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Speaking Test Answers – Medicine
Speaking Test 1:
Script – One
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from the role-player and the candidate………
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swallowing are very common. Many of the patients complain of the same. But you do not be
worried……..These problems will soon go away. You may have to wait for a week or two to get
well again or go back to the normal routine.
Patient: Doctor, I feel difficulty in breathing too. Will this problem be with me or will it go
away?
Doctor: Certainly, this problem will go away. You do not have to be worried. You will be
perfectly alright after two or three weeks.
Patient: I hope for the same, doctor.
Doctor: Now, it is time that you shall take some rest. You really need it and I suggest that
you do not speak much or do not take any solid food for a few days more. Taking solid food
may hurt you. You will have to be very careful.
Patient: Well, thanks, doctor. I will take care of that.
Doctor: And again, I say the same thing. Do not get worried. You are certainly going to lead a
normal life.
Patient: Thanks doctor.
Doctor: Finer, thanks, take care……..
Script – TWO
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from the role-player and the candidate………
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Doctor: Well, if this is the case then you will really have to do something to keep yourself
away from this as this is going to create a big problem for you. You will really have to quit
smoking.
Patient: Well, I am trying to, doctor…………but …
Doctor: Do you live alone………….or do you have a family?
Patient: Well, I have a family. I am here with my wife and I have got two children, Martha
and Julie. They are my angels.
Doctor: That’s nice to hear. It is good. At least, for the sake of your family, you will have to
seriously find a way to quit smoking. I must say, that your problem, related to bronchitis, is
really getting worse and worse. It is really getting much serious. If you do not quit smoking
now then you will have to face serious consequences of the same.
Patient: Doctor, even I want to quit smoking……….but, you know, I can’t help it…………..Every
time, I think of quitting……….I find it difficult to do the same…………..can you suggest
something that which can help me in quitting……………
Doctor: Well, there is nothing that can be suggested. There are no medicines which can help
you or which can be effective. What all you can do is just this: You can make a strong
resolution and you will have to stick to it……………..you will have to follow what you have
decided for yourself…………..
Patient: I will try doctor……………………this, time, I really will make a strong resolution………….
Doctor: Well, not just a resolution…………. Work on it too………………
Patient: I really love my family………….I will quit smoking…………….
Doctor: That’s what I say…………..when you feel the urge to smoke then think of your
family………….you will surely take yourself back from it……………
Patient: I will doctor……………. I will………….
Doctor: And trust me……….this problem of bronchitis can successfully be eliminated………if only
if you keep yourself away from smoking. You can certainly lead a normal, healthy life if you
stop smoking. You can easily fight this…………..
Patient: I will quit smoking doctor…………….I will…………….
Doctor: So, take care……… and do not forget to come back after a week or so…………….as we
will perform certain tests…………..this will help us in assessing your condition well…………….. For
a week or so, just keep yourself away from smoking………………..
Patient: Thanks, doctor, I will……………..
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Speaking Test 2:
Script ONE
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from the role-player and the candidate………
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doesn’t mean that you will also take two to three months……….it can be possible for you to
get around without any kind of help if only if you take good care of yourself……………..
Patient: Can it really be possible, doctor? I mean, I really want to……..I have to………. because
I do not want to miss my exams…………….
Doctor: Yes, it can be possible…………the only thing is you will have to take good care of
yourself………….. a physiotherapist will soon be here and he will teach you some exercises and
you will have to perform those exercises…………….you can leave your bed after a week and you
can make some movements or move around without any kind of help as well…………..
Patient: Oh, doctor, I am really glad………I do not have to miss this year………….I was really
worried……that I would miss this year……….
Doctor: You will certainly not miss this year. After a month’s time from now you will be there
sitting in the examination hall, taking your exam……………..you do not be worried. You will
have to just strictly follow what is being suggested to you or advised……………you will surely
see some improvement in yourself………….in course of 20 to 254 days, you will be able to
make some small movements………and it would be your biggest achievement…………..
Patient: I will certainly follow whatever that you say doctor…………….as I do not want to miss
my exams………….
Doctor: Take some necessary precautions…………………..don’t come in contact with the
water……….do not get yourself hurt……….do not make any movements if it hurts you…………and
inform the doctor if there is anything……….follow those exercises which are being suggested to
you……………
Patient: Sure doctor, I will take care of that…………..
Doctor: Then you are really going to get well sooner…………………and you will surely be able to
take your exams………………
Patient: Thanks doctor…………
Doctor: Thanks, take care………..see you sooner……………
Script TWO
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from the role-player and the candidate………
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again…………. We can assess the problem and can find a solution for the same………….now, you
do not have to think too much about it…………
Patient: Well, thank you, doctor………….Yes, I will…………..
Doctor: And one more thing, I really suggest that you do not stop breastfeeding the
baby……your baby will not lose her weight………
Patient: Certainly, doctor…………I will not………I just want my baby to be healthy……………
Doctor: Well, then, let me prescribe something for the baby……….give her the semi-solid food
which I have prescribe here.……………it will be good for her…………and do not forget to come
again after some three months………….
