This unit teaches students practical pharmacy and medication vocabulary through a realistic conversation between a pharmacist and a customer. Learners explore topics such as prescriptions, generic and brand-name drugs, active ingredients, and more.
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Multiple Choice Activity
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Listening Comprehension Activity
Listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.
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Spelling and Recognition
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Vocabulary Builder Activity
Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:
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Reading Activity: At the pharmacy
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A dialogue between a pharmacist and a customer:
Pharmacist: Good morning. How can I help you today?
Customer: Hello. Can you fill this prescription-->fill a prescription?
Pharmacist: Certainly. I see that you need several items - let me check if we have them all. I will be right back.
Pharmacist: Well, Mr. Jones we have most of the items but I see that your doctor prescribed you…
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Reading Comprehension Quiz
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Speaking Practice Activity
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Most herbal extracts in the form of liquids are tinctures.
Nicotine patches are the most common transdermal patches in the US.
Topical anesthetics are used to relieve pain from sunburn, burns and insect bites
... and more sentences to practice.
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Writing Practice Activity
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- How useful do you think natural remedies are in preventative medicine?
- Should pharmacists be allowed to substitute generic drugs for brand drugs? Why / why not?
