Carla Finello

Doretta Ardu

Raffaella Beolé

Dominika Rzucidlo

Argomento e obiettivi del testo
 
 Life Stages è un corso di inglese specialistico per il settore dei Servizi per la sanità e l’assistenza sociale.
 
 I contenuti sono ordinati secondo criteri di graduale complessità concettuale e linguistica e vengono esplorati utilizzando le quattro abilità in modo omogeneo e integrato.
 I brani offrono un assortimento di stili, registri e livelli di difficoltà, e sono tratti da fonti diverse ed autentiche: libri e manuali, riviste e quotidiani online e siti web, anche specialistici.
 
 Il testo si propone di:
 
 <ul><li>far acquisire le competenze necessarie per comprendere testi che presentano termini, espressioni, strutture sintattiche e modalità discorsive specifiche del linguaggio settoriale;
</li><li>migliorare le capacità di ricezione e produzione orale e scritta, anche tramite attività tipo Preliminary, FCE e IELTS;
</li><li>consolidare abitudini grammaticali corrette;
</li><li>incoraggiare l'autonomia linguistica e la soluzione di problemi;
</li><li>stimolare l'interesse e la partecipazione attiva degli studenti, dando spazio alla loro esperienza personale e a problematiche di attualità.
</li></ul>La struttura
 Life Stages è diviso in sette Moduli, ognuno dei quali ripartito in un numero variabile di Unità.
 Ogni Unità è suddivisa in brevi Capitoli su due pagine – teoria ed esercizi – per favorire sia uno studio più parcellizzato, sia la scelta antologica da parte dell'insegnante.
 
 Brevi link (curiosità, ampliamenti, rimandi, attività o mini-approfondimenti) arricchiscono i brani per consentire una maggiore interattività. Un ricco apparato iconografico correda i brani di lettura, per ognuno dei quali è previsto un esauriente glossario.
 
 Ogni Unità si conclude con due sezioni:
 
 <ul><li>Vocabulary: con specifiche attività di revisione e consolidamento del lessico;
</li><li>Mapping your Mind: mappa riepilogativa per rappresentare la rete di relazioni tra i vari argomenti dell'unità.
</li></ul>Alla fine di ogni Modulo, il testo propone ulteriori attività:
 
 <ul><li>Key people: persone influenti nell'ambito dell'argomento trattato;
</li><li>Case study: analisi di un evento, un'organizzazione o un problema specifico;
</li><li>Clip: brevi filmati tratti da opere cinematografiche;
</li><li>Civic education: tematiche legate all'educazione civica e alla cittadinanza.
</li></ul>Un ultimo modulo extra comprende:
 
 <ul><li>Hands on: informazioni, consigli utili ed esercizi di role-play per immergersi in situazioni lavorative realistiche;
</li><li>Grammar: ripasso degli argomenti più importanti della grammatica inglese con lessico specifico del settore socio-sanitario;
</li><li>Spunti interdisciplinari.
</li></ul>Contenuti digitali integrativi
 
 <ul><li>Video per attività di listening e speaking
</li><li>Tracce audio in formato mp3
</li><li>Schemi e mappe interattive
</li><li>Testi per attività di approfondimento e di esercitazione
</li><li>Schede di civiltà comparata UK vs US
</li></ul>Teacher's Book. Disponibile sia in formato cartaceo sia digitale.
 
