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La SANTE / HEALTH - Page 1

"You are what you eat"
( The Phrase Finder )

Cliparts and Flashcards - Vocabulary - Listening - Conversation questions / Role-play -
Interactive activities - Activities to print - Lesson plans -
Interactive games - Games to print -
Movies - Videos - Cartoons - Ads - Stories - Poems - Songs - Idioms and Proverbs - Posters

(Updated on 18/03/2013)


Related pages :

Health (civilization) :
Information - World Blood Donor Day - World Health Day - Maps -
Anthrax - Malaria - Avian flu - Cloning - Diets and Obesity - Food Pyramids - Safety - Swine flu - Cancer


Body - Smoking - Drugs - Minorities - Depression - Anorexia - Bulimia -
Allergies - AIDS - Disabled people - Addiction(s) - First aid
Organ donation - Euthanasia - Asbestos - Lead

 


Cliparts and Flashcards :

Asthma - Visual Dictionary
(ikonet.com)

 

Visiting a doctor

(No link)

 

The face that best describes how you feel
(hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com)

 

 

The pain chart, revised
(hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com)




See what the numbers correspond to.

 

 

 

Pain - Man and Woman
(acupuncturedoc.com)

 

 

Blood donation :





 


First aid equipment - images
"The instruments and equipment used
to transport the sick
and the injured and to administer first aid."
+ First aid kit : "Box that contains the materials required to administer
first aid, including bandages, medication
and instruments."
(visual.merriam-webster.com)

 


Health flashcards
a cold, a headache, a fever, a sore throat, a cough, a stomachache,
an earache, a runny nose, a stuffy nose, a sunburn, a toothache, a cut,
a cramp, a broken leg, a bruise
+ Health PowerPoint flashcards
+ Extra Health flash cards: chills, a backache, allergies,
a sprained ankle, a bloody nose...
(mes-english.com)

 


Victim with paramedic
(fotosearch.com)

Otitis
(kidshealth.org)

 

Toothache

 

 

Backache

Headache
(tell.fll.purdue.edu)

 

Jaundice
( = "jaunisse")
(4.bp.blogspot.com)

 


Mumps
( = "oreillons")
(do2learn.com)

 


Eardrum
( = "tympan")
(sciencenewsforkids.org)

 

 

Myringotomy
( = "paracentèse")
(healthofchildren.com)

Adenoids
( = "végétations")
(uofmhealth.org)
- UPDATED

Tonsils
( = "amygdales")
(3.bp.blogspot.com)


Removed tonsils
= Tonsillectomy
( = "Ablation des amygdales")
(direct-healthcare.com)

 

A cold

Whooping cough
( = "coqueluche")

 

Chicken pox
( = "varicelle")
(medicinenet.com)

 

Measles
( = "rougeole")


Binge eating
(No link)


 



AIDS
(profiles.nlm.nih.gov)

 

 

Surgeons
(indosurgery.com)

 

Acupuncture

 

At the hospital
(clipartguide.com)

 

Hospital English
Flashcards / Quizzes
(hospitalenglish.com)

Automated
External Defibrillation 1

(No link)

 

 

Automated
External Defibrillation 2

(No link)

 
FLASHCARDS
(mes-english.com)


Healthcare & Medicine Clipart
(aperfectworld.org)

 

At the doctor's - Cliparts
Click on 2nd year - intermediate
(learnenglish.be)


Body, Health & Medicine - cliparts :
Medical Treatment - Medicine -
People in Medicine -
Sickness and Injuries -
The Body
(aussi en ESPAGNOL)
(esl-library.com)
Click on Flashcard Library.

 


Clipart and graphics of
medical
and emergency transportation
(about.com)

 
Ambulance

Abortion ?

First-aid kit


Medical clip art and graphics
of nurses, doctors, care givers,
ambulances, and other medical clip art.
(about.com)

 

Boy with spots - Measles
(childrenfirst.nhs.uk)

 


Vocabulary :

  • GP = abbr. general practitioner
    Example : "Obese visit GP more often than smokers, researchers say." (BBC)
    See MORE meanings for abbreviations : GP
    (answers.com)

 

  • CPR = Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
    "is an emergency procedure for people in cardiac arrest  or, in some circumstances, respiratory arrest    ."
    (Wikipedia)

     

  • PANDEMIC / EPIDEMIC / ENDEMIC :

    • Pandemic:
      "An epidemic (a sudden outbreak) that becomes very widespread and affects a whole region, a continent, or the world..."
      (medterms.com)

      Pandemic
      = "an epidemic of infectious disease that is spreading through human populations across a large region; for instance a continent, or even worldwide."
      (Wikipedia)

