Weighing up treatment: a shared decision consultation
A doctor and patient discuss surgery versus physical therapy for a knee injury; students learn language for explaining risk and role-play consultations.
C1Adults55 minRole play
About this lesson
A C1 speaking lesson (role play). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Role play
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Health & medicine
- Activities
- Speaking / writing task, Key words, Reading text, True / False, Gap-fill
- Key words
- In layman's terms, …, What are the odds of …?, I'd be lying if I said …, It's entirely your call., Can I just check I've understood?, What would you do in my shoes?, recovery time, weigh up the pros and cons
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Explain options and risks clearly, and ask probing questions about them
- Negotiate a shared decision in a doctor–patient consultation