Lesson 21

Health and Injuries

Objective: I will learn to narrate about injuries.

Personal Study

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

Study the Principle of Learning: Counsel with the Lord

I improve my learning by counseling with God daily about my efforts.

Jesus Christ was teaching a group of people when a young man approached Him and asked what he needed to do to progress. The question the young man asked is a question each of us can ask as we counsel with Heavenly Father to improve:

“What lack I yet?” (Matthew 19:20).

You can ask this same question in prayer. We pray to God in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ. With the God’s help, you can identify gaps in your learning and seek to fill them. For example, if you struggle to speak fluently, you can set aside 10 minutes to practice speaking without worrying about mistakes. Or if you make many mistakes, you can set aside 10 minutes to practice speaking slowly and carefully. Counseling with the Lord can help you understand what small steps you need to take to achieve your goals.

Ponder

• As you counsel with God, what gaps do you see in your learning?

• What small steps can you take to fill those gaps?

Memorize Vocabulary

Learn the meaning and pronunciation of each word before your conversation group. Try labeling things in your home to help you remember the English words.

Nouns

ankle/ankles
arm/arms
eye/eyes
foot/feet
hand/hands
head
knee/knees
leg/legs
nose
shoulder/shoulders
tooth/teeth
wrist/wrists

Verbs Present/Verbs Past

break/broke
bruise/bruised
burn/burned
cut/cut
hurt/hurt
sprain/sprained

Time

last week
three days ago
yesterday

See lesson 11 for more times.

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

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: What happened to your ankle?A: I broke my ankle.

Q: What happened to his knee?A: He sprained his knee.

Practice Pattern 2

Practice using the patterns until you can confidently ask and answer questions. Try noticing these patterns during your daily practice.

Q: When did you (verb present) your (noun)?A: I (verb past) it (time).

Questions

Answers

Examples

Q: When did you burn your arm?A: I burned it last week.

Q: When did she hurt her wrist?A: She hurt it yesterday.

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: Counsel with the Lord

(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)

Role-play each injury on the list. Partner B is injured. Partner A is a doctor who asks questions and gives advice. Use patterns and vocabulary from this lesson and lesson 20. Say as much as you can. Switch roles.

New Vocabulary

back
finger/fingers
What happened?

Example

• A: What happened?

• B: I hurt my shoulder.

• A: When did you hurt your shoulder?

• B: I hurt it two days ago. What should I do?

• A: You should take medicine and rest. You shouldn’t exercise.

• B: OK. Thank you.

List of Injuries

• broken leg

• bruised knee

• burned hand

• cut finger

• hurt back

• sprained ankle

Activity 3: Create Your Own Conversations

(15–20 minutes)

Role-play each situation. Partner B is injured. Partner A is a friend who asks questions. Use the vocabulary words in each situation. Use patterns from this lesson and lesson 20. Give good advice and bad advice. Switch roles.

Example:

You fell down the stairs.

Vocabulary Words: leg, arm

• A: What happened to your leg and your arm?

• B: I broke my leg and my arm.

• A: When did you break them?

• B: I broke them last week.

• A: What happened?

• B: I was walking. I felt dizzy. I fell down the stairs.

• A: How are you feeling?

• B: I feel exhausted.

Situation 1

You got in a car accident.

Vocabulary Words: knee, wrist

Situation 2

You got hurt playing soccer.

Vocabulary Words: head, nose

Situation 3

You fell off a ladder.

Vocabulary Words: eye, tooth

Situation 4

You burned yourself while cooking.

Vocabulary Words: hand, finger

Situation 5

You lifted a heavy box.

Vocabulary Words: back, shoulder

Situation 6

You fell while running.

Vocabulary Words: foot, ankle

Evaluate

(5–10 minutes)

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

Evaluate Your Progress

I can:

• Ask about others’ injuries.

  

• Talk about my and others’ injuries.

  

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

“The Holy Ghost will prompt us to improve and lead us home, but we need to ask the Lord for directions along the way” (Larry R. Lawrence, “What Lack I Yet?,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2015, 33).