    • An epidemic
      "affects more than the expected number of cases of disease occurring in a community or region during a given period of time.
      A sudden severe outbreak within a region or a group as, for example, AIDS in Africa or AIDS in intravenous drug users."
      (medterms.com)

    • An endemic
      "is present in a community at all times but in low frequency.
      An endemic is continuous as in the case of malaria in some areas of the world or as with illicit drugs in some neighborhoods."
      (medterms.com)

  • Glossary
    - "a list of the medical terms you might hear mentioned by health practitioners talking about back conditions."
    (BBC)





  • Tuberculosis (Wikipedia)



     

    - UPDATED

 

  • Rabies
    Fast Facts | The Virus | Animals | Warning Signs | Vaccination | Prevention | Statistics | Activities | Games
    (cdc.gov)




    Rabies (Wikipedia)

    Bringing pets to the UK (archive.defra.gov.uk)


  • Sexually transmitted diseases (also called STDs, or STIs for sexually transmitted infections) "are infections that can be transferred from one person to another through sexual contact."
    (epigee.org)

 

  • Period : "Common usage refers to menstruation and menses as a period. Aside from its biological purpose, this bleeding serves as a sign that a woman has not become pregnant."
    (Wikipedia)

  • Tinnitus = "a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears" (dictionary.kids.net.au)

    Tinnitus     (Wikipedia)



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  • HEALTH CORNER - Problèmes de santé illustrés (health-corner.chiangmai-news.com)

 

  • Science ... not science fiction
    "There could come a day when you can swallow a tiny robot,
    and it will travel through your bloodstream to repair what ails you..."
    (cnn.com)

 

  • illnesses and health - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.
  • dental care - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.

  • Medicine - Les mots s'affichent quand on passe la souris sur les images. - avec son
    (Language Guide)



  • Microbe Zoo (commtechlab.msu.edu)
    DirtLand | Animal Pavilion | Snack Bar | Space Adventure | WaterWorld
    "Discover the many worlds of hidden microbes"



Listening :

 

 

 

  • Getting clarification from a doctor
    "In this programme, we find out about the type of questions we can ask to make sure we understand what the doctor is telling us.
    When you've listened to the programme, don't forget to practise what you've learned with the quiz ...!"
    - with the script
    (BBC)
  • Everyday English in Conversation - Listening
    Eating / Emotions / Fashion / Friendship / Health / Housing / Life / Memory / Money /
    Romance / Shopping / Time / Traveling / Vacation / Weather / Work
    (Focus English)
  • illnesses and health - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.
  • dental care - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.

  • Doctor's Appointment (esl-lab)
    (I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises III. Post-Listening Exercises)
    - telephone conversation (medium)


  • Health (with exercises) - (esl-lab) :
    - A Healthy Lifestyle (D)
    - Friendly Dental Care (D)
    - Personal Problems (D)

Conversation questions / Role-play :

  • Getting clarification from a doctor
    "In this programme, we find out about the type of questions we can ask to make sure we understand what the doctor is telling us. When you've listened to the programme, don't forget to practise what you've learned with the quiz ...!"
    (BBC)

 

 

INTERACTIVE activities :

 

 

  • What's the matter ?
    Activities : Matching / Flashcards / Concentration + a list of terms used in these activities
    Created by Renée Maufroid

     

  • Rabies
    Fast Facts | The Virus | Animals | Warning Signs | Vaccination | Prevention | Statistics | Activities | Games
    (cdc.gov)

 

  • Learn To Be Healthy - Interactive activities and Lesson plans:
    Nutrition & Physical Activity / The 5 Senses / Tobacco and Inhalants / Adolescence / Dental Health / Eating Healthy
    (learntobehealthy.org)

 

 

 

 

  • Hospital - exercice de vocabulaire (avec images) - (users.skynet.be/providence)



  • HEALTH (english-4u.de)
    ex : "The nurse wrapped a __________ around my head.
    a) bandage b) plaster c) cream d) pain - killer"




  • Alternative medicine (British Council)





  • Doctor over time - (PBS)
    "This activity shows how doctors over this century would have handled the same afflictions.
    All you have to do is complain to the doctor, then see how he or she responds."


    (Click on the picture)
  • Health (intermediate level) - TRUE OR FALSE? (english.specialist.hu)
    Click on TOPICS / Health
  • Mr. Smith's new nose - a story
    with some fun activities, a wordsearch and a dictionary
    (British Council)

 

  • Minorities (Hervé Humbert)
    ( = the visually impaired - the elderly - the blind - the sick - the unemployed - the deaf and dumb - the handicapped - etc.)
    - Matching exercises (3 pages)