1. Health: Seeing a Doctor by Paul Chen

2. Can you recognize these symptoms ( 症狀 )?

3. Outline Starting Questions Starting Questions Starting Questions Starting Questions Sample Conversations Sample Conversations (1) (1) (1) (2) (2) (2) Vocabulary Vocabulary Vocabulary Useful Expressions Useful Expressions (1) 醫療場所 (1) 醫療場所 (1) 醫療場所 (1) 醫療場所 (2) 醫護人員 (2) 醫護人員 (2) 醫護人員 (2) 醫護人員 (3) 常見症狀 (3) 常見症狀 (3) 常見症狀 (3) 常見症狀 (4) 其他常用語彙 (4) 其他常用語彙 (4) 其他常用語彙 (4) 其他常用語彙 Discussion Questions Discussion Questions Discussion Questions Discussion Questions Reference Reference Reference

4. Starting Questions Do you consider yourself a healthy person? Do you usually take medicine ( 服藥 ) when you’re sick? Do you consider yourself a healthy person? Do you usually take medicine ( 服藥 ) when you’re sick? Do you always find it simple to describe to the doctor what problems you have? If not, how do you deal with ( 處理 ) it? Do you always find it simple to describe to the doctor what problems you have? If not, how do you deal with ( 處理 ) it? What symptoms do you usually have when you have a cold? What symptoms do you usually have when you have a cold?

5. Sample Conversation (1) A: Hey, John. What’s up? You look so pale! B: My runny nose is killing me. I’ve suffered from it for nearly a week. And I can’t barely sleep well. A: Why don’t you go see a doctor? B: um…because I am afraid of needles. A: Come on. You can’t ignore your illness simply because of that. After all, the doctor may not prescribe an injection if you weren’t very sick. B: All right. I’ll go see a doctor immediately. A: Take care.

6. Sample Conversation (2) A: Hi, May. B: Hi, Rita. How have you been recently? A: So-so. In fact, I’ve just recovered from a cold for nearly a week. B: Wow, thank God you’ve recovered. The flu is pretty prevailing now during this season. You should really take good care of yourself in order not to catch a cold again. A: Thanks. I will. Got to buy some grocery now. Talk to you later. Bye. B: Bye.

7. Vocabulary pale 蒼白的 pale 蒼白的 runny nose 流鼻水 runny nose 流鼻水 suffer from 患病 suffer from 患病 nearly 將近 nearly 將近 barely 幾乎不 barely 幾乎不 be afraid of 害怕 be afraid of 害怕 ignore 忽略 ignore 忽略 after all 畢竟 after all 畢竟 prescribe 開藥方 prescribe 開藥方 injection 打針、注射 immediately 立刻 so-so 馬馬虎虎、還 好 recover from 康復 flu 流感 prevailing 盛行的 take care of 照顧 catch a cold 感冒 grocery 雜貨

8. Useful Expressions (1): 醫療場所 health center 健康中心 health center 健康中心 clinic 診所 clinic 診所 hospital 醫院 hospital 醫院 waiting room 候診室 waiting room 候診室 pharmacy 藥房、領藥處 pharmacy 藥房、領藥處 emergency room (ER) 急診室 emergency room (ER) 急診室 ward 病房 ward 病房

9. Useful Expressions (2): 醫護人員 doctor 醫生 doctor 醫生 family doctor 家庭醫師 family doctor 家庭醫師 herbalist 中醫師 herbalist 中醫師 pediatrician 小兒科醫師 pediatrician 小兒科醫師 otolaryngologist/ENT doctor 耳鼻喉科醫師 otolaryngologist/ENT doctor 耳鼻喉科醫師 pharmacist 藥劑師 pharmacist 藥劑師 receptionist 接待員 receptionist 接待員 nurse 護士 nurse 護士 patient 病人 patient 病人

10. Useful Expressions (3): 常見症狀 fever 發燒 fever 發燒 headache 頭痛 (tooth/stomach/ear/back- ache…etc.) headache 頭痛 (tooth/stomach/ear/back- ache…etc.) sore throat 喉嚨痛 sore throat 喉嚨痛 runny nose 流鼻水 runny nose 流鼻水 stuffy nose/nasal congestion 鼻塞 stuffy nose/nasal congestion 鼻塞 dizzy 頭昏的 dizzy 頭昏的 cough 咳嗽 cough 咳嗽 sneeze 打噴嚏 sneeze 打噴嚏 diarrhea 拉肚子 diarrhea 拉肚子 throw up/vomit 嘔吐 throw up/vomit 嘔吐

11. Useful Expressions (4): 其他常用語彙 diagnosis 診斷 diagnosis 診斷 prescription 處方籤 prescription 處方籤 (take) medicine 服藥 (take) medicine 服藥 patent medicine 成藥 patent medicine 成藥 vaccination 疫苗 vaccination 疫苗 sick/ill 生病的 sick/ill 生病的 flu 流行性感冒 flu 流行性感冒 catch/have a cold 感冒 catch/have a cold 感冒 catch one’s cold 傳染到某人的感冒 catch one’s cold 傳染到某人的感冒 allergic to 對 … 過敏的 allergic to 對 … 過敏的 contagious 有傳染性的 contagious 有傳染性的 For more info., please check Daily ConversationDaily Conversation

12. Activity Try to describe what’s happening in the following two pictures. Please identify ( 識別、確認 ) the places first. Try to describe what’s happening in the following two pictures. Please identify ( 識別、確認 ) the places first.

14. Discussion Questions Have you ever thought of becoming a doctor? Why or why not? Have you ever thought of becoming a doctor? Why or why not? What are some ways to keep yourself away from ( 使遠離 ) illness? What are some ways to keep yourself away from ( 使遠離 ) illness?

15. Reference CEWeb: Daily Conversation: Health. CEWeb: Daily Conversation: Health.Health J. Zwier, Lawrence, and Amy Hughes. Essential Functions for Conversation. J. Zwier, Lawrence, and Amy Hughes. Essential Functions for Conversation.