The Future of Healthcare: Inventions
ESL Lesson PlansThe Future of Healthcare: Inventions

The Future of Healthcare: Inventions

This ESL lesson plan focuses on speaking and reading skills, exploring the topic "The Future of Healthcare." Designed for individual learners, it includes reading exercises on healthcare innovations and discussions about the future of medical technology. Students will practice expressing opinions, analyzing new inventions, and discussing their potential impact on healthcare. Ideal for intermediate learners looking to enhance their language skills while exploring modern medical advancements.

Skills

  • Can understand articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which particular stances or viewpoints are adopted.
  • Can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
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Warm-up: Inventions and milestones

Match the sentence halves to see some important healthcare inventions. Which three inventions do you consider the most important?
2

Read for general information.

3

Read for detail.

4

Look at the list of advantages and disadvantages of using AI and robots in healthcare. Could you add anything? Pick a side and debate the use of machines in healthcare with your tutor, giving reasons and examples.

5

Let's discuss the topic further!

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