ObjectivesGrammarReading
History of Medicine
Students explore vocabulary and activities related the history of medicine. Topics include forensic pathology, history of the veterinary profession, the history of medicine in general, and medical discoveries.
Probability
Students review using modals as ways to express probability or (un)certainty.
The Perfect Infinitive
Students are introduced to this grammar pattern as one way to use modals to describe past actions and situations.
The Perfect Infinitive with Could and Should
Students learn popular usages of the perfect infinitive with these modals as ways to express regret, criticism, and unrealized past abilities.
Needn’t
Unit Twelve introduces students to the use of needn’t and its difference in meaning from saying one didn’t need to....
12-1 Past Probability
Students review the common rules of using modals as well as using modal verbs on probability to describe the present and future (as studied in Grammar 4-1). Grammar 10-1 also introduces the usage of modal verbs of probability to describe the past.
12-2 Should / Could + Perfect Infinitive
This lesson explores patterns used to express criticism, regret, and past, unrealized possibilities.
12-3 Needn’t + Perfect Infinitive
Students learn when to use the phrase, You didn’t need to... and its difference in meaning compared to You needn’t have....
12-1 What is Forensic Pathology?
Vocabulary and reading comprehension activity about forensic pathology.
12-2 Health in the News - History of Veterinary Profession
Vocabulary and reading comprehension activity about the the history of the veterinary profession.
WritingMediaSpeaking
12-1 Contrast and Concession
Students focus on linking devices specifically used to express contrast and concession, then write their own example sentences
12-2 Adding Information and Giving Examples
Students learn linking words used to add information or give examples; they then use the linking devices to complete sentences.

12-1 Bill Nye Explains the History of Medical Discoveries
A film based listening activity based on a documentary hosted by beloved scientist, Bill Nye.
12-2 Why Do We Have Two Nostrils?
A video-listening activity where students watch an episode of VSauce, the science based vlog, concerning the mysteries behind our own evolutionary anatomy.
12-1 Unit Introduction
Unit introduction conversation activity. (group work)
12-2: Vocabulary Roleplay
Groups discuss and roleplay a medical scenario in a variety of jobs.
12-3 Photo Discussion
Students generate photos to match unit vocabulary and discuss with the class.
12-4 Questions and Review
Students reflect on their understanding of the unit with a whole class Q&A.
12-5 Applied Learning
Students work together to master a certain grammatical aspect of the unit and teach to the rest of the class.
Vocabulary
  • addictive
  • attention
  • couch potato
  • desensitized
  • gross
  • influence
  • initial
  • keen
  • lecturer
  • nonsense
  • potential
  • poverty
  • psychological
  • recruit
  • ridicule
  • technician
  • to appreciate
  • to blame
  • to develop
  • to neglect
  • to recommend
  • to recover
  • to speculate
  • upcoming
  • wisely
Medical Terminology
  • advocate
  • anesthesia
  • autopsy
  • cause of death
  • compounded
  • dissect
  • forensic
  • lethal
  • pathology
  • poison
  • psychiatrist
  • specialist
  • toxicology
  • transfusion
  • veterinarian
  • victim
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