HEALTH CARE

LESSON 2 – EXTERNAL PARTS OF BODY

EXERCISE 1 COMPARATIVES
ASK: Can you tell me two parts of your body?

ELICIT & W.O.B.: Arm / Leg Foot / hand Cheek / Elbow

LONG BEAUTIFUL SOFT

ASK: Can you compare these body parts using those adjectives?

---------- EXPLAIN RULES OF THE COMPARATIVE ----------

More…than
Less…than
As…as
Not as…as
…er than

ELICIT: Questions
Have students ask and answer using the prompts on the board

HAND OUT COMPARATIVE CARDS - students compare one by one using prompts.

EXERCISE 2 SUPERLATIVES
ASK: What bones do we have?
What is number one in terms of length?  FEMUR
How can we said that this is number one in terms of length?

ELICIT & W.O.B.: Femur is the longest bone in the human body.

What/large/Organ/human body?
What/big/hospital/Algarve?

---------- EXPLAIN RULES OF THE SUPERLATIVE ----------

The most…
The least…
The …est

ELICIT: Questions
Have students ask and answer using the prompts on the board

HAND OUT SUPERLATIVE CARDS - students compare one by one using prompts.
 EXERCISE 3 DOUBLE COMPARATIVES
SAY: Sometimes there is direct relation between what a patient does and the pain he feels
For a example:

W.O.B. Big cut / Painful

ASK: How can we explain this relation?

ELICIT & W.O.B.: The bigger the cut is the more painful it is.

Big cut / Bleed a lot

Many People / Wait long
Scratch more / it is sore

ELICIT: Have students practice using the prompts on the board

HAND OUT DOUBLE COMPARATIVE WORKSHEET - students fill in with a double comparative.
HAND OUT DOUBLE COMPARATIVE CARDS - students fill in with a double comparative.

EXERCISE 4 ADJECTIVES

SAY: How do you feel when you to wait for a long time?

W.O.B. Bored / Boring Stressed / Stressing Frustrated / Frustrating

ASK: What is the difference?

---------- EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ED /ING ADJECTIVES ----------

HAND OUT ED/ING ADJECTIVE WORKSHEET - students fill in with ED/ING adjectives

HAND OUT ADJECTIVE WORKSHEET - students write the opposites

EXERCISE 5 VOCABULARY

ASK: How many sense do we have?

W.O.B. Hear
Taste
Touch
Sight
Smell

ASK: When you touch a spoon is it cold? Is it hard?

W.O.B. Hear it sounds…

Taste it tastes…
Touch it feels…
Sight it looks…
Smell it smells…

HAND OUT SENSES WORKSHEET - students write the opposites

 The 5 senses

Feels
Tastes GOOD - Adjective
Something Sounds LIKE A PIECE OF GLASS – Like + Noun
Looks AS IF YOU HAVE A COLG – as if + complete sentence
Smells

ODD ONE OUT

If you touch a scalpel it __________ Cold Heavy Like a knife Sharp

As if
Like a
If you hear someone screaming it __________ Horrible Scary someone is
concert
dying
As if he
If see someone wearing a uniform he __________ Tall Professional Like a doctor
works there
As if it
If you smell a rotten fish it __________ Pungent Bad Like vomit someone is
smoking
As if it has a
If you eat a French fry it __________ Salty Greasy Like syrup
sweet taste
As if it you
If you see an octopus it __________ Hard Slimy Like a squid are looking
at a sponge
As if you are
If you eat a pear it __________ A little sour A little sweet Like apple
eating a rock
As if your
Like an
If you listen to an alarm it __________ Loud Deafening cell phone is
ambulance
ringing
As if a flower
The sewer __________ Foul Disgusting Like garbage was
blossoming
As if your
If you touch a jelly fish it __________ Slimy hard Like a gel using play
dough
As if you are
If you touch an ice cube it __________ Solid Freezing Like salmon touching a
frozen stone
As if it is
Like a
If you see a penguin it __________ Cute Ferocious flying in the
torpedo
water
 ADJECTIVE OPPOSITES

