“Lesson 20: Health and Sickness,” EnglishConnect 2 for Learners (2022)
“Lesson 20,” EnglishConnect 2 for Learners
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Lesson 20
Health and Sickness
Objective: I will learn to describe someone’s health and ask for and give advice.
Personal Study
Prepare for your conversation group by completing activities A through E.
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Study the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another
I can learn by the Spirit as I love, teach, and learn with others.
You are a child of God. He wants to help you grow and progress. He wants to help you develop new abilities and learn many good things. One important way to learn is to teach someone else. When you teach another person, your own understanding can grow. God has given you a wonderful promise:
“And I give unto you a commandment that you shall teach one another the doctrine of the kingdom.
“Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more perfectly, …
When we teach and serve each other, we invite the Spirit to be with us. The Spirit can help us understand better and learn faster. Teaching others is one way that God increases our capacity to learn. Sometimes we are afraid to teach others. Sometimes we don’t think we have anything to offer. But God knows that you have so much good to share with others. When we share what we are learning, we are teaching each other. As you teach others and share your experiences, the Spirit will help you learn even more.
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Ponder
How can teaching someone else help you increase your learning?
What are some ways you can help teach and support those in your EnglishConnect group?
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Memorize Vocabulary
Learn the meaning and pronunciation of each word before your conversation group. Try using words from the “Memorize Vocabulary” section in your daily practice.
feel/feeling
You should …
You shouldn’t …
Adjectives
anxious
dizzy
sick
tired
Nouns
cold
cough
fever
flu
headache
sore throat
stomachache
Verbs
drink water
exercise
go home
go to the doctor
put ice on it
rest
take some medicine
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Practice Pattern 1
Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. You can replace the underlined words with words in the “Memorize Vocabulary” section.
Q: How are you feeling?A: I feel (adjective). I have a (noun).
Questions
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pattern 1 question how are you feeling
Answers
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pattern 1 answer I feel adjective
Examples
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woman sick on bed
Q: How are you feeling?A: I feel sick.
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woman feeing dizzy
Q: How is she feeling?A: She feels dizzy.
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woman with fever
Q: How are you feeling?A: I have a fever.
Q: How is he feeling?A: He has the flu.
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Practice Pattern 2
Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. Try doing conversation group activities 1 and 2 before your group meets.
Look at the pictures. Ask and answer questions about each person. Take turns. Switch partners and practice again.
New Vocabulary
exhausted
go to work
stuffy nose
Example: Andrea
“I have a fever.”
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woman with fever
A: How is she feeling?
B: She has a fever.
A: What should Andrea do?
B: She should take some medicine.
A: What shouldn’t Andrea do?
B: She shouldn’t go to work.
Image 1: Tasha
“I feel sick. I have a stuffy nose.”
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woman sick on bed
Image 2: Becca
“I feel exhausted.”
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woman resting on desk
Image 3: Ramesh
“I have a headache.”
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man holding injured head
Image 4: Jean
“I have a stomachache.”
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person holding injured stomach
Image 5: Lupe
“I feel tired. I don’t want to eat.”
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woman staring at food on plate
Image 6: Marcus
“I feel anxious. I’m worried about work.”
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man feeling pain in chest
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Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations
(15–20 minutes)
Role-play. Partner B has a health problem. Partner A asks questions and gives advice. Give good advice and bad advice. Switch roles.
New Vocabulary
Do you have a fever?
I think I ate some bad food.
Example
A: How are you feeling?
B: I feel very sick.
A: Do you have a fever?
B: Yes, and I also have a headache.
A: Do you have a stomachache?
B: Yes, I have a stomachache. I think I ate some bad food. What should I do?
A: OK. You shouldn’t go to work today. You should go to bed and rest. You shouldn’t eat a lot. You should drink a lot of water.
Evaluate
(5–10 minutes)
Evaluate your progress on the objectives and your efforts to practice English daily.
Evaluate Your Progress
I can:
Ask how others are feeling.
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Talk about how I and others are feeling.
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Ask for health advice.
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Give health advice.
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Evaluate Your Efforts
Evaluate your efforts to:
Study the principle of learning.
Memorize Vocabulary.
Practice the patterns.
Practice daily.
Set a goal. Consider the study suggestions in the “Personal Study Tracker.”
Share your goal with a partner.
Act in Faith to Practice English Daily
“If we teach and learn in the manner the Lord has prescribed, he will send his Spirit to edify and enlighten us as we do so” (Dallin H. Oaks, “Teaching and Learning by the Spirit,” Ensign, Mar. 1997, 6).