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

ARTICLES Structure Use DEFINITE ARTICLE   THE + singular/plural countable / uncountable INDEFINITE ARTICLE   A + consonant sound + singular countable   AN + vowel sound + singular countable ZERO ARTICLE The definite article is used with/ indicates:   something specific The indefinite article is used with/ indicates:   any one of a particular type of thing The zero article is used with/indicates:   (+ plural) general reference to people or things >  T   he headmaster has been dismissed.   something that we have already referred to >  Y   es, please, the scalpel over there.   > Y   ou can never find a stapler in this office!   titles > L   ook! There s an article on our >  T    he head physician has just flown in.   (+ plural) surnames to indicate the whole family       >  I   play the violin to give vent to my work stress.   plural nations or groups of states rivers, seas, mountain ranges, group of islands, deserts, canals   fractions, hundred, thousand, million, half     employees to do.   names of cinemas, theatres, museums, hotels, public institutions, ships, newspapers, and magazines     expressions referring to measure (weight, quantity, and time)   beverages, meals >M    ary has taken the donors out to lunch.   religions, sports > T   ennis and squash aren t ideal for weak ankles.   substances, materials >W    e only use premium quality fabric for >W    hat a lovely baby! our bed linen.   > J   ohn? A Mrs Smith is asking for you on line 3. singular states, regions, mountains, islands, lakes, continents > I   taly has a great health prevention programme. at the Sheraton. groups of years languages, school subjects >W    e don t speak Chinese, sorry. >  T   he manager will be accommodated   festivities > H   ospitals are open at Christmas. > H   alf a million people have asked for Mr, Miss, Mrs, Ms when meaning  a certain  colours > R   ed will be the colour of our logo.   exclamations activities > C   ollaborating is what I want my a week. >  T   he ship will go through the Suez Canal proper nouns (people, cities, stations, airports) > T   he boss has just landed at Heathrow. > P   eople should do sport three times to reach its destination.     it, but only a third actually bought it. >  T   he US has produced a new vaccine.   planet. some sheets of paper together. version of the video game. musical instruments, balls general description, definition > A   paper clip is what you use to keep >  T   he young will certainly like this new   job, social condition, religious or political creed abstract concepts >W    e shouldn t waste food if love our > I    m a doctor and I m a Liberal. compensation. adjectives to refer to groups   school in the newspaper. >  T    he Robinsons have asked for   first reference to someone/ something >W    e deal with addicted adults.   squares, streets, parks > L   et s meet in Times Square, at 4 pm, >  W    e are not as successful as we were would that be fine? in the  80s.   Mr, Miss, Mrs, Ms + name >M    r Smith has just called.   dates, times, seasons > I   t s 3 pm.   hospital, university, prison, school used for their primary purpose >O    ur receptionist is in hospital, unfortunately.   nouns + numbers > T   he conference is being held in Room 5. 386 extra 

Articles

28   Circle the articles that can be used in these phrases. Then, write a sentence for each possible alternative. 1. A/An/The/0 Seine 7. A/An/The/0 church 2. A/An/The/0 United Kingdom 8. A/An/The/0 HR manager 3. A/An/The/0 Isle of Man 9. A/An/The/0 stethoscopes 4. A/An/The/0 chair 10. A/An/The/0 pen next to the book 5. A/An/The/0 Mr Reddington 11. A/An/The/0 thousand 6. A/An/The/0 yellow 12. A/An/The/0 rich 29   Correct the wrong articles in these sentences. 1. Hundred patients have proved positive to COVID-19. 6. There is a hospital here in the George's Street and another one in Atlanta. 2. Should the unemployed people protest more to the government? 7. We export vaccines to the Africa, to the Thailand, and to the US at least once the month. 3. Scientific reports are published three times an year. 8. Kim s personnel manager in a residential home but she s attending a course in an accounting, too. 4. Taking a boat on Thames in the London is too expensive. 9. Don t worry, everybody makes the mistakes and the boss is very understanding. 5. The spring is an ideal time to take up some new sports. 10. Italy uses the income support measures for the its citizens. 30   Complete the text with the missing articles. For zero articles, write /. Migrants in the UK At the time of the 2021/22 Census, 16% of people in the UK had been born abroad   a total of around 10.7 million migrants. Although 1. ........... foreign-born population has increased further between 2021 and 2024, no reliable data are available for later years. 2. ........... India, 3. ........... Poland, Pakistan, Romania, and Ireland were the most common countries of birth among 4. ........... UK migrants in 2021/22. Together, 5. ........... top five countries of origin accounted for 32% of all those born abroad. 6. ........... family was the most common reason for coming to the UK among 7. ........... foreign-born population in 2022, followed by work. Moving to the UK for 8. ........... work was more common among 9. ........... EU migrants, particularly those from newer member states in Central and 10. ........... Eastern Europe. 11. ........... London has 12. ........... largest proportion of migrants among UK regions, with over 40% of its residents born abroad. In 2021/22, almost half of all foreign-born residents in the UK lived in London and 13. ........... South East. Compared to people born in the UK, migrants are more likely to be of working age or have 14. ........... university degree. In 2021, a majority of those born abroad had been in 15. ........... country for 10 years or more. In 2019, 6% of 16. ........... children under age 18 living in the UK were born abroad, with half of those children born in EU countries. Among 17. ........... non-EU born population under age 18, 88,000 were born in 18. ........... India and 84,000 in 19. ........... Middle East, 20. ........... North Africa and Central Asian countries. Children who arrive in the destination country when they are younger tend to find it easier to learn 21. ........... language, if necessary, and to adapt to the new environment. For example, in 2018, children with 22. ........... English as 23. ........... Additional Language who started school in England before age 9 have 24. ........... similar average attainment at 25. ........... end of Key Stage 4 compared to non-EAL students. By contrast, those arriving after age 12 and, especially, after age 14, performed worse than their non-EAL peers. Adapted from: https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/ briefings/migrants-in-the-uk-an-overview/ 8.2   Grammar 387 

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