Unit 3

Making a doctor’s appointment

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Making a doctor’s appointment appointment

Secondary School • 5th Grade

Making a doctor’s appointment
(Interactuar en consultas médicas)

Posible situación en la que se puede utilizar lo aprendido:

Estás de paseo en un país de habla inglesa y de pronto sientes un dolor agudo en tu estómago. Luego de tomar medicamentos,
el malestar no mejora. Decides llamar a un centro médico cercano para pedir una cita con un médico. Para poder desenvolverte
en esa situación de forma efectiva, deberás saber cómo interactuar en consultas médicas.

Introduction to the Unit

Welcome to this new unit! This time, you will work with vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension and writing
related to making a doctor’s appointment. In this sense, the focus will be on symptoms and illnesses. You will have
an opportunity to assess your knowledge before and after you complete this unit. Before starting with the exercises,
use the flashcards on page 11 to learn this unit’s vocabulary. You can also access www.bit.ly/SEC5_CARDS_3
to study this unit’s vocabulary and expressions.
We hope you enjoy this learning experience!

Introducción a la Unidad

¡Bienvenido/a a esta nueva unidad! Esta vez, aprenderás sobre vocabulario, gramática, lectura y escritura relativas
a interactuar en consultas médicas. En ese sentido, se hará énfasis en el tema de síntomas y enfermedades. Además,
podrás evaluar tus conocimientos antes y después de completar la unidad. Antes de hacer los ejercicios, utiliza las
tarjetas que se incluyen en la página 11, para aprender el vocabulario de esta unidad. También puedes ingresar al
sitio www.bit.ly/SEC5_CARDS_3 para practicar el vocabulario y expresiones de esta unidad.
¡Esperamos que disfrutes esta experiencia de aprendizaje!

Initial Self-Assessment

Complete the following table with an emoji based on your current knowledge.

STATEMENT
YES! SO-SO… NO
I can write a sentence for at least 6 words related to medicine and
visiting the doctor, such as sneeze, dizziness, prescription, diagnosis, etc.

I can use at least 3 verbs in Present Perfect form in short questions and
sentences in order to talk about life experiences.

I can answer questions to demonstrate specific understanding of a

written text about a visit to the doctor.

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Learning New Vocabulary! Learning New Vocabulary!

Exercise #1 Exercise #1
What parts of the body do you know? Complete
What the
parts of following
the body dolist.
you Then, draw
know? and writethe
Complete 3 more parts list. Then, draw and writ
following
that you know. that you know.

H__________ K__________ E__________

H__________ K__________ E

H__________ S__________ __________

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L__________ E__________ _
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thatExercise
you know.#2
Look at the following pictures of illnesses
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#2 their symptoms. Then, write the correct number or
letter in the boxes below. Check your answers in the Flashcards section, at the end of this Unit.
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H__________ K__________
letter in the boxes below. Check your answers inE__________
the Flashcards section, at the end of t
ILLNESS SYMPTOMS

ILLNESS SYMPTOMS
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Look at the following pictures of illnesses and their symptoms. Then, write
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below. Check your answers in E__________
i the correct number or
the Flashcards section, at the end of this Unit.
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ILLNESSES ____ food poisoning G
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D 2 E _____ headache
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below. Check your answers in the Flashcards section, at the end of this Unit.
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H__________ K__________ E__________
H__________ S__________ __________
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H__________ S__________ __________
L__________ E__________ __________
F__________ N__________ __________
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L__________ E__________ __________
F__________ N__________ __________
Exercise #2
Look at the following pictures of illnesses and their symptoms. Then, write the correct number or
letter in the
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F__________ N__________ __________
#2 boxes below. Check your answers in the Flashcards section, at the end of this Unit.
Look at the following pictures of illnesses and their symptoms. Then, write the correct number or
letter in theILLNESS SYMPTOMS
boxes below. Check your answers in the Flashcards section, at the end of this Unit.
Exercise #2
Look at the following pictures of illnesses and their symptoms. Then, write the correct number or
ILLNESS SYMPTOMS
letter in the boxes below. Check your answers in the Flashcards section, at the end of this Unit.
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SYMPTOMS
ILLNESSES ____ dizziness
____ food poisoning ____
cough ____ diarrhea ____
____ sneeze
____ (common) cold
stomachache chills (constantly)
____ allergy

