Discuss or debate the questions below. Remember to support your answers.

 

• Do you regularly go to work even if you're sick? Why/not?
• Have you ever been bed-ridden? If yes, what happened and how long were you like that? If no, can you imagine being in the condition?
• Have you ever had to stay in the hospital? If yes, what happened that required the stay?
• Have you ever had an operation? If yes, tell your partner about it.

• How many times have you been sick this year? Is that more or less than usual? Pleaseexplain.
• When you have a cold, what do you usually tend to do? Please explain.
• What are some home remedies for the common cold in your country? How effective are these remedies? Please explain.
• What do you think is the most frightening disease out there? Why do you think so?
• If your friend were sick and in the hospital, what would you do to cheer him up? What gift(s) would you buy him?
• What do you know about the following diseases?
  1) HIV
  2) cancer
  3) influenza
  4) heart disease
  5) dementia
• Look at the following terms and use them to form your own questions to ask a partner:
  1) ER
  2) x-ray
  3) ambulance
  4) annual physicals
  5) immunizations

• Have you ever had side effects from medicine? If yes, please explain.
• If you died prematurely, would you want your organs donated? Why/not?
• If your husband, wife, or child died prematurely, would you donate their organs? Why/not?

· Some people have a dislike or lack of trust of doctors. What about you?

· Some people have an intense dislike or fear of needles. What about you?

· Some people have a dislike of medicine, avoiding them unless absolutely necessary. What about you?

· What do you think the "Friday Monday Syndrome" means? Discuss possible answers with a partner. Remember to support your ideas.

· "Prevent is better than the cure." What do you think this means? Discuss possible answers with a partner. Remember to support your ideas.

· What is the average age of death in your country? Has it increased or decreased in recent years?

 

 

How to Write an Argument Essay

There are five main steps in writing argument essays.

Step 1: Read the question

Read the question. Decide what kind of essay it is – opinion, compare/contrast, problem and solution, cause ideas, but if you are not sure about which type of essay it is, don’t worry too much about the and effect, or a mixture. The type of question will decide the layout and your type.

Step 2: Underline key words

Underline key vocabulary in the question and write words with the same or related meaning. This will really save you a lot of time later on. It will also help you to avoid repeating words and show that you understand the question.

Step 3: Get Ideas

Decide if you are for or against the idea. Usually it is best to give both sides (for and against – one paragraph each) and then to give your opinion in the conclusion. However there are other ways of laying out your essay.

Step 4: Decide Layout

You should decide on a layout. The easiest is 3773. That means four paragraphs: introduction(3 sentences) one side (7 sentences), the other side (7 sentences) and the conclusion (3 sentences). This will give you 20 sentences. An average of about 12 words each, that is 240 words. Perfect!

Step 5: Write!

After you have written your plan, write your essay. Follow the steps in this website for writing the introduction, body, and conclusion. Check for fragments, run-ons and comma splices.