AT THE DOCTOR’S

Warm Up Questions

1 How often do you get sick?

2 How often do you catch a cold?

3 How do you feel about going to see the doctor?

4 How often do you have health checkups?

5 Do you think you are a healthy person?

6 Do you smoke or eat junk food?

Watch this YouTube Video

https://youtu.be/Qn9QKZrNbeo

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Listening Questions

Watch the YouTube video and answer the following questions.

1 Where is Tony?

2 Why is he there?

3 How does Tony feel?

4 What is his temperature?

5 Did he get sick?

6 Did he take any medications to treat his symptoms?

7 What does the doctor think is wrong with Tony?

8 Did he get sick?

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Speaking Activity

Use the following illustrations to explain your symptoms to the doctor.

Missing Words

Watch the video and complete the sentences.

Dr.Evans: Hello Mr.McKay. What ……………………. 1 you here today?

Tony: I have a ……………………... 2 and a ……………………. 3

4
Dr.Evans: Okay Tony. I see your ……………………... is a hundred and four degrees. That’s

very high.

Tony: Yes, I feel very ……………………. 5 and nauseous.

Dr.Evans: Did you get sick?

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 Tony: Yes, I ……………………... 6 twice this morning.

Dr.Evans: Did you have any diarrhea?

Tony: Yes, a little bit.

Dr.Evans: Did you take any medicine to treat your …………………….. 7?

Tony: No doctor. I didn’t take anything.

Dr.Evans: Okay, sounds like you may have some …………………….. 8

Tony: Oh, no.

Dr.Evans: Take this medicine now and again every six hours until it’s finished. You’ll be okay in

about twenty-four hours.

Tony: That’s a relief. Thank you very much doctor.

Matching

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

1 temperature A. painful or aching

2 sore B. a physical sign of something

3 fever C. feeling like everything is turning around

4 symptom D. something used to treat an illness or injury

5 medicine E. an unusually high body temperature

6 nauseous F. the act of getting sick through the mouth

7 dizzy G. feeling like you want to vomit

8 vomit H. a measure of warmth of coldness

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Transcripts

Dr.Evans: Hello Mr.McKay. What brings you here today?

Tony: I have a fever and a sore stomach.

Dr.Evans: Okay Tony. I see your temperature is a hundred and four degrees. That’s very high.

Tony: Yes, I feel very dizzy and nauseous.

Dr.Evans: Did you get sick?

Tony: Yes, I vomited twice this morning.

Dr.Evans: Did you have any diarrhea?

Tony: Yes, a little bit.

Dr.Evans: Did you take any medicine to treat your symptoms?

Tony: No doctor. I didn’t take anything.

Dr.Evans: Okay, sounds like you may have some food poisoning.

Tony: Oh, no.

Dr.Evans: Take this medicine now and again every six hours until it’s finished. You’ll be okay in

about twenty-four hours.

Tony: That’s a relief. Thank you very much doctor.

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Answer Key

Listening
1 He’s at the doctor’s office.

2 He has a fever and a sore throat.

3 He feels dizzy and nauseous.

4 His temperature is a hundred and four degrees.

5 Yes, he vomited twice this morning.

6 No, he hasn’t taken anything.

7 The doctor thinks that Tony has food poisoning.

8 He prescribes medicine every six hours until it’s finished.

Matching
1. H 2. A 3. E 4. B 5. D 6. G 7. C 8. F

Missing Words
1. brings 2. fever 3. sore stomach 4. temperature 5. dizzy 6. vomited 7. symptoms 8. food
poisoning

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