Lesson 42. Health service

Цілі: формувати навички вживання нових лексичних одиниць; вдосконалювати навички вимови, читання й усного мовлення з опорою на лексико-граматичні структури; розвивати мовну здогадку й мовленнєву реакцію учнів; виховувати позитивне ставлення до здорового способу життя.                

Procedure

1. Warm-up

Make some sentences from the table about the problems which these people have using neither... nor, both and but.

Name	heart trouble	eye problems	severe headaches	suffer from allergy	catch viruses	feel dizzy
Jane	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Ken	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Philip	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Alice	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Robert	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Examples:

• Jane neither has heart trouble nor catches viruses.

• Neither Ken nor Philip suffers from allergy.

• Philip and Alice both have eye problems.

• Alice feels dizzy, but Ken doesn’t.

2. Vocabulary practice

Practise the words (p. 113) and complete the sentences.

1. He has to take ... to control his blood pressure.

2. Common ... of a cold are sneezing and a runny nose.

3. She suffers from a rare ... of the brain.

4. The best... for a cold is to rest and drink lots of fluids.

5. When you have a broken arm you should go to a ... .

6. My friend had ... in the street yesterday so he had to go to hospital.

7. Do you do any ... exercise?

8. It’s important to exercise ... .

9. Do you think the treatment in ... hospitals is better than in state hospitals?

10. You should phone your dentist if you want to ... .

Key: 1 Pills; 2 symptoms; 3 disease; 4 treatment; 5 surgeon; 6 an accident; 7 regular; 8 regularly; 9 Private; 10 make an appointment.

3. Writing

Do ex. 6, p. 114.

4. Speaking

Work in groups

Pretend you are a doctor. Let your partners answer your questions about their health and give them a piece of advice.

Suggested doctor’s questions and some pieces of advice.

1. What do you complain of?

2. What’s wrong with you?

3. What’s the matter with you?

4. How long have you been ill?

5. How long have you been this way?

• I shall prescribe you the necessary treatment.

• You should...

“The patients’ ” complaints.

temperature, cold,	stomachache, vomiting	a heart complaint
hard to swallow	rash on the face	want to sleep all the time
not sleep well	a shooting pain in my ear	have no appetite
runny nose, sneezing	something must have fallen into my eye	hard to breathe

Sample dialogue:

— What’s wrong with you?

— I can’t sleep well.

— How long have you been this way?

— About two weeks.

— Do you work hard?

— Sure. I have no weekend at all.

— I shall prescribe you the necessary treatment. You should go to bed earlier, not eat before going to bed but only a glass of warm milk.

5. Speaking and writing

Do ex. 7, p. 114.