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SCHOOL:
TEACHER:
DATE:
GRADE: 8-th
LEVEL: L1, UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
UNIT/LESSON: UNIT C: GET BETTER SOON
LESSON TOPIC: “Winter Bugs and What to Do About Them-The Enemy Within”
TYPE OF LESSON: Vocabulary Practice and Building Integrated skills.
SKILLS INVOLVED: listening, speaking, reading, writing.
AIMS/OBJECTIVES:
A) SPECIFIC AIMS: by the end of the lesson the Ss. will be able to:
- speak and share ideas about symptoms and prevention of the contraction/spread of the flu using degrees of
obligation/ advice /interdiction;
- discuss using vocabulary linked to health and illness and practice using the new one related to aches and
pains;
- use simple medical terms related to health and illness and give examples of proverbs containing body
parts;
- read with a proper intonation and pronunciation in English.
B) AFFECTIVE AIMS:
- to create a warm atmosphere in order to offer the background for smooth, easy conversations
between T. and Ss.
- to help Ss. become more confident when speaking English.
HANDOUT 2
Influenza
Several types of viruses cause this highly contagious disease, commonly called the flu. The viruses
are spread from one person to another via airborne droplets released during coughing and sneezing. They
lodge in the lungs and breathing passages, causing fever, chills, sore throat, coughing, headache, fatigue, and
weakness. Most symptoms subside in several days, but complications, particularly pneumonia, can occur.
Treatment consists of bed rest and plenty of fluids; antiviral drugs may be prescribed.
Vaccination to avoid infection is strongly recommended. Unfortunately, the flu vaccine is not
enough; at the same time measures of prevention should be taken. One example of the power of the virus is
the worst epidemics in the history of Humanity-- the 1917-18 “Spanish flu” which killed some 20 million
people.
Medical authorities believe that most colds spread from nose to hand and then from hand to nose,
rather than through the air, so a considerate cold victim should instead wash hands frequently.
The influenza virus does travel easily through the air as a passenger on water droplets, so a mask may
head off its transmission.
Common cold
Common cold or contagious respiratory illnesses can be caused by more than 200 different viruses.
Generally, an infection is short-lived, lasting about a week. Symptoms include a runny nose, sore throat,
sneezing, and occasional coughing. There are no proven preventative measures and no known cure.
Cold viruses often spread as infected individuals cough or sneeze, releasing virus-laden droplets in
the air. People become infected by breathing in the viruses or touching contaminated items (furniture,
clothing, and so on) and rubbing their contaminated hands against their mouth, nose, or eyes. Frequent hand
washing and keeping one’s hands away from the mouth, nose, and eyes, where the viruses thrive, help reduce
one’s risk of catching a cold.