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Lesson 23: Health


“Lesson 23: Health,” EnglishConnect 1 for Learners (2022)

“Lesson 23,” EnglishConnect 1 for Learners

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Lesson 23

Health

Objective: I will learn to name parts of the body and say why they hurt.

Personal Study

Prepare for your conversation group by completing activities A through E.

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Study the Principle of Learning: Exercise Faith in Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ can help me do all things as I exercise faith in Him.

In the Bible, we learn about a woman who had been sick for many years. She spent all of her money trying to find a cure. She had gone to many doctors, but her illness got worse. Then the woman heard about Jesus. She saw him in a crowd of people. She believed Jesus had the power to heal her. She believed if she could just touch his clothes, she would be healed. She came behind Jesus and touched His clothing. She felt her body heal. Jesus felt power leave His body. When He asked who had touched His clothes, she was afraid to admit it was her at first, but then she confessed it was her.

Jesus said, “Be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace” (Luke 8:48).

This woman believed, and she acted in faith. Reaching out to Jesus was a small act, but it brought His power into her life. You don’t have to be ashamed or afraid to ask God for help. He wants to help you. When you exercise faith, even in small ways, it can bring Jesus Christ’s power into your life.

Christ comforting woman

Ponder

  • How have you felt strengthened as you have learned English?

  • How can you exercise faith in other parts of your life?

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Memorize Vocabulary

Learn the meaning and pronunciation of each word before your conversation group. Think of situations when you would use the word in your daily practice.

What happened to … ?

What is wrong?/What’s wrong?

Nouns

arm/arms

back

ear/ears

eye/eyes

finger/fingers

foot/feet

hand/hands

head

knee/knees

leg/legs

mouth

neck

stomach

tooth/teeth

Verbs Present /Verbs Past

break/broke

burn/burned

cut/cut

hurt/hurt

hit/hit

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Practice Pattern 1

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. You can replace the underlined words with words in the “Memorize Vocabulary” section.

Q: What is wrong?A: My (noun) hurts.

Questions

pattern 1 question what is wrong

Answers

pattern 1 answer my noun hurts

Examples

Q: What’s wrong?A: His knees hurt.

man holding sore stomach

Q: What’s wrong?A: My stomach hurts.

woman holding her head

Q: What’s wrong?A: Her head hurts.

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Practice Pattern 2

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. Try learning more about the patterns in this lesson. Consider using grammar books or websites.

Q: What happened to your (noun)?A: I (verb past) my (noun).

Questions

pattern 2 question what happened to your noun

Answers

pattern 2 answer I verb past my noun

Examples

bandage being wrapped around finger

Q: What happened to your finger?A: I cut my finger.

man in wheelchair

Q: What happened to his leg?A: He broke his leg.

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Use the Patterns

Write four questions you can ask someone. Write an answer to each question. Read them aloud.

Additional Activities

Complete the lesson activities and assessments online at englishconnect.org/learner/resources or in the EnglishConnect 1 Workbook.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

Continue to practice English daily. Use your “Personal Study Tracker.” Review your study goal and evaluate your efforts.

Conversation Group

Discuss the Principle of Learning: Exercise Faith in Jesus Christ

(20–30 minutes)

Christ comforting woman

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Activity 1: Practice the Patterns

(10–15 minutes)

Review the vocabulary list with a partner.

Practice pattern 1 with a partner:

  • Practice asking questions.

  • Practice answering questions.

  • Practice a conversation using the patterns.

Repeat for pattern 2.

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Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Look at the pictures. Ask and answer questions about the person in each picture. Take turns.

Example

woman holding her head
  • A: What’s wrong?

  • B: Her head hurts.

  • A: What happened to her head?

  • B: She hit her head.

Image 1

man holding sore back

Image 2

leg brace

Image 3

man holding injured arm

Image 4

woman with toothache

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Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Role-play. Partner A is the person in the picture. Partner B is a friend. Ask and answer questions about each picture. Be creative! Switch roles. Switch partners and practice again.

New Vocabulary

fall/fell

Example

man holding knee
  • A: What’s wrong?

  • B: My knee hurts.

  • A: What happened to your knee?

  • B: I fell and I hit my knee.

Image 1

bandage being wrapped around finger

Image 2

man holding injured arm

Image 3

leg brace

Image 4

man with eye bandage

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

Evaluate your progress on the objectives and your efforts to practice English daily.

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

  • Name parts of my body.

    neutral face, content face, happy face
  • Say what part of my body hurts.

    neutral face, content face, happy face
  • Say why my body hurts.

    neutral face, content face, happy face

Evaluate Your Efforts

Evaluate your efforts to:

  1. Study the principle of learning.

  2. Memorize vocabulary.

  3. Practice the patterns.

  4. Practice daily.

Set a goal. Consider the study suggestions in the “Personal Study Tracker.”

Share your goal with a partner.

Act in Faith to Practice English Daily

“When the Savior knows you truly want to reach up to Him—when He can feel that the greatest desire of your heart is to draw His power into your life—you will be led by the Holy Ghost to know exactly what you should do [see Doctrine and Covenants 88:63]. When you spiritually stretch beyond anything you have ever done before, then His power will flow into you” (Russell M. Nelson, “Drawing the Power of Jesus Christ into Our Lives,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2017, 42).