SYMPTOMS _____ headache

____ dizziness ____ runny nose
____ diarrhea ____ fever (constantly)
____ sneeze
____ cough ____ stomachache ____ chills
_____ headache ____ runny nose ____ fever
SYMPTOMS ____ dizziness ____ 2diarrhea ____ sneeze (constantly)

_____ headache ____ runny nose ____ fever

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Exercise #3
Complete the following sentences with symptoms or illnesses from Exercise #2. If possible, do not look
at the names
Exercise #3 when you do this exercise! If you need help, you can look.
Complete the following sentences with symptoms or illnesses from Exercise #2. If possible, do not look
atA.the
I am dizzy when
names and I have a s______________________.
you do I probably
this exercise! If you need help, f___________ _________________.
havelook.
you can

A. I have
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c______________ I probably
and a f___________________. f___________
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I probably a cold. _________________.

B. I am
C. have c______________
sneezing constantly and f___________________.
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a h__________________. have ahave
I probably cold.an a_________________.

C. I am sneezing
Exercise #4 constantly and I have a h__________________. I probably have an a_________________.
Read the list of words related to visiting the doctor. Then, match the number of each word on the left
with one #4
Exercise of the definitions on the right.
Read the list of words related to visiting the doctor. Then, match the number of each word on the left
with one of the definitions on
1. diagnosis the aright.
____ piece of paper the doctor gives you to buy specific medicine.
2.
1. prescription
diagnosis ____
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a piece or quantity
of paper of medicine
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person needs to
buy specific take.
medicine.
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person needs after examination.
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process done time
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of the placeto(with friends,
detect a doctor,
or identify etc.)
an illness.
5. medical test ____ a meeting in a specific time and place (with friends, a doctor, etc.)
Exercise #5
Complete the following dialogue with one of the words from Exercise #2 or Exercise#4.
Exercise #5
Complete the following dialogue with one of the words from Exercise #2 or Exercise#4.
Hello Ms. Camacho! How are you doing?

Hello Ms. Camacho! How are you doing?

Hello doctor! I’m not OK. I have c_________, but the weather is sunny!

Hello doctor! I’m not OK. I have c_________, but the weather is sunny!
Hmmm... OK. Do you have d____________? Do you go to
the bathroom very frequently?
Hmmm... OK. Do you have d____________? Do you go to
the bathroom very But
No, doctor. frequently?
I have a f____________. If you touch my head, it’s hot.
What is your d_______________, doctor Pavez?
No, doctor. But I have a f____________. If you touch my head, it’s hot.
What
I think you have a c___________. is your
I will d_______________,
write doctor Pavez?
you a p_________________
for some medicine. The d__________ is 2 pills every day, after lunch.
I think you have a c___________. I will write you a p_________________
for some medicine. The d__________ is 2 pills every day, after lunch.
Thank you so much doctor Pavez!
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Thank you so much doctor Pavez!

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 1. diagnosis ____ a piece of paper the doctor gives you to buy specific medicine.
2. prescription ____ the amount or quantity of medicine a person needs to take.
3. dose ____ the decision a doctor makes about a person’s illness after examination.
4. appointment ____ a process done to a part of the body to detect or identify an illness.
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5. medical test ____ a meeting in a specific time and place (with friends, a doctor, etc.)

Exercise #5
Complete the following dialogue with one of the words from Exercise #2 or Exercise#4.

Hello Ms. Camacho! How are you doing?

Hello doctor! I’m not OK. I have c_________, but the weather is sunny!

Hmmm... OK. Do you have d____________? Do you go to

the bathroom very frequently?

No, doctor. But I have a f____________. If you touch my head, it’s hot.
What is your d_______________, doctor Pavez?

I think you have a c___________. I will write you a p_________________

for some medicine. The d__________ is 2 pills every day, after lunch.

Thank you so much doctor Pavez!

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Practicing Grammar!
Exercise #1
Read the vocabulary in the box below and write each word/phrase under the correct picture.

give birth • expired • break an arm/leg • faint • smoke

Exercise #2
Read the information in following website. Underline the grammatical structures that express life
experiences – both in question form and in affirmation form.

Welcome to 100people.ask! We ask people from around the world questions about different
topics. In this case, the questionnaire is about medical experiences! Answer YES/NO:

A. Have you ever fainted in public? E. Have you ever sneezed for more than 2 days?
B. Have you ever smoked cigarettes? F. Have you ever seen a woman giving birth?
C. Have you ever eaten expired food? G. Have you ever been in the hospital for a week?
D. Have you ever gone to the hospital alone? H. Have you ever broken an arm or a leg?

