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At The Doctor
At The Doctor
At The Doctor
If you want to make an appointment, phone the surgery and speak to the receptionist. Your conversation
may begin like this:
I’d like to make an appointment for tomorrow to see Dr Hills, please. / Could I make an
appointment to see Dr Hills, please? / Can I have an appointment for next Wednesday, please?
To continue the dialogue, please put the following sentences in the correct order:
When you arrive at the surgery a few minutes before your appointment, you have to go to the receptionist
and say the following:
Look at the following sentences and try to work out their English equivalents:
Good morning. What can I do for you? / Tell me about your complaint. […] Strip to the waist, please.
Let me listen to your lungs and breathing / feel your pulse / take your blood pressure / have a look at
your throat. Just open your mouth, please. That’s fine… Yes, this is something which I’ve seen
already. There’s a virus of some sort that’s going round. I’m giving you a thermometer to take your
temperature with. Now, I’m going to make out a prescription / take this prescription. It’s for a cough
mixture to be taken three times a day. Gargle with it in the evenings. If it doesn’t clear up in a week or
so come back and see me. Stay in bed for a few days, drink a lot of hot tea with lemon, keep war