in medicine In this unit, students focus on some of the basic principles of medicine. T e skills focus is on preparing for listening and making notes. Over the four lessons, students practise preparing for and then listening to two short lectures. T e fi rst looks at the principles of human physiology, and the second looks at key principles of human anatomy. Students work together to build a set of notes and practise language for asking for information. T ere is also a focus on identifying stress patterns in multisyllable words; and students have opportunities to practise using their dictionaries.
Language skills • listening and speaking
Topics
• anatomy • physiology
Vocabulary focus • identifying stress within words
Skills focus
• reporting information • asking for information
Key vocabulary
abdomen anatomical position anatomy anterior artery breastbone capillary cardiovascular system cell collagen digestive system forearm gastrointestinal immune system inferior lateral limb medial nutrient pelvis physiology plane platelet posterior proximal
