Unit 6 (Health & Welfare) - Writing

Summary

I- Activities

1-1/ Health Problems

1-2/ At the Doctor's

1-3/ Health around the World

II- Practice

2-1/ Exercise 1

2-2/ Exercise 2

2-3/ Exercise 3

I- Activities

1-1/ Health Problems

• Put the words in the correct order to make sentences :

1. throat / today / is / a / a /fever / because / Meriem / sore / she / absent / and / has
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2. Saturday / and / out / don't / fun / why / ? / go / we / night / have
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3. brother / test / they / because / and / hard / Sara / a / study / her / have / must
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4. appointment / doesn't / can't / doctor / he / Adil / an / see / have / because / the
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5. terrible / dentist / want / Leila / a / but / toothache / a / doesn't / see / has / she / to
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I- Activities

1-2/ At the Doctor's

• Reorder the following sentences to write a paragraph about a health problem. Use the words in italics to find the right order. Start with sentence h.

a. Your doctor will probably prescribe eardrops.
b. Of course you will have to stay out of the water during these days.
c. This can help you feel better.
d. The most important thing is to attack the infection.
e. these contain an antibiotic to kill the bacteria.
f. You usually have to use the eardrops for 7 to 10 days.
g. When your ear hurts, he or she may suggest a pain medication like Acetaminophen,
h. When you have‘a swimmer's ear, there are many things you can do.
i. The doctor may also give you antibiotics in a liquid or a pill for you to swallow.

I- Activities

1-3/ Health around the World

1. Read the three problems below. What do the people suffer from? What advice would you give them?

2. Write an answer to one of the letters.

II- Practice

2-1/ Exercise 1

• Read Mrs Brown's note to her son's teacher. Then write a note to your English teacher telling him that you cannot go to school because of a health problem :

II- Practice

2-2/ Exercise 2

When they have minor health problems, some people do not usually go to the doctor; they just use home remedies.

• Read the home remedy for burns and write home remedies for the other problems. Ask your mother or someone else if you don't know.

Bums :

Turn on a tap and put the burn under cold water. Some people put toothpaste on the bum.

Insomnia :

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Migraine :

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Colds :

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Fever :

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Sore throat :

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