25 At the doctor' s
1 Basic vocabulary
Complete the following sentences with the words
below:
cough symptom appointment
virus rash infection
medicine chemist's prescription
1. Could I come in late tomorrow? My wife and
I have an . . . . . . . . . . .with the doctor.
2. That's a nasty . . . . . . you've got. You've
really got to stop smoking.
3. The main . . . . . . of measles is little red spots
a11over rour body.
4. I sometimes get a . . . . . ".on my face after
rve shaved.
5. rm taking antibiotics for this ear . . . . . .. .
6. Last winter there was a rea11y nasty . . . . . . .
going round.
7. Very often, rest is the best . . . . . . . . . !
8. Did you take that . . . . . . . . . to the
. . . . . . . . . . ?
Now translate the words in colour:
1. Do you have any trouble swallowing? ....
2. Does this hurt?
3. Take a deep breath.
4. Breathe deeply.
5. Does it itch?
6. Has the infection cleared up?
2 Answering the doctor's questions
Decidewho is speaking.Mark eachexample
D (thedoctor) or P (thepatient):
1. What seems to be the matter?
2. It's keeping me awake at night.
3. Where exactly does it hurt?
4. It's very painful when I swallow.
5. Ir hurts more when I breathe in.
6.Now, take a deep breath.
7. Is there anything I can take for it?
8.Have you had any other symptoms?
9.It's nothing to worry about.
10.1'11give you something to relieve the pain.
11. rve got very baJ wind.
12. I had it when I was a child.
3 Going to the doctor's
Put theseeventsin the most logical order:
a. I went to see the doctor.
b. I went tot~e chemist's to get the medicine.
c. He said I had a chest infection.
d. He examined me.
e. I didn't feel very well.
f. He gave me a prescription for antibiotics.
g. I made an appointment to see the doctor.
1...2...3...4...5... 6... 7...
4 Verb collocations
Use the verbs below to complete the following
phrases. Then match the phrases with the
pictures.
take glve listen to
1. . . . . . . you an injection
2. . . . . . . rour blood pressure
3. .. . . . .rour chest
4. . . . . . .rour temperature
5. .. . . . . rour pulse
6. . . . . . . you a prescription
7. . . . . . . you a check-up
8. . . . . . . a blood sample
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5 Medicines
Here is a list of common medicines. Match them up
with the problems below:
a. sleeping pills / tablets
b. antibiotics
c. painkillers
d. eye drops
e. cough mixture
1. You can't sleep.
2. You have a dry cough.
3. You have a chest infection.
4. You have very bad backache.
5. You have an eye infection.
Americans talk abaut drugs instead ar tablets ar
pil/s. In Britain drugs usually mean heroin,
cacaine etc. In the United States a chemists is
called a drugstare.
6 Specialists
Vourdoctor mightreferyouto anotherprofessional
to treat a particularproblem.First mark the strong
stress in each word. Thefirst Dneis done for you.
Thenmatchthem up with their speciality.
1. die.tician
2. optician
3. physiotherapist
4. psychiatrist
5. chiropodisr
6. paediatrician
7. gynaecologist
8. rheumarologist
a. You need glasses.
b. You are overweight.
c. You have ingrown toenails.
d. You are trying to have a baby.
e. You have arthritis.
f. You are very depressed.
g. Your two-year-old sou is not well.
h. You hurt rour shoulder playing tennis.
7 Alternative medicine
Here are seven words associated with alternativ
medicine. First mark the strong stress in eacl
wo~d.Thefirst Dneis donefor you.Thenmatchthl
words and their descriptions.
hx12.notism herbal remedies
massage aromatherapy
reflexalogy homeopathy
acupuncture
1. Treating people with special oils, which are
used in a bath or rubbed iDeothe skin.
2. Treating somebody by putting them iDeoa
deep sleep and controlling what they think.
3. Treating people by rubbing various parts of
their body to relieve pain.
4. Treating people with medicines made from
special herbs and plants.
5. Treating people with needles to stimulate
nerve impulses.
6. Treating people by pressing parts of their feet
in order to treat problems in other parts of
their body.
7. Giving people very very small amounts of
drugs.
Have yau ever used any or the abave alternativl
therapies?
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3
4
5
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d
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6 7
Explain the following words:
- referral
- physician vs. physicist
- GP
- quack
- consulting room/doctor's office
- health insurance company
- drug covered by health insurance