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Oral PracticeGiving and Rejecting Advice. Visiting a Doctor. Patterns
Here are some symptoms that people complain of when they go to see a doctor: I've got a temperature I'm running a high temperature I've got a sore throat I don't feel(am not feeling) very well I'm constipated I keep feeling dizzy I feel sick I've got a diarrhoea My arm hurts I've got a pain in my (leg, arm, chest ..) I've got a stomach (back, tooth, ear, head) ache (there are only 5 aches, the rest are pains!) This is what the doctor might tell you to do: Keep warm Go straight to bed Stay in bed for a couple of days Take one/two tablets after your meals Don't eat any rich food Take this prescription to the chemist Take the medicine before you go to bed Exercise 1.Learn the dialogue by heart and make up a dialogue of your own using the patterns. Receptionist: Good morning. What can I do for you? Paula: Good morning. I'd like an appointment with the dentist, please. Receptionist: Yes, certainly. What's the matter? Is it urgent? Paula: I'm afraid it is. I've got a terrible toothache. I've been having it for two days. It's very nasty. And I had my regular check up only three weeks ago. Receptionist: Well, Dr.Brown can see you today at 10.30. Is that OK? Paula: Yes, that's fine. Receptionist: What's your name and address? Exercise 2.Pair work 1. You are a doctor. Your partner is a patient who is ill. Find out the information you need to complete the form and tell your partner what to do using the patterns. Medical Record Card name of patient ___ date of visit ___ symptoms ___ recommended treatment ___ ___ 6. Pretend that you are ill. Decide what symptoms you have and how long you have had them. Your partner is a doctor. Answer his questions and make sure you understand what you have to do. 3. You meet your friend who doesn't look well. Ask him/her what the matter is and give advice using the patterns. 4. Talk to your partner about his/her health and tell him/her about yours. Exercise 3.In pairs guess the meanings of these common idioms and discuss the situations when you can use them. 1. He wouldn't hurt a fly. 2. People should not break the laws: ill-gotten, ill-spent. 3. When he returned from the hospital he was 'skin and bones'. 4. The moment he saw her after all those twenty years he understood that the heart once truly loved never forgets.
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