Background: This ESL podcast is about going to the doctor’s office. We talk about Add going to the doctor’s office. He is very worried he has a serious illness. Listen and find out if Add has anything to worry about or if he’s just being paranoid. Have fun with us while learning English vocabulary and real spoken English. Tell us what you think on the discussion forum linked below.
Discussion forum Lesson Below
English Learning Conversation
| A: Hello Add. What seems to be the problem with you?
B: I’ve been feeling tired, nauseous, and light headed these past few days. I’ve also had a bit of a fever. A: There’s a flu going around and it sounds like that’s what you’ve got. I suggest getting enough rest and drinking plenty of fluids. B: Well, actually I’ve been reading on the Internet about what’s wrong with me and I think I might have cancer. A: It’s highly unlikely that a healthy guy your age with only those symptoms has cancer. I think whatever you read on the Internet has made you a bit paranoid. B: Well, I’m afraid I’m going to have to get a second opinion.
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Phrases and Vocabulary used:
Nauseous - This is the sick feeling in your stomach that makes you want to throw up (vomit)
Light headed - This is the feeling of almost wanting to faint. Sometimes if you sit down for a long time and then stand up quickly you feel light headed.
Going around - When many people in one small area such as a town are getting sick with a cold or the flu, we say that this sickness is "going around". Your mother might tell you, "Make sure you wash your hands a lot. There’s a flu going around your school."
Drinking plenty of fluids - This is a common phrase that your mother might tell you if you have a cold or a fever. "Fluids" mean a liquid. In this case, any drink like water or juice. (Even though alcohol is a fluid, that’s not what they mean you should drink when you are sick).
Symptoms - These are the problems that you have when you are sick. Fever, runny nose, coughing, and sneezing, are all symptoms.
Paranoid - This is when you experience fear or think that something bad will happen for a reason that doesn’t make much sense. For example, if you went outside your house for 10 minutes and forgot to lock the door and then thought that someone probably went inside your house during that time and stole something, you would be being paranoid since the chance of that happening is very small.
Second opinion - In the west, when a patient doesn’t totally agree with what the doctor said, they can choose to get a "second opinion". This means to go see another doctor and hear what they have to say.
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