Opinions language word formation practice on the topic of health
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Health vocabulary and affixes with useful words for giving opinions speaking activities.
Lesson Plan Content:
Opinions language word formation practice on the topic of health
Try to make statements about health and medicine you both agree on, using key words for the opinions from the next two pages each time. You can also use the medical vocabulary on the following page to help if you like.
When your teacher stops you, share one opinion you agreed on and see what the class think.
Ask about any medical language you are not sure about, working together to make opinions with it each time.
Ask about any opinions language you aren’t sure about, working together to use it to give opinions on health each time.
Do the word formation activity on the last two pages, first of all without any help.
With your pens down, take one more look at the opinions language list, then try the word formation task again.
Compare your list to the opinions language list. Other forms are possible, so please check if you wrote something different.
Change groups. Do the same trying to agree on opinions task as before, but this time with less help (just the health vocabulary and/ or just the root words, as your teacher tells you).
Opinions language
Use at least one word from this list in each opinion.
accept/ acceptable/ unacceptable/ acceptability/ acceptance/ acceptably
achieve/ achievement/ achievable/ unachievable
advantage/ disadvantage/ advantageous/ disadvantageous
agree/ agreement/ disagree/ disagreement
appear/ apparent/ apparently/ appearance
approximate/ approximately/ approximation/ approx.
argue/ arguable/ argument/ argumentative/ argumentation
assume/ assumption/ presume/ presumably/ presumption/ presumptive
authorities/ authorised/ unauthorised/ authoritative/ authoritatively
believe/ belief/ believer/ believable/ unbelievable/ unbelievably/ unbeliever
benefit/ beneficial/ beneficiary
cause/ because (of)/ causal/ causality
certain/ certainly/ uncertain/ certainty/ uncertainty
clear/ unclear/ clearly/ clarity/ clarify/ clarification/ clearer/ clearest
common/ uncommon/ commonly/ uncommonly/ commonness
compare/ in comparison/ compared to/ comparatively/ comparable/ incomparable
complete/ completely/ incomplete/ completion
complicate/ complicated/ uncomplicated/ complication
conceive/ conceivable/ conceivably/ inconceivable/ inconceivably
concern/ concerned/ unconcerned/ concerning
conclude/ conclusion/ conclusive/ inconclusive/ conclusively
confident/ confidence/ confidently/ unconfident/ unconfidently
consequence/ consequent/ consequently/ consequential/ inconsequential
consider/ considerable/ considerably/ consideration/ considerate/ inconsiderate
controversy/ controversial/ uncontroversial/ controversially/ uncontroversially
convince/ convincing/ unconvincing/ conviction/ convincingly/ unconvincingly
credible/ credibility/ incredible/ incredibly/ credulity/ incredulity
debate/ debateable/ debater
deny/ denial/ deniable/ deniably/ undeniable/ undeniably/ deniability/ denier
doubt/ doubtful/ doubtless/ undoubted/ undoubtedly
effect/ affect/ effective/ ineffective/ effectively/ effectiveness
estimate/ estimation/ estimated/ underestimate/ overestimate
exceed/ excess/ excessive/ excessiveness/ exceedingly
expect/ expected/ expectation/ unexpected/ expectant/ expectantly/ unexpectedly
expert/ expertly/ expertise
fair/ fairly/ unfair/ fairness/ unfairness/ unfairly
(in) general/ generally/ generalise/ overgeneralise/ generalisation/ overgeneralisation
govern/ government/ governmental/ non-governmental/ governing/ misgovern
honest/ honestly/ dishonest/ dishonestly/ honesty/ dishonesty
hope/ hopeful/ hopeless/ hopefully/ hopefulness/ hopelessness
imagine/ imagination/ imaginary
important/ importance/ importantly/ unimportant/ unimportance
impress/ impressive/ impressively/ impression/ unimpressive
include/ inclusive/ inclusion
inevitable/ inevitably/ inevitability
influence/ influential/ influencer
know/ knowledge/ knowledgeable/ unknowledgeable/ knowable/ unknowable
likely/ unlikely/ likelihood/ unlikelihood
limit/ limited/ unlimited/ limitless/ limitation
major/ majority/ majorly
manage/ management/ manageable/ unmanageable/ manager/ mismanage(ment)
minor/ minority
most/ mostly/ almost
need/ needed/ necessary/ unnecessary/ necessarily
negative/ negatively/ negativity/ negate
number/ numerous/ numberless/ numerate/ innumerate
obvious/ obviously/ obviousness/ unobvious
oppose/ (in) opposition/ opposite/ opposing
part/ partial/ partially/ partly/ impartial/ impartiality
personal/ personally/ impersonal
possible/ possibly/ possibility/ impossible/ impossibility
precise/ precisely/ imprecise/ precision/ imprecision
predict/ prediction/ predictable/ unpredictable/ predictably/ unpredictably
prevent/ prevention/ preventative/ preventable/ unpreventable
