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

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES Adjectives MAJORITY   Subj. + verb + adj. (1-syll. or 2-syll. -y) + -er (+ than + object) >  Arteries are larger than veins.   COMPARATIVES MINORITY   Subj. + verb + less + adj. (+ than + object) >  This microscope is less cheap than model no. 25. >  This nursing home is less luxurious than the one we saw last week. Subj. + verb + more + adj (  2 syll.) (+ than + object) >  This equipment is more modern than EQUALITY   Subj. + verb + as + adj. (+ as + object) >  Your report is as extensive as Mark s.   Subj. + neg. verb + as/so + adj. (+ as + object) >  G eorge s diagnosis wasn t so/as the one we had. precise as Jenny s. Adj. -e + -r Adj. -consonant + -y -i + -er Irregular comparatives: good better, bad worse, old older/elder, far farther/further Adverbs   Subj. + verb + more + adv. (+ than + object)   >  We are now working more efficiently Subj. + verb + less + adv. (+ than + object)   >  Thankfully, the measles is occurring than last month. Subj. + verb + as + adv. (+ as + object) >  This CT scanner works just as slowly. less frequently. If the adverb only has one syllable + -er Nouns   Subj. + verb + more + count./ uncount. noun (+ than + object)   >  The local factory is producing more pollution than last year. >  According to the graphs we have more satisfied patients. Subj. + verb + less + uncount. noun (+ than + object)   >  There is less traffic in this season.   Subj. + verb + fewer + count. noun (+ than + object) Subj. + verb + as much + uncount. noun (+ as + object) >  We didn t make as much money as we had hoped.   >  Fewer vaccines were done last year. Subj. + verb + as many + count. noun (+ as + object) >  We can t offer as many services as they are doing. Verbs   Subj. + verb + more (+ than + object)   >  Our employees work more than two years ago. Subj. + verb + less (+ than + object) >  They ve earned less this last quarter.   Subj. + verb + as much (+ as + object) >  Kimberly works as much as her colleagues. RELATIVE SUPERLATIVE Adjectives MAJORITY   Subj. + verb + the + adj. (1-syll. or 2-syll. -y) + -est (+ in/of + object) >  B ringing up children is not the easiest job in the world.   Subj. + verb + the + most + adj (  2 syll.) (+ in/of + object) >   Aspirin is considered the most popular of anti-inflammatory drugs. Adj. -e + -st Adj. -consonant + -y -ie + -st Irregular comparatives: good best, bad worst, old Adjectives 380 extra oldest/eldest, far MINORITY   Subj. + verb + the + least + adj. (+ in/of + object) >  I kon is one of the least known brands for scalpels. farthest/furthest ABSOLUTE SUPERLATIVE very / really + gradable adjective absolutely / really + ungradable adjective >   Vitamins are very/really advantageous for the body. >  S aturated fats are absolutely/really harmful. 

Comparatives and superlatives

18   Complete the table with the comparative and superlative forms of majority. Adjective/ Adverb Comparative Superlative Adjective/ Adverb 0. high higher the highest 6. quietly 1. loud 7. carefully 2. large 8. dependent 3. thin 9. good/well 4. heavy 10. bad Comparative Superlative 5. cheap 19   Write sentences with comparatives using the clues given: + majority, = equality,   minority. 1. Veganism is a diet which is .................................................... vegetarianism. ( + new) 6. Women at work are not .................................................... men. ( = appreciated) 2. Nutrition is .................................................... physical activity. ( = important) 7. Microscopes are becoming .................................................... in the past. ( + accurate, cheap) 3. In some sectors, robots are .................................................... human beings. ( + efficient and precise) 8. CT scanners are .................................................... in the past. ( + efficient) 4. Robots are .................................................... human beings. (   intelligent) 9. The digital transmission of data is .................................................... traditional methods. ( + fast) 5. Working abroad is .................................................... in the past. (   popular) 10. A good and healthy diet helps fight diabetes .................................................... medicines. ( + good). 20   Choose the correct option for each sentence. 1. He worked efficiently / more efficiently / the most efficiently than I did. 2. Prevention is good / better / the best than cure. 3. This food is as expensive as / the most expensive / more expensive in the shop. 4. These sensors are not as sensitive / more sensitive / like sensitive as those ones. 5. Saturated fats are one of worse / badder / the worst 21   nutrients for your health. 6. This hospital cures more large / the largest / the larger number of patients in Italy. 7. This food industry works in a more eco-friendly / eco-friendlier / the eco-friendliest way than / of / in the previous ones. 8. Bilingualism makes our mind more flexible / less flexible / flexibly. Rewrite the sentences using the words given, without changing the meaning.   Diesel engines pollute more than petrol ones (as)   Petrol engines do not pollute as much as diesel ones. 1. I ve never met such an empathetic doctor. (this)                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Poverty is becoming more serious than unemployment. (not)                                                                                                                                                  3. In this moment wars are the scariest problem of all in the world. (than)                                                                                                                           4. He is an addicted junk food eater. I don t know anyone worse than him. (the)                                                                                                          5. Human beings get more tired and over-stressed than robots. (so)                                                                                                                                        6. Autism rate has never been so high. (the)                                                                                                                                                                                                       8.2   Grammar 381 

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