Medicine

This is an upper intermediate (CEFR B2, IELTS 6.0) EFL Speaking class about medicine. Students begin by describing images associated with medicine. Teachers should aim to elicit key words like prescription, pharmacist, pills/tablets. Students then discuss their prior knowledge of medicine using question prompts. Target language (nasal spray, inhaler, liquid, tablets/pills, herbal medicine, cream) is introduced using images. Students then complete a gap-fill activity with the target language. Students then look at a list of common health problems and discuss the best medicine for each. A dialogue between a doctor and patient is contextualised using a picture of a doctor writing a prescription. Students then read the dialogue, after which they look at a table showing a health problem and a prescription; students should discuss what the prescription should be (medicine and length of treatment). Students consolidate their learning by unscrambling the key vocabulary.