Main Topic 10: Health Care Lesson 60: Visit to the Doctor / Dentist (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to VISIT TO DOCTOR/DENTIST 2. Review Verb Form Future Perfect I. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) A. Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. 1. With all these rashes all over your body, you may be allergic to chicken. a. compatible b. sensitive c. suited d. prone 2. Always take your medicine on time. a. drug b. food c. drinks d. meal 3. Our company physician is out of the country that s why I went to the local hospital. a. engineer b. architect c. doctor d. dentist 4. Apply this antibiotic on your wound so that it will not be infected. a. callous b. cut c. skin d. face Page 1
5. These cuts may take time to heal. a. to be cured b. to worsen c. to be removed d. to disappear B. Sentence-Making Practice (3-4 minutes) Practice using the words you ve learned in your own sentences. 1. Allergic 2. Medicine 3. Physician 4. Wound 5. Heal Page 2
Exercise 2: What s the word? (4-5 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. Mr. Smith went to see Dr. Jones, the company s dentist to have his teeth checked. Mr. Smith: Good morning, Dr. Jones. It s nice to see you. Dr. Jones: Same here, Mr. Smith. How have you been? Are you prepared for your? Mr. Smith: Yes, I am. I haven t been able to eat well because of this toothache. Dr. Jones: Let s get started then, shall we? Mr. Smith: Yes. Dr. Jones, I m afraid I feel in my gums. Dr. Jones: Does it happen all the time? Mr. Smith: Not really, though. I just felt it last night. I thought that it s better to know what it is as early as now. Dr. Jones: I see. Well, do you feel anything else? Does your head ache? Do you feel dizzy all the time? Mr. Smith: No, I don t. It is just my tooth that s giving me the pain. Dr. Jones: What food do you usually eat? Mr. Smith: I don t think I have been eating anything that would harm my tooth. But I often eat or drink something cold after I eat something hot. Dr. Jones: Oh, Mr. Smith. Our teeth are very sensitive to cold and hot foods. You should be careful with the food that you eat. However, I think that you are perfectly. I ll just give you these medications to ease your pain. For the meantime, avoid eating cold or hot foods. Mr. Smith: That is nice to hear. Thank you very much, Dr. Jones. Dr. Jones: You are welcome, Mr. Smith. Have a good day! Choices: a. healthy b. check-up c. ill d. aches Page 3
II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Future Perfect (5-6 minutes) General Description: Future perfect tense has two purposes. To express: 1) completed action before something in the future and 2) duration before something in the future. Remember: You can form the future perfect tense by using the word will or be going to. Examples: Completed action before something in the future: 1. By the time my contract expires, I will have filed my medical record. (will) 2. By the time you leave the office this afternoon, you will have set your checkup. ( will) 3. You are going to have been checked up by the time you leave this afternoon. (be going to) Duration before something in the future: 1. I will have been supervisor for two months by the time I accept this offer. (will) 2. By Monday, Mr.Smith is going to have been in Spain for a week. (be going to) 3. By tomorrow, I will have rescheduled my check up for the fourth time already. (will) Comprehension Check: Combine the two phrases to construct one sentence with future perfect tense. 1. Tomorrow 2. Finish taking the medicine. Page 4
Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (3-4 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. By tomorrow, Dr. Smith performing my blood test. a. should be finished b. will have finished c. shall be finishing d. is finishing 2. I ready for my check up for two hours once its three o clock. a. will be b. shall be c. shall been d. will have been 3. Dr. Smith the medicine by the time the nurse arrives. a. will preparing b. will be prepared c. will have finished preparing d. shall be finishing preparing Page 5