Conversation class on Allergies
In this week's lesson you will learn the necessary skills to talk about allergies in English with your online English teacher via Skype.
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Quote on allergies
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In this first class we will be looking at a quote by John Warner and discussing some questions based on vocabulary related to allergies.
We also recommend that you take some time to study the common pronunciation problems and common mistakes that our students make.
Before we get started, let's look at a couple of warm-up questions on the topic of allergies and you.
Warm-up questions to discuss with your teacher
1. What are you allergic to? Have you ever had an allergic reaction?
2. What are the most common allergies that you know of?
Now check your pronunciation of the below vocabulary with your native English teacher, and discuss the questions to put this new vocabulary into use.
Vocabulary
Question
itchy rash
An itchy rash is a typical symptom of an allergy. What others can you think of?
swelling
What would be the worst thing to be allergic to? Your throat swelling when you use English?
hayfever
What would life be like for hay fever sufferers?
test
Have you ever had an allergy test?
allergens
Can you name typical allergens which cause reactions?
Quote of the Day
Finally, discuss the Quote of the Day with your native English teacher via Skype.
First explain the meaning, and then say whether you agree or disagree:
"About 20 per cent of the population believe themselves to have a food allergy and only about five per cent actually do."
– John Warner
Common pronunciation problems
Allergic reaction 
Allergic reaction 
Hayfever
Hayfever
Cured
Cured
Common mistakes
| WRONG | RIGHT |
| ✘ I have allergic to pollen | ✔ I am allergic to pollen |
| ✘ Inmune | ✔ Immune |
| ✘ You can be allergic to powder in your house | ✔ You can be allergic to dust in your house |
What are you allergic to?
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In this class we will be looking at questions and vocabulary related to modern allergies and issues.
We also recommend you watch the video before your English class to be able to discuss it with your English teacher.
Before we get started, let's look at a couple of warm-up questions on the topic of allergies.
Warm-up questions to discuss with your teacher
1. Some people claim to be allergic to the twenty first century. What do you think this means?
2. What new allergies might be found in the future?
Now check your pronunciation of the below vocabulary with your native English teacher, and discuss the questions to put this new vocabulary into use.
| Vocabulary | Question |
| cured | Can people be cured of allergies? |
| a fad | Do you think some allergies are more of a fad (i.e gluten)? |
| immune system | Would you say that people today have weaker immune systems because we are more careful? |
| lazy | Do you think lazy people become allergic to work? |
| animal testing | Animal testing is carried out in the development of treatments for allergies. What do you think of this? |
Now discuss the video with your English teacher in your online conversation classes via Skype:
Click to do the English listening exercise on this video!
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This article talks about food allergy and how children may possibly outgrow their allergy with the help of a healthy immune system. Read and discuss the article with your native English-speaking teacher online via Skype:
Article “An estimated 15 million Americans suffer from food allergies, many of them children. These are non-trivial concerns, as food allergy or intolerance can cause symptoms ranging from a harmless skin rash to a potentially lethal anaphylactic shock. The good news is that many affected children outgrow their allergy, presumably as the immune system learns to tolerate food initially mistaken as 'foreign." Read more…
Irregular Verbs
| Present | Past | Participle |
| Swell | Swelled | Swollen |
| Feel | Felt | Felt |
| Hold | Held | Held |
Role play on allergies
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Role plays are a fantastic way of practicing real life English expressions, which are incredibly important to know if you want to increase your fluency and speak English like a native speaker.
Choose your favourite role (role A or role B) and practice the below role play with your native English teacher via Skype. Your teacher will help you with typical spoken English expressions that will help you speak English like a native speaker!
Improve your English writing skills by choosing one of the following essay questions, and sending it to us for correction.
What causes allergies? What are the remedies?
Some people believe that we are living a lifestyle that is too sterile, too afraid of germs, and that this is causing our immune systems to weaken and for allergies to get stronger - do you agree? Why/why not?
We will reply within 48 hours with the corrected text, clearly marking your mistakes, and a feedback sheet, which you can use to improve your future written work.
See our other English conversation lessons, to improve your grammar and vocabulary, and practice your reading and listening skills.
And don't forget to book your online English conversation classes with one of our native English-speaking teachers to put into practice what you’ve learned in this lesson.
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