Health4–6 min4 objectives
Doctor Visit
Explain what is wrong and understand what to do about it.
DA
You'll be talking to
Dr. Anand · General practitioner
Calm and methodical, asks precise questions, uses medical words without noticing.
Your mission
Describe your symptoms clearly, answer the questions honestly, and leave knowing what is wrong and exactly what to do.
The scene
A GP surgery. You have had a sore throat and a fever for three days and you are getting worried. The doctor calls you in.
You are the patient.
Objectives · tick them live
- 1Describe your symptoms with when and how longThe learner describes what hurts, when it started and how it has changed.
- 2Answer questions about history and medicationThe learner answers about allergies, existing conditions or medicines they take.
- 3Ask the doctor to explain a termWhen the doctor uses a medical word, the learner asks what it means.
- 4Confirm the treatment instructionsThe learner repeats back how and how often to take the medicine, and when to come back.
Peek at useful phrases· optional
- “It started three days ago — a sore throat, and now I've got a fever.”
- “I'm not taking any medication, and I'm allergic to penicillin.”
- “Sorry, what does that mean exactly?”
- “So, one tablet twice a day for five days?”
- “Should I come back if it gets worse?”
- These are in English; in another language the character will use its own natural equivalents.
Set up the scene
How hard the world pushes back
You'll need a microphone. Dr. Anand speaks first; just answer as you would in real life.
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