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At the Hospital

A complete A2 classroom lesson with the EnglishDrills nine-colour lesson sequence.

A250–60 minutesHealth & everyday EnglishPrintable
Teacher lesson: Look at the picture and title. What do you already know? Discuss with a partner and write two ideas. Work through the nine panels in order, or choose the sections that suit your class. Teacher answers and the listening script are stored separately.
Teacher Answers
1 Lesson Goals
A friendly hospital reception desk

By the end of this lesson, I will be able to:

  • understand the main ideas and key details in At the Hospital.
  • learn and use important vocabulary from the lesson.
  • use the lesson language in speaking or writing.
Start here: What do you already know about this topic? Tell a partner one idea.
2 Reading
Before you read:

Look at the picture and title. What do you already know? Discuss with a partner and write two ideas.

Leo has a bad pain in his arm after falling from his bicycle. His family takes him to the hospital. At reception, they give his name and explain what happened. A nurse checks Leo’s arm and asks about the pain. Later, a doctor examines him and sends him for an X-ray. Luckily, the arm is not broken, but Leo needs to rest it for several days and avoid heavy activity.
3 Vocabulary
Words: reception · nurse · doctor · X-ray · pain

Write a short meaning or example for each word.

reception –

nurse –

doctor –

X-ray –

pain –

4 Check Your Understanding

1. What is the main topic of the reading?

2. Write one important detail from the reading.

3. What happens or is explained next?

4. Which detail did you find most interesting?

5. What can we learn from this topic?

5 Language Focus

Complete with should or shouldn’t.

1. Leo rest his arm.

2. He lift heavy things.

3. Patients explain their symptoms clearly.

4. You ignore severe pain.

6 Listen & Speak

Listen

Listen to your teacher. You will hear the text twice. Answer the questions.

1. What happened to the patient?

2. Where does the nurse check the pain?

3. What test does the doctor order?

4. Is the bone broken?

Speak

Discuss with a partner.

• What was new or surprising?
• How does this topic connect with real life?
• What question would you like to ask about it?

At the Hospital — Continued
7 Use Your English

Something New

Pick a symptom: headache, sore throat, sore ankle or stomach ache. One student is the patient and one is the doctor. Give advice, then swap roles.

Write

Write a short paragraph giving health advice to someone with a minor injury.

8 Puzzle or Game
Draw, Mime or Describe

Choose a useful word from this lesson. Do not say the word. Draw it, mime it, or describe it. Your partner has three guesses.

Swap roles and play again with a different word.

9 Success Criteria ✓

Tick each statement when you can do it.

  • I can explain the main idea of the lesson.
  • I can use at least three new words correctly.
  • I can complete the language task.
  • I can share an idea in spoken or written English.

One thing I am proud of today:

10 Show What You Can Do
My final challenge: At the Hospital

Plan: Write 5 useful words or ideas from the lesson, or make a quick labelled sketch.

Write: Write 5–7 sentences that show what you learned. Try to use at least 3 words from the Vocabulary panel.

Share: Explain your work to a partner for about 30 seconds.