priority/ prioritise/ prioritisation
problem/ problematic/ unproblematic
probably/ probable/ improbable/ probability/ improbability
produce/ product/ productive/ unproductive/ counterproductive
prove/ provable/ unprovable/ disprove/ proof/ proven/ unproven
real/ realistic/ unrealistic/ reality/ surreal/ realism
reason/ reasonable/ reasoning/ unreasonable
recommend/ recommended/ recommendation/ recommendable
regulate/ regulation/ deregulation/ regulator
relevant/ relevance/ irrelevant/ irrelevance
scandal/ scandalous/ scandalise
sceptic/ sceptical/ scepticism
seem/ seeming/ seemingly
sense/ sensible/ senseless/ nonsense/ nonsensical
solve/ resolve/ solution/ resolution/ solvable/ resolvable/ unsolvable
some/ somewhat/ sometimes/ sometime/ somehow/ somewhere/ someone
specific/ specifically/ specify/ specification/ specs
state/ statement/ stated/ unstated/ restate/ restatement
suffice/ sufficient/ sufficiently/ sufficiency/ self-sufficiency/ insufficient/ insufficiently
suit/ suitable/ suited (to)/ unsuitable/ suitability/ unsuitability
support/ supporter/ supportive/ unsupportive/ supportable/ unsupportable
trend/ trendy/ trending/ trendsetter/ trendsetting
universe/ universal/ universally
value/ valuable/ invaluable/ valuation
weigh (up)/ outweigh/ weight/ weighty
Health vocabulary
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(Illegal/ Late term) abortions Acne/ Teenage spots/ Zits Addiction (alcoholism, drugs, etc) ADHD/ Hyperactivity (in schools) (Medical/ Lifestyle/ Bad/ Online) advice (Doctor Google, influencers, etc) (Dietary/ Animal/ Environmental) allergies (hay fever, food allergies, etc) Alternative therapies (acupuncture, herbalism, chiropractors, etc) (Lower/ Upper) back pain (Home/ Water) births/ Maternal care Body image problems/ Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, etc) Bugs/ Germs (bacteria, fungi, viruses) (Empty) calories (Lung) cancer/ Carcinogens Carb(ohydrate)s (starch, sugar, etc) (Healthcare/ Medical) charities/ NGOs/ NPOs (MSF, Red Cross, WHO, etc) (Good/ Bad/ High/ Low) cholesterol (Common) cold (cough, sore throat, blocked up/ runny/ blowing your nose) (Drug/ Medical) costs/ expenses/ fees/ prices DNA (testing)/ Gene therapy Dementia (Alzheimer’s, etc) Detoxing/ Juicing Diet/ Dieting (paleo, Atkins, calorie counting, Weight Watchers, etc) (Mental/ Physical) disabilities Dizziness Doctors (surgeons, GPs/ family doctors, etc) (Blood/ Organ) donors/ donation (Generic/ Prescription/ Non-prescription/ Hard/ Soft) drugs Drug companies/ Big pharma Epidemics/ Pandemics (Light/ Strenuous/ Aerobic/ Regular) exercise (PE, etc) (Health) fads/ fashions (Trans/ Saturated/ Unsaturated) fats First aid (first aid kits, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, defibrillators, etc) |
(High) fever/ Temperature Flu/ Influenza Folk medicine (Healthy/ Organic/ Junk/ Super-) food Hangover (cures) Headaches/ Migraines Health scares/ Scare mongering Hiccups/ Hiccoughs Immune system (white blood cells, etc) Injections/ Jabs/ Vaccination(s) (Sports/ Workplace) injuries (sprains/ strains, broken bones, RSI, etc) (National/ Private health) insurance Lifestyle diseases (diabetes, high blood pressure, etc) (Medical) marihuana (products) (Face) masks (Healthy/ Skipping) meals Mental health (problems) (depression, etc) Nutrition (protein, fibre, etc) Obesity (Mild/ Strong) pain (relief/ -killers) (Online) pharmacies/ chemists/ drug stores Placebo (effect) Plastic surgery (nose jobs, face lifts, liposuction, eyelid surgery, Botox, etc) Psychosomatic…/ Hypochondriacs (Medical/ Biotech) research (funding) Salt/ Sodium Side effects (of medicines, of vaccinations, etc) Skin problems (rashes, eczema, itching, etc) Sleeping (insomnia, snoring, sleep walking, sleeping tablets, etc) Smoking/ Tobacco/ (E-)cigarettes/ Vaping Stiff shoulders Stress (relief) Supplements (vitamins, minerals, etc) (Chronic) tiredness Traditional (Chinese) medicine Treating yourself |
Opinions language word formation practice
First of all without any help, write as many different forms of these words as you can by adding prefixes and/ or suffixes. Forms not above may also be possible.
accept
achieve
advantage
agree
appear
approximate
argue
assume
authorities
believe
benefit
cause
certain
clear
common
compare
complete
complicate
conceive
concern
conclude
confident
consequence
consider
controversy
convince
credible
debate
deny
doubt
effect
estimate
exceed
expect
expert
fair
general
govern
honest
hope
imagine
important
impress
include
inevitable
influence
know
likely
limit
major
manage
minor
most
need
negative
number
obvious
oppose
part
personal
possible
precise
predict
prevent
priority
problem
probably
produce
prove
real
reason
recommend
regulate
relevant
scandal
sceptic
seem
sense
solve
some
specific
state
suffice
suit
support
trend
universe
value
weigh (up)
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