Unit 2, grade 7: Health – A Closer Look 1
1. Vocabulary
1.1. Task 1 Unit 2 Grade 7
Look at the pictures. Write the problem below the picture of each patient (Look at the picture. Write the problem below each patient’s picture.)
Guide to answer
first. flu: flu
2. sunburn: sunburn
3. allergy: allergy
4. tired/ weak: tired
1.2. Task 2 Unit 2 Grade 7
Now, read the doctor’s notes about his patients and fill in the missing words (Now, read the doctor’s notes about his patient and fill in the blanks.)
Guide to answer
Patient 1: She looks very red. She was outdoors all day yesterday. I think she has sunburn / a sunburn.
(Patient 1: She looks tanned, red. She was outside all day yesterday. I think she got a sunburn.))
Patient 2: He keeps coughing and coughing. I think he has flu / the flu.
(Patient 2: He keeps stuffing his nose and coughing. I think he has the flu.)
Patient 3: He looks so tired. He can’t keep his eyes open! He’s very hot too – he has a temperature.
(Patient 3: He looks very tired. He can’t open his eyes! He’s also very hot – he has a fever.)
Patient 4: He ate some seafood yesterday. Now he feels sick. He says he has a stomachache too.
(Patient 4: He ate seafood yesterday. Now he feels tired. He said he has a stomach ache too.))
Patient 5: He is holding his neck. I think he has a sore throat.
(Patient 5: He is holding his neck. I think he has a sore throat.)
1.3. Task 3 Unit 2 Grade 7
Role-play the meeting with the doctor. Use the cues in 1, 2 or your own health problems (Role a doctor’s session. Use hints 1 and 2 or your own health problem.)
Translated:
Hung: Hello Dr. Thao.
Doctor Thao: Hi Hung.
Hung: I was outside all day yesterday. I feel hot and my face is red
Doctor Thao: Let her see. Oh, I think you got a sunburn.
Guide to answer
Lan: Hi, Doctor Vu.
Dr Vu: Hi, Lan. How are you?
Lan: I’m not good. I ate some seafood yesterday. Now I feel sick.
Dr Vu: Let me see. Oh, I think you have a stomachache.
Translated:
Lan: Hello Dr. Vu.
Dr. Vu: Hi LAN. How are you?
Lan: I’m not well. I ate seafood yesterday. I feel tired.
Dr. Vu: Let me see. Oh, I think you have a stomach ache.
1.4. Task 4 Unit 2 Grade 7
Choose a health problem. Work in groups. Tell your group about the last time you had that problem (Choose a health problem. Work in groups. Tell your group about the last time you had that problem.)
Guide to answer
Spend: I had a flu two weeks ago.
Bar: Me too! I felt so weak.
Lan: Oh, I had a sore throat yesterday.
Ha: I had a toothache. I think I ate too many sweets.
Translated:
Spend: I got the flu 2 weeks ago.
Bar: Me too! I’m exhausted.
Lan: Oh, I had a sore throat yesterday.
River: I have a toothache. I think I ate too much candy.
2. Pronunciation
2.1. Task 5 Unit 2 Grade 7
Listen and circle the words you hear (Listen and circle the word you hear.)
Click to listen
Guide to answer
1. fat
2. ferry
3. vast
4. vault
5. save
6. leave
2.2. Task 6 Unit 2 Grade 7
Listen and circle the word(s) with the /f/ or /v/ sounds. Then say the sentences (Listen and circle the words that are pronounced /f/ or /v/. Then read the sentences.)
Click to listen
Guide to answer
first. Fast food isn’t healthy. (Fast food is not good for health)
2. I have felt sick all day. (I feel sick all day.)
3. Obesity is a problem – people are getting fatter. (Obesity is a problem – people are getting fatter.)
4. Having a healthy lifestyle is important. (Having a healthy lifestyle is very important.)
5. Too many sweets give you toothache. (Eating too much candy makes your teeth hurt.)
3. Practice Task 1
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.)
Question 1: A. o B. cofee C. lea D. ault
Question 2: A. cgh B. lgh C. engh D. thrgh
Question 3: A. nee B. nife C. ing D. nitting
Question 4: A. dauter B. wei C. rou D. thout
4. Practice Task 2
Choose the correct sentences (Select the correct answers)
Question 1:
A. I have stomach ache, so I don’t want to eat anything.
B. I have stomach ache, or I don’t want to eat anything.
Question 2:
A. My mother eats a lot of fruit and vegetables, so she does exercise every morning.
B. My mother eats a lot of fruit and vegetables, and she does exercise every morning.
Question 3:
A. My cousin, Trang is very fat, but she is too lazy to walk.
B. My cousin, Trang is very fat, or she is too lazy to walk.
Question 4:
A. You can eat less, but you can do more exercise.
B. You can eat less, or you can do more exercise.
5. Conclusion
At the end of the lesson, students need to memorize the pronunciation of /f/ and /v/, know how to talk about their health problems and memorize the following vocabulary:
- flu /fluː/ colds
- sunburn /ˈsʌnbɜːn/ sunburn
- allergy /ˈælədʒi/ allergy
- tired /ˈtaɪəd/ tired
- cough /kɒf/ cough
- stomachache /ˈstʌməkeɪk/ stomachache
- sore throat /sɔː/ / sorerəʊt/ sore throat
- obesity /əʊˈbiːsəti/ obesity
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