Every country should have a free health service, even if this means that the latest medical treatments may not be available through this service because they are too expensive.

To what extent do you agree with this statement?

11. The costs of medical health care are increasing all the time. Governments are finding it difficult to balance the healthcare budget. Should citizens be totally responsible for their own health costs and take out private health insurance, or is it better to have a comprehensive healthcare system which provides free health services for all? Discuss.

Speaking Module

Part 1/Small talk

1. What do you do to stay healthy?

2. Is it easy to keep fit where you live?

3. Which do you think is more important, eating healthily or doing exercise?

4. Do you have a good public health system in your country?

5. Is there anything you’d like to improve about it?

Part 2/Card

Describe something you do to keep healthy. You should say: ñ what this activity is ñ when you do it ñ and how often you do it and explain why you think it’s a good way to look after your health.

Part 3/Discussion

1. Do people take care of themselves well enough?

2. Should medicine be free for those who need it?

3. What are the benefits of taking regular exercise?

4. How could companies encourage their employees to keep fit?

5. Are certain sports more appropriate for the whole family?

6. What do you feel about smoking in public places?

7. Do you think smoking should be banned in people’s homes?

8. What are the most popular ways of keeping healthy in your country?

9. Do you think people worry more about their health as they get older?

10. Why do you think some people continue bad habits when they know that they are damaging to their health?

11. How can children be encouraged to adopt healthy eating habits?

12. Do you think people have become more health conscious in recent years?

13. Could governments do more to promote healthier lifestyle options?

14. Do you think young people today are more or less fit than 50 years ago? (Why?/Why not?)

Additional body vocabulary

Head

Forehead

Eyes

Eyebrows

Eyelashes

Nose (snub-nosed, straight, aquiline)

Chin

Cheeks (high cheekbones)

Torso

Shoulders

Back

Spine

Chest

Belly/abdomen

Waist

Hips

Buttocks

Limbs

Arms

Hands

Elbow

Palm

Wrist

Fingers

Legs

Knee

Foot/feet

Ankle

Toes

Internal organs

Heart

Lungs

Stomach

Bowels

Kidneys

Liver

Bladder

1. Manuela Zingl

2. Hosni Mubarak

3. Barazan Sheik Othman

4. Salah Atamna

5. Jalal Talabani

6. Isabella Beyer

7. Nursultan Nazarbayev

A. Is in charge of the presidential PR service Ot 3

B. Is a specialist and researcher in medical tourism Be 6

C. Builds connections between German clinics and their foreign customers At 4

D. Had his prostate operated 7

E. Is a PR specialist for one of Berlin’s hospitals Zin 1

F. Was treated for a stroke and for back troubles T 5

G. Had a gallbladder surgery, was treated for back pains Mu 2

A. Is a PR specialist for one of Berlin’s hospitals

B. Had a gallbladder surgery, was treated for back pains

C. Is in charge of the presidential PR service

D. Builds connections between German clinics and their foreign customers

E. Was treated for a stroke and for back troubles

F. Is a specialist and researcher in medical tourism

G. Had his prostate operated

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