A2 · Elementary · Health · 93 words · ~2 min read
🩺 At the London Doctor’s Surgery
Language focus: Present Perfect · since / for · should
Daniel has not felt well for three days. He has made an appointment at his local doctor’s surgery in London.
“What are your symptoms?” the doctor asks. “I have had a high temperature since Monday, and I feel dizzy,” Daniel says. “I think I have come down with the flu.”
“You should rest and drink plenty of water,” the doctor says. “Lie down when you feel dizzy, and take a painkiller for the headache.”
She writes a prescription and smiles. “You will get over it soon. You should recover in a few days.”
Key vocabulary (8 words)
- symptomnoun
- A sign that shows you are ill.
- appointmentnoun
- An arranged time to meet someone.
- prescriptionnoun
- A doctor’s note that lets you get medicine.
- dizzyadjective
- Feeling that everything is spinning and you might fall.
- painkillernoun
- Medicine that takes away pain.
- surgerynoun
- The place where a local doctor sees patients (UK).
- temperaturenoun
- How hot or cold your body is.
- recoververb
- To become healthy again after being ill.
Phrasal verbs in this story
- come down with — To come down with an illness means to start to become ill with it.
- get over — To get over an illness means to recover from it.
- lie down — To lie down means to rest in a flat, horizontal position.
Comprehension quiz
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Where does Daniel go?
- The doctor’s surgery
- A restaurant
- The airport
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The doctor’s surgery
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How long has he felt unwell?
- For three days
- For a year
- For an hour
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For three days
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How does Daniel feel?
- Dizzy with a high temperature
- Happy and strong
- Hungry
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Dizzy with a high temperature
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“I have come down with the flu” means he has…
- become ill
- recovered
- travelled
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become ill
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What does the doctor advise?
- Rest and drink water
- Run a marathon
- Eat more sweets
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Rest and drink water
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“Get over it” means to…
- recover
- forget a person
- climb something
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recover
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