Unit 2: Health and the Body UNIT PURPOSE The purpose of this unit is to enable students to give advice and make suggestions around the topic of health. SOCIAL PRACTICES Giving and obtaining factual information of a personal and non-personal kind 2.1. DISCUSSING THE BODY AND ONE’S HEALTH Sample productions: (I don’t feel well). I am/feel ill/dizzy/…; Is he/she fine/sick/…?; Yes, he/she is; No, he/she isn’t; Do you feel O.K./hot/ …?; Yes, I do; No, I don’t; How is he/she?; How does he/she feel?; He/She is/feels sick/better/…; What’s the problem/matter?; I have a headache/a toothache/..., I have a cough/a cold/… Establishing and maintaining social contacts 2.2. GIVING ADVICE Sample productions: (You don’t look well. I think) You should go to the doctor/take an aspirin/…; You shouldn’t go to school today/eat fat...; The best thing for you is to rest/drink a cup of tea/...; If I were you, I would go to the dentist/see a specialist/…; If I were you, I wouldn’t go out/take medicine without a prescription/…; Don’t eat junk food/have cold drinks/...; Try drinking a glass of water/putting ointment on/... 2.3. MAKING AND ANSWERING OFFERS AND SUGGESTIONS Sample productions: (Listen,) Why don’t you go to the dentist/put some ice on/...?; How about staying in bed/ taking a hot shower/…?; Should/Shall I call the doctor/bring you a cup of tea/…?; Do you want me to take you to the hospital/phone your family/…?; That’s a good idea; That would be nice; Thanks/Thank you (very much); I don’t think so; No (thanks/thank you), I’d rather ask my doctor/stay at home/...
PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE Students can recognize and understand quotidian texts (letters/e-mails, instructions, magazine/newspaper articles and conversations) in order to use them purposefully (obtain/give advice, suggest a solution/course of action, act according to instructions or treat a certain illness/ discomfort). • Can use knowledge of the world and clues (illustrations) to make predictions about the texts. • Can identify the overall message and some details (symptoms, feelings or suggestions) and discriminate relevant from irrelevant information, in order to deal with common health problems, follow instructions, complete/expand a text and/or respond to a conversation. • Can infer age, sex, feelings, attitudes, location and situation of others.
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