fun reminder of
what to eat to target specific
areas.

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text adapted from: http://www.womansday.com/health-fitness/nutrition/advice/a1749/foods-that-look-likebody-parts-theyre-good-for-109151/

carrot

brain

celery

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blood

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walnut

testicles
Example:
I think that apples
are beneficial for the
immune system

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avocados

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bone

stomach

clams

grapefruit

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heart

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tomato

uterus
eye

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red wine

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ginger

pancreas
breast

sweet potatoes

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An Important Decision

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You will do a role play into two groups. Follow the steps below:

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Before starting, read your role card carefully and make notes about
what you think your character would think and say

Check the language table at the end of the dossier and select
language items that can be useful for your character

Start the debate by introducing who you are

Take notes of the development of the debate (you will need this
information for next exercise!

Write down the conclusions of the debate

About my character:

About the development of the debate:

Conclusions:
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Final Writing
Ask the teacher for the details.

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grammatical tenses, language rules, pronunciation of words, new expressions, etc.

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Feedback
Overall mark:

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Best activities? Why?

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Worst activities? Why?

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Strongest points?

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Weakest points?

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Other comments:

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