Summary
This practical ESL lesson plan is designed for A1-level English students to learn how to book a medical appointment over the phone. Through a series of simple and guided activities, students will gain confidence in using basic English for essential healthcare situations.
This lesson focuses on fundamental vocabulary, key phrases, and listening comprehension to ensure learners can handle a simple phone conversation with a clinic's receptionist. It provides a structured approach to understanding and producing the language needed to schedule a doctor's visit, covering listening, vocabulary, grammar, reading, and speaking skills.
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to share experiences with booking appointments and visiting the doctor.
- A listening comprehension exercise where students fill in the gaps in a short audio dialogue of someone booking an appointment.
- A vocabulary-building activity focusing on essential terms like
doctor,clinic,appointment, andsymptoms. - A clear grammar explanation and practice on the use of "Can I...?" for requests and "I want to..." for intentions.
- A short reading text about a visit to a clinic, reinforcing the lesson's vocabulary and context.
- Guided speaking practice with a partner to role-play making a phone call to a doctor's office.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson introduces essential vocabulary for discussing health and making appointments. Key terms include appointment, doctor, nurse, clinic, symptoms, and urgent. Students practice these words through sentence completion exercises to build recognition and use in context.
Grammar focus
The grammar section focuses on two fundamental phrases for making requests and stating intentions: "Can I...?" and "I want to...". A simple exercise helps A1 students understand the difference and choose the correct phrase for common situations, such as asking for an appointment time or stating the purpose of their call.
Book Medical Appointment by Phone | A1 English Lesson
