Shadowing Practice: English Conversational practice | Improve Speaking Skills | At the Doctor's - Learn English Speaking with YouTube
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Hello!
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What can I do for you today?
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Hi doctor!
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I've been having throbbing headaches.
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Throbbing is when it's pulsating.
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It's like this.
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You're like, oh god, crazy headache.
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For the past three weeks...
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Oh, and how long do they last?
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It depends.
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They can last all night,
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sometimes for five, seven hours.
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And it feels like I want to vomit.
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The synonym to vomit is to throw up grow up.
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It's basically a picture.
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This is when you vomit.
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I've tried several painkillers.
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I took the pills like ibuprofen.
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But they don't help.
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They just make me feel worse.
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Do you have any other symptoms?
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Yeah, in addition to that I have sensitivity to light.
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When you have sensitivity to light,
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you look at the light and your eyes start hurting.
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Sensitivity to light.
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And after the headache goes away, I feel drained.
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Drained is like, that's it, I'm over.
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And if I move my head quickly,
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the pain comes back for a while.
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From what you describe, I can tell that you're having migraines.
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I'm going to prescribe you some painkillers,
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but it's really important that you take a pill as soon as you feel the first symptoms
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because if you take your pill later might not help i also recommend you keep track of your migraines
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because sometimes we're able to figure out oh there are certain foods
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that are causing this or certain things
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that happen in your life like lack of sleep
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or stress hey guys welcome to lingua marina as you might
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have guessed today we have a class where we're we're gonna practice speaking.
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And particularly, we're gonna work on your vocabulary that's related to going to the doctor's office,
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being sick, being at the hospital.
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You will hear some dialogues.
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I'm gonna give you some additional vocabulary.
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Let's get into it.
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Let's learn some new vocabulary or refresh the words that are already in your brain.
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You just need to extract them.
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So first of all, runny nose.
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Runny nose is an idiom that we use to describe What happens when your nose runs,
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basically when you have liquid coming out of your nose,
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that could be caused by allergies,
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it could be caused by flu,
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or it could be just common cold.
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Common cold is what you have.
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I have it every six or eight weeks
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because my youngest kid is a daycare and she keeps bringing small viruses back home.
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So common cold is when you just feel slightly unwell but you don't have high fever,
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you're not feeling too sick,
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it's just you have runny nose and maybe you're coughing a bit.
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By the way, a running nose is also used but it's less common.
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A running nose is too specific.
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Let me explain here.
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When I feel unwell and I go to the doctor,
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I would say, hi doctor,
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I have a runny nose.
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But if I'm describing a situation
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when something unpleasant is happening like my uncle keeps wiping off
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his running nose with his sleeve like i'm just being too specific i'm explaining what he's doing
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so i can say running nose but it's very specific
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so uh runny nose is much more common this runny nose
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isn't real by the way i'm not a doctor we're just
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learning vocabulary here we're not treating diseases right just wanted to make this clear.
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Rash is when you have red dots on your skin.
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Again, might be caused by allergy or something else.
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Now let's practice these words and phrases.
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Let's imagine the first situation,
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you see the doctor because you have some kind of rash.
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So we open the ELSA app,
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we select topics, and then we have health here.
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Let's select in a medical center,
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lesson one, itchy rash is no fault.
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Good afternoon, my name is Dr. Lee.
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Okay, and I'm gonna select advanced.
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Hopefully I'm advanced.
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Okay, so the app basically prompts me to repeat phrases.
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And I say, hello doctor.
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90%, what did I do wrong here?
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Pronunciation, doctor.
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Okay, 90%, great.
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You scheduled an appointment last night.
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What happened?
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I have a rash all over my body.
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You can listen to the phrase first and then you can repeat.
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Okay, let's repeat.
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I have a rash all over my body.
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87%!
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Oh, no, intonation.
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Wow, try emphasizing the important words in the sentence.
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Okay.
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When did it start?
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It started yesterday afternoon and got worse over time.
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You see it's highlighting sounds that I should pay attention to.
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Do you have any allergies?
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Oh yes, I'm allergic to seafood.
