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Intermediate ESL Health Units
Unit Two -
The Hospital
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content overview of the unit.
Unit Two - The Hospital
The main focus of this unit is to make learners feel more comfortable communicating during a medical emergency. The activities in these lessons cover topics like calling 9-1-1, understanding a doctor’s pre-operative instructions, and knowing your rights as a patient.
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a Tutor’s Guide for this unit, which provides advice about teaching the simple present, simple past, present perfect, and conditional tenses. This guide also gives tips on how to help your learner communicate in hospitals and during emergencies.
What is the difference between Reading and Writing Practice,
Listening and Speaking Practice, and Real Practice modules?
Lesson One - Emergency
This lesson provides activities in which your learner can practice how to respond to emergency situations, how to call 9-1-1, and how to describe emergencies. There is also a focus on pronouncing numbers correctly, which can be particularly important when telling a 9-1-1 operator an address.
Reading and Writing Practice 
Listening and Speaking Practice
Real Practice
Lesson Two - Surgery
Lesson Two will help your learner understand and keep track of information they need to know for surgery. This includes topics such as filling out health history forms and following a doctor’s instructions before surgery (e.g. usually one should not eat or drink before surgery).
Reading and Writing Practice
Listening and Speaking Practice
Real Practice
Lesson Three -
Taking Charge While You Are in the Hospital
In this lesson your learner will practice assertiveness at the hospital through asking questions and stating preferences. There is also information on patients’ rights in U.S. hospitals and communicating cultural differences.
Reading and Writing Practice
Listening and Speaking Practice
Real Practice
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