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Level: A1

Health & Appointments

Booking a visit, simple symptoms, pharmacy language.

CEFR A1 · 145 words · ~1 min read · US English

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5:27 ๐ŸŽฌ Watch this lesson on YouTube Health & Appointments โ€” Slow English Reading Practice for Beginners (A1) ยท Lesson 7 Read the lesson below first. When you understand every line, open the YouTube link above and play this video in your earbuds โ€” while you walk, cook or ride the bus, with nothing to look up and nothing to pause. English you already understand, heard again and again, is what turns reading into listening.
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In the reader, tap any word or sentence to hear it in English, translate it, or look up a definition.

Words to know

appointment
a time you set to meet someone, like a doctor
receptionist
the person at the front desk of an office who helps you
headache
a pain that you feel in your head
prescription
a paper from a doctor that says which medicine you need
pharmacy
a store where you buy medicine
pharmacist
a person whose job is to prepare and sell medicine
label
a piece of paper on a bottle or box that gives information
dose
the amount of medicine you should take at one time

Picture words from this story

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  • receptionist

    receptionist

    The person at the front desk.

  • headache

    headache

    A pain in your head.

  • prescription

    prescription

    A paper from the doctor for medicine.

  • pharmacy

    pharmacy

    A store for medicine.

  • dose

    dose

    How much medicine you take.

Every sentence has a โ–ถ button โ€” tap it to hear that sentence read slowly, one word at a time.

Feeling sick
Feeling sick

I feel tired and I have a cough.

cough

I drink warm tea with honey.

tea with honey
Calling the clinic
Calling the clinic

I decide to call the clinic.

call

I say, I would like to make an appointment.

appointment
Giving my name
Giving my name

The receptionist asks for my name.

receptionist

I spell my last name slowly.

spell
Thursday at ten
Thursday at ten

She offers Thursday at ten.

Thursday at ten

I write the time in my calendar.

calendar
In the waiting room
In the waiting room

I arrive ten minutes early.

arrive early

I fill in a short form.

form
The nurse
The nurse

The nurse checks my temperature.

temperature
The doctor
The doctor

The doctor asks, How do you feel?

doctor

I say, I have a sore throat and a headache.

headache
Rest and water
Rest and water

He tells me to rest and drink water.

rest and drink water

He gives me a small prescription.

prescription
At the pharmacy
At the pharmacy

I go to the pharmacy.

pharmacy

I give the paper to the pharmacist.

pharmacist
Waiting for medicine
Waiting for medicine

I wait for my medicine.

medicine

I read the label for the dose.

dose
Home again
Home again

I take the pill after food.

after food

I go home and take a nap.

nap
A little better
A little better

I feel a little better in the evening.

feel better

Check your understanding

  1. What is this text about?

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    A visit to the doctor โ€” The writer calls the clinic, sees the doctor, and gets medicine at the pharmacy.

  2. What does the doctor tell the writer to do?

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    Rest and drink water โ€” The text says: He tells me to rest and drink water.

  3. In the text, what is the prescription?

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    A paper for medicine โ€” He gives me a small prescription. I give the paper to the pharmacist.

  4. The nurse checks the writer's temperature

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    True โ€” The text says: The nurse checks my temperature.

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