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Yeah, because I said oh yes.
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Anyways, I think it's great because they give you phrases to repeat and instead of coming up with phrases in your head,
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you're actually pronouncing the right phrases without any mistake and this helps you improve your English.
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Did you have any seafood yesterday afternoon?
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I don't think so, but maybe the dumplings had shrimp mixed in them.
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92% Finished!
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For English as a second language learners,
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I believe ELSA is one of the best apps out there to help you work on your spoken English,
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to train your pronunciation, to repeat phrases,
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and get detailed and accurate feedback on the way you speak.
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or 40% off a one year subscription using my link below.
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Try ELSA app, do some exercises using the free trial,
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see how it's going and most importantly start practicing your English right away.
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Practice is the most important exercise you can do to improve your language.
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The link is down below.
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When a part of your body hurts,
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you add ache to the part of your body.
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Headache.
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This is what you say when your head hurts.
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Or a migraine is another term,
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but it's slightly different from headache.
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Because I have migraines, I know.
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Headache?
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Stomach ache.
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Stomach ache is when your stomach hurts.
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I'm getting a stomach ache.
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Ear ache, tooth ache.
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So it's really easy to build those words.
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Good morning, Lingua doctor's office.
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How can I help you?
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Hi, can I make an appointment with Lingua doctor, please?
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Are you an existing patient?
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Yeah, yes I am.
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I've seen her before.
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Okay, what's your name?
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I'm gonna look you up.
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My name is Marina Mogilko.
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Thank you, Ms. Mogilko.
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Let me pull up your file.
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Okay, I have located your information.
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What's the reason for you making an appointment?
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I haven't been feeling well lately.
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Do you need urgent care?
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Not necessarily, but I'd like to see the doctor as soon as possible.
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Of course.
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How about next Tuesday?
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There's a slot available at.. no, 4pm.
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I'm afraid I'm working at 4.
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Is there anything available before 3pm?
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Let me see...
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Not on Tuesday.
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We have 2 o'clock opening next Wednesday, if that works.
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Would you like to come in then?
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Yeah, next Wednesday too would be great.
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Okay, I'm booking you for 2 p.m next Wednesday.
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Thank you for your help.
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You're welcome.
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We'll see you next week.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Insomnia is when you can't fall asleep or stay asleep at night.
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Normally, the first type of prescription you would get is melatonin or some sleep aids.
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Are you asking if I have insomnia?
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By the way, guys, I know that we're all super international here,
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So I want you to start practicing English right away.
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And I want you to write a comment below this video describing what happened when you were sick the last time.
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The last time I was sick,
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I had rotavirus, something you don't need to translate.
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I think it's very common.
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So my daughter, again, she brought it from daycare and we all had rotavirus and it lasted for 15 hours.
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We felt really, really bad, really weak.
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We didn't see the doctor,
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but we called the doctor and they just told us to stay hydrated and get some rest.
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Comment down below what was the last issue you saw your doctor for.
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This would be a great exercise to use the words
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that you just learned or to brush up some vocabulary that you've already had.
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Heartburn is very common.
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Heartburn is when you feel that something is burning right here.
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Like for me, the feeling is right here.
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And I got it when I was pregnant,
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especially later in the pregnancy.
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So for heartburn, there is special medicine and it's basically caused by acid from your stomach.
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Severe heartburn.
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Hi, what is wrong?
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Hi doctor, I feel unwell and I keep vomiting all the time.
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We just learned what vomiting is, right?
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Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
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How long have you been experiencing this?
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Two days.
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It started on 25th before bedtime.
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Okay, let me examine you.
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I'm going to press your stomach to see where it hurts,
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and then I'm going to listen to your heart.
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Nah, it doesn't really hurt when you press my stomach.
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I just feel tired.
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That's good.
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Do you remember eating anything unusual before you got this?
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Well, I don't eat out quite a lot,
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but that day we went to a restaurant with our friends for their anniversary and the food tasted really strange.
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But I thought it was the type of cuisine that they have there.
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Okay, now I think it looks obvious you have food poisoning.
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It is not very serious,
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you should start feeling better tomorrow.
