Unit 4 lesson 1

Unit Four Lesson One

What does the term surgeon mean? Check “yes” for all descriptions that are part

of the definition of surgeon and “no” for those that do not explain surgeon.

Descriptions Yes No

1 Professors    

2 Doctors    

3 Perform shows    

4 Focus on the old    

5 Performs operations     

Using all descriptions you checked as “yes”, complete the definition of surgeons.

A surgeon is ___________who ______________.

Read the sentences below. The bold words are from the podcast you will read. Match the definitions in the box with the words in the bold. Write the correct letters on the lines:

1. A doctor who performs operations.2. Operation3. A treatment or health care.4. Harm, synonym: hurt5. Physically or mentally hurt6. Cure7. Bad health that is the result of not having enough food.

8. Disease9. Sick, antonym: healthy

A. Richard felt ______ and did not go to school because he felt sick.

B. The _____________ who performed my mother’s surgery was kind.

C. Many children in Africa have physical problems because of __________ due to lack of food.

D. Surgeons have to perform several _______ a day, which must be difficult since they can last long.

E. Daniel is planning to go to the __________ where she can get treated for her flu.

F. You should go to the clinic or health center to get a ____________ or cure for your migraine.

G. The girl was taken to hospital due to a serious head _________ which is harmful.

H. The girl ____________ her head and she is in great physical pain.

I. The doctor has told Michelle she suffers from mental ________ but like any disease it can be cured.

Synonyms Vs AntonymsNow that we have covered the new vocabulary words of the lesson, let us write down their synonyms or antonyms. Look at the previous page on activity two to complete the tables below.

Word SynonymSurgeryInjuryTreatmentIllnessIll

 Word Antonym

Ill  

Grammar: Present Perfect

We use the present perfect to talk about experiences in the past. We usually don’t say when we had the experience.

Example:

- We’ve trained hundreds of nurses. (Does it say when?)

- They’ve built a new clinic. (Does it say when?)

Have/has + Past Participle (Verb) = Present Perfect

Positive Sentences

Subject 

Have/Has Past Participle

I/ You/ We/They ‘ve (have)  worked

He/ She/ It ‘s (has)

Try it:

Have you traveled to Saudi Arabia?

ImportantThe difference between been and gone: Example of have/has been: I’ve been to France. (I’ve gone to France and I’ve come back.Example of have/has gone: He’s gone to France. (He’s gone and he is still in France at the moment.

Negative Sentences

Subject Have/Has + not Past ParticipleI/ You/ We/They Haven’t (have not)  

workedHe/ She/ It Hasn’t (has not)

Try it!

Have you traveled to India?

Making a Question

Have/Has + Subject  )*ever (

worked?.…Have I/ we/you/ theyHas he/ she/ it

ImportantWe often ask questions in the present perfect with Have you ever …? To ask about experience. Example: Have you ever been to Japan? Have you ever stayed in a really good hotel?

ImportantPresent Perfect short answers use: have/haven’t. Example: Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.