Class: Wednesday, 13^th March 2013

Unit 10: Health and Illness

Can-Do Objectives: Show you are not being exact when you describe things

                              Describe medical conditions and their symptoms

Pages: 71, 72 and 73

Grammar: Imperatives

Vocabulary: stiff neck, sore muscles, itch(y), hay-fever, allergy, mumps, polio, chicken-pox, smallpox, lice, bite, sting, injection, (booster) shot, vaccine, syringe, vomit, be sick, to throw up, nausea, dizzy, car-sick, sea-sick, burp, braces, retainer, veins, arteries, blood vessels, blood clot, to have one’s period, stretcher, grumpy, to moan, demeanour, mood(y), to be in the mood for smtg., to dwell on smtg., shrug off, supple, crouch, to drift, to shudder, to wipe, to clutch, to clench, fist, to flutter, to glare, to stroke, to frown, to grin, to pat, to nod.

Homework: Workbook pg.57 ex D

I found the following video on diabetes. It’s clear in every sense: the narrator speaks slowly and pronounces very well (British English); and, the animation supports the content very well.

 

Animation about diabetes and the body

You might also want to take a look at Dra. Shora’s latest blog entry in El País on sugary drinks. She has included several videos (in English). 

http://blogs.elpais.com/la-doctora-shora/2013/03/la-batalla-sanitaria-contra-los-refrescos-azucarados.html