Unit 14: Routine Checkups

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This unit discusses basic routine checkups.

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: Routine Checkups

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

Website excerpt Welcome to www.annualcheckups.org. The main aim of our website is to offer advice on the required or recommended check-ups that everyone should have annually. You will learn why you should treat check-ups as a mandatory activity and depending on whether you are a woman or man which diseases you can screen for. Moreover, you will obtain information on how to prepare to a… 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.

To perform DRE, put on a glove, apply some lubricant on your finger and slide it into the rectum.

A thorough family health history can help determine the risk of occurrence of any fatal diseases.

After the body suffers an injury, fibrinogen converts into threads that form a net stabilizing the injury site until it is fully healed.

About 12% of the male population suffers from heart disease caused indirectly by obesity.|

James had been diagnosed with prostate cancer which further contributed to his depression.

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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 fundamental tests and screenings recommended for both men and women?

What male-specific and female-specific check-ups are mentioned in the article?

What are the benefits of having regular check-ups?

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