Unit 5

Identify main body parts

Key vocabulary: major body parts

Where is your head?

This is my head.

Where is your foot?

This is my foot.

What is this?

This is my elbow.

What is that?

That is my knee.

What do you do with your eyes?

I see with my eyes.

What do you do with your feet?

I walk, run and stand with my feet.

What do you do with your ears?

I hear with my ears.

What do you do with you mouth?

I speak and eat with my mouth.

I breathe through my mouth.

What do you do with your nose?

I smell with my nose.

I breathe through my nose.

Use ‘I feel’ and ‘I have’ statements

Key vocabulary: names of common illnesses, adjectives describing emotions/feelings

How do you feel today?

Feel

I feel sick.

I feel tired.

I feel happy.

I feel sad.

I feel scared.

I feel stressed.

How does he feel?

He feels sick.

Have/has

I have a cold.

He has a cold.

I have a headache.

I have a stomach ache.

I have a fever.

I have a toothache

Do you feel sick?

I am, he/she is

Key vocabulary: adjectives describing feelings

How are you?

Meaning #1: Greeting.

Answer: I am fine thank you. (Already introduced in unit 1.)

Meaning #2: A true inquiry about your state of wellness.

I am tired.

I am sick.

I am bored.

I am happy.

I am excited.

I am angry.

I am stressed.

I am worried.

How is he/she?

She is sick.

Use 'I feel' to describe what causes emotions

Key vocabulary: adjectives describing emotions/feelings

I feel happy when I go for a walk.

I feel happy when it is sunny.

I feel happy when it snows.

I feel happy when I am with my friends and family.

I feel angry when….

I feel sad when...

How do you feel when you see your friends?

When I see my friends I feel happy.

How do you feel when it is sunny?

When it is sunny I feel happy.

Hurt and ache

Key vocabulary: hurt, ache, body parts

What is the problem?

It hurts.

My foot hurts.

My feet hurt.

My knees hurt

My back hurts.

My neck hurts.

Ache

My back aches.

My stomach aches.

My head aches.

My feet ache.

Make an appointment with a doctor or dentist

Key vocabulary: appointment, doctor, dentist, insurance, symptoms

I would like to make an appointment.

How soon do you need to see the doctor? Is it urgent?

I need an appointment soon. I do not feel well.

What are your symptoms?

I have a fever and I am very tired.

How long have you felt this way.

I have felt sick for three days.

Can you come at 3 pm today?

Yes, I can come.

Do you have insurance?

Yes I have insurance.

Please bring your insurance card.

Do you: Adverbs of frequency and duration

Key vocabulary: exercise, work out, usually

How often do you exercise?

I exercise everyday.

(sometimes, frequently, everyday, twice a week)

How long do you usually work out?

I work out for 30 minutes.

(a long time, x minutes, half an hour)

How long do you usually sleep?

I usually sleep for 8 hours.

Past tense and time expressions: Yesterday I…

Key vocabulary: yesterday, days of the week

What did you eat yesterday?

I ate pasta and chicken yesterday.

How did you feel yesterday?

Yesterday I felt tired.

I felt sick yesterday.

Did you go to the doctor yesterday?

Yes, I went to the doctor yesterday.

Did you sleep a lot yesterday?

Yes, I slept all day yesterday.

Did you exercise last week?

Yes I ran on Tuesday, swam on Wednesday and walked on Thursday.

How far did you walk?

I walked 5 miles.

For how long did you run?

I ran for 20 minutes.

• GP Past tense 'did you?', common verbs past tense regular and irregular

Conditional should and should not

Key vocabulary: Clean up, wash, shower, bathe, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, floss

When should we brush our teeth?

We should brush out teeth after meals.

How often should we brush our teeth?

We should brush our teeth two or three times a day.

How often should we floss our teeth?

We should floss our teeth once a day.

Why should we wash our hands frequently?

We should wash our hands frequently to stay healthy.

What should we use to wash our hands?

We should use soap and water to wash out hands.

What should we clean in our apartment or house?

We should clean everything in our house or apartment especially the bathroom and kitchen.

Understand the health risks of smoking and alcohol:

Key vocabulary: smoke, alcohol, quit, careful, drunk

You should be careful with alcohol.

You should not drink too much.

You should not drink and drive.

You should not smoke.

If you smoke, you should try to quit.

You should not smoke inside or near children.

If you drink too much, you will get drunk.

• GP - should

Recognize the importance of sleep, relaxation and rest

Key vocabulary: rest, relax, wake up, get up, time away, early, late

Sleep is important. You should try to get 8 hours of sleep everyday.

What time do you go to sleep?

I go to sleep at 10 pm.

I go to sleep early.

How late do you stay up?

I stay up very late.

I don't stay up late.

What time do you wake up?

I wake up early.

I wake up at 7 am.

When do you usually get up?

I usually get up at 6 am.

You should have some time away from work every week.

What are your days off?

I am off on Saturday and Sunday.

My days off are Sunday and Monday.

What do you like to do to relax?

I like to read.

I like to go to the park.

I like to go for a walk by the lake.

I like to watch TV.

How to excuse oneself due to illness

Key vocabulary: excuse, illness

I can't come to work today because....

I need to stay home today because....

I am not feeling well.

I don't feel well.

I am unwell.

I need to excuse myself due to illness.

I need to rest today due to illness.

I am a little under the weather (idiom).

Describing symptoms of an illness

Key vocabulary: common adjectives, nouns and verbs describing symptoms

Describe your symptoms?

I have a sore throat.

I have a fever.

I feel nauseous.

I threw up.

I vomited.

I have an upset stomach.

I have a stomach ache.

I have chills.

I feel cold.

I feel hot.

I feel feverish.

I feel tired.

I feel weak.

I have muscle aches.