Syllabus of Unit Four

Topic/Theme Competencies Language components Skills

Are you feeling Talking about Vocabulary about parts Listen to details of
well? health problems; of body; illnesses and health problems
asking for and other words related to and the use of
giving advice and health problems; requests and
expressing about suggestions and
health problems; Grammar (simple present gap fills activities.
tense and present
And making continuous tens, present
request and perfect tense and simple
suggestions past tense, modals, and Read certain texts
related to health imperatives). for the
problems. comprehension of
health problems
and how to give
advice and
suggestions.

Write about a
home remedy.

Role play how to

ask for advice and
to make requests
related to health
problems.

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 4 Are You Feeling Well?

4.1. Part of The Body

Snapshot A Fill in the blank with the correct words.

1 .................................... 5 ....................................

2 .................................... 6 ....................................

3 .................................... 7 ....................................

4 ....................................

1 .................................... 5 ....................................

2 .................................... 6 ....................................

3 .................................... 7 ....................................

4 ....................................

Snapshot B What is wrong with the person in the pictures?

1 3 2 4

1 .......................... 2 ........................ 3 ....................... 4 ..........................

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Vocabulary
Hair Head Throat Eye Ear Lips
shoulder arm elbow wrist han thumb
breast cheststomach abdomen back bottom thigh
ankle foot/feet big toe toes ache bleed/blood
sore eyes medication prescribe cough burn stomachache
pain sore throat headache fever sick
sore muscle pills backache take illness healthy
cold syrup skin rash insomnia sprained
Neck nose knee hurt flu medicine
Armacist Face fingers leg cut sneeze
Massage drugstore ointment herb

Parts of The Body

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 4.2. Health Problem
Questions
• What’s wrong with you?
• What’s happening?
• What’s the matter?
• Why do you look so pale?
• Are you sick?
• Is he sick?
• Is he sick?
• What’s the matter with her?
• What’s wrong with her?
• What’s the matter with him?
• What’s wrong with him?
Statements
• I am sneezing.
• I’m vomiting.
• My nose is bleeding.
• I have a cough. I feel awful.
• I have a fever and sore muscles.
• I have a stomachache.
• I don’t feel good. I have an earache.
• She has a sore throat.
• He has a pain in his chest. His chest hurts.
• He’s not very healthy.

Language Focus Simple Present Tense and Present continuous Tense.

Simple Present Tense Present continuous Tense

1. I have a cold. 1. Are you feeling well?
2. Do you have a cough? 2. I am not feeling well.
3. You look pale. 3. You are sneezing.
4. You have to take medicine. 4. He is taking some medicine.
5. I have a stomachache. 5. The child is vomiting.
6. What sickness do you suffer from? 6. My nose is bleeding.
7. I don’t feel good. 7. What medicine are you taking?
8. I have an earache. 8. Who is taking medicine?
9. The man is sick.
10. He has a pain in his chest.
11. Does his chest hurt?
12. Why does she look pale?

Practice A Combine any of the words inside the circles with body parts

sprained

Example : head eye

Head + ache = headache back ear
sore ache
tooth muscles
stomach ankle
knee throat

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Practice B Complete the sentences using the words in the box.

fever toothache sore hand sore eye sprained

1 2 3

He has a .............. He has a ............ His leg is ............

4 5

He has a ............ She has a ............

4. 3. 1. Health Problem and Advice

Health problems Advice

Language Focus : 1. You have a terrible You should see the dentist.
The use of should. toothache.
He should get some medicine
2. He has a serious cough. from the drugstore.

Practice A Complete the conversations below. Use the words in the box.

(a) dizzy (b) matter (c) Should (d) wrong (e) suggestion
(f) pale (g) look (h) headache (i) Doctor (j) back

Student A: You look … (1) … What’s … (2)……..?

1
Student B: I feel very … (3)… I’ve got a serious … (4) ….
Student A: You ...(5).. take some pill for your headache
Student B: Yeah I will, thank you.

Student A: You don’t …(6)… well. What’s the … (7) ….?

2
Student B: My … (8) … hurts.
Student A: You should go to see a ..(9)...
Student B: Thanks for the ...(10)..

Find your partner and practice the conversation above in front

Speaking of class.

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 Practice B Arrange these dialog lines into good dialogs.

Student A: You should try some vitamin C.

Student B: I’m not feeling well. I’ve got a cold.
1
Note : Student A: You look so pale today. What’s wrong with
you?
(‘ve) got = have
Student A: Try to drink a glass of ginger tea.
(‘s) got = has Student B: You look sick. What’s the matter?
2
Student A: OK. I will.
Student B: I’ve got a headache.

Speaking Practice the conversation above with partner in front of class.

