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Advanced Beginning ESL Health Units

Unit One - The Doctor's Office

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Unit One - The Doctor's Office

The main focus of this unit is to make learners feel more comfortable communicating at the doctor’s office.  The activities in the lessons below contain information on topics like using voicemail, describing pain or illness, completing health history forms, and other issues related to the doctor’s office.

Click here for a Tutor’s Guide for this unit, which provides advice about teaching present and past tense, as well as information to help your learner communicate more effectively in a doctor’s office.


What is the difference between Reading and Writing Practice, Listening and Speaking Practice, and Real Practice modules?

 

Lesson One - Making Appointments

This lesson deals with issues of voicemail, making and changing appointments, referrals, billing, and more.

Reading and Writing Practice                 Word document   PDF document
Listening and Speaking Practice             Word document   PDF document
Real Practice
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Lesson Two - Describing Pain/Symptoms

In this lesson you will find information on describing different kinds of symptoms, as well as describing intensity and length of pain.

Reading and Writing Practice                 Word document   PDF document
Listening and Speaking Practice             Word document   PDF document
Real Practice
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Lesson Three - Knowing Your Health History

This lesson contains information on health history, complete with a practice health history form and current medication lists for your learner to fill out.

Reading and Writing Practice                 Word document   PDF document
Listening and Speaking Practice             Word document   PDF document
Real Practice
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Download the entire unit containing all three lessons.   Word document   PDF document