Doctor
Abigail Wakelin
| Level | Aims | Grammar | Time | Materials |
| senior high school | dialogue practice | health and visiting the doctor | 20 mins | Pre-taught vocab worksheet |
Begin with a skit between you and the JTE. One of you is the doctor, the other a patient. The doctor must diagnose what is wrong with the patient by asking the patient questions about how they feel. Then, the doctor can give advice such as "take this medicine three times a day" or "get plenty of rest and drink lots of water" etc.
Prepare a grid similar to the one shown (the more illnesses the better) and give one to each student. It can be adapted for any level using vocab from the relevant textbook lesson. Make sure the students understand which question goes with which symptom.
Students work in pairs. Explain to the students that one person (selected by jan-ken) is the patient and one person is the doctor. The patient picks an illness and so they have all the symptoms associated with that illness. The doctor must diagnose the patient's illness by asking them questions on how they feel. A great acting opportunity! If the students' level is high enough, the doctor can give some advice to the patient after the diagnosis has been made.
Are you...? Do you have a/ any...? Do you feel...?
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