5th Grade Unit 12 Health Problems Grammar Activities

Deniz TEKİN

Lesson: English

Subject: should shouldn’t

Duration: 40 min.

Materials: flashcards, worksheets,

Aims:

At the end of the lesson students will be able to use should and shouldn’t correctly.

They will be able to give advice and talk about their illnesses.

Presentation

The teacher shows some pictures about ill people and talks about them. She says “the girl has got a headache. She should take an aspirin.” “He has got flu. He shouldn’t go out.” The teacher puts the pictures on the board and writes the sentences. Then she wants students to find out specific structures in these sentences. Most probably the students will recognize should and shouldn’t. Then the teacher asks “what do you think of this structure? What does it mean to you?” if the students have difficulty in understanding the teacher can translate in Turkish or clarify for students.

Practice

The teacher gives the worksheet to the students. They will fill in the blanks and complete the dialogs with appropriate sentences. They answer the questions altogether. Then the teacher takes out a small box. She wants students to pick out papers from the box. Students will take a piece of paper and give advice fort he ill people.

Produce

Production part is a kind of homework. Students will find pictures for some illnesses stick them on a paper and write advice for them.

WORKSHEET

A) Complete the sentences with appropriate advice.

If you have got a headache,…………………………..

If you have got a toothache,…………………………..

If you have got a stomachache,……………………..

If you have got a bad cough,……………………..

If you have got a cold,………………………………

If you have got a earache,………………………….

B) Complete the dialogs with appropriate structure or sentences.

Doctor: hello. What’s the matter with you sir?

John: ……………………………
doctor: hımm.. I will give some painkillers to you.

You …………..take them twice a day.

John: thank you.

Sally: oh! You look terrible. What’s the matter with you?

Jane:………………………….

Sally: you…………… linden tea.

Jane: thank you Sally.

Mom: you have got a bad ……………… you ……………go out today.

Son: OK mom.

Mom: you ………….. eat this soup and take lot of vitamin C.

Son: thank you.