RESULTS: Out of 100 people…

A. 24 people have fainted in public. E. 8 people have sneezed for more than 2 days.
B. 61 people have smoked cigarettes. F. 87 people have never seen a woman giving birth.
C. 15 people have eaten expired food. G. 18 people have been in the hospital for a week.
D. 90 people have never gone to the hospital alone. H. 20 people have broken an arm or a leg.

What is the grammatical structure to express life experiences? Write 1 example from the text in each case:

 QUESTION FORM: ________________________________________________________________

 AFFIRMATION: ________________________________________________________________

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Keep in mind!

We use a structure called Present Perfect to talk about life experiences.

Example: I have been to Nagua 2 times (in my life). She has never smoked (in her life).

We make this structure using HAVE/HAS + verb in Past Participle

I have been to Nagua 2 times. ▪ She has never smoked.

For regular verbs, Past Participle is the same as Past Simple: ending in -ED.
For irregular verbs, Past Participle has different forms. Find a list at the end of the Unit.

Exercise #3
Write the Past Participle of each one of the verbs below. You can review the list at the end of the Unit.

BE DRINK RUN
BREAK EAT SING
BUY FEEL SWIM
DO HAVE WRITE

Exercise #4
Order the following words to form a logical sentence. If the information in the sentence is true for
you, draw a happy face . If the information is not true for you, draw a sad face .

1. have / had / a / I / never / cold _________________________________________________________

2. I / sung / public / have / in _________________________________________________________

3. marathon / in / run / never / have / I / a ____________________________________________________

4. done / have / gym / in / I /exercise / a ____________________________________________________

Exercise #5
Use some of the ideas in the boxes to write 3 sentences that are true for you, based on your own
personal experiences. If your answer is positive, do not write when you did the action.

HAVE AN ACCIDENT BREAK AN ARM BUY MEDICINE FEEL DIZZY FAINT IN PUBLIC

• ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Reading Practice: Doctor, doctor!

Exercise #1
Answer the following questions with your personal experiences.

✓ Name of a hospital you have been to: ___________________________________________________________

✓ One reason you have been to that hospital:______________________________________________________

✓ One person you know that has had an operation:__________________________________________________

✓ Two body parts where you have felt pain:________________________________________________________

Read the following dialogue and complete the exercises below.

(You can find the audio file for this reading here: www.bit.ly/SEC5_AUDIO_03)

[At the hospital’s reception]

Patient: Hello! I have an appointment with doctor Cruz.

Receptionist: Good afternoon. Have you come to this hospital before?
Patient: No, I haven’t. This is my first time.
Receptionist: OK. I have some questions for you before you see the
doctor, to complete your patient registration.
Patient: Perfect, no problem.
Receptionist: OK… Have you ever had an operation?
Patient: Yes, I have. Three years ago I broke my arm and I had an operation.
Receptionist: I see. Have you ever smoked cigarettes?
Patient: No, I haven’t. My dad had cancer, so I decided not to smoke.
Receptionist: Great! Please complete this piece of paper with your personal information.
The doctor will be ready in 5 minutes.

[At the doctor’s office]

Doctor Cruz: Hello Mr. Alfaro! How are you?

Patient: Hello Dr. Cruz. I’m not OK… I have a terrible stomachache.
Doctor Cruz: Oh, I’m so sorry. Have you felt dizziness?
Patient: Yes, I have. I have had these symptoms since Monday.
Doctor Cruz: Have you eaten anything different in the last 7 days?
Patient: On Sunday I ate a chicken-pineapple pizza. And chocolate cake. And I drank soda.
Doctor Cruz: OK. We need some medical tests to be 100% sure, but my diagnosis right now is food poisoning.
I will write a prescription for syrup and pills. If possible, drink herbal tea and soup.
Patient: Thank you doctor. I have never felt a pain like this in my stomach!

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Exercise #2
Read the text. Then, read the following statements, and write “True” or “False”.

_________ A total of 4 different people participate in the story.

_________ The story happens in 2 different places.

_________ The patient receives a solution at the end of the story.

Exercise #3
Read the text again. Then, order the following ideas 1-4 according to the story. There are 2 extra ideas
you will not need.

# _________ The patient writes answers to personal information questions on paper.

# _________ The patient describes the problem.

# _________ A person indicates the correct dose of the medicine.

# _________ A person asks some questions about the patient’s experience in life.

# _________ The patient explains the medicine he is taking for a different problem.

# _________ A person announces the probable cause/origin of the patient’s problem.

Exercise #4
Read the text again. Then, read the following statements and decide if they are True, False or Not
Mentioned in the story. If a statement is False, write the correct information.

