Handover and Notes

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 1 minHealthcare EnglishLesson 4 of 5 · Outline

Aims

Give a short, ordered handover, write clear care notes, and report a change to a senior colleague without waffling

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Hand Over in Sixty Seconds

    3 warm-up questions

  1. Framework6 min

    Framework: Situation, Background, Now, Ask

    Situation – Background – Now – Ask, 4 steps

  2. Reading10 min

    Reading: The Same Shift, Written Twice

    Read a 248-word text about The Same Shift, Written Twice

  3. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Handover Language

    8 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Complete the Handover

    Gap-fill exercise, 8 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Tidy Up the Care Notes

    Error-correction exercise, 7 items

  6. Listening8 min

    Listening: Listen to the Handover

    1 listening passage, 4 comprehension questions

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Passing It On

    4 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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handovernurse in chargereportmonitorappetiteunsettledas neededescalate

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