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1. Warm up
Complete the following.
2. Tell your partner the things you do and don’t want to do with “I want to... ” and “I don’t want to... ”
2. Vocabulary
A. Read the health problems and match them to the pictures.
2. ______ I have a stomachache. I have a sore stomach. 5. ______ I have a sore throat.
3. ______ I have a fever. I have a high temperature. 6. ______ I have a runny nose.
a. c. e.
b. d. f.
B. Match the verbs in the box with the objects to make verb noun collocations about health.
a. a mask d. surfaces
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C. Match the pictures to the phrases in Part 2B.
3. Giving Advice
A. Read sentences a-c and circle the alternatives to complete rules 1 and 2.
a. I have a stomachache.
1. Use should to talk about something that is: a good idea / necessary
2. Use shouldn’t to talk about something that is: not necessary / a bad idea
B. Read problems 1-4 and write some advice using should and shouldn’t.
You should
You shouldn’t
C. Tell your partner a problem about your health or life. Your partner will give you advice.
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Talking about your Health
Level: Beginner: A1
Elementary: A2
Updated: Jun 22, 2022
Language: Function: Giving advice or recommendations.
Forms: Modal and auxiliary verbs. Present tense. Verb noun collocations.
Teaching time: 60 minutes.
Overview: Students will be able to talk about their health and symptoms in the present simple tense. Verb noun collocations
relating to health are introduced. Students also practice giving advice using modal verbs should and shouldn’t.
This can be used to talk about Coronavirus (COVID-19).