## Task 4 - Speaking

Talking about health part 1
You are going to talk about health, healthy living and health care.

- Form groups of three or four pupils.
- First study the idoms about health.
- Everyone chooses three questions.
  (Did you choose the same one? Pick another one.)
- Discuss the questions in your group.
- Report about your discussion to the rest of the class.

Study the idioms.

- To be back on your feet – to recover from being unwell
- As fit as a fiddle – in good health
- Clean bill of health – an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition
- A new lease on life – a renewed and revitalized outlook on life
- Recharge the batteries – to regain energy
- Under the weather – to not feel well

Read the questions.

1. What are some things people can do to keep healthy?
2. What are the most damaging things to people’s health?
3. Is it possible to have a healthy lifestyle in the modern world?
4. What are the benefits of a healthy lifestyle?
5. What do you think are currently the most important health care issues?
6. If you were the leader of your country, what would you do to improve health care?
7. What do you think about natural remedies and alternative medicine?
8. What are some of the types of traditional remedies used in your country?
   Do you think they are effective?
9. Why do you think it has been found that people are getting less sleep than 50 years ago?
10. Have you heard of the expression “you are what you eat”?
11. What health problems do you worry about most?
12. What are the best and worst jobs for health?
13. What do you think is the most serious health problem in your country?
14. Do you think traditional therapies are compatible with modern medicine?
15. Why do you think diseases like cancer are increasing?
16. Do you enjoy exercising?

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Talking about health part 2: role-play
You are going to do a role play in pairs:

- Form a group of 3 or 4.
- First study the idoms below
- Read the situation
- Do the role play in pairs: One is the patient, one is the doctor's assistant, groupmember 3 (and 4) give feedback, using the RUBRIC.

## Roleplay assignment:

Situatie: je belt de dokter om een afspraak te maken.

G.A. (GP's assistent): Good morning, G.P. Dr. Harolds' office, Maureen speaking. How may I help?
You: groet de assistente, zeg wie je bent en dat je een afspraak wilt maken met de huisarts.
G.A.: of course, what seems to be the problem?
You: vertel dat je je niet lekker voelt. Zeg dat je in toenemende mate last hebt van hoofdpijn. Daarbovenop wil je met de dokter praten over problemen die te maken hebben met je manier van leven.
G.A.: I'm so sorry to hear that. Let me see: you will need a double appointment I think. I could fit you in his agenda on the fourth of December, at half past 9. Is that okay?
You: vertel dat die datum en tijd niet gaan lukken. Vraag of het ook om 8 uur kan.
G.A.: Yes, that is possible. All right, I put your name down for the fourth of December at 8 o'clock. Anything else?
You: Zeg nee, bedankt. Bedank de assistente en wens haar een prettige dag.

Study the idioms.

- Good morning/afternoon – goedemorgen/-middag
- No, thank you. That's all. – nee, dank u. Dit is alles.
- Have a nice day – een fijne dag toegewenst.

## Preparation oral exam: Article

For your oral exam (next February) you have to discuss 3 news articles. You are going to practice this today.

You have read the article in task 2, so you already know what it is about. Prepare yourself for the following things:

1) give a brief summary of the article: what is it about? use the summary-sheet to help you summarize.

2) prepare yourself for questions your teacher may ask you about the article:

- what does.... mean? (make sure you can explain difficult words in English)

- what is the most interesting fact in the article, why?

- how do you feel about the article? Explain why.

- what is the aim* of the article? to entertain,inform, convince or persuade. Explain why.

- Is this article relevant* to you? Explain yourself.

3) Talk about it in pairs. Imagine it is for your oral exam: which difficult questions and questions would your teacher ask?

Words to help:

*aim = doel

*relevant = van toepassing