In this section you will practise making a diagnosis and giving advice, then practise time and frequency expressions.
2. Asking a patient questions.
Watch the video from the previous section. Put the information in the same order as it is in the video.
8. What the doctor says.
Put the sentences in the order you think the doctor says them, and then listen again to check.
Now listen again and repeat the sentences.
9. Questions and answers.
Match the two parts.
| Doctor | Patient |
See the transcript of the consultation.
10. Practise speaking.
Practise the dialogue by reading the doctor’s lines. You will then hear a model answer.
| You say: | Good morning, Mrs Lamfield. |
| You hear: | Good morning, Dr Walters. |
| You say: | How can I help you? |
| You hear: | My stomach hurts and I feel sick. |
| You say: | Do you have a temperature? |
| You hear: | No, I don’t think so. |
| You say: | Do you have any other symptoms? |
| You hear: | Yes, I also have diarrhoea. |
| You say: | How long have you felt like this? |
| You hear: | For two days. |
| You say: | Did you eat anything unusual before the symptoms started? |
| You hear: | Nothing unusual, but I did eat at a restaurant. |
Now practise again. Listen to the patient and ask questions. Use the words below to help you. Try to remember what the doctor says!
| Doctor: | Good morning, Mrs Lamfield. |
| Patient: | Good morning, Dr Walters. |
| Doctor: | (help?) |
| Patient: | My stomach hurts and I feel sick. |
| Doctor: | (temperature?) |
| Patient: | No, I don’t think so. |
| Doctor: | (other symptoms?) |
| Patient: | Yes, I also have diarrhoea. |
| Doctor: | How long...? |
| Patient: | For two days. |
| Doctor: | (eat anything unusual?) |
| Patient: | Nothing unusual, but I did eat at a restaurant. |
12. Talking about frequency.
Look at the examples.
Take this medicine three times a day for seven days.
Take an aspirin every six hours.
Note: once = one time twice = two times
Take the medicine twice a day, after meals.
Put the words in order to complete the sentences.
13. Time expressions.
Come and see me in a few days.
Now read more examples. Put the sentences in order, from the near future (at the top) to the far future (at the bottom).
Writing Tutorial.
1. Write a diagnosis and advice or treatment for the situations, 1 to 4.
For example:
Situation: The patient often goes swimming and has an earache.
Diagnosis: The patient has an ear infection, probably caused by water in the ear.
Advice or treatment: Put drops in the ear every six hours.
Situation 1: The patient has a headache, feels tired and has a temperature.
Situation 2: The patient's daughter has a red eye. There is a discharge (liquid) from the eye.
Situation 3: The skin between the toes of the patient is red.
Situation 4: The patient has a sore throat but doesn't have a temperature.