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Student worksheet – Reading medicine labels
Vocabulary cards - to cut up !
the doctor
a prescription
the chemist
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Student worksheet – Reading medicine labels
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medicine
a spoon
capsules
tablets
a label
Mr Ahmed Take 1 tablet 2 times daily until
finished
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Student worksheet – Reading medicine labels
Task 2 (version 1) – Write the words in the spaces, tick or write the correct answer 1. What does the doctor give you if you are sick? A p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 2. Where do you take the p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to get your medicine?
a) the post office? b) the chemist c) the dentist?
3. Write the word under the picture:
a) tablets b) capsules c) medicine
a) b) c)
4. How do you know how many tablets to take?
You can see on the l _ _ _ _ . 5. How do you take medicine (not tablets) You need a s_ _ _ _.
6. What does daily mean?
a) every day.
b) 1 day a week.
Mr Ahmed Take 1 tablet 2 times daily until finished
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Student worksheet – Reading medicine labels
Task 2 (version 2) – Write the words in the spaces, choose or write the correct answer
1. What is this?
A p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. Write the word under the picture:
a) tablets b) capsules c) medicine
a) c
b)
t
c)
m
3. What is this? A l _ _ _ _
4. What is this? A s _ _ _ _
Mr Ahmed Take 1 tablet 2 times daily until finished
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Student worksheet – Reading medicine labels
Task 3 (version 1) - read these labels and answer the questions.
1. How many tablets should you take each time?
____________________________________
2. How many times a day should you take the tablets?
____________________________________
3. How many spoons should you take?
____________________________
4. How many times a day should you take the medicine?
_____________________________
5. How many capsules should you take each time?
_____________________________________
6. How many times a day should you take the capsules?
_____________________________________
7. How long should you take the capsules for?
__________________________________
Mr Ahmed Take 1 tablet 2 times daily until finished
Mr Ahmed Take 1 spoon 3 times daily for 1 week.
Mr Ahmed Take 2 capsules 2 times daily for 1 week.
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Student worksheet – Reading medicine labels
Task 3 (version 2) - read these labels and fill in the spaces
1. Take __ t _ _ _ _ _
2. __ t _ _ _ _ daily.
3. Take __ s _ _ _ _ .
4. __ t _ _ _ _ daily.
5. Take __ c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
6. _ t _ _ _ _ daily.
7. For _ week.
Mr Ahmed Take 1 tablet 2 times daily until finished.
Mr Ahmed Take 1 spoon 3 times daily for 1 week.
Mr Ahmed Take 2 capsules 2 times daily for 1 week.
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Student worksheet – Reading medicine labels
Task 4 - Practice cards - cut up these cards and distribute to the learners
Take 2 tablet 3 times daily
for until finished.
Take 1 tablet 2 times daily for
1 week. Take 2 capsules 2 times daily for 1
week.
Take 2 spoons 3
times a day for 1 week.