 <ul><li>Programmazione didattica / Piano di lavoro
</li><li>Didattica inclusiva e BES
</li><li>Agenda 2030
</li><li>Test di verifica di tutte le Unità e i Moduli, in formato editabile
</li><li>Soluzioni degli esercizi e note didattiche
</li><li>Audioscript delle attività di ascolto e dei video</li></ul>

MODULE 1 – BODY AND MIND

Unit 1.1 – The human body

The human body, an introduction

Cells and tissues

The skeletal and muscular systems

The nervous and endocrine systems

The cardiovascular and respiratory systems

The digestive and urinary systems

The reproductive system

The sensory systems

VOCABULARY

MAPPING YOUR MIND

Unit 1.2 – Keeping a body healthy

A healthy diet

Vitamins and minerals

Illnesses from food

Hygiene

Prevention

Vaccines

Unit 1.3 – The human brain and mind

The human brain

The limbic system

Memory

Language

Emotions

Imagination

Unit 1.4 – Keeping a mind healthy

Psychology

Psychotherapy

Psychiatry

KEY PEOPLE

CASE STUDY – Joseph Lister's antiseptic method and spray apparatus

CLIP FILM – Inside Out

CIVIC EDUCATION – Vax or no-vax?

MODULE 2 – BABIES AND CHILDREN

Unit 2.1 – Up to the birth

Preconception

Pregnancy

Antenatal screening tests

Labour and birth

Unit 2.2 – Babies

The first months after birth

Breastfeeding

Weaning

Sleeping

Growth, from 0 to 12 months

Fears and anxieties

Needs

Unit 2.3 – Children

Physical and intellectual development

Health checks and common diseases

Contagious diseases and vaccinations

Fears and phobias

Unit 2.4 – Developmental and educational theories

Freud

Piaget

Erikson

Other theories

Play theories

Unit 2.5 – Childcare

In-home care

Out-of-home care

The school system in Italy

The school system in the UK

Childcare legislation and support

CASE STUDY – The curious case of baby cages

CLIP FILM – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

CIVIC EDUCATION – Marks or no marks at school?

MODULE 3 – ADOLESCENTS

Unit 3.1 – Physical and social issues

Physical changes

Physical problems

Parental and academic pressure

Peer pressure

Bullying and cyberbullying

Relationships and contraception

Unit 3.2 – Psychological issues

Body acceptance and gender identity

Anxiety, FOMO, and hikikomori

8.2 GRAMMAR PRESENT TENSES Structure Use PRESENT SIMPLE + Subj + to inf (if subj = 3rd pers sing + -s) rd   Subj + Aux (DO, if subj = 3 pers sing + -s) + not + to inf ? Aux (DO, if subj = 3rd pers sing + -s) + Subj + to inf 1. Permanent situations PRESENT CONTINUOUS + Subj + Aux (BE ) present simple + to inf + -ing   Subj + Aux (BE ) present simple + not + to inf + -ing ? Aux (BE ) present simple + Subj + to inf + -ing 2. Frequency and routines 2. Current events 3. Facts 3. Moment of speaking 4. Timetables 4. Future definite arrangements 5. Description of places 5. Description of pictures/graphs > Paediatricians deal with children. > The doctor usually arrives at 8.15 on Fridays. > The respiratory system provides oxygen. > The manager s flight takes off at 8.05 from Luton. > The nursing home occupies over 5,000 sqm. Indicators Frequency adverbs   1. Temporary situations > I m afraid the dentist isn t working today. > The NHS is currently promoting a vaccination campaign. > Ms Frendiss is attending a meeting at the moment. > I m seeing the chiropractor on Thursday morning. > Prices of vegetables are growing.   Frequency expressions > every day/month/ , twice a day/month/    Expressions that indicate habits > on Sunday/ , at Halloween/ , in winter/    Both state and action verbs can be used in the present simple.   State verbs: volition, cognition, perception, feeling. Expressions that indicate temporariness > at the moment, at present, now, today, while, this + time expression, > always, often, usually, sometimes, rarely, seldom, never  these + time expression   Only action verbs can be used in the present continuous. State verbs can t.   Habitual actions can use the present continuous to mean annoyance.   > Dr Smith is always criticising his employees. Structure Use PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE + Subj + Aux (HAVE) present simple + Past Participle   Subj + Aux (HAVE ) present simple + not + Past Participle ? Aux (HAVE ) present simple + Subj + Past Participle 1. Present impact of past action/recent event PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS + Subj + Aux (HAVE ) present simple + Aux (BE ) past participle + to inf + -ing   Subj + Aux (HAVE ) present simple + not + Aux (BE ) past participle + to inf + -ing ? Aux (HAVE ) present simple + Subj + Aux (BE ) past articiple + to inf + -ing 1. Unfinished continuous or repetitive actions 2. Unfinished action started in the past 2. Recently finished actions with evidence 3. Unfinished periods of time 3. Unfinished activities in a period of time > Our sales are going up because we have reduced prices. > I haven t met the nurse today. > Dr Holli has worked for the hospital for 20 years. (and still is) > We have been producing microscopes for 12 years. > The surgeon is exhausted, he has been operating for the past three hours. > The nurse has been answering phone calls all day. (both day and phone calls haven t finished yet) 4. Present result of completed action in a period of time > We ve written 20 emails since this morning. 5. Finished past events with no time reference > I ve read many important articles about bullying. Indicators 370 extra   just, ever, never, already, yet, for + total duration, since + beginning of duration, still, so far, recently, this/these + time expression, today, how long   for + total duration, since + beginning of duration, recently, this/ these + time expression, today, how long 

