- Use vocabulary to write about medical problems.
- Warn someone about a dangerous situation/report a dangerous situation
- Use imperative (or should)
We talked and wrote about the tornado warnings.
We looked at the pictures and discussed what was safe and what was not.
We planned an emergency kit. black dictionary p. 146
We wrote the sentences to tell the stories of health problems from Action English.
We had conversations about how to get healthy and how to stay healthy.
You Are to the Getting Sick
He goes to the doctor. He has pain in his teeth. The nurse comes to the room.
The man says “My name is… How are you doing?” The nurse asks “What’s wrong?
He has a headache, back pain (a backache), and chills.
The nurse checks his temperature. She checks his pulse. She checks his heart.
She checks his eyes. She checks his ears. She tells him “Open your mouth”.
She looks in his mouth and checks his throat. He says “Ahhh.”
The nurse says, “OK. Go home and rest.”
A Bloody Knee
The man is singing. He stumbles on a rock. (He falls on a rock.)
His back hurts. He is crying. (He cries.) He is cut and his knee is bleeding. He covers his knee.
He is walking to the drug store (pharmacy.)
The pharmacist says “What do you need?” and he buys medicine.
He goes to his house. He cleans his knees.
He pours hydrogen peroxide on his knee. It feels bad.
He blows on the cut. He opens the bandage. He puts the bandage on his knee.
He puts the paper in the trash. He is still crying. He wipes his tears.
You’re Getting Sick
You are crying. You have a headache.
You have a cold. You sneeze. Bless you.
You need a Kleenex/tissue. You blow your nose and wash your hands.
You clean your face/eyes/tears. Maybe you have allergies or a cold.
You need to go to the pharmacy. You should go to the pharmacy.
You fell. What happened? Can I help you? Can I call 9-1-1?
You say, “No. Too expensive. I can do it by myself.” You sit up.
You go to the pharmacy. You buy the medicine.
You go to the house (You go home), take the medicine and rest.