Between Presentations and Travel

Hello, students of the seniors' class!

We are finishing up our module on nutrition labels. We are learning how to give feedback that is kind, specific, and helpful. Next we will learn a bit about planning summer travel by train.

Here is a video about making a presentation that is not boring.



Here is the contact information for CAA in Windsor.

Visti the VIA Rail website to see where you can go on the train this summer.

Some students could use practice with vowel sounds. Is this interesting to you?

Reading Nutrition Labels

This is an excellent video to reinforce the concepts we are learning. This may be an American video. I notice her "rule of thumb" is just a bit different from the one we learn in Canada.

Turn on subtitles and maximize the window. You can also slow down her rate of speech, remember?



Here is another good video: https://youtu.be/fJsF9q2E9do

This video addresses whether cooking fruits and veggies kills the vitamins.

Calcium and Vitamin D

Hello, students!

We are starting our module on calcium and vitamin D. This will be followed by a module on reading nutrition labels.

This short video explains vitamin D and calcium absorption. https://youtu.be/FFhHXH5N7TY

Watch this video. What is the doctor's message? Can you remember how to turn on subtitles? He speaks clearly and slowly. https://youtu.be/gIwZOf_0Su0

Here are the 10 foods highest in vitamin D.
https://youtu.be/XWwv-KleBPQ

How can you get calcium without eating dairy products?
https://youtu.be/IrPWfI5m-sQ

We Visited Hospice

Hello, students!

This week we took a field trip. We rode the city bus to Rivard and Tecumseh. From there, we walked for 15 minutes to reach the Hospice. It was not raining, but it was chilly.

Everyone reported having learned something new and surprising. You told me you were very impressed by the team of dedicated, compassionate staff and volunteers who keep hospice running. I think a lot of minds were changed when it comes to thinking about death, talking about it, and considering hospice care as an option for ourselves or our friends and loved ones.

at the bus terminal

Around a Hospital

Take this tour of London Health Sciences Centre's North Tower. Can you turn on closed captions? Can you slow down the speed of the narrator's speech? Let me teach you how!


Practice medical vocabulary with British and American pronunciation.

This "doctors and hospitals" vocabulary list is in English and Arabic, I think.

Watch and listen as a boy gives other children a tour of a hospital in the U.S.

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For those wishing to improve your ability to understand the weather forecast, try some of these practice activities below.

Weather vocabulary with quiz

Or watch the weather and turn on closed captioning to see if you can catch some words. It gets easier the more you practice listening!

Preparing for an MRI, X-Ray, or CT Scan

Hello, students.

Strengthen your listening skills with relation to the diagnostic tests we have been studying by watching one or more of these videos.

English in Vancouver - X-ray

Getting an MRI

Getting an MRI (children's version)

Getting a CT Scan

Preparing for a CT Scan

Don't forget to turn on subtitles if you need them.

Also, if you would like to apply for travel medical insurance, click HERE.

Excellent Listening Resource - Diagnostic Tests and Imaging

Hello, class!

As we talked about last week, I have discovered a series of short shows on YouTube called "Mystery Diagnosis." These are fascinating cases in which doctors were not able to diagnose the patient's problem for many months or even years.

While you watch the episodes, you get to follow the patient through a series of tests such as MRI, CT Scan, blood work, allergy testing, ultrasound, and even genetic testing. Watching these videos could help you boost your listening skills when it comes to medical vocabulary.

I hope you find them useful and as interesting as I do.

Go to YouTube and search on the words "mystery diagnosis." For me the most fascinating story was that of Brooke Greenberg, the baby who did not age.

Diagnostic Tests and Imaging

Hello, students of the seniors' class!

Here is an excellent video to explain both computerized axial tomography (CT Scan or CAT Scan) and the concept of a contrast material to help the doctor see certain systems or organs better.

Get Your Family's KI Kit

You expressed an interest in getting your household's free Potassium Iodide (KI) kit from Windsor-Essex Health Unit.

Here is the link. Read the agreement carefully before you request the pills.

https://weki.wechu.org/default?sid=4

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Tests and Screenings - Routine

Hello!