4. 3. 2. At The Drugstore

Language Focus Modals Auxiliaries for requests Suggestions

Modals Auxiliaries :
Can/May I help you? Try some …….
∑ Can Can I have a box of cough drops? I suggest some ….
∑ May Could I have something for a sore You should get some….
throat? Take some …….
May have a bottle of aspirin? Why don’t you try …….
Have you tried ………

Remedies Example :

1. Wash the sting or bite.

Use of 2. Take garlic pills.
Imperative sentences 3. Apply an ice pack or cold cloth to your head.

Reading Read the home remedies below. Then answer the questions.

When people have a cold, a fever, or the flu, they usually go to the doctor for
help, or they get some medicine from the drugstore. But many people also use home
remedies for common illness. Here are some simple home remedies.

Bee stings and insect bites

Wash the sting or bite. Put some meat tenderizer on a handkerchief and then put the
handkerchief on the bite for half an hour. To avoid insect bites, it’s helpful to eat garlic or
take garlic pills.

Colds
Lots of people eat hot chicken soup when they have a cold. They find it clears the head
and the nose. Some people rub oil on their chest for a cold. Other people drink a mixture
of red pepper, hot water, sugar, lemon juice, and milk or vinegar.

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Cough
Drink warm liquids or take some honey.

Headaches
Apply an ice pack or cold cloth to your head, or splash your face with cold water. It’s also
good to put your hands into hot water and leave them there for several minutes. You
shouldn’t also read or watch TV.
Insomnia
Drink a large glass of warm milk. It’s also good to soak in a warm bath.

Questions Below are the question for the text above :

1. How can we avoid insect bites?
2. What should people do when they have colds?
3. What can we apply for headaches?
4. How long do we put the meat tenderizer on the bite?
5. What shouldn’t be done for headaches?

Writing Write the health problems based on the home remedies given.

Problems Advice for home remedies use

1. ………………………………… 1. Put some ointment on it.

2. ………………………………… 2. Drink lots of liquids.
3. ………………………………… 3. Why don’t you drink a glass of hot lemon
juice with honey?
4. ………………………………… 4. Try a glass of ginger tea.
5. ………………………………… 5. Try gargle with salt and water.

Listen to your instructor reading the complete dialog. Then Fill in

Listening the blanks.

1. Student A: Hi. …(1)... are you? 3. Student A: And have you taken … (9)…
Student B: Not so …(2)… for it?
I have a ….(3)…. Cold. Student B: No, I haven’t.
2. Student A: Really? That’s too ….(4) … 4. Student A: ….(10) …. you get some
You … (5) … at home …(6) medicine from the
……It’s really …. (7) ….to get drugstore?
… (8)….. Student B: Thanks.
Student B: Yeah, you’re right.

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 Language Focus Present Perfect Tense and Simple Past Tense

No Present Perfect Tense No Simple Past Tense

1 I have tried medicated oil for my
backache.
2 Have you taken any medicine?
3 I have been sick for a week.
4 Have you had a stomachache
recently?
5 How many times have you been
sick lately?
1 I took some aspirin last night.
2 I was sick last month.
3 I drank lots of liquids when I had a
sore throat.
4 What did you do when you had a
headache yesterday?
5 I stayed in bed for two days last week.

Study the conversation. Then role play conversations about

Questions and answers health problems. Use the words/phrases given in the box.

A: Have you ever had a stomachache?

a stomachache cough drops
B: Sure I have. I just had it last night.
sore throat an insect bite
A: What did you do? ointment antacid tablets
B: I took some antacid tablets.

At The Drug Store Practice the conversation below.

Pharmacist : Hi. Can I help you?

Customer : Yes, please. Could I have something for a cough? I think I’m getting a
cold.
Pharmacist : Well, I suggest a box of these cough drops. And you should get a bottle
of vitamin C, too.
Customer : Thank you. And what do you have for dry skin?
Pharmacist : Try some of this new lotion. It’s very good.

Language Modals for requests; suggestions

Modals Modals Auxiliaries for requests Suggestions
Auxiliaries :
∑ Can Can/May I help you? What do you suggest for a
∑ Could Can I have a bottle of cough syrup? cough?
∑ May Could I have something for a sore Try some of this cough syrup.
∑ Should throat? You should get some cough
May I have a tube of ointment? syrup.

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 Complete the conversations with Modals and Verbs (can,
Practice C could, may, should, have, suggest, or try) for requests and
suggestions.
A: ……… I help you?
1 B: Yes. …… I have something for tired eyes?
A: Sure. I ………….. a bottle of eye drops.
A: What do you …………… for sore muscles?
2 B: You …………. Try a tube of this ointment. It’s excellent.
A: OK. I’ll take it.
A: ………. I have a box of cold tablets, please?
B: Here you are.
3 A: And what do you ……… for insomnia?
B: ………. some of these sleeping pills. They work well.
C: OK. Thanks.

