Describing Symptoms and Pain

B1 · Intermediate1 hr 2 minHealthcare EnglishLesson 2 of 5 · Outline

Aims

Understand the everyday words patients really use, ask good follow-up questions, and use the pain scale with confidence

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Understand How Patients Say It

    3 warm-up questions

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words Patients Actually Use

    9 items

  2. Listening8 min

    Listening: Listen to the Patient

    1 listening passage, 4 comprehension questions

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Everyday Word to Written Note

    Matching exercise, 7 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Ask the Follow-Up Question

    Gap-fill exercise, 8 items

  5. Practice7 min

    Practice: Build the Question

    Word-ordering exercise, 6 items

  6. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Asking About the Pain

    Role-play: A patient on the ward tells you he did not sleep well because of back pain (10 lines)

  7. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Talking About Pain

    4 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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