Patient: Thanks, doctor…….. I will………..Thanks a lot………….
Speaking Test 3:
Script ONE
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from the role-player and the candidate………
Doctor: Hello……….
Patient: Hello, Doctor………….
Doctor: So, how are you feeling now………….?
Patient: Much better, doctor…………….
Doctor: OK, nice to hear that……….
Patient: Doctor, I have already been told that I will have to take the insulin injection but
still………….. I do not understand why is it needed……………..?
Doctor: Well, you see………….. Your sugar level is a bit uncontrolled now………..and if you take
the insulin injection for a few days then your sugar level will come down…………
Patient: My sugar level is higher now………….
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Doctor: Not be worried… just a bit…………..but it is necessary that you shall not take any
chances………..
Patient: Oh…………..how this has happened……… I had been managing perfectly well………….. I
go for exercise in the morning……… I do a lot of physical work……….then how come my sugar
level is higher………..
Doctor: Well, it is not that higher…….. You do not have to be worried……. Please, do not think
much about it….. Here, insulin injection is being prescribed just as a precautionary
measure…………. Just to bring the sugar level to the normal position……...
Patient: Oh, I understand, doctor……………but………….
Doctor: Please, do not be sad…… you are perfectly alright………..and this insulin will help you
do much better as well…………..
Patient: OK, doctor, I understand………….
Doctor: See, you will have to just inject it…………but remember you will have to take
precautions as well…………
Patient: Oh………..
Doctor: See, roll the bottle of insulin well between your hands 2-3 times. You shall mix
well………….you shall not shake the bottle as this will form air bubbles and this will affect the
amount of insulin withdrawn………. Draw exactly the same amount of insulin as required into
the syringe. Always, measure from the top of the plunger…... Check the syringe for the air
bubbles. Well, air bubbles in the syringe will not harm you but still this may reduce the
amount of insulin drawn into the syringe………
Patient: Where can I inject myself, doctor?
Doctor: Well, you can inject into the fat layer just beneath the skin. There are certain areas of
the body which include the stomach area (not around belly button), thighs, (top part and
outer parts), upper arms etc. You shall use the same areas but you shall not inject yourself
into the same spot again and again…….. As this can lead to lumps or scars…….
Patient: Ok, doctor…………. I understand……….
Doctor: And do not worry……… you will have to take this injection just for a few days…………
Patient: Well, I understand………… doctor………….
Doctor: OK, so, let me first give you this injection………….you can see for yourself and then
you can do the same on your own…………..
Patient: That would be good, doctor…………
Doctor: I am going to inject on your arm…………..right arm……………
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Script TWO
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Doctor: Yes, it is pretty much necessary as your gums are going from bad to
worse………..there is a need to do something otherwise you will face a lot of problems in
future…………
Patient: Well, doctor, can you tell me something about the procedure……………
Doctor: Sure………….It is a very simple process…….. You will be told not to eat anything at
least for two hours before the biopsy………..A painkiller will be sprayed into your mouth in the
area near to the abnormal gums……………we can even give you an injection of numbing
medicine………….. A small tissue of your gum will be removed and will be checked in the lab
for problems… Do not worry. There will be no bleeding……….. If there is any bleeding then it
can be stopped with the help of the process called electrocauterization…………. You may feel
soreness for a few days but this will go off…………
Patient: So, can I continue brushing or do I have to avoid that………..?
Doctor: Well, you can brush but you will have to be very careful………. You shall avoid the area
where the biopsy was performed. At least for a week you will have to avoid…….
Patient: Oh…………. Doctor…. This really seems to be very tougher for me……………..
Doctor: Well, no….. It is not so…………….
Patient: Can’t there be any other process, doctor?
Doctor: I am afraid, there is no other process………………
Patient: OK, fine doctor……… I am ready to undergo this test………..
Doctor: OK……….then………
Patient: But, I have taken some food an hour ago…………….so…. shall I have to wait…………
Doctor: Well, in that case, you will have to………..
Patient: OK, doctor, I will wait………
Doctor: And do not worry……… everything is going to be alright…….. We will make sure you do
not feel any pain………….
Patient: Thanks, doctor…..
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Speaking Test 4:
Script ONE
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from the role-player and the candidate………
Doctor: Hello….
Patient: Hello, doctor…………
Doctor: Please, take the chair…………
Patient: Thank you, doctor………
Doctor: Well, what is her name……………….she must be your first child…………….
Patient: Yes, doctor, this is my first baby………… her name is Martha…………
Doctor: Nice name………..
Patient: Doctor, I have some problem in breastfeeding her….. I want to breastfeed her but I
have noted my breasts are unusually sore……………they are swollen…………..
Doctor: Well, this can be normal in the beginning …………….
Patient: No, it has been over two months……. And I have this same problem……………….
Doctor: Oh…………….
Patient: I am unable to understand….why??? I feel difficulty in breastfeeding my baby………….
Doctor: Well, this can be due to engorgement………are they uncomfortably full and
swollen……………?
