Unit 1 City and village

Activity 2

Objective: to practise using the new words in questions A P mimes a health problem. The class say what s/he mimes and the P says if they guessed right or not.

Activity 3

Objective: to introduce and practise the question "What's the matter with you?"

Read the dialogue aloud to the class and help them to understand the meaning of the question. Ask PP to repeat the question after you.

Then PP work in pairs making conversations.

Activity 4a

Objective: to practise reading for specific information

Language Note:

'Medicine' is the word for tablets, etc. given by a doctor or a pharmacist. 'Home remedy' is used for traditional "medicines" which people make at home such as tea made from herbs.Read the example text with PP and look at the example in the table. Explain 'home remedy'. Ask PP to copy the table into their Ex.Bks. Then PP read the other texts silently and complete the table for each of them.

Key:

Problem	Home remedy
e.g. cold 1 headache 2 sore throat 3 stomachache 4 flu	hot lemon tea with honey massage, flower tea ice-cream, jelly herbal tea, hot water bottle hot chicken soup