At the doctor's

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At the doctor's

At the Doctor's

My ... is broken.

Which bodyparts can you break?

broken bodyparts

THE PASSIVE

Active sentence: the subject of the sentence carries out the action that is described by the verb.

He reads a book – He is the one who is doing the reading

Passive sentence: the subject of the sentence undergoes the action that is described by the verb

A book is read – the book is not the one who is doing the reading, but someone else reads the book.

turn active into passive

The man saw the woman in the park.

Step one: turn the direct object into the new subject  :    The woman …………..

Step two: Find out what the tense of the verb is and replace it with the same tense of to be:  The woman was …………

Step three: add the past participle of the main verb: The woman was seen ………

Step four: copy the rest of the sentence:The woman was seen in the park ….

Step five: write down by and then the original subject: The woman was seen in the park by the man.

Let op!

• The passive sentence has one more verb than the active sentence because you add to be.

• If the original subject is vague (you, they, people) you can leave out by you, by them, by people.

• If the active sentence has a direct object and an indirect object there are two possible passive sentences.

I wrote her a letter.   / A letter was written to her by me / She was written a letter by me.

Rewrite these sentences using a passive tense.

1) You must take three pills every day.

2) The doctor gave you a prescription for a cough mixture.

3) The nurse has given me an injection.

4) The surgeon put my leg in a plaster.

5) I have to rub ointment on my shin.

6) The assistant is making an appointment.

7) Nobody can heal these wounds.

8) The nurse asks for a urine sample.

answers assignment 2

1) You must take three pills every day.  Three pills must be taken every day.

2) The doctor gave you a prescription for a cough mixture. A prescription for a cough mixture was given to me by the doctor / I was given a prescription for a cough mixture by the doctor

3) The nurse has given me an injection. An injection has been given to me by the nurse / I have been given an injection by the nurse.

4) The surgeon put my leg in a plaster. My leg was put in a plaster by the surgeon.

5) I have to rub ointment on my shin.  Ointment has to be rubbed on my shin by me. 

6) The assistant is making an appointment. An appointment is being made by the assistant.

7) Nobody can heal these wounds. These wounds cannot be healed by anybody.

8) The nurse asks for a urine sample. A urine sample is asked for by the nurse.

What can I do for you today?

Make a dialogue

Doctor: what can I do for you today?

Patient: ……………………………………………..

Doctor: How long have you been feeling this way?

Patient: ……………………………………………..

Doctor: Let me examine you.

Patient: ………………………………………

Doctor: I have a diagnosis. You have …………………………………. The treatment is ……………

Patient: Thank you, doctor!

Use these phrases in your dialogue

assignment 4

Listen to the dialogue. (next slide) 

1.  Go to the booklet and translate the words in green.
2.  Go to the booklet and do the quiz to practice the phrases.

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assignment 5

Do the quiz in your booklet

assignment 6

A) Read the story.

Samantha was coughing and feeling very tired. She was sick. She wanted her mother to take her to the doctor’s office. “Mom, I am feeling very sick,” she said. “I think I need to take you to the doctor,” her mother said. They got in the car and drove to the doctor’s office. The doctor examined her throat. He also asked her some questions about how she was feeling. “It looks like you have a bad cold. You will need some medicine to make you healthy again.” “Ok, thank you doctor,” said Samantha. Then Samantha and her mom went to the pharmacy to get the medicine. She took the medicine when they got home. In a few days she felt better.

B) Answer the questions:

1. What was wrong with Samantha?

2. What did Samantha’s mother decide to do about Samantha?

 3. What did Samantha get at the pharmacy?

C) Vocabulary:

1. What does “examined” mean? (paragraph 3, sentence 2). Make a sentence in which you use the word examined correctly.

2. What does “throat” mean? (paragraph 3, sentence 2) ). Make a sentence in which you use the word throat correctly.

3. What does “healthy” mean? (paragraph 4, sentence 2) ). Make a sentence in which you use the word healthy correctly.

 4. What does “pharmacy” mean? (paragraph 5, sentence 1) ). Make a sentence in which you use the word pharmacy correctly.

Make a dialogue yourself

patient and doctor say 10 sentences each!

Fill in the dialogue

Act the dialogue out in pairs.

Assignment 8

GROUPWORK : YOUR TEACHER MAKES GROUPS

A) Discuss in pairs what a healthy lifestyle is.

B) Look up online what should you eat if you want to stay healthy and slim?

C) Look up online how much exercise should you do a day to stay healthy and fit?

D) Make a poster about a healthy lifestyle. Print it and hand it in.

E) Make a short video in which you explain in English what people should eat each day or about what exercise you can do to stay fit. Hand it in.