A2 · Elementary · Health · 92 words · ~2 min read

🩼 An Injury at the Physiotherapist

Language focus: Present Perfect · since / for & past simple

Hannah hurt her knee while she was running last Sunday. Since then, it has been painful, so she has booked an appointment with a physiotherapist.

“How did it happen?” he asks. “I didn’t warm up before my run,” Hannah admits. “I felt a sharp pain after two kilometres.”

“You have a small strain,” he says. “Don’t give up exercise completely, but rest for a week.” He shows her some gentle stretches.

“Build up your strength slowly, and use ice for the swelling,” he advises. Hannah feels much more hopeful about her recovery.

Key vocabulary (8 words)

injurynoun
Harm or damage to part of the body.
kneenoun
The joint in the middle of your leg.
painfuladjective
Causing pain; hurting.
strainnoun
An injury caused by stretching a muscle too far.
stretchnoun
An exercise that makes a muscle longer.
swellingnoun
A part of the body that has become larger because of injury.
recoverynoun
The process of becoming well again.
gentleadjective
Soft and careful, not strong or rough.

Phrasal verbs in this story

  • warm up — To warm up means to do gentle exercise to prepare your muscles.
  • give up — To give up means to stop doing something.
  • build up — To build up means to increase something slowly.

Comprehension quiz

  1. What did Hannah hurt?

    • Her knee
    • Her arm
    • Her back
    Show answer

    Her knee

  2. When did it happen?

    • Last Sunday
    • Last year
    • This morning
    Show answer

    Last Sunday

  3. What did she forget to do before running?

    • Eat breakfast
    • Warm up
    • Buy shoes
    Show answer

    Warm up

  4. What does she have?

    • A broken bone
    • A small strain
    • A cold
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    A small strain

  5. What does the physiotherapist advise?

    • Rest for a week
    • Run a marathon
    • Stop walking forever
    Show answer

    Rest for a week

  6. “Give up” means to…

    • stop doing something
    • start again
    • speed up
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    stop doing something

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