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Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on going to see a doctor.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be listening to some useful phrases, you’ll then hear a short explanation of these words, followed by an example of how they are used.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to an appointment at the doctor’s.
So let’s start!
Woman: Now let’s learn some phrases that a doctor may ask you.
Woman: What seems to be the problem?
Man: This is a standard question a doctor may ask you to find out what symptoms you have, so he or she is able to examine you and make a diagnosis.
Now listen to an example of this phrase:
Woman: Hello Mr Smith, what seems to be the problem?
Man: I have a pain in my back.
Woman: When do you usually get the pain?
Man: A pain is the unpleasant feeling that you have when part of your body hurts. It hurts in sudden sharp periods. Do not confuse it with ache which describes a long continuous pain, such as a headache.
For example:
Woman: When do you usually get the pain?
Man: It comes and goes, but it hurts more in the evening.
Woman: Please lie down.
Man: To lie down, means to move into a horizontal position. So for a doctor to examine you they will ask you to lie down on their bed.
Listen to this short conversation:
Woman: Please lie down.
Man: OK.
Woman: Now does your back hurt here?
Man: Ow! Yes!
Woman: Take a deep breath.
Man: When a doctor examines you with their stethoscope, they will ask you to breathe in and out. Breath is the air that you take into and out of your lungs, so a deep breath is a big one.
For example:
Woman: Take a deep breath.
Man: (Sound of deep breath.)
Woman: Good, now another one.
Man: (Sound of deep breath.)
Woman: Now you will listen to an appointment at the doctor’s.
Woman: Hello, what seems to be the problem?
Man: I have a very bad backache.
Woman: When do you usually get the pain?
Man: Well my back doesn’t ache all the time, but, for the past few weeks, I’ve been getting sharp pains in my back especially at night.
Woman: OK, please take your pullover off and lie down on your stomach on the bed please.
Man: OK.
Woman: Does it hurt here?
Man: No lower down.
Woman: Here?
Man: Ow!!! Yes.
Woman: OK sit up please, and take a deep breath.
Man: (Sound of deep breath.)
Woman: OK, you can put your pullover on, but I’m going to send you for an x-ray, to analyse this pain better.
Woman: If you wish you can hear this lesson again. In the meantime we hope we have helped you to be more confident with your English. Watch out for the next topic. Thank you for using the EnglishBlog.
Ciao.
Qualcuno può aiutarmi a chiarire una mia lacuna?
In questo poadcast è scritto:
"When a doctor examines you with their stethoscope";
Non riesco a comprendere perché si usa "their" terza persona plurale.
Forse per rendere tutto più generico ed evitando inoltre di dire (o scrivere) "…his or her stethoscope" (a seconda di dottore o dottoressa).
Cmq ho riscontrato tantissime volte questa forma in inglese con il sostantivo e il relativo verbo al singolare e l'aggettivo possessivo al plurale.
Aspettiamo fiduciosi una risposta.
Ciao.
Grazie Alfredo
Ma non viene più aggiornato giornalmente?