Der Themenbereich "Health" mit den Teilbereichen "At the doctor's/At the hospital" eignet sich für ein 4. Schuljahr, nachdem der Wortschatz zum Bereich "Bodyparts" wiederholt wurde.

Vorschläge für eine Unterrichtseinheit:

Eingeführt werden folgende Wörter und Redewendungen:

headache, earache, toothache, temperature, sprained ankle,
(mögliche Erweiterung: cough, cold, stomachache, broken arm, splinter, bruise, cut, sore throat, ....)
What's wrong with you? - I've got a .......

Bekannt sein sollten die Namen der  animals "elephant, giraffe, crocodile, monkey, fish".

Nach der Einstimmung mit den song "Head, shoulders, knees and toes" oder einem anderen Bewegungslied erhalten einige Schüler und Schülerinnen flashcards mit den Tieren, die in der nun folgenden story eine Rolle spielen. Es ist die Geschichte eines Krokodils mit Zahnschmerzen.
Während die story vorgetragen wird, halten die Kinder die genannten flashcards hoch.

Hier ist meine Geschichte:

Toothache

Early one morning all the animals in the jungle wake up by a loud "aaaaahhh – oooooh – ouch – ouch".
The elephants wake up.
The giraffes wake up.
The monkeys wake up.
And the fish in the river wake up.
"Aaaaahhh – oooooh – ouch – ouch". Who's making that terrible noise?
"It sounds like Billy Alligator," says a little monkey. Oh no! Not Billy Alligator! All the animals are frightened of him because he always snaps at them.
Slowly and carefully the go to Billy's house.
"Aaaaahhh – oooooh – ouch – ouch. Please, help me!" They hear Billy's voice from the inside. 
What's the matter with Billy? 
But the elephants don't go into the house.
The giraffes don't go into the house.
And the monkeys don't go into the house.
They are frightened of Billy's sharp teeth.
Only Sunny, the little yellow fish, isn't frightened. "I'll go and see what's wrong with Billy." 
Alligators don't eat fish because of the fishbones.
And off he goes.
Billy Alligator is lying in his bed, his mouth wide open. He is crying.
"What's wrong with you, Billy," asks Sunny, "have you got a headache?"
"No, I haven't got a headache," cries Billy.
"Have you got an earache?"
"No, I haven't got an earache." cries Billy.
"Have you got a temperature or a sprained ankle?" asks Sunny.
"No, I haven't. – Aaaaah – Look here. I've got a toothache. It hurts so much. Please help me."
What can Sunny do? He runs back to the elephants, the giraffes and the mon-keys and they 
make a plan.
Sunny goes back to Billy with a rope in his hands. He puts the rope around the aching tooth. T
hen he throws the other end of the rope out of the window. The elephants, the giraffes and the monkeys take the rope and they pull – and they pull - and they pull – and then ……. 
The tooth pops out of Billy's mouth.
Billy is happy. Together with Sunny he goes to the animals. "Thank you very much for your help. 
I promise not to snap at you again. Let's be friends. Friends help each other."
And from now on the animals in the jungle and Billy Alligator are best friends.

In dieser story werden mehrere Beschwerden oder Krankheiten genanant. Um diese den Kindern zu verdeutlichen, zeige ich während des Erzählens die passenden Bildkarten.
Flashcards erhalten Sie hier:
 
 

Im Anschluss an die Geschichte schießen sich Wortschatzübungen an.
Dann werden kleine Dialoge in Partnerarbeit (One of you is the doctor, and you have got a problem) erarbeitet nach dem Muster:
What's your problem? -  I have a .....
Dabei wählt der "Patient" eine der flashcards und erzählt dem "Arzt" sein Problem.

Ein passendes Arbeitsblatt gibt es hier.

Eine weitere story bietet der British Council auf der Kinderseite an mit passenden activities.
 

Eine sehr gute Unterrichtseinheit gibt es im Lehrwerk "Sally 4" aus dem Oldenbourg-Verlag.
 

Natürlich gibt es auch viele Lieder und kleine Reime zum Thema, die in die Unterichtsarbeit
eingebunden werden können.
 

Songs

Miss Polly had a dolly

Miss Polly had a dolly that was sick, sick, sick.
(Cradle arms and look sad)
She called for the doctor to come quick, quick, quick.
(Clap hands 3 times)
The doctor came with his coat and his hat.
(Point to your shirt and head)
And rapped on the door with a rap, rap, rap.
(Pretend to knock three times)
He looked at the dolly and he shook his head.
(Shake head)
And he said, “Miss Polly, put her straight to bed.”
(Shake finger)
Then he wrote on a paper for some pills, pills, pills.
(Pretend to write)
I’ll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill.
(Pretend to give bill)

Gesungen gibt es den song   hier

Hier gibt es noch mehr songs zum Hören: 
 

Rhymes

My head hurts

My head hurts                             put hand on forehead
My throat is sore                        point to throat
I want to lay upon the floor!     point to floor
My ears are stuffed                    point to ears
My nose is runny                       point to nose
Being sick isn't funny!             shake head saying no
 
 

Sneezes
If you have to sneeze, 
AHCHOO!                             (Pretend to sneeze.) 
This is what you should do. 
Hold a tissue over your nose. 
And into the tissue, 
Your sneeze will go! 
AHCHOO!                              (Pretend to sneeze)