Lesson 1

Prior Knowledge

Students should have letter recognition skills. This unit has been designed so that students with a little prior knowledge can develop their reading skills.

Learning Intentions

In this lesson you will:

  • learn words used when at the hospital,

  • recognise signs used in the hospital and

  • become familiar with commonly used words at the hospital

Task 1: Learn hospital words

A cartoon of the front of a hospital.

What words do you think of when you look at this picture?

Look at these flashcards and see if you got any of these words.

Task 2: Hospital signs quiz

Match these common hospital signs in these two quizzes.

Task 3: Fill in the blanks

Put these places in a hospital into the gaps in the sentences.

Task 4: Hospital letter

Read this letter from the hospital and answer the questions.

hospital letter.pdf

1. What is the appointment for?

2. What date is the appointment?

3. What time is the appointment?

4. What is the name of the doctor?

5. What must Mrs Carson bring?

6. What must Mrs Carson do if she can't go?



Task 5: Medicine label

Read this medicine label and answer yes or no to the questions below.

A medicine bottle label with instructions.

  1. Do I take this medicine with food?

  2. Can children take this medicine?

  3. Do I take this medicine three times a day?

  4. Can I drink alcohol and take this medicine?