LEAFLETS - DRUGSTORES

 This material is being posted for the teachers who attended my WEBINAR at SBS.

This WEBINAR was about using leaflets given by drugstores as material to teach English.

Here you will find some suggestions of vocabulary to be taught and some small dialogues to be practiced.

FOLHETOS DE FARMÁCIAS

Drogasil Drogaria São Paulo, Farma Ponte

Criado por Márcia Cristina Carvalho Garcia

Temas: Medicine, Make up, Perfume, Cream

Tópico Gramátical: Should, Had better, It’s a good idea, It’s important

VOCABULÁRIO

PARTS OF THE BODY	PHYSICAL PROBLEMS	MEDICINE
head
eye	A cold	Cough Drops
ear	A backache	Antacid
nose	An earache	Nasal Spray
Teeth-tooth	A stomachache	Aspirin
throat	A toothache	Muscle Cream
wrist	A cough	Pills
arm	A fever	Cough Syrup
stomach	The Flu	Eye Drops
neck	Dry Eyes
finger	A sore throat
kneea
ankle
leg
foot
toe

Conversation:

A: How do you feel?

B: I feel sick.

A: What’s wrong with you?

B: I have an earache

QUESTIONS	ANSWERS	USEFUL EXPRESSIONS	ADJECTIVES
What’s the matter?	I have a ….	That’s good	Horrible
What’s wrong?	I feel sick.	I am glad to hear that.	Awful
How are you?	I feel better.	That’s too bad.	Terrible
How do you feel?	I don’t feel well	I am sorry to hear that.	Miserable
			Fine
			Great
			Terrific
			Fantastic

A: What should you do for a cold?

B: It’s important to………………………….

It’s helpful to ……………………………….

It’s a good idea to ……………………………………..

AT THE DRUGSTORE

               

Can I help you?		Containers
Can I have a box of cough drops?		A tube of…
May  I have a bottle of aspirin?		A bottle of….
		A box of…
What do you suggest\have for dry skin?	You could try this lotion	A can of…
	You should get some skin cream	A jar of….
	Why don’t you try this ointment?	A pack of….
		A stick of….
		A bag of…