AT A DOCTOR’S OFFICE
Dialogue 1
P: Good morning.
D: Good morning, Zbigniew. How are you?
P: Awful doctor.
D: Oh, dear, what’s the trouble?
P: I’m not feeling well. I’ve got a sore throat, runny nose and my chest hurts.
D: How long have you been like this?
P: Two or three days.
D: You look feverish. I’d better take your temperature. Now, breathe deeply. Cough please. I think you’ve got flu: there’s a lot of it about.
P: What should I do?
D: I’ll prescribe an antibiotic. Take one teaspoon of this medicine three times a day. And you must stay in bed for five days.
P: Isn’t too long? I have go to school!
D: Forget about it. You must take care of your health now. I want you to come and see me in a couple a days. Now, take this prescription to the chemist’s and then go straight to bed.
Dialogue 2
D: Good morning, Mrs Klimas. What’s the matter?
P: I feel terrible. I’ve got a pain in my stomach and I can’t eat. I tried taking some indigestion tablets, but didn’t help.
D: Have you been vomiting?
P: No I haven’t.
D: It’s not food poisoning then. Please lie down over here. Does it hurt when I do that?
P: Oh yes! It hurts a lot.
D: I think its appendicitis. You will have to go to hospital, I am afraid.
P: To hospital? Is that necessary?
D: Yes, but there is nothing to worry about.
P: Nothing to worry about? I am scared out of my wits!
D: Calm down, please. The sooner you have an operation, the better. I can assure you that you‘ll recover completely in a week’s time. Now I’ll call an ambulance.
Dialogue 3
D: Good morning. What’s wrong, Mrs Klimas? I see that something is troubling you.
P: Well, recently I’ve been suffering from palpitation. I’m feeling depressed and I can’t sleep.
D: Please undress to the waist.
(the doctor examines the patient)
P: Is it a heart condition?
D: No, I don’t think so. You seem to be generally run down.
P: What do you advise?
D: You need a rest. Stay away from work for a few days and don’t overdo things.
Besides, you should do exercises and go for long walks.
P: Thank you, doctor. Will you prescribe any tranquillizer?
D: That’s no necessary.
to be scared out of one’s wits - być przerażonym
something is troubling you – coś cię martwi (niepokoi)
suffer from – cierpieć na
heart condition – choroba serca
to be run down – być wyczerpanym
to overdo things – przemęczać się
tranquillizer – środek uspokajający
AT THE CHEMIST’S SHOP
C: Good morning. Can I help you?
P: I want something for a clod.
C: Have you got a prescription?
P: No, I haven’t had time to go a doctor. Could give me a cough formula without a prescription?
C: Certainly. Anything else?
P: Well, can I have something for sore throat?
C: These throat lozenges are very potent
P: I’ll take them then. And vitamin C.
C: Is that all?
P: Yes, that’s all
C: five pounds, please.
P: Here you are. Goodbye!
C: Goodbye!
throat lozenges – pastylki od bólu gardła
potent – skuteczny
cough formula – syrop na kaszel
superpimpalin