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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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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Vaginal Swabs”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: swab, examination, speculum, cervix, vagina. Questo video contiene 80 frasi e 842 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 7:37. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 111 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Solo il 77% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| examination sostantivo | /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | esame, visita |
| examine verbo | /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ | esaminare |
| vagina sostantivo | /vəˈdʒaɪ.nə/ | vagina, guaina |
| insert verbo | /ɪnˈsɝt/ | inserire |
| assessment sostantivo | /əˈsɛsmənt/ | accertamento |
| procedure sostantivo | /pɹəˈsiː.d͡ʒə/ | procedura, iter |
| uncomfortable aggettivo | /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ | scomodo |
| wipe verbo | /waɪp/ | asciugare, pulire |
| curtain sostantivo | /ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/ | tenda, cortina |
| confirm verbo | /kənˈfɝm/ | cresimare |
| sheet sostantivo | /ʃit/ | foglio |
| tube sostantivo | /tuːb/ | tubo, tubetto |
| cotton sostantivo | /ˈkɑt.n̩/ | cotone, bambagia |
| infection sostantivo | /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ | infezione |
| painful aggettivo | /ˈpeɪn.fl̩/ | doloroso |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| go ahead verbo | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | procedere, andare avanti |
| check out verbo | investigare |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- 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?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | have taken · haven't heard · we've done |
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | speculum which is · cervix which is |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 39 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, I'll, you're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, sheet /ʃit/, infection /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/, inspection /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/, consultation /ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, consultation /ˌkɑnsəlˈteɪʃən/, sensitivity /ˌsɛn.səˈtɪv.ə.ti/, abnormality /ˌæbˌnɔɹˈmæl.ət.i/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: insert /ɪnˈsɝt/, assessment /əˈsɛsmənt/, wipe /waɪp/, sheet /ʃit/, tube /tuːb/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, blanket /ˈblæŋ.kɪt/, ankle /ˈæŋ.kəl/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come examination, examine, vagina.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.