Health and Fitness Vocabulary- Ask and Tell Speaking Game
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
A fun speaking game where students make questions about healthiness, diseases, exercise, etc then flip a coin to see who should answer, with suggested questions about health and useful medical vocabulary, good for both ESP and General English students.
Lesson Plan Content:
Health and fitness vocabulary ask and tell speaking game
Choose one of the lines on the following pages and ask a question about that thing and/ or using that word, e.g. a personal question about headaches or an opinion question about homeopathy. Then flip a coin to decide if you can ask the question to anyone else (heads) or if you have to answer your own question (tails, meaning “tell”). People can then ask more questions if they like, but any follow-up questions don’t have to be answered.
Possible questions about health and fitness
- Are you optimistic/ pessimistic/ worried about…?
- Do you believe in…?
- Do you have (too many/ too much/ a lot of/ any)…?
- Do you prefer… or…?
- Do you think it’s true that…?
- Do you think scientists will (ever)…?
- Do you think that… is (really) good for you/ bad for you/ over-used?
- Do you think there is any such thing as (good)…?
- Do you think… helps with…?
- Do you think… is doing enough about…?
- Do you worry about…?/ Do you worry more about… or…?
- Have you ever read about/ suffered from/ tried/…?
- How common is… (in your country/ in people your age)?
- How do you feel about…?
- How effective is… (for…)?
- How important is…?
- How interested in… are…?
- How long…?
- How many…?
- How much of a problem is… (in…)?
- How much…?
- How often do you…?
- Is… important to…?
- Is… worthwhile/ worth it?
- What are the (possible) advantages/ disadvantages/ dangers of…?
- What causes…?
- What do you usually do if/ when…?
- What effect…?
- What is the (main) reason for…?
- What is the usual…?
- What would you do if…?
- What would your advice be for…?
- What’s the best cure for…?
- Why is… (so) common (in…)?
- Would you recommend…?
- Would you like to…?
- Would you… if…?
Ask about any questions above you are not sure how to complete, etc, working together to make and answer suitable questions each time.
Health and fitness topic cards
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(Head/ Back/ Stomach) ache
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Acne/ Teenage spots/ Zits
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Acupuncture
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Addict/ Addiction/...oholic
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Aerobics/ Aerobic exercise
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Allergy/ Allergic/ Hay fever
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Alternative medicine
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Anti-oxidants
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Bacteria/ Antibiotics
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Bi-polar
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(Nose) bleed/ Bleeding
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(High/ Low) blood pressure
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Body building
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Body image (problems)
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Broken/ Fracture(d)
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Bruise(d)
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Burn/ Scald
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Calories
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(Lung/ Stomach/ Bowel/ Breast) cancer
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(Complex) carb(ohydrate)s/ Starch
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(Bad/ High) cholesterol
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Cloning
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A cold/ A sniffle
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Constipated/ Constipation
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Cough (syrup)
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Cut/ Graze/ Scratch
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Dementia/ Alzheimer’s
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Dengue fever
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(Clinically) depressed/ (Clinical) depression
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Diarrhoea/ The runs
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Dieting/ Slimming
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Dizzy/ Dizziness
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(Blood/ Organ) donor/ donation
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Eating disorder/ Anorexia/ Bulimia
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Eczema/ Rash
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Endorphins
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Epidemic/ Pandemic
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(Light/ Strenuous) exercise
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(Food/ Exercise) fad(s)
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(Saturated/ Trans-) fat
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Fever/ Temperature
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(Dietary/ High) fibre
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Fitness/ Keeping fit
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Five a day
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Flu/ Influenza
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Folk cures/ Folk medicine
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Generic drugs
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Hangover
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(National/ Private) health insurance
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Health scare(s)
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Heart attack/ Heart problems
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Herbs/ Herbal remedies
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Homeopathy
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Immune system/ Immunity
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Infection/ Infected
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Injection/ Jab
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Injure/ Injury
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Insomnia/ Sleeping problems
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Itch/ Itchy/ Itchiness
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Jogging/ Running
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Lifestyle diseases/ Diabetes
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Massage/ Masseur
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Medical expenses
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Medical technology
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Meditate/ Meditation
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Menopause
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Mental disease
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Mental health (problems)
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Mind over matter
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Minerals
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Moxibustion
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Muscle tone/ Ripped
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Nursing homes/ Nursing care
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Obese/ Overweight/ Obesity
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Occupational therapy
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Painful/ (Lower back) pain
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Painkiller
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PE
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Pill/ Tablet
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Placebo (effect)
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Plaster
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Positive thinking/ Positivity
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Post-natal (care/ depression)
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Pregnancy/ Pregnant
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(Reconstructive/ Cosmetic) plastic surgery
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Nose job
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Face lift
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Botox (for wrinkles) |
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Liposuction
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Eyelid surgery |
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Prescription (drugs)
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Protein (shakes)
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Psychosomatic (illnesses)
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Relaxation
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RSI
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Running machine/ Treadmill
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(MRI) scan
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Shivering
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Short sighted
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Sit ups/ (Abdominal) crunches
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Six pack/ Abs
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Snore/ Snoring
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Sore (feet/ throat/…)
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Sports (injury)
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Steroids
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Stethoscope
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Stiff (muscles/ shoulders)
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Stimulants (caffeine, etc)
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Stress(ed/ful)
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Stretching/ Stretches
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Sugar(y…)
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Superbugs (MRMA etc)
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Supplements
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Surgery/ Operation
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Tai chi
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Tiredness/ Fatigue
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Traditional (Chinese) medicine
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Treating yourself
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Vaccinate/ Vaccination(s)
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Virus
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Vitamin (tablets)
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Weights/ Weight training
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Whole grains/ Whole foods
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Working out
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X-ray
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(Hot) yoga
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Sprain(ed)/ Strain(ed)
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Side effects |
Ask about anything above that you don’t understand, working together to make suitable questions each time. You don’t need to answer the questions if you don’t want to at this stage.
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