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Health and Nutrition Resources

Below are links to Web resources for practice in English used in work and life situations (based on the Florida Adult ESOL Frameworks.)

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Health and Nutrition Topics

Audio Resources/Listening Practice

1. Adult Learning Activities from the California Distance Learning Project
   http://www.cdlponline.org
   
   • Click "Health and Safety."
   • Read some of the stories, and complete the corresponding activities.
   • Scores can be printed or e-mailed.
2. Illnesses and Medical Advice (a vocabulary list with audio and quiz)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-illness.htm
3. Focus English: Health (with audio)
   http://www.focusenglish.com/dialogues/health/healthindex.htm
4. Medical Advice (with audio, quiz and script; difficult level)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/office/offrd1.htm
5. A Healthy Lifestyle (with audio, quiz and script; difficult level)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/health/healrd1.htm
6. Doctor's Visit (a vocabulary list with audio and practice questions)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-doctor.htm#practice
7. Medical Literacy Learning Activities: Reading Medicine Labels (several listening activities; with printable lessons and follow-up exercises)
   http://www.mcedservices.com/medex/medex.htm
8. Medical Literacy Learning Activities: Nutrition (several listening activities; with printable lessons and follow-up exercises)
   http://www.mcedservices.com/medex2/medex2.htm
9. MedLine Plus: Easy-to-Read Health Information (interactive tutorials from the Patient Education Institute explain more than 165 procedures and conditions in easy-to-read language with animated graphics; audio available)
   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html

Conversation Scripts and Questions

1. Practice Conversations (a list of sample conversations used at a doctor's office; beginning to intermediate levels)
   http://www.literacynet.org/vtd/Dialogs.html
2. Conversation Questions: Health
   http://iteslj.org/questions/health.html

Dental Health

1. Dental Care (a vocabulary list with audio and quiz)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-dental-care.htm
2. Friendly Dental Care (with audio, quiz and script; difficult level)
   http://www.esl-lab.com/dental/dentalrd1.htm
3. Dental Health I.Q. (quiz)
   http://www.saveyoursmile.com/quiz/dzonlinequiz.html
4. A Dentist Appointment (complete the dialogue)
   http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/dialog02.html

Immunizations/Vaccines

1. What Vaccines Do You Need?
   http://www2.cdc.gov/nip/adultImmSched/
2. Immunization Quiz - What Do You Know About Your Child's Vaccines?
   http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/quizzes/l/bl_vaccine_quiz.htm 

Nutrition/Food Labels

1. How to Understand and Use a Nutrition Facts Label
   http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html
2. Figuring Out Food Labels (article with audio)
   http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/labels.html

Nutrition/Pyramid/Food Groups

1. My Pyramid (a matching game)
   http://www.dairycouncilofca.org/activities/pyra_main.htm
2. A Food Pyramid Mini-Poster (in printable PDF format)
   http://www.seminolestate.edu/adult-ed/els/media/food_pyramid_miniposter.pdf
3. The New Food Guide Pyramid (article with audio)
   http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html
4. Food and Nutrition Quiz (check your answers)
   http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/cr-nutrition.html

Reading/Health-Related Topics

1. Easy-to-Read Articles on Everyday Illness and Injuries (script with audio)
   http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/
2. Health Problems of Grown-Ups (short articles with audio)
   http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/index.html
3. When You Have a Sore Throat (intermediate level; read the article and practice comprehension with a multiple choice quiz; from the American Academy of Family Physicians)
   http://www.literacynet.org/vtd/readthro.html

Vocabulary/Health

1. Healthcare Vocabulary Word Games and Puzzles (different levels)
   http://www.literacynet.org/vtd/Puzzles.html
2. A Glossary of Medical Terms
   http://kidshealth.org/kid/word
3. The Body - Vocabulary (pictures with audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/body/
4. The Face - Vocabulary (pictures with audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/face/
5. The Digestive System - Vocabulary (pictures with audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/digestive-system/
6. Medicine - Vocabulary (pictures with audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/medicine/

Vocabulary/Nutrition

1. Food - Vocabulary (pictures with audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/food/
2. Food II - Vocabulary (pictures with audio)
   http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/food2/