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This lesson teaches the language used when assisting patients at mealtimes. It includes speaking, vocabulary, listening and reading activities.
A2-B1 level
● Topic: feeding patients
● Timing: 30-60 minutes
● Lesson Type/Focus: speaking, vocabulary, listening and reading
● Speaking: discuss feeding patient, practise a mealtime conversation
● Reading: read for specific information
● Vocabulary: learn and review language for discussing a patient’s food and fluid intake
● Writing: listen for gist and detail
The focus of this lesson is assisting patients at mealtimes. The vocabulary activity introduces/reviews items which a carer may use to help a patient who has difficulty feeding themselves. The reading activity contextualises some of this language and practises reading for specific information. The listening activity practises listening for gist and specific information and provides a model for the final speaking activity.
Note: This lesson supports the language introduced in the following:
● Course: English for Care: delivering outstanding care
● Unit: Eating and Drinking
● Module: ‘Activities of Daily Living: helping with mealtimes’ pages 9 to 12
Put students into pairs or small groups and ask them to discuss questions 1 and 2 on the student worksheet. Encourage them to share examples from their own experience.
Do whole class feedback to discuss and share answers.
1.Why do you think that the carer is feeding the patient?
2. When carers feed patients, what are some of the things they should do?
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