Unit 18: Elderly Care

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Basic activities (computer-graded)

Reading Activity: Elderly Care

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

As a result of modern medicine finding new cures and treatments for illnesses and diseases which used to be incurable, a new challenge has presented itself in the form of an aging population. The increase in the number of people living into their 80s, 90s and beyond has led to a greater demand for professional eldercare workers and geriatric specialists. If you are considering a career in either… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)
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Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

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As her family live in Australia, Susan spent two weeks in respite care after her operation.
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A lot of elderly people who cannot live comfortably on their own make use of residential care, where a nurse comes to their house.
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It is important to finish the regimen of antibiotics.
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Most insurance policies do not allow for treatment of pre-existing conditions.
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The family waited nervously before the doctor gave them the outcome of the tests.

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

  • What are the specific challenges of working with the elderly?
  • Do you agree that eldercare work could be more rewarding than other areas of health care? Why/ why not?
  • In your opinion, should elderly relative live with the family or should they live in a specialist care home? Why?
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