APSD. UNIT 3.WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST? ....WHAT ARE YOU HAVING NOW?

READING. 

 

Vocabulary. 

 

to make an appointment.                           do the shopping      

disabled                                                      do the cleaning

council money                                             to care for                                               

carer                                                            the food is off

sick / ill                                                        to be up all night

 

   My dad is 73, severely disabled and terminally ill. The council gives him an amount of money  for 21 hours care a week. He uses that money to employ a carer. She comes in the week when I am working and I care for him at the weekends.

 

    There are a number of problems. She has arthritis so she can't do any substantial cleaning or shopping which I do at the weekend. Another problem is that  her English isn't very good. As a consequence I also have to deal with anything that requires good speaking or reading like making appointments etc. 

 

   Now my father can't cook for himself and can't get to the fridge. He has  to ask his carer to help. Unfortunately she can't read the dates on packets and  sometimes gives him food which is off and makes him ill. Last night she gave him salmon that was five days old and he was up all night being sick etc. I have write her lists of what food she should give him and when but she can' t understand  them either. Any suggestions? Thanks ever so much. 

 

Answer the following: 

1. How does his dad use the council money? 

2. Does the carer work at the weekend? 

3. Who does the shopping? Why?

4. Who does the cleaning? Why?

5. What problems does he mention about the carer not being able to speak or read any English? 

6. Do you have any advice? 

GRAMMAR:  MODALS. 

1. CAN and CAN'T. 

2 - HAVE TO, MUST/ SHOULD for obligation and advice.

EXERCISES. 

1. Can, must and should. 

 

B. EASY CONVERSATION. WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST?

Listen and repeat the following conversations. 

WHAT ARE YOU HAVING FOR BREAKFAST? 

 Listening. What's for breakfast?

FOOD VIDEO WITH EXERCISES. 

Have a look at the different texts.

Elderly food pyramid.

Picture A

MENU models.

B. GRAMMAR

1. ASKING FOR PERMISSION.

EXERCISES

2. OBLIGATION

3. OBLIGATION AND PERMISSION.

EXERCISES 1

PERMISSION AND OBLIGATION.

USE OF ENGLISH. 

1. CAN / CAN'T. Ability, possibility, permission.

2. CAN / COULD

3. HAVE TO / HAS TO  

4. MUST / MUSTN'T 

5. MUSTN'T / DON'T HAVE TO  

6. AND MORE...

 

 

 MORE VOCABULARY....CONTAINERS. 

HOW MUCH / HOW MANY 

 

HOW MUCH / HOW MANY EXERCISES.

 HOW TO HELP WITH EATING AND DRINKING AS A CAREGIVER. 

Pre-teach VOCABULARY.

 

How to help with eating or drinking? 

Problems with......swallowing,  chewing...? 

 

VERBS

to mash                        to  overcook                               to cut into cubes     

 

 to pureé                      to offer small bites                   

 

ADJECTIVES

mushy          chewy            dry           minced          tough       crunchy             FOOD          

 

Problems with drinking? 

Sometimes you will have to make liquids thicker? 

 

Problems with seeing? 

Sometimes you will have to  bright colour dishes or utensils. 

 

Help them sit straight to avoid choki

 

 

ENGLISH FOR CARERS. 

VOCABULARY


  Health. 

Constipation and the elderly. 

Say wheter the sentences are true or false.

a. Constipation is very rare among the elderly ___________

b. Some get constipated because the do not move or exercise _____

c. Some avoid going to the toilet because it takes them too long _______

d. Drinking coffee is always the best solution to constipation ________

e.Medication containing  codeine may cause constipation in some patients _____

DIALOGUE. Time for breakfast.

 True or False.

1. Mr Georgio has a good memory.......

2. It is lunch time.....

3. The other residents are waiting for him .......






Expressing pain.

VOCABULARY.


Medical English