LAB PRACTICE

INTRO TO UNIT 2: HEALTH MATTERS

GENERAL INSTRUCTION: Once you finish this lab practice guide, save it with your name as a PDF
document like this: Lastname_Firstname_HealthMatters

Then, upload it in the space provided in the virtual classroom.

STEP 1:

Watch the video below to go through a series of vocabulary items, questions and expressions
related to being ill. Although the speed is intended for beginners, make sure you practice
pronouncing the words and expressions.
Health Problems - English Vocabulary - Health Issues in English (duration of video: 8:49
mins.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm1KKcgQ7DM&ab_channel=WoodwardEnglish

STEP 2:

Go ahead and watch the following short video. Then, work on the vocabulary and answer the
comprehension questions.

Covid-19 Vaccine (duration of video: 2:03 mins.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUBoCV5Ouxg&ab_channel=VirginiaAllum

The following words are mentioned in the dialogue. In your own words, provide an explanation for
each—if the term is totally new for you, please check in a dictionary prior to defining it.
Remember: use your OWN WORDS; do not copy/paste the definitions. Type your definitions in
BLUE.

immune system This is gonna keep you save from some ill like fever, sore throat, flue, etc.

mild to take something moderate

tenderness It is when the doctor touches an area of your body and you feel pain to identify an ill.

upper arm it’s the part of your body that includes the arm, wrist and hand.

site of injection It’s the area where you’re gonna receive the medicine via injection.

Sore when you feel pain, any type of tender or painful ulcer or lesion of the skin.

Painkiller It’s a kind of medical drug to relieve pain, one of the most famous painkiller in USA is
Xanax, it’s popular in young people.
relieve/relief To alleviate pain

aches and pains you can use these words to refer in a general way to any minor pains that you feel
in your body

anaphylaxis it’s like an allergic in your body

Answer the following comprehension questions. Type your answers in GREEN.

What is the woman worried about? To get severe reactions.

What does the nurse tell her about side effects? Headache, her muscles ,might feel sore.

How can she deal with the side effects? She can take some painkillers like paracetamol.

When should she decide to see a doctor or go to the hospital? When she heard about the
vaccination.

STEP 3:

Go ahead and complete the online exercises below. Take a screenshot of your score upon
completing each. Paste your scores at the bottom of this document.

HEALTH PROBLEMS (Vocabulary)

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Illnesses
_and_health_problems/Illnesses_rb2414156mb

FEELING SICK (Listening)

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Listening
_and_Writing/Feeling_Sick_--_Listening_Activity_ux1060884ka

ILLNESSES AND INJURIES (Vocabulary)

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Illnesses
_and_health_problems/Illnesses_and_injuries_ni227249ii

SYMPTOMS AND HEALTH (Vocabulary and Listening)

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Illnesses
_and_health_problems/SYMPTOMS_and_HEALTH_th2976377mz