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Oh dear, that's what I thought.
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should I do?
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There is no pill that I can prescribe right away
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so I would just recommend taking your time to rest make sure to drink plenty of water
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because we want to avoid dehydration.
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Okay?
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Thank you doctor.
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But if you don't feel better in 48 hours please call our office we might want to see you again.
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When you have high temperature you say I have fever it can be low-grade fever in the In the US,
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I would say it's like 100-ish.
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Remember in the US we use Fahrenheit.
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99.6 to 103 is considered low-grade fever.
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Anything above 100.4, if it's your kid especially,
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you need to start getting worried.
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Hi, I'd like to see Lingua doctor, please.
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Hi, do you have an appointment with us?
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No, I don't have an appointment,
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but I'm not feeling well again.
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Okay, Lingua doctor is busy right now.
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She has other patients, and all of our doctors are busy today.
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So you need to go back home,
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make an appointment, and then come back.
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Please, please, please do something.
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Because when I talked to her the other day,
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she said to come again or call you if I don't feel better.
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If you feel really bad,
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I would suggest you go to urgent care.
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But if you want to see a lingua doctor, take a seat here.
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I'll see what I can do.
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Thank you.
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Oh, Miss McGilko, is that you again?
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What's happening?
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I feel very ill.
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I'm coughing and sneezing.
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Coughing is...
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Sneezing is...
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And I feel hot and suddenly I feel cold all the time.
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Let me measure your temperature and let me know if you have any other symptoms.
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And eating makes me sick.
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Let me measure your temperature.
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Wow, your temperature is really high.
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And this looks very much like flu to me.
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So the best action plan is to go back home right now and stay in bed until you start feeling better.
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Will you prescribe anything?
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In the US, most pills have to be prescribed.
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So when you're at the doctor's,
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you're always asking for a prescription make sure to drink lots of water take vitamin c
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and i will also give you a prescription to help you
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with the symptoms okay let me issue the prescription you're still using the same pharmacy
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that you were using okay i've sent them the prescription you can collect it right away
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and i hope you start feeling better but please
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if symptoms get worse give us a call
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and we're gonna take care of you okay thank you
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but my hope really miss mogilko is you start feeling better
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and i don't see you as often
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that was it for me for today guys thank you
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so much i really hope that you learned something new from this video
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but most importantly i hope
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that you stay healthy please subscribe to this channel hit the like button
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and i'll see you very soon in my next videos
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About This Lesson
In this lesson, you will engage in English conversational practice focused on the context of a doctor’s visit. You'll learn to express health-related complaints, understand common medical terminology, and improve your speaking skills through active participation. This interactive session will help you enhance your vocabulary surrounding health issues, enabling you to communicate effectively in a medical setting. Remember, practicing conversation in real-life scenarios can significantly boost your confidence and fluency.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Throbbing headache - A type of headache characterized by a pulsating sensation.
- Vomiting - The act of expelling contents from the stomach, also referred to as "throwing up."
- Sensitivity to light - A condition where light causes discomfort in the eyes.
- Drained - Feeling exhausted or fatigued.
- Runny nose - A condition where mucus runs from the nose, often due to allergies or illness.
- Painkillers - Medications used to alleviate pain.
- Prescribe - To authorize the use of a medication or treatment.
Practice Tips
To make the most of this lesson, try using the shadowing technique while watching the video. Shadowing involves listening and repeating the dialogue in real-time, which can significantly improve your speaking skills and pronunciation. To get started, follow these tips:
- Adjust your settings to control the speed of the video for better matching. Slower playback can help you catch all the nuances in pronunciation.
- Focus on emotion and tone. Notice how the speaker conveys urgency or concern and try to replicate that in your own voice.
- Use a shadowing app to record yourself as you practice. Listening to your recordings will help you identify areas for improvement.
- Incorporate this shadowing site to explore more dialogues related to medical scenarios, which can enrich your IELTS speaking practice.
Repeating phrases and keywords will not only expand your vocabulary but also help you gain confidence in similar situations, whether at the doctor's office or discussing health with friends. Remember, practice is key to success in learning any language!
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.
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