A visit to the doctor

Task 1. Read the dialogue and choose the best option.

Doctor: Good morning! How can I help you?
Patient: I’m not very well. I have _____________________________ (a cough, an injection, x-ray)
D: Do you have _____________________? (massage, a temperature, sneeze)
P: Yes, I have _______________________________ at night. It is around 37, 5 degrees.
D: Do you have _____________________? (headache, herbs, healthy)
P: Yes, I have a terrible_______________________________ in the morning when I wake up.
D: Do you _____________________? (medicine, sneeze, pills)
P: No, I don’t. But I sometimes feel dizzy.
D: OK. I’ll have a look at you. Let me check your _____________________________ (head, temperature,
bandage)
P: Right.
D: Let’s see. 38 degrees, that’s high.
P: What’s wrong with me?
D: I think, it is ________________________________ (fever, measles, the flu)
P: Oh, what should I do?
D: You should ________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________ (write your own
prescription)
P: Thank you very much. Anything else?
D: You should come in 5 days to check your health again.
P: All right, thank you very much.

Task 2. Make your own dialogue using the chart below to help you with ideas.
Problems: Advice:
- a headache take cough drops
- a cough drink lots of liquids
- a sore throat take injections
- a backache put a heating pad
- a toothache put some ointment on it
- a fever stay in bed and rest
- insomnia take some aspirin
- an earache take some vitamin C
- a cold take these tablets