Unit 2: Medical Equipment

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This unit covers common medical equipment including devices such as thermometers, stethoscopes, syringes, and wheelchairs.

Did you know? The following activities can be customized as desired by the teacher or school pedagogue.

Basic activities (computer-graded)

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: Medical Equipment

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

When hearing the term 'medical equipment', a typical layman, whose only knowledge about health care comes from an annual check-up at a local surgery and TV shows such as 'House, M.D.' or 'ER', might think of complex devices like a defibrillator, the star of the show in every scene in which somebody's life is saved. However, medical equipment might refer to both very complex devices used by… 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)

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.

I need to wrap the bandage around my ankle, as I suspect I have sprained it.

He had an X-ray taken and it revealed he had broken a rib

She's been in a wheelchair since she had her leg amputated.

A stethoscope and thermometer are examples of common diagnostic equipment.

Make sure the scalpel is sterile before you begin performing a surgery.

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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.

Which three pieces of medical equipment do you think every hospital should have?

What equipment do you use on a regular basis?

What was the most revolutionary piece of medical equipment of the twentieth century? Why do you think so?

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