Hypochondria

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This lesson contains 14 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

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Slide 1 - Slide

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  • Speak English
  • Give your opinion!
  • Use new vocabulary
  • Practise reading
  • Practise listening
Lesson goals:

Slide 2 - Slide

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Have you ever heard of this? 
Can you answer these questions after watching the video?
1. What is hypochondria?
2. What do people with this condtion do?
3. What does the term doctor shopping mean?

Slide 3 - Slide

The answers:
1. Hypochondria is a mental illness.
2. They misinterpret minor health issues as a serious health problem, tend to exacerbate their conditions by
  • They obsessively consuming medial research.
  • Frequently checking their vital signs.
  • Scour their bodies for irregularities.
3. When hypochondriacs go from doctor to doctor until someone agrees that they have a serious health problem.
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Slide 4 - Video

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Time to read!
1. Read the text - 10 minutes
2. Answer the questions below - 5 minutes
3. Pay attention to the underlined words !
4. Use your laptop, phones or ask questions if you need to!

Slide 5 - Slide

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Hypochondria

Slide 6 - Mind map

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1. Which of these symptoms have you had in the last year?
A
Dizziness headache
B
sore throat cough
C
diarrhoea vomiting
D
sprain a pulled muscle

Slide 7 - Quiz

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2. A heart attack might be accompanied with …?
A
A strange odour
B
A rapid/weak pulse
C
An itch

Slide 8 - Quiz

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3. What are some symptoms of the flu?
A
Nausea
B
Being feverish
C
Having a sore throat
D
All of the above?

Slide 9 - Quiz

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4. If you are seeing spots and feeling dizzy you should be careful you don’t …?
A
Sneeze
B
Fart
C
Faint

Slide 10 - Quiz

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5. For which one of these symptoms would you go to the doctor?
A
A bad earache
B
A bad headache
C
An ugly bruise
D
All of the above?

Slide 11 - Quiz

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6. People with headaches are sensitive to …?
A
Lights and noise
B
Children and pets
C
Water and cigarettes

Slide 12 - Quiz

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7. When somebody faints or loses consciousness what should you do?
A
Stay with them
B
Leave them alone
C
Do nothing
D
Call for assistence

Slide 13 - Quiz

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Slide 14 - Poll

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