LIFESKILL OBJECTIVES
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FUNCTIONS AND SAMPLE LANGUAGE
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RESOURCES
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INTEGRATION
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| 1.
Request information about health services in the community. |
Seek info: location,
price
I'd like information about
health clinics.
Can you tell me where I
can get a TB test?
How much does...cost?
Where are you located?
What days are you open? |
It's
Time To Talk, p. 91
New
Oxford Picture Dictionary Intermediate Workbook, Unit 29, "Ailments,
Injuries, Treatments, and Remedies"
Taste
of English, p.112-115
Local
agency brochures (Arlington Free Clinic, Fenwick Center, DHS clinics, Parks
and Recreation)
Arlington
Free Clinic
Arlington
County Public Health |
Structures:
Would like; Embedded questions; Wh questions
Cross culture: cost/availability
of health care, home remedies
Home
remedies page
Extension: Problem
Solving, Unit 5
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| 2.
Given a visit to a doctor or dentist, describe illnesses and injuries. |
Express condition:
I've had a fever for three
days.
I sprained my ankle.
I lost a filling.
My daughter has been throwing
up.
My son has not eaten for
2 days.
My child has a fever.
I was eating an apple, and
my tooth fell out.
I took an aspirin, but it
still hurts. |
Stand Out
3, Unit 4 (Lessons 1, 3)
Expressways 2, p.
53, 55
Expressways 2 Workbook
A p. 53
Lifelines 2 ch. 10-11
American Vocabulary Builder
2 p. 70-71
More Picture Stories,
Unit 4
ETC Listening/ Speaking
p. 99
Headaches |
Structures:
Present perfect/continuous; Simple past/simple present; Past Continuous
Cross-culture: what people
do when they are sick Student
Writings
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| 3.
Identify healthy food and lifestyle choices. |
Give advice:
Fruit juice is healthier
than cola.
Don't take drugs.
Pregnant women should eat
foods with iron. |
Student-generated
topics
Stand Out 3, Unit
4 (Lessons 4, 6, 7), p. 99
Taste of English (Students
select areas for discussion, e.g. healthy foods, exercise, disease prevention).
10
Steps to a Safe Kitchen
Home
remedies page
Healthy
Heart Quiz |
Structures:
Modal-should;
Imperatives, Negatives,
Comparatives |
| 4.Complete
basic medical history form/ insurance application. |
Sample Vocabulary:
surgery
allergies
diabetes
heart disease |
Stand Out
3, Unit 4 (Lesson 3)
Expressways 2 Workbook
A p. 55
Real Life English 3
p. 96
Invest in Writing 5
p. 70-78
ETC 3 Listening/Speaking
p. 97-98
Taste of English, p. 96-98 |
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5. Given
simplified medicine labels, explain dosage and warnings.
Ask for clarification and
elaboration about treatment and prescriptions. |
Give instructions:
Take with meals.
Do not take on an empty
stomach.
Make/respond to request:
clarification:
Excuse me, could you explain
that again?
What does... mean?
How often should I take
it?
Are there any side effects?
Can I take it at bedtime? |
REEP
Lesson Plan
Stand Out 3, Unit
4 (Lesson 5)
Expressways 2 p.
55-56
Expressways 2 Workbook
A p. 55-58
Building Real Life English,
p. 1-7
Real Life English 3 Workbook
p. 47
Read The Label
Realia
Understanding
Medicine Labels
Drug
Facts:
Questions
to Ask
Tips
for Understanding Medical Terms
Buying
Medicine: Lesson Plan |
Structures:
imperatives
Modals
Yes/no & wh questions
Grammar In Action 2,
Unit 7, p. 68-71.
Questions: Wh & yes/no
Cross-culture: pharmacies,
generics |
| 6.
Given illness, explain orally and in writing the need for absence or early
release for self or child. |
Report info:
self:
I am Juan Pueblo.
Report info: cause/effect:
My son, Pablo Pueblo, won't
be at school today because he has the measles.
I cannot come to work today
because...
She is not feeling well. |
Working In
English 2, Ch. 8
English for Adult Competency
2 p. 50
Expressways 2 p.
114-115
Expressways 2 p.
145
Expressways 2 Workbook
B p. 47
A Book of Forms p.
151, 154
You and Your Child's
Teacher p. 16
Writing It Down p
56-59 |
Structures:
Because; Simple present,
Future
Cross-culture: acceptable
reasons to stay home/ leave early. |
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