Health--Effects/Causes
Name: Dave Armour
Time Required: About 20 minutes
Area(s) of Emphasis: Conversation
Students' Level of English: Beginner Intermediate Advanced
Materials Needed: Each student needs a copy of the handout below.

Objective(s):
Use vocabulary words related to health.
Discuss Causes and Effects

Procedure:

Ask students in pairs or small groups to make a list of health problems. Then, have them think of some causes of the health problems.

Comments:

This gives students a chance to improve vocabulary by pooling what they know as a group.

Follow up activity:

Present each student with a picture of a person who looks as if he or she is sick or ailing (advertisements for medicine are a good source!). Have students write for ten minutes why they think the person looks the way he or she does.

Health--Effects/Causes

Think of some health problems. Write them in the left column.

What are some causes of these health problems? Write them in the right column.

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