STUDENT A ~ You’re sick and couldn’t go out today. Find out what you couldn’t

out what you couldn’t do and who you couldn’t meet.
Write

your friend’s name on the line.

“R-i-n-g!
R-i-n-g!”

you today.
Find out what is the matter with them.
Write your

friend’s name on the line.

“R-i-n-g!
R-i-n-g!”

students practice with health vocabulary while reviewing everyday activities like

going cycling and playing tennis.

Contents -

Page one – Student A worksheet

Page two – Student B worksheet

Page three – Instructions

Pages four through nine – These are the ailment/treatment cards. Cut the paper in thirds, with the ailment and its treatment attached. For example, “a broken arm” and “get an X-ray of my arm” should be attached, then folded over to make a square card with the ailment on one side and the treatment on the other. Do this with all 18 cards. They may then be laminated or just taped together.

Pages ten through twelve – These are the activity cards. Each square needs to be cut out and laminated (if possible) to make 18 cards.

Instructions -

Divide the class in half. I designed this activity for a class of 36 students. Give the first half the Student A worksheet. Give each student a treatment/ailment card.

Give the other half the Student B worksheet. Give each student an activity card.

Review the dialogue and vocabulary. Make sure students understand how to do substitute their own names and the info on their cards into the dialogue.

Have all the “A” students line their chairs against the walls (facing the wall) or out in the hallway if there isn’t enough room in the classroom. They should sit and face the wall. All “B” students should line their chairs up behind the “A” students (one “B” behind each “A”) and sit down facing “A’s” back. If there really isn’t room to move the chairs, they can just stand instead.

“B” calls “A” by tapping “A” on the shoulder and making a telephone ringing sound. “A” pretends to pick up the phone and begins the conversation. Students can not show each other their cards or look at each other. When the conversation is finished, students should fill in the name of the other person in the correct blank on their worksheet.

When the phone conversation is over, “B” stands up and looks around the room for an empty chair behind another “A”. “B” sits down and begins another phone chat. If there aren’t any available chairs at the moment, they should stand in the middle of the room or against the opposite wall and wait until a seat becomes available. Continue until students have filled in all the blanks on their worksheet or until time runs out.