English III · Lesson 5 · Step 1 of 5

URA + SofIA: Lesson URA and SofIA assistants

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What you bring

From Lesson 4 (Making an appointment): your product, your glossary and «I can make an appointment.»

What this prepares you for

The forum asks you to use Symptoms + should + zero conditional with your classmates.

Goal of the lesson

I can describe common symptoms and give simple advice.

Puedo describir síntomas comunes y dar consejos sencillos.

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The URA has the explanation, audio, examples by career and the Cultural Corner of the I PAC. Take notes: you will use them in the forum.

Symptoms + should + zero conditional

Symptoms: I have a headache / a fever / a sore throat. Advice: You should rest. You shouldn't… Zero conditional: If you have a fever, you feel hot.

Problem	Advice
I have a headache.	You should drink water and rest.
I have a sore throat.	You shouldn't drink cold drinks.
I feel tired.	You should sleep eight hours.
Fact	If you don't sleep, you feel tired.

My back hurts. I should do some exercise.
If you have a fever, you should see a doctor.
You shouldn't stay in the sun for hours.

En español

«Should» = debería (consejo). Condicional cero (hechos generales): «If + presente, presente». Solo practicamos síntomas comunes; no compartas datos médicos reales.

Your AI assistants: SofIA

Recommended for this lesson: SofIA Léxica, about symptoms, should / shouldn't and the zero conditional. SofIA asks your name, your career and your lesson, then helps you step by step. It explains, gives hints and helps you create your own mini-lesson, flashcards or practice. It never does graded work for you.

Available: SofIA Gramatical · SofIA Léxica · SofIA Fonética · SofIA Comunicativa · SofIA Profesional · SofIA Cultural.

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Your career, your examples

Health sciences: If a patient has a high fever, the nurse checks it every hour.
Engineering & technology: If you use the computer for hours, your eyes get tired.
Business & economics: If workers are sick, they should stay at home.
Education, humanities & communication: Teachers should rest their voice after class.
Environment, agriculture & tourism: If it's very hot, field workers should drink more water.

I PAC · January – MayHeritage & festivalMay (about 10 days) · approx.Ottawa, Canada

Cultural Corner · Canadian Tulip Festival

This week: At the Tulip Festival some visitors have spring allergies. Describe 2 symptoms and give advice with should.

In 1945, the Netherlands sent tulips to Canada as a thank-you gift. The festival started in 1953. Next May, thousands of tulips are going to bloom in Ottawa.

Key words

tulip tulipán
gift regalo
garden jardín

Fact

During the Second World War, the Dutch royal family lived in Ottawa. The tulips said «thank you» to Canada.

Your career

Health sciences: Spring allergies.
Engineering & technology: Growing flowers in a cold climate.
Business & economics: Flower tourism.
Education, humanities & communication: Friendship between two countries.
Environment, agriculture & tourism: Gardens and parks.

Mirror Honduras. Which flowers are typical in Honduras? Is there a flower fair near you?

Official source

Canadian Tulip Festival · The Canadian Encyclopedia

Mission: Find the country that sent the tulips. Write why.

Cultural competency: I can say what Tulip Festival is (May), use Symptoms + should + zero conditional to talk about it, and compare it with Honduras.

See it in my I PAC Cultural Passport

Language bridge · plurilingual and intercultural

Use every language you know to learn English, and use English to understand other people.

English ↔ SpanishNotice the difference

I have a headache = tengo dolor de cabeza: «have» works like «tener».

Other languagesFrench · Portuguese · Italian · German

J'ai mal à la tête (FR) · Estou com dor de cabeça (PT) · Ho mal di testa (IT) · Ich habe Kopfschmerzen (DE).

Observe, compare, reflectIntercultural

Home remedies: teas, rest, soups. Which ones does your family use? Compare respectfully, and always follow a health professional's advice.

Mediation challengeBuild a bridge for someone

Role-play: explain a classmate's symptoms to a doctor.

Your languages count: ask at home or in your community how to say it in Garífuna, Miskitu, the English of the Bay Islands or any other language you know, and add it to your glossary. Add it to «My languages» in your Passport →

Arts Corner · TheatreStratford, Ontario, Canada · since 1953

The Stratford Festival

Many actors and directors

A big theatre festival in Canada. Actors perform Shakespeare and other plays. They use their voice a lot, so they take care of it.

You use it in: 2 · Forum · Activity 16

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Para docentes

Fuente de datos: data/source/in103_lessons.js (lección 5). Ingreso al UNAH Virtual Campus: data/links.json. H5P (práctica del sitio y calificado del Campus): data/h5p/. Anuncios: data/anuncios.json. Títulos y porcentajes según el Calendario. Inglés I: 12 lecciones (decisión de la Sección, 26-10-2026); las actividades 1–38 no cambian. Regenerar con python3 generator/build.py.