Unit 8.2 – Grammar

1   Choose the correct alternative. 1. Nurses provide / are providing care for patients. 6. Watch out! She is having / has a heart attack! 2. Doctor Smith is operating / operates at the moment. 7. Oh I ve cut my finger, it is bleeding / bleeds! 3. The heart works / is working with all the systems of the human body. 8. The visual system interprets / is interpreting what is around us. 4. The longest muscle of our body is called Sartorius and this name comes / is coming from the Latin word  tailor . 9. Tomorrow we are visiting / visit The Science Museum in London. 5. The urinary system is consisting / consists of two kidneys, two ureters, the bladder, and the urethra. 10. Vaccines are protecting / protect the body from some diseases. 2   Present simple vs continuous: complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. 1. We .................................................... (visit) the dentist on Monday at 10 pm. 2. Taste and smell .................................................... (allow) us to identify food we enjoy. 3. I have drunk too much coffee, I .................................................... (start) to have a headache right now. 4. A smear test .................................................... (detect) potentially dangerous cells and .................................................... (reduce) cervical cancer deaths. 3   about the endocrine system and how glands .................................................... (work). 6. Tomorrow we .................................................... (start) a new vegan diet. 7. Many people .................................................... (not eat) meat nowadays. 8. Our heart .................................................... (beat) 72 times a minute. Present perfect simple vs continuous: complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs. 1. My head hurts. I .................................................... (try) everything, painkillers included, and it .................................................... (not stop) yet. 2. How much weight .................................................... (you, lose) so far? 3. John is a very good doctor but he .................................................... (never, work) in a hospital abroad. 4. He .................................................... (wait) for a kidney 4   5. At the moment, we .................................................... (read) transplantation since last February. 5. The vaccination rate in Italy .................................................... (decrease) over the last two years. 6. They .................................................... (just, finish) making the plaster cast on his leg. 7. I .................................................... (not get) my blood test results yet. 8. Tom .................................................... (sweat) because he .................................................... (just finish) his training. Complete the text with the correct present tense. I 1. .................................................... (be) to my family doctor s four times this month: he 2. .................................................... (always, be) there when I needed him. I 3. .................................................... (just, break) my leg and I 4. .................................................... (have) a surgery. I 5. .................................................... (wear) a plaster cast for two weeks now. At the moment, I 6. .................................................... (move) on a wheelchair but next week I 7. .................................................... (visit) my GP again. When you 8. .................................................... (break) your leg, it 9. .................................................... (be) usually a long process and, since I 10. .................................................... (not, do) anything for two weeks now, I 11. .................................................... (not, enjoy) it at all and I 12. .................................................... (get) bored. 8.2   Grammar 371 

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