Patient: Yes, doctor………….my breasts feel hard, throbbing and uncontrollably full and
painful……………
Doctor: Then you are likely engorged……….is the swelling extended to your armpit too………….?
Patient: Yes, doctor…… I feel pain there as well…….. But only sometimes…………..
Doctor: Any fever………..
Patient: Well, no……………doctor…. There is no fever……….
Doctor: Engorged breasts can be due to many reasons…………But the problem can be tackled
as well…… I can prescribe something for the same………..I may give you some antibiotics
which will help you surely…………
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Script TWO
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from the role-player and the candidate………
Doctor: Hello………..
Patient: Hello……… doctor…………..
Doctor: So, how are you feeling?
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Speaking Test 5 :
Script ONE
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from the role-player and the candidate………
Doctor: Hello………
Patient: Hello, doctor……..
Doctor: How are you now?
Patient: Well…………fine, doctor…….
Doctor: It was successful……. You will be alright soon………
Patient: Thanks, doctor………but doctor……. I really want to recover soon…
Doctor: Well, you will have to wait …………….
Patient: Can I go home now…………?
Doctor: Yes, you can go home………. You can leave after an hour or two……
Patient: Well…………thanks………. But doctor…….will there be pain again ………….?
Doctor: Well……….no…. you do not worry………but you will have to take good care of
yourself………..
Patient: What shall I have to do or what I shall not………….
Doctor: See, taking care after this surgery is very much needed…….. Your recovery will
depend much more on how you take care of yourself……..you need to follow the instructions
given to you. The first week is very important…… You will have to come here on a weekly
basis so that we can assess your improvement……….
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Patient: Sure, doctor, I will……. And when these sutures will be removed doctor?
Doctor: Well, you will have to wait for two weeks for that……..
Patient: And doctor…… any precautions………?
Doctor: Well, there are many………To ensure proper healing, it is very much necessary that
you do not disturb your dressings……… and you need to keep them dry……….interference can
cause reoccurrence of bunion… You need to use a walker or crutches for a few days……you
can put weight on your foot only when your wound heal…. And you need to wear special
surgical shoes as well……….
Patient: Are there any exercises too which can ensure speedy recovery, doctor?
Doctor: Well, there are….. but you will have to start after a few days…….some exercises or
physical therapy will be recommended to you …………
Patient: And how long do I have to use these antibiotics, doctor?
Doctor: Just for a week or so…………. This is just to prevent infection……….
Patient: Are there any complications, Doctor?
Doctor: Ah…. There can be ……….but you do not worry……..you need to contact immediately if
your dressing loosens or if it comes off or gets wet………. If your dressing is moistened with
blood or drainage…………. If you feel any side effects etc… You really need to contact us if you
find any warning signs of infection which may include fever, chills, persistent pain, persistent
redness or warmth around the dressing, swelling in the calf etc……..
Patient: Surer, doctor, I will take care of that……
Doctor: So, see you then soon…….. You need to report here after a week… and if there is
anything then contact us………
Patient: Sure, doctor. Thanks a lot……..
Doctor: Thanks……… you can leave in an hour or so…. Please, wait till then……..
Patient: Thanks, doctor…..
Script TWO
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Doctor: Hello………
Patient: Hello, doctor………
Doctor: So, are you ready for the test………..?
Patient: Well. I am……….
Doctor: Are you here with someone………….
Patient: Yes, my wife is there outside………..
Doctor: Oh…….. Good…. Any children….???
Patient: Well, I have got two children….. They are in London……….
Doctor: OK………….. Just a few questions before we begin……….
Patient: Please, ask………
Doctor: Do you smoke?
Patient: Yes, doctor………. A pack of cigarette per day……..
Doctor: Do you drink?
Patient: Occasionally……..
Doctor: Any medical history?
Patient: No…….. Doctor…. I had been very healthy…. But my father died of some heart
related problem……….
Doctor: OK………. And you are 52, right?
Patient: Yes, doctor…. I am 52….
Doctor: We need to begin the test………. and let me explain to you something about
this……….We are going to pass a thin flexible tube (we call it catheter) into the right or left
side of your heart from the groin or the arm………We will give you the medicine to help you
relax before this… And I hope you have not eaten anything…………
Patient: No………… doctor…. I have not eaten anything……… Yesterday, the nurse told me not
to eat anything at least for 6-8 hours before the test……
Doctor: Good…. Then we can perform the test………..
Patient: Well, doctor, is it going to hurt………….?
Doctor: No, it will not……….. We will try our best ……. You may feel some discomfort or
pressure when we will place the catheter but after that you may not…….. Some people may
feel discomfort from lying still or from lying flat on their back………… we will change your
position…….
Patient: Oh, doctor. I am really worried……..
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Doctor: Don’t be……… everything will be alright… Please, you wait for a few minutes
more………. We will get everything arranged and then we will call you………….
Patient: OK, doctor……………..I will wait………
Doctor: Please, do not be nervous…. Everything would be alright…….
Patient: Thanks, doctor……….
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