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Hi my name is Grace, one of the doctors at the clinic.
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Could I confirm your name and date of birth please?
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Yes it's Charlotte Borum and my date of birth is the 15th of May 1994.
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Nice to meet you Charlotte and the plan today is to take some genital swabs is that right?
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Yes.
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Okay so I'll explain the procedure.
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So first I'm going to examine the external genitals so your vulva to check for any abnormalities.
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I'll take a swab from the lower vagina at this point.
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Next I'll insert a speculum which is a small plastic tube into the vagina
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so that I can examine the cervix which is the neck of the womb.
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I'll take some more swabs from the vagina at this point.
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This may be a little uncomfortable but it shouldn't be painful you can ask me to stop at any point.
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I would usually have a female member of staff present as a chaperone if that's all right with you.
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Yeah that's fine.
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Okay do you have any questions about the examination or the procedure?
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No. No and are you happy for the examination to go ahead?
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Yes.
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I just have a few questions to ask before we start.
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Do you have any pain anywhere?
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No. And is there any chance that you could be pregnant?
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No. Would you like to empty your bladder before we begin?
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No I'm okay.
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Okay in that case I'll ask you to step behind the curtain and undress from the waist down including your underwear.
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Have a lie down on the examination couch and there's a sheet there to cover yourself with.
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I'll gather my equipment and when you're ready just let me know and I'll come around with the chaperone.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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I'm ready now.
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Okay, I'm going to come through with the chaperone now.
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I'm going to examine your genitals now.
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So for that, please draw your ankles up to your buttocks and let your legs fall open.
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I'm going to sit at the foot of the bed
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and I'm going to use a light so that I can see better.
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And when you're ready, I'm going to pull the blanket back to start the examination.
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Okay.
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Are you happy for me to go ahead?
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Yes.
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Okay.
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First I'm going to examine the outside.
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I'm going to start by pressing on your groin creases to check your lymph nodes.
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And the same on the other side.
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I'm going to examine your vulva now looking for any lumps or bumps or skin changes.
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I'm going to take a swab from this ulcer on your vulva, this may be slightly uncomfortable.
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Next I'm going to take a swab from the lower vagina so you'll feel the cotton wool bud being inserted.
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Next is the internal examination with the speculum.
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The speculum has some lubricating jelly on it which may feel a little cold.
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Are you okay for me to go ahead with this examination?
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Yes.
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Remember you can ask me to stop at any point.
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Okay I'm inserting the speculum now.
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I'm going to open the speculum a little now so that I can see your cervix.
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You will feel a bit of pressure.
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I'm going to take some more swabs now, one from the top of your vagina.
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Okay, now for your cervical swab.
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To get a more accurate sample I'm going to wipe down the surface of your cervix first.
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I'm going to take the swab from your cervix now.
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I'll take the speculum out now.
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And that's all the swabs taken and that's the end of the examination.
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I'll cover you back up.
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If you'd like to get dressed and I'll meet you on the other side of the curtain when you're ready.
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There's some wipes here if you'd like to use them.
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Okay Charlotte, so the examination today was normal and your cervix looked healthy.
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I have taken some swabs for infection
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so I'll send these off to the lab and you'll get your results directly from them by text.
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If you haven't heard back within seven days then please get in touch with us.
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There's a leaflet here for you to take on your way out
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which explains a bit more about the test that we've done today.
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Do you have any questions?
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No. In that case that's the end of the consultation today.
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Great, thank you.
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Thank you.
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Today I examined Charlotte, a 28 year old woman.
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Abdominal examination was unremarkable as was vulval inspection.
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On speculum examination the cervix appeared healthy with a closed os and there was normal vaginal discharge.
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As part of my assessment today I took a vulvo vaginal swab for gnat testing for STI screening
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and I took a high vaginal swab for culture and sensitivities.
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In order to complete my assessment I would do the following further investigations.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación se basa en el vídeo “Vaginal Swabs”. Las palabras que más se repiten: swab, examination, speculum, cervix, vagina. Este vídeo tiene 80 frases y 842 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:37. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 111 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 77 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
examination sustantivo/ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/examen, examinación
examine verbo/ɪɡˈzæmɪn/examinar, analizar
vagina sustantivo/vəˈdʒaɪ.nə/vagina
insert verbo/ɪnˈsɝt/insertar, enserir
assessment sustantivo/əˈsɛsmənt/evaluación, expertización
procedure sustantivo/pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/procedimiento
uncomfortable adjetivo/ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/incómodo
wipe verbo/waɪp/enjugar, trapear
curtain sustantivo/ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/cortina
confirm verbo/kənˈfɝm/confirmar
sheet sustantivo/ʃit/hoja, folio
tube sustantivo/tuːb/tubo, chisguete
cotton sustantivo/ˈkɑt.n̩/algodón
infection sustantivo/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/infección, infición
painful adjetivo/ˈpeɪn.fl̩/doloroso

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
go ahead verbo/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/venga, adelante
back up verboretroceder, ciar
check out verboinvestigar, chequear

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • Could I confirm your name and date of birth please?
  • No and are you happy for the examination to go ahead?
  • Do you have any pain anywhere?
  • Are you happy for me to go ahead?
  • Do you have any questions?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahave taken · haven't heard · we've done
Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosaspeculum which is · cervix which is

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 39 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, I'll, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, sheet /ʃit/, infection /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/, inspection /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/, consultation /ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, consultation /ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən/, sensitivity /ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ti/, abnormality /ˌæbˌnɔɹˈmæl.ət.i/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: swab /swɒb/, speculum /ˈspɛk.jə.ləm/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: vagina /vəˈdʒaɪ.nə/, virtual /ˈvɜɹt͡ʃuəl/, sensitivity /ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ti/, cervix /ˈsɝ.vɪks/, vaginal /ˈvæd͡ʒ.ən.əl/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como examination, examine, vagina.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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