As I was watching one of my favourite series, Outlander, I remembered the first episode, in which Claire, a 20th century nurse, puts Jamie’s dislocated shoulder back into place. Jamie is an 18th century Scot, and the two have met because Claire has travelled back in Jamie’s time.
That was a great chance to create an ESP lesson plan, concerning English for Nurses. The idea was simple: teach the students basic shoulder vocabulary, read the original book excerpt and compare it with the actual series scene. The students’ reaction was not as enthusiastic as I expected, as they found the book excerpt quite challenging to understand, but it was a good chance to expose them to authentic material concerning their specialty!
