Lesson 20

Health and Sickness

Objective: I will learn to describe someone’s health and ask for and give advice.

Personal Study

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

Study the Principle of Learning: Love and Teach One Another

I can learn by the Spirit as I love, teach, and learn with others.

You are a child of God. He wants to help you grow and progress. He wants to help you develop new abilities and learn many good things. One important way to learn is to teach someone else. When you teach another person, your own understanding can grow. God has given you a wonderful promise:

“And I give unto you a commandment that you shall teach one another the doctrine of the kingdom.

“Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attend you, that you may be instructed more perfectly, …

“That ye may be prepared in all things” (Doctrine and Covenants 88:77–78, 80).

When we teach and serve each other, we invite the Spirit to be with us. The Spirit can help us understand better and learn faster. Teaching others is one way that God increases our capacity to learn. Sometimes we are afraid to teach others. Sometimes we don’t think we have anything to offer. But God knows that you have so much good to share with others. When we share what we are learning, we are teaching each other. As you teach others and share your experiences, the Spirit will help you learn even more.

Ponder

• How can teaching someone else help you increase your learning?

• What are some ways you can help teach and support those in your EnglishConnect group?

Memorize Vocabulary

Learn the meaning and pronunciation of each word before your conversation group. Try using words from the “Memorize Vocabulary” section in your daily practice.

feel/feeling
You should …
You shouldn’t …

Adjectives

anxious
dizzy
sick
tired

Nouns

cold
cough
fever
flu
headache
sore throat
stomachache

Verbs

drink water
exercise
go home
go to the doctor
put ice on it
rest
take some medicine

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: How are you feeling?A: I feel (adjective). I have a (noun).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: How are you feeling?A: I feel sick.

Q: How is she feeling?A: She feels dizzy.

Q: How are you feeling?A: I have a fever.

Q: How is he feeling?A: He has the flu.

Practice Pattern 2

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. Try doing conversation group activities 1 and 2 before your group meets.

Q: What should I do?A: You should (verb).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: What should I do?A: You should go to the doctor.

Q: What shouldn’t she do?A: She shouldn’t exercise.

Q: What should he do?A: He should go home and rest.

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 2 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: Love and Teach One Another

(20–30 minutes)

• Read the principle of learning for this lesson aloud.

• Discuss the questions.

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.

Activity 2: Create Your Own Sentences

(10–15 minutes)

Look at the pictures. Ask and answer questions about each person. Take turns. Switch partners and practice again.

New Vocabulary

exhausted
go to work
stuffy nose

Example: Andrea

“I have a fever.”

• A: How is she feeling?

• B: She has a fever.

• A: What should Andrea do?

• B: She should take some medicine.

• A: What shouldn’t Andrea do?

• B: She shouldn’t go to work.

Image 1: Tasha

“I feel sick. I have a stuffy nose.”

Image 2: Becca

“I feel exhausted.”

Image 3: Ramesh

“I have a headache.”

Image 4: Jean

“I have a stomachache.”

Image 5: Lupe

“I feel tired. I don’t want to eat.”

Image 6: Marcus

“I feel anxious. I’m worried about work.”

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Role-play. Partner B has a health problem. Partner A asks questions and gives advice. Give good advice and bad advice. Switch roles.

New Vocabulary

Do you have a fever?
I think I ate some bad food.

Example

• A: How are you feeling?

• B: I feel very sick.

• A: Do you have a fever?

• B: Yes, and I also have a headache.

• A: Do you have a stomachache?

• B: Yes, I have a stomachache. I think I ate some bad food. What should I do?

• A: OK. You shouldn’t go to work today. You should go to bed and rest. You shouldn’t eat a lot. You should drink a lot of water.

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

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

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Ask how others are feeling.

  

• Talk about how I and others are feeling.

  

• Ask for health advice.

  

• Give health advice.

  

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

“If we teach and learn in the manner the Lord has prescribed, he will send his Spirit to edify and enlighten us as we do so” (Dallin H. Oaks, “Teaching and Learning by the Spirit,” Ensign, Mar. 1997, 6).