Everybody knows the symptoms: a runny nose, a slight fever, coughing and sneezing.. It is very unpleasant, but nobody knows a cure.[r]
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UNIT 11 : KEEP FIT, STAY HEALTHY B What was wrong with you ? (B4)
I Objectives : At the end of the lesson ss can be able to: know the symptoms of the common cold and how to prevent it
II Language contents : - Grammar : Simple present
-Vocabulary: disease, to relieve,to prevent,cômmon cold,disease,sympton,a light fever,to sneeze,to cough
III Techniques:Rub Out and Remember, Comprehension Questions, Words cue drill IV Teaching aids :
* Teacher:sub-board , pictures * Students: books
B4 Read then answer the questions: New words
- disease (n) ( example) bệnh tật
ex: flu, headache,…are diseases to cough ( action) - to catch (v) (translation) mắc phải
- to sneeze (v) ( action) nhãy mũi
- symptom (n) (translation) triệu chứng - runny nose(n)(translation) sổ mũi nước - cure (n)(translation) chửa trị - slight fever(n)( translation) sốt nhẹ - to relieve (v)( translation) làm giảm - to prevent: (v) ngăn ngừa
There is only one disease called common: the common cold We call it the common cold because every year millions of people catch it
Everybody knows the symptoms: a runny nose, a slight fever, coughing and sneezing It is very unpleasant, but nobody knows a cure.
At the drugstore, there are usually shelves with cold ‘cures’ These medicines don’t cure a cold, but they relieve the symptoms Whatever you do, your cold will last for a few days and then disappear.
How can you help prevent a cold? Eat well, exercise and you will be fit and healthy
True or false
• a Every year, millions of people catch the common cold. • b Every body knows how to cure the common cold
• c Medicines called “cold cures” can relieve the symptoms. • d Your cold disappears immediately
• e Coughing and sneezing are symptoms of the common cold
Questions :
a Why we call the common cold?
b What are the symptoms of the common cold?
c Is there a cure for the common cold?
d Do cold cures work? What they do? * Complete the summary:
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