4-0 Objectives and Sequence

Doctor's Advice

Students explore vocabulary and activities related to medical professionals’ advice, including topics such as the disease transmission, poverty & healthcare, medical mistakes, etc..

Probability

Students learn the reasons for expressing probability of present and future events in contrast to what one truly knows for certain.

Ability and Advice

Students expand their knowledge about expressing ability and advice and learn variations that are required depending on time or meaning.

Obligation and Advice

Students review the basic ways in English of expressing obligation and learn other phrases popularly used. Students also learn how to express willingness and refusal.

4-1 Probability

Students first review common rules of using modal verbs and then practice how modal verbs can be used to express probability. The following modal verbs of probability are included: must, can, should, may, might, and could.

4-2 Ability and Advice

Students practice using modal verbs and other phrases to accurately express ability as well as different expressions for expressing advice.

4-3 Obligation and Willingness

Students learn higher-level rules for using must, have (got) to and other phrases for explaining obligation. In addition, the use of will and shall is explored in the context of expressing willingness.

4-1 Medical Mistakes

Vocabulary and reading comprehension activity about medical mistakes.

4-2 Time to Quit Smoking

Vocabulary and reading comprehension activity about smoking cessation.

4-1 The Agree/Disagree Essay - Structure

Students examine the structure of an Agree/Disagree essay. Students then read a sample essay, proofread for errors and evaluate the overall quality of the composition.

4-2 The Agree/Disagree Essay

Students outline and write a 300-word Agree/Disagree Essay on the topic of doctor's compensation.

4-1 How Do Germs Spread

Video-listening activity based on disease transmission.

4-2 Poverty and Health Care

Listening activity about the link between impoverished communities and their lack of healthcare.

4-1 Unit Introduction

Unit introduction conversation activity. (group work)

4-2: Vocabulary Roleplay

Groups discuss and roleplay a medical scenario in a variety of jobs.

4-3 Photo Discussion

Students generate photos to match unit vocabulary and discuss with the class.

4-4 Questions and Review

Students reflect on their understanding of the unit with a whole class Q&A.

4-5 Applied Learning

Students work together to master a certain grammatical aspect of the unit and teach to the rest of the class.