Patina · Reading

The Check-Up

at the doctor  ·  can, should, need to, have to

Esther is at the clinic. The doctor gives orders and advice. Read, find what she can and can't do, then say how you feel.

new words  ·  the story  ·  ★ the missing word  ·  ★★ can she? should she?  ·  ★★★ how do you feel?, in the chat

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For the teacher · In class

act out the doctor's orders with the room: "Open your mouth. Take a deep breath." "Number 1 — put your answer in the chat." ★★★ has no key: any true sentence about how the student feels is right.

Unit 9 teacher's key (PDF)

New words

Four new words. Tap each one and listen. Your language is under every word.

  • a visit to the doctor to check your health
  • the air you take in
  • stop and relax
  • a small, hard medicine you swallow

The Check-Up

Esther is at the doctor. Read. Tap a part to hear it again.

Esther is at the clinic for a check-up. Dr. Lee is the doctor. “Open your mouth, please. Say ah.” “Take a deep breath.” “Good. How are you today?”

“My knee hurts. I have a headache, too.” “You need to rest. You should drink water. You can walk, but you can't run.”

“You have to take one tablet two times a day. Take it with food.” Esther is reading the label. She is happy. She can go home today.

Citizen life: at the interview, you promise to tell the truth.

★ Write the missing word

Write the missing word. Then type it in the chat.

  1. 1Dr. Lee is the .
  2. 2“My hurts.”
  3. 3“You should drink .”
  4. 4“You have to take one two times a day.”

★★ Can she? Should she?

Read again. Can she? Should she? Find the answer in the story.

  1. 1Can Esther run?
  2. 2Can Esther walk?
  3. 3How many times a day is the tablet?
  4. 4With food or without food?
  5. 5What part of the body hurts?

★★★ How do you feel?

Now YOU. How do you feel today?

My ___ hurts.

Like this:

Say what hurts. Or say: I feel good! One sentence in the chat.