Summary
This ESL lesson plan is designed for A2-level English students to learn and practice the language needed for making a doctor's appointment. Through listening, reading, and vocabulary exercises, students will gain confidence in handling this common real-life situation.
The lesson begins with a warm-up discussion about personal experiences with doctors. Students then listen to a short audio clip to practice comprehension. A reading passage provides context and introduces key vocabulary, which is reinforced through an interactive matching activity. The focus is on practical, everyday English for healthcare situations.
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to activate students' prior knowledge about visiting the doctor and making appointments.
- A listening comprehension exercise where students fill in the blanks while listening to a short audio about needing to see a doctor.
- A short reading passage about an ESL student's experience calling a doctor's office, which introduces essential vocabulary in context.
- An interactive drag-and-drop vocabulary exercise to match key terms like appointment, symptoms, and prescription with their definitions.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson introduces essential vocabulary for talking about health and making appointments. Key terms include appointment, sick, symptoms, prescription, receptionist, and available. Students will also learn the common idiom under the weather to describe feeling unwell.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on functional language and phrases used in a real-world context rather than a specific grammatical structure. Students will practice using phrases like "I'd like to book an appointment, please" and understanding questions they might be asked by a receptionist.