Conversation Visit to the Doctor (http://bogglesworldesl.com/doctor)

Note : A = DoctorB = Patient

B: I have a rash on my arm.
A: How long have you had the rash?
B: It’s been about a week.
A: Are you taking anything for it?
B: I put some cream on it but it doesn’t seem to be helping.
A: I see. Are you allergic to any medications?
B: Not that I know of.
A: Hi. Come on in and have a seat.
Now what seems to be the problem?
A: I’m going to give you a prescription for some ointment. I want you to apply it three
times a day. You should also avoid scratching your skin. And it’s important to use as
little soap as possible. Make an appointment to see me next week if it doesn’t get
better over the next few days.

Listen to the audio or your teacher to fill in the blanks to

Listening complete the text.

I never (1) ……… about my health until recently. When I was a kid, I (2) ………. exercise.
Even in my twenties and thirties I was very (3) ………… ill. I have been lucky all my life –
always (4) ……. health. I rarely get even a cold. I suppose (5) ………with you. Now I seem to
be getting lots of little (6)…………I should go to the doctor for a health check, but I’m too
busy. The older you get, the (7) ……… about your health. One good thing is that I’m eating
more healthily now (8)……… I no longer have fast food and midnight snacks. I also sleep
(9) ……… I’ve read that getting seven or eight hours sleep every night (10) …………best
things you can do for your health.

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 You are a doctor. Patients are going to come into your office.
Role Play
Ask them about their condition, prescribe some medicine, and
Be (Doctor & Patients) give them some advice. Use the ailment role cards below.
Doctor’s Activity Sheet
Medical Prior Allergic to
Name Condition
Duration
Medication medication?

Mary Rash 1 week Cream N

Febby

Ailment Role Cards

Ailment: You have Ailment: You have

high blood pressure
Duration: You have
had it for 2 months.
Previous Medication:
You haven’t taking
any medication for it.
Ailment: You have
the flu.
Duration: Two days.
Previous Medication:
You took some
aspirin.
Ailment: You have
indigestion.
Duration: You have
had it for three
weeks.
Previous Medication:
You have been taking
some ant-acid but it
hasn’t helped.
Ailment: You have a
rash on your arms
and legs.
Duration: You have
had it for about four
days.
Previous Medication:
You have put a cream
on it.
Ailment: You have a
sore throat
Duration: You have
had it for two days.
Previous Medication:
You have been taking
some throat lozenges
(throat candies).
diarrhoea.
Duration: You have
had it for three days.
Previous Medication:
You have taken some
pills that you bought
at the drugstore, but
they didn’t help.
Ailment: You
sprained your ankle.
Duration: You
sprained this
morning.
Previous Medication:
You took a painkiller.
Ailment: You have
constipation.
Duration: You have
had it for two weeks.
Previous Medication:
None.

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Reading Catching a Cold (http://www.5minuteenglish.com)
Vocabularies :
∑ cure (n,v)- something that makes you well after being sick
∑ literally (adv)- really, actually, exactly
∑ virus (n)- very, very small --- that causes sickness
∑ get rid of (v)- to stop, to throw away
∑ congestion (n)- stopped up (when your nose is congested you
can't breathe)
∑ miserable (adj)- very terrible feeling
∑ fever (n)- heat in your head and body
∑ remedy- (n) cure, something that makes you well
∑ liquid (n)- wet and runny like water, milk
∑ to get over (v)- to finish
Many people catch a cold in the springtime and/ or fall. It makes us wonder... if scientists
can send a man to the moon, why can't they find a cure for the common cold. The answer
is easy. There are literally hundreds of kinds cold viruses out there. You never know which
one you will get, so there isn't a cure for each one.

When a virus attacks your body, it’s hard for your body to get rid of it. Blood rushes to
your nose and brings congestion with it. You feel terrible because you can't breathe well,
but your body is actually "eating" the virus. Your temperature rises and you get a fever,
but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a runny nose to stop the virus
from getting to your cells. You may feel miserable, but actually your wonderful body is
doing everything it can to kill the cold.

Different people have different remedies for colds. In the United States and some other
countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to feel better. Some people take
hot baths and drink warm liquids. Other people take medicines to stop the fever,
congestion, and runny nose.

There is one interesting thing to note - some scientists say taking medicines when you
have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body
doesn't have a way to fight it and kill it. Bodies can do an amazing job on their own. There
is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this “If takes
about 1 week to get over a cold if you don't take medicine, but only 7 days to get over a
cold if you take medicine”.

Comprehension questions
1. Do people catch a cold in summer?
2. Who can’t find medicine for the common cold?
3. What does ‘get rid of’ in line 4 mean?
4. Where does blood rush and what does it bring?
5. What happens when you catch a cold?
6. What can kill viruses?
7. What stops the virus from getting to your cells?
8. How might people do to feel better when having a cold?
9. Is taking medicines good when having a cold?
10. Why does the virus stay in ones’ body longer?

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