🇬🇧 🛒 Daily life · Everyday conversation, with effort (A2)

🩺 Seeing a doctor

🎯 Describe symptoms clearly and understand the doctor's advice

Use the usual 50-minute plan: warm-up → key phrases → challenges → role-play → discussion → wrap-up. Share this page on Zoom so the student can see the phrases, but keep "Your card" to yourself.

💬 Warm-up questions

How do you stay healthy?
Are you scared of doctors?

🔑 Key phrases

I've had a stomachache since yesterday.昨日からお腹が痛いです。
It hurts when I move.動くと痛みます。
It's a sharp pain.鋭い痛みです。
I've been feeling dizzy.めまいがします。
Is it serious?深刻ですか？
Do I need to come back?また来る必要がありますか？

📚 Useful words

symptom — 症状
dull pain — 鈍い痛み
swollen — 腫れた
blood test — 血液検査
rest — 安静
insurance — 保険

⚡ Speaking challenges

Describe a pain using 'sharp', 'dull', 'since', 'when I…'.
Explain your medical history in 4 sentences.
Ask the doctor 3 follow-up questions.
Give a friend advice for a bad cold.

🎭 Role-play

A clinic for travelers in New York.

🧑‍🎓 Student's card

You've had stomach pain for 2 days. Explain when it started, how it feels and what you ate.

🧑‍🏫 Your card (tutor)

Be the doctor: ask detailed questions (scale 1–10, where exactly, any fever?), then give advice.

🌀 Twist (halfway through): The doctor wants a blood test that costs $300. The student asks about insurance and options.

🗣️ Discussion questions

What's the difference between hospitals in Japan and other countries?
Do you think people go to the doctor too much or too little?
What's your best health habit?

📌 Homework

Write a short medical profile in English (allergies, medicines, conditions)英語で自分の医療情報（アレルギー・服用薬など）をまとめる