At the Doctor's: Basic Phrases

by Vocafy Geverifieerd

Engels (VS) A2 Vragen (15) Health

Practice describing symptoms, making appointments, and understanding simple questions at the doctor's office.

1. 1. Kies het juiste antwoord.

   What problem does the patient have?

   Doctor: What's the problem?
   Patient: My head hurts.

   • A stomachache.
   • A headache.
   • A backache.

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   • A headache.

   You can describe this problem with either 'My head hurts' or 'I have a headache.'

2. 2. Vul het ontbrekende woord in.

   Doctor: What's wrong?
   Patient: It hurts when I swallow. I have a ___.

   • backache
   • stomachache
   • sore throat

   Think about where food and drinks go when you swallow.

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   Doctor: What's wrong?
   Patient: It hurts when I swallow. I have a sore throat.

   'Sore' means painful. You can also use it in phrases like 'a sore arm.'

3. 3. Kies het juiste antwoord.

   What does the patient mean?

   Doctor: How are you feeling?
   Patient: I feel dizzy.

   • I feel like I might fall over.
   • I feel cold and need a blanket.
   • I feel pain when I breathe.

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   • I feel like I might fall over.

   When you feel dizzy, the room may seem to move around you.

4. 4. Zet de woorden in de juiste volgorde.

   You call the doctor's office to ask for a visit.

   • to
   • make
   • I'd like
   • an appointment.

   Start with the polite phrase about what you want.

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   I'd like to make an appointment.

   'I'd like' is a polite way to ask for something.

5. 5. Kies het juiste antwoord.

   What does the patient tell the receptionist?

   Receptionist: Do you have an appointment?
   Patient: Yes, at ten.

   • How long the visit will last.
   • When the pain started.
   • The time of the visit.

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   • The time of the visit.

   In a short answer, 'at ten' means 'at ten o'clock.'

6. 6. Luister en typ het antwoord.

   A patient describes a problem.

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   • I have a cough.

   'Cough' can also be an action: 'I cough at night.'

7. 7. Vul het ontbrekende woord in.

   Receptionist: Your appointment is on Monday at ten.
   Patient: I can't come on Monday. Can I ___ my appointment to Tuesday?

   • cancel
   • change
   • miss

   The patient still wants a visit, but on another day.

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   Receptionist: Your appointment is on Monday at ten.
   Patient: I can't come on Monday. Can I change my appointment to Tuesday?

   Changing an appointment moves it to another time. Canceling it means you will not go to it.

8. 8. Vul het ontbrekende woord in.

   Doctor: Where does it hurt?
   Patient: ___

   • Since yesterday.
   • It hurts a lot.
   • In my lower back.

   The doctor is asking about a part of the body.

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   Doctor: Where does it hurt?
   Patient: In my lower back.

   'Lower back' means the part of your back near your waist.

9. 9. Zet de woorden in de juiste volgorde.

   The doctor asks how long you have had the pain.

   • had
   • for
   • this pain
   • two days.
   • I've

   Start with 'I've' and keep the length of time at the end.

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   I've had this pain for two days.

   'For' gives a length of time, such as 'for two days' or 'for a week.'

10. 10. Kies het juiste antwoord.

    What does the doctor want to know?

    Doctor: Are you allergic to any medicine?
    Patient: Yes, I am.

    • If the patient takes medicine each day.
    • If the patient has a bad reaction to any medicine.
    • If the patient has medicine at home.

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    • If the patient has a bad reaction to any medicine.

    If you are allergic to a medicine, your body has a bad reaction to it, so you should not take it.

11. 11. Vul het ontbrekende woord in.

    Doctor: How often do you take this medicine?
    Patient: ___ a day: in the morning and at night.

    • Twice
    • Once
    • Three times

    Count the times the patient mentions.

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    Doctor: How often do you take this medicine?
    Patient: Twice a day: in the morning and at night.

    'Twice' means two times. 'How often' asks how many times something happens.

12. 12. Kies het juiste antwoord.

    What is the patient asking the doctor to do?

    Doctor: Your test results will be ready on Friday.
    Patient: Sorry, could you say that again?

    • Give the results now.
    • Send the results by email.
    • Repeat the information.

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    • Repeat the information.

    'Could you...?' makes a request polite. 'Sorry' is useful when you did not hear someone.

13. 13. Luister en typ het antwoord.

    A patient has a question for the doctor.

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    • Do I need to come back next week?

    'Come back' means return to the same place.

14. 14. Kies het juiste antwoord.

    When is an appointment available?

    Patient: Can I see the doctor today?
    Receptionist: I'm sorry. The doctor is fully booked today, but there's an opening tomorrow.

    • Today.
    • Tomorrow.
    • No appointments are available.

    Notice the information after 'but.'

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    • Tomorrow.

    'Fully booked' means all appointment times are taken. 'An opening' is an available time.

15. 15. Kies het juiste antwoord.

    Which description matches the patient's pain?

    Doctor: Does the pain come and go, or is it there all the time?
    Patient: It comes and goes.

    • Sometimes it hurts, and sometimes it doesn't.
    • It hurts all day without stopping.
    • It stopped and has not come back.

    The patient describes a problem that stops and then returns.

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    • Sometimes it hurts, and sometimes it doesn't.

    You can use 'comes and goes' for other symptoms too, such as a cough.