LiteracyNet: Visiting the Doctor Dialogues

Example Web Site and/or Technical Equipment Required

Website: http://www.literacynet.org/vtd/Dialogs.html

Website Example: http://www.literacynet.org/vtd/Dialogs.html

More Ways

Computer(s), Internet access

Activity Description

Students practice health-related conversations and learn new vocabulary and expressions that may be used at the doctor's office. Materials can be printed out or used as a class exercise on the computer.

Preparation

1. Preview the dialogs.
2. If you want paper copies of the dialog, you will need to copy and paste the dialog into a word processing document, modify it as necessary to get a readable copy, and print it for your students.

How-To

1. Review meaning and pronunciation of the dialogues.
2. Have students practice the dialogues in pairs.

Teacher Tips

This could be used in a lesson on health and medical topics and expanded.

Levels

• Beginning Low
• Beginning High
• Intermediate Low

Standards

Basic Communication

• (3.6) Understand basic health and medical information
• (3.1) Understand how to access and use the health care system