This (B1-B2) lesson plan is for doctors, nurses and radiographers. It focuses on the language used to reassure a parent about a child’s forthcoming scan.
Level: B1, B2,
Sector: medicine, nursing, radiology
Medical area: clinical communication, other
Skill focus: speaking, vocabulary, pronunciation
Objective:
Students will develop and practice communication skills to reassure an anxious parent’s concerns about their child’s upcoming abdominal scan.
Materials:
• Scenario script for role-playing (in student worksheet)
• Whiteboard and markers
• Student Worksheet 1 (Video dialogue activity and transcript)
• Video of a nurse addressing a parent’s concerns about their child’s abdominal scan (UK and US version)
• Projector or screen for video (if using)
Duration
90 minutes
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