Before we get into special tests and screenings, let's spend some time on routine tests and screenings that every patient needs. We also want to learn about the tests and screenings recommended just for men or just for women, just for young people, or just for older people.

For example, a yearly physical exam may include giving a urine sample.

The nurse will check your blood pressure.

The doctor will order blood work, so you will have to go to a lab.

Here is a short news video about the annual physical exam or "check-up."

Health History

Hello, students!

We have reviewed parts of the body. Monday we will start a bit of in-depth study of the body systems. Meanwhile, we have learned to answer questions about our family medical history and our personal medical history.

Here is the video of a dialogue between a doctor and patient's mother.



Here are some short conversations between a doctor and a patient.

This is a link to the BODY SYSTEMS dictionary.

And Back to Health Again

Hello, seniors!

We have returned to your favourite topic: health and navigating the healthcare system. This week we are learning to describe symptoms.

Since I have taught health topics many times before, I would like you to learn how to find those old blog posts for yourself. There are many good links on each one. To do this, you will  need to find the Search This Blog box at the top of the sidebar of this website. Do you see it? If you put in the word "symptoms" and click the Search This Blog button, you will be taken to a blog post about that. Next try putting in the word "health."

Did it work?

Here is the audio for Lily.

Here is the audio for Jim.

Have fun exploring all those resources!

Kelly

Police, Witness, Victim

Hello, students of the seniors' class!

This week we continue with our topic of the police and crime.

Below is a very interesting story of a mugging that had an unexpected ending. Can you understand what he's saying? If you want to read the transcript, click this button.

https://storycorps.org/listen/julio-diaz/

Describing People for Police

Hello, students!

This week we are learning to describe people.

In this video, we hear two people discussing the physical descriptions of escaped prisoners.



This week we talked  about linking. Watch Rachel's lesson on linking.

You can also practice spelling and sentences with games.

Happy Holidays 2018

We wrapped up 2018 with a class potluck, speeches, games, song, and breaking bread together. I hope to see everyone again in the new year.

Indigenous Peoples (Continued)

Hello, students.

Please log into Spelling City to practice ten new sentences and words.

There are many short films on NFB that you can watch.

Enjoy!

Aboriginal Peoples of Canada

Hello, students.

Sign in HERE to practice spelling and sentences.

This week we are taking a short break from the theme of law / police. We are learning about the Indigenous Peoples of this land, the people who were on this continent before the Europeans.

We are learning about the legacy of Canada's residential schools.

We heard about a child named Chanie Wenjack. This is a short film about him. It is animated.

Interactive map of Aboriginal Peoples:
https://native-land.ca/

Together we will watch Waking Up the Nakota Language. It's from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).

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On another note, some of you said you would like to have a link to the Health Unit's Supervised Injection Services (SIS) Community Consultation

Crime and Punishment

Hello, students!

We have begun our module on LAW. We have started by learning some legal vocabulary.

Here is a picture dictionary page of "law and order" words you can listen to.

Your spelling list is HERE. You have to log in with your username and password.

Naturopathy

Hello, students!
This week we are preparing for a guest speaker's visit. It's Dr. Harrison Oake, ND.

Here you can practice spelling and play games with our words.

Dr Benjamin Snider, Naturopathic Doctor, talks about his practice.

If you want to practice grammar, I recommend English with Jennifer.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hello, students!

This week we gave our brains a break from the theme of health. We will return to it. That is called interleaving; it helps us get language into long-term memory--or so say the cognitive scientists!

We wove in a topic in the theme of Canadian culture, and that is the topic of thanksgiving.

If you wish to practice spelling, word meanings, syntax, etc., then log into SpellingCity. You have an assignment waiting. After you do the spelling test, play a game like Sentence Unscramble or Match-it Sentences.

Here is a video that relates to our topic.

Native Americans Share their Associations with Thanksgiving



In our morning news review and in talking about topics under the theme of LAW that we may wish to explore, the subject of the new cannabis legislation came up. Here is information on that.

If you want to practice causative verbs, try this quiz:
Causative Verb Practice Exercise

Have a great LONG weekend!

Kelly