Short conversations.

1.

A.: I have a sore throat.

B.: How bad is it?

A.: Pretty bad. It’s burning feeling.

B.: How long have you felt this way?

A.: For a few days. I’ve been sick since Monday morning.

2.

A.: I’ve got a stomachache.

B.: Is it a sharp pain or a dull ache?

A.: It’s more like a dull ache.

B.: When did you first notice this pain?

A.: It didn’t bother me until Sunday afternoon.

3.

A.: There are so many vitamins. Which one should I take?

B.: Take this Daily Multiple Vitamins. They got everything you need.

A.: What about these Super Vitamins?

A.: I don’t think you need those. They are just a waste of money.

4.

A.: Hello?

B.: Carmen? Is that you? Are you OK?

A.: Uh-uh. I caught a terrible cold.

B.: you too? Well, I have news for news for you. We’re in the same boat. Ahchoo!

A.: Bless you.

B.: Thanks.

A.: Why don’t you come over and keep me company? I haven’t talked to anyone all day long.

B.: I’d like to, but I can’t stop sneezing. Ahchoo! And I have a sore throat. I just want to go to bed.

A.: I know what you mean. Do you have a fever?

B.: I don’t know for sure but I think so. I was going to take my temperature, but I dropped the thermometer and it broke.

A.: It sounds like you should just…ahchoo! Excuse me. You should just take two aspirins and go to bed. Chances are you’ll feel better in the morning.

B.: I hope so. And I hope you’ll get over your cold soon. Are you going to school tomorrow?

A.: I don’t think so. I’m in really bad shape. I may have to be absent for a few more days.

B.: Listen to us! We feel sorry for ourselves today, don’t we?

5.

A.: Dr. Norman’s office.

B.: Hi, this is Bob Franklin. I’m a patient of Dr. Norman.

A.: Oh, yes, Mr. Franklin.

B.: I’m calling to make an appointment with the doctor. It’s not an emergency. I just need a recent physical in order to get enrolled in a new insurance plan at school.

A.: I see. Well, the doctor has several openings on June third.

B.: Hmmm. Anything sooner than that? I have to turn in the application on the first.

A.: Yes. He has May twenty-ninth at two o’clock or May thirtieth at four-thirty.

B.: Oh, good. I’ll take the twenty-ninth at two o’clock.

A.: All right. I have you down. Since it‘s for physical, you will need to come in a week before the appointment to get a blood work-up.

B.: Oh.

A.: You can do that without an appointment. Just come into the office before may twenty-second, and the nurse will have the results of the tests when he sees you.

B.: Okay.

6.

A.: I hate to go to the doctor.

B.: Yeah, but you’re running a high fever. It’s 103 F.

A.: I know. But if I go she’s going to take blood and ask me to give her a specimen.

Then she’ll tell me to take two aspirins and call her in the morning. And it will

probably cost me 50 bucks.

B.: Well, I’m going to make an appointment anyway. You need a throat culture.

A.: You’re probably right. My throat really hurts. I’ve had the runs for two days, and I threw up twice this morning. Go ahead.

B.: You know, Don, you really have let yourself get run down. You should take better care of yourself.