1. The patient’s first name is Claudio. TRUE FALSE NOT MENTIONED

________________________________________________________.

2. The patient has never had an operation. TRUE FALSE NOT MENTIONED

________________________________________________________.

3. The doctor thinks the patient’s problem was the food. TRUE FALSE NOT MENTIONED

________________________________________________________.

4. The patient smokes frequently . TRUE FALSE NOT MENTIONED

________________________________________________________.

5. The doctor recommended to eat white rice and bread. TRUE FALSE NOT MENTIONED

________________________________________________________.

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Exercise #5
Before seeing the doctor, the patient in the story answered some questions about his life experiences.
This is common when you register in a hospital, clinic, or even a club. What 2-3 questions would be
important to ask and answer in the following places?

LOCAL BASEBALL CLUB

ADVANCED COMPUTER USERS CLUB

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SINGERS AND DANCERS

Final Self-Assessment

Complete the following table with an emoji based on your current knowledge.

STATEMENT
YES! SO-SO… NO

I can write a sentence for at least 6 words related to medicine and

visiting the doctor, such as sneeze, dizziness, prescription, diagnosis, etc.

I can use at least 3 verbs in Present Perfect form in short questions and
sentences in order to talk about life experiences.

I can answer questions to demonstrate specific understanding of a

written text about a visit to the doctor.

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Learning Portfolio

Imagine you go to the a new doctor for the first time. Create a short conversation between you and the
doctor. Remember to include: a description of your symptoms, questions by the doctor and your answers
(including questions about your experience with relevant topics), a diagnosis and any medicine or solution
the doctor gives to you. You can draw any part of the dialogue.

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

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Unit Flashcards

You can use the following flashcards in different ways:

(Puedes utilizar las siguientes tarjetas de vocabulario de diferentes formas:)

 To test your memory: cut the cards and fold the words. Then, check if you remember them.
(Para poner a prueba tu memoria: Recorta las tarjetas y dobla hacia atrás las palabras. Entonces, verifica si las
recuerdas.)

 To play a matching game: cut the cards and the names. Then, match the correct ones.
(Para un juego de correspondencia: Recorta cada tarjeta por la línea punteada. Luego, empareja cada figura con
su nombre)

 To play a memory game: cut the cards with pictures and the cards with the names. Put them face-
down, and turn around 1 picture card and 1 name card at a time. If they match, you get a point!
(Para un juego de memoria: Recorta cada tarjeta. Coloca boca abajo, en dos grupos separados, las ilustraciones y
los nombres, y voltea una de cada grupo al mismo tiempo. Si hay correspondencia entre la ilustración y el nombre,
ganas un punto.)

 To practice online: go to the Internet and access www.bit.ly/SEC5_CARDS_3 to study this

vocabulary.
(Para practicar en línea: En el Internet, entra al enlace www.bit.ly/SEC5_CARDS_3 para estudiar este
vocabulario.)

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(HAVE A) COLD ALLERGY FOOD POISONING

COUGH RUNNY NOSE STOMACHACHE

CHILLS SNEEZE DIARRHEA

FEVER HEADACHE DIZZINESS

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Past Simple & Past Participle Forms: Irregular Verbs

BASE PAST PAST BASE PAST PAST

FORM SIMPLE PARTICIPLE FORM SIMPLE PARTICIPLE
BE WAS /
BEEN PUT PUT PUT
(am, is, are) WERE

BUY BOUGHT BOUGHT READ READ READ

CHOOSE CHOSE CHOSEN RUN RAN RUN

COME CAME COME SAY SAID SAID

CUT CUT CUT SELL SOLD SOLD

DRINK DRANK DRUNK SEND SENT SENT

EAT ATE EATEN SING SANG SUNG

FEEL FELT FELT SLEEP SLEPT SLEPT

FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT SPEND SPENT SPENT

FLY FLEW FLOWN STAND STOOD STOOD

HIDE HID HIDDEN SWIM SWAM SWUM

KNOW KNEW KNOWN TEACH TAUGHT TAUGHT

LEAVE LEFT LEFT TELL TOLD TOLD

LOSE LOST LOST THINK THOUGHT THOUGHT

PAY PAID PAID WRITE WROTE WRITTEN

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