MEANING ADJECTIVE OPPOSITE MEANING

Good
Big
Fat
Heavy
Healthy
Wide
Slow
Beautiful
Near
Tall
Young
Empty
Open
High
Loud
Soft
Easy
Dangerous
Dark
Comfortable
Rude
Common
Cold
Expensive
Fresh
Late
Dirty
Tidy
Alive
Nervous
Afraid
Hungry
Boring
Real
Happy
Deep
Wet
Horrible
Delicious
Tired
Strong
Thick
Intelligent
 ED / ING ADJECTIVES
1. The test result was quite ____________________, I was hoping for a better grade. DISAPPOINT
2. Wow, that was ____________________. I am sorry for that horrible remark. EMBARRASS
3. I am so ____________________, I need some holidays, fast… TIRE
4. No thank you, I am not ____________________ in buying sun glasses. INTEREST
5. Did you check his temperature, he is ____________________ hot. BURN
6. He was ____________________ when he was diagnosed a SDT. SURPRISE
7. Do you know this book, I am reading it now, it is ____________________. FASCINATE
8. I am so ____________________, she says one thing, he says another… what should I do? CONFUSE
9. I don’t think she will get over this quickly, she looks ____________________. DEPRESS
10. Uff, I am ____________________ after this 3 hours procedure, but it went well. EXHAUST
11. He was ____________________ to know he was cured. RELIEVE
12. This can be really ____________________ news for your wife, so go easy on her. SHOCK
13. Let me congratulate you for your ____________________ recovery. AMAZE
14. The Emergency Room is ____________________ I think there has been an accident. PACK
15. These moments can be ____________________, but we must trust the doctors. FRIGHTEN

ED / ING ADJECTIVES
1. The test result was quite ____________________, I was hoping for a better grade. DISAPPOINT
2. Wow, that was ____________________. I am sorry for that horrible remark. EMBARRASS
3. I am so ____________________, I need some holidays, fast… TIRE
4. No thank you, I am not ____________________ in buying sun glasses. INTEREST
5. Did you check his temperature, he is ____________________ hot. BURN
6. He was ____________________ when he was diagnosed a SDT. SURPRISE
7. Do you know this book, I am reading it now, it is ____________________. FASCINATE
8. I am so ____________________, she says one thing, he says another… what should I do? CONFUSE
9. I don’t think she will get over this quickly, she looks ____________________. DEPRESS
10. Uff, I am ____________________ after this 3 hours procedure, but it went well. EXHAUST
11. He was ____________________ to know he was cured. RELIEVE
12. This can be really ____________________ news for your wife, so go easy on her. SHOCK
13. Let me congratulate you for your ____________________ recovery. AMAZE
14. The Emergency Room is ____________________ I think there has been an accident. PACK
15. These moments can be ____________________, but we must trust the doctors. FRIGHTEN
INTERNAL ORGANS
 Mountains Beaches BEAUTIFUL
Private Clinic Public Hospital EXPENSIVE
Metal Skin HARD
Operating Theatre Doctor’s Office BIG
Surgery Vaccine COMPLICATED
Music Movies INTERESTING
Fruit Fast Food HEALTHY
Check-up Delivery URGENT
Emergency Room Paediatrics PACKED
Tea Water HOT
Diaper Tissue CHEAP
Band Aid Plaster FAST
Blister Infection SERIOUS
TV Book BORING
High Blood Pressure Rash DANGEROUS
Pills Syrup HEAVY
Soup Salad FRESH

Beautiful Place They become less

They wait long
Intelligent Person patient
Amazing Sport You get angry You work bad
Interesting Movie You are comfortable I am relaxed
Boring Book I am not stressed I work good
Romantic City The situation is
I get nervous
Fast Car dangerous
Big Stadium Many accidents More people come
Expensive Restaurant happen the hospital
Cheap Bar Less pain you will
You move less
Dangerous Animal feel
Good Vacation You move less I work fast
Bad Job You relax It less painful
Old Person You take long to
You force it
Funny Movie heal
Difficult Instrument You will soon feel
You rest
Easy Sport better