Utter below word groups 4-5 times aloud. 

Everyday Medical English: Speaking about health and illness

Doctor to patient

Case-taking: Questioning the patient

Group 1:

Any pain in your muscles?

Any pains in your chest when you cough?

Any problems with your chest?

Any problems with your waterworks?

Any shortness of breath?

Apart from your headaches, are there any other problems?

Are your parents fit and well?

Are your parents in good health?

Are you a heavy drinker?

Are you aware of anything when you swallow?

Are you breastfeeding?

Are you doing better today?

Are you having any difficulty with your hearing?

Are you long-sighted?

Are you married?

Are you short of breath?

Are you short-sighted?

Are your bowels regular?

Are your stools black?

Can I just come back for a moment to these dizzy spells?

Can you describe the pain?

Can you describe the problem?

Can you describe the symptoms?

Can you see any letters at all?

Can you show me where it hurts?

Group 2:

Can you tell me exactly how you turned your foot?

Can you tell me which tooth is causing the problem?

Can you describe the dizzy spells?

Describe what’s wrong, Will you?

Did the tablets help?

Did you ever have any fractures?

Did you ever have trouble with your liver?

Did you have a comfortable night?

Did you always sweat?

Do you belch?

Do you bring up any phlegm?

Do you cough when you smell certain foods or other smells?

Do you drink a lot?

Do you drink?

Do you ever bring something up?

Do you ever faint?

Do you ever feel completely possessed by another person?

Do you ever feel giddy?

Do you ever feel like vomiting?

Do you ever get short of breath?

Do you ever get wheezy?

Do you ever have dizzy spells?

Do you ever have nose bleeds?

Do you ever see double images in front of your eyes?

Do you ever see distorted images before your eyes?

Group 3:

Do you ever see unusual shapes before your eyes?

Do you ever suffer from headaches?

Do you ever wet the bed?

Do you feel any pain inside your ears?

Do you feel any pain or discomfort/down below?

Do you feel any weakness in your limbs?

Do you ever take aspirins or anything like that?

Do you relate the cramps in anyway to your meals?

Do you have any cough or phlegm?

Do your ankles ever swell up?

Do you feel sick when you get these headaches?

Do you find that you’re losing your eyelashes?

Do you get any pain on breathing?

Do you get any pains in the chest?

Do you get headaches when you’re reading?

Do you get headaches?

Do you get out of breath easily?

Do you get tired easily?

Do you give him liquids?

Do you go out drinking much?

Do you have a cold?

Do you have a history of any serious illness?

Do you have a sore throat?

Do you have any allergies?

Do you have any chest pains after exercise?

Group 4:

Do you have any difficulty moving your arms or legs?

Do you have any discharge from your eyes?

Do you have a cough?

Do you have any aches or pains?

Do you have any pain in passing water

Do you have any trouble with passing water

Do you have any trouble with your stomach or bowels?

Do you have any pain while passing urine?

Do you have bad breath?

Do you have headaches?

Do you have palpitations?

Do you have to strain to pass your motions?

Do you have to strain to pass your water?

Do you know when these headaches are coming on?

Do your muscles face stiff in the morning?

Do you often get diarrhea?

Do you often get constipation?

Do you often have a fever?

Though you often lose your temper?

Do you play any sports?

Do you see spots in front of your eyes?

Do you smoke?

Do you socialize much?

Do you strain when you pass water?

Do you suffer from double vision?

Group 5:

Do you sweat at night?

Do you vomit?

Do you wheeze?

Do your eyeballs feel painful?

Do your eyes get red easily?

Do your eyes get tired easily?

Do your eyes itch?

Do your eyes water?

Do your legs swell?

Do your motions smell bad?

Do you wear glasses?

Do these headaches come on at any particular time?

Do you ever get these headaches at night?

Does it bother you when you are walking?

Does any special food upset your stomach?

Does anyone else in your family suffer from this problem?

Does anything in particular bring on this pain?

Does anything make the pain better?

Does anything make the pain worse?

Does he cough a lot?

Does he ever bring up his food?

Does he ever get diarrhea?

Does he pass wind as normal?

Does the pain affect your work?

Does it bother you in any way?

Group 6:

Does it burn when you pass water?

Does it come on any particular time?

Does the discharge have a bad smell?

Does it hurt if you bend your knee?

Does it hurt much?

Does it hurt when I do this?

Does it hurt when you swallow?

Does the pain stay in one place, or does it go anywhere else?

Does light bother you?

Does lying down help the pain?

Does she eat at the usual times?

Does she have a good appetite?

Does she have any rashes?

Does she sleep at the normal time?

Does that medicine have any effect?

Does that hurt at all?

Does the knee feel tender here?

Does the pain have any relation to all this?

Does your husband smoke?

Does your nose run a lot?

Does your water dribble?

Has he ever had a fever?

Has there been any changes in your health since your last visit?

Has this been a problem before?

Have these headaches affected your vision at all?

Group 7:

Have you brought your urine sample?

Have you noticed any problems with your eyesight?

Have you got a cough – a persistent cough?

Have you ever been admitted to a hospital?

Have you ever been/operated on?

Have you ever blacked out?

Have you ever coughed up blood?

Have you ever fainted?

Have you ever had backaches before?

Have you ever had any problems?

Have you ever had chicken pox?

Have you ever had measles?

Have you ever had your tonsils out?

Have you had a head injury?

Have you had an anesthetic before?

Have you had any cough at all?

Have you had any pain diseases in the family – like diabetes or high blood pressure?

Have you had any falls?

Have you had any miscarriages?

Have you had any pain in your chest?

Group 8:

Have you had any serious illness in the past?

Have you had any shortness of breath?

Have you had (this) problem before?

Have you had this (problem) long?

Have you lost weight?

Have you noticed any blood in your stools?

Have you noticed any blood in your water?

Have you noticed any swelling of your ankles?

Have you noticed any twitching of your muscles?

Have you noticed any weakness or tingling in your limbs?

Have you put on weight recently?

Have you taken any aspirin?

Have you taken anything for it?

Have you usually got lots of energy?

How about sore throats?

How about your bowels?

How about your relations with your colleagues?

How about your relations with your husband?

How are you at the moment?

How are you feeling today?

How can I help you?

How do you feel in general?

How are you feeling at the moment?

How does it feel?

How have you been keeping up to now?

How is your appetite?

How long do these headaches last?

How long does the pain last?

How long has it been bothering you?

How long has this been going on?

Group 9:

How long has this bothered you?

How long has your voice been hoarse?

How long have the headaches been bothering you?

How long have they been bothering you?

How long have you had this boil?

How long have you had this discharge?

How long have you had this problem with your vision?

How long have you had this problem?

How long have your gums been bleeding?

How many do you smoke each day?

How many times do you have to go during the night?

How often do you feed him?

How often do you get this pain?

How old are you?

How old is your last child?

How would you describe the pain(s)?

How many episodes (of cramps) a day were you getting?

How’s your health otherwise?

How about your weight? Is it steady?

Is his toilet normal?

Is it a localized or general pain?

Is the pain bad enough to wake you up?

Is it broken?

Is the pain continuous or does it come and go?

Is it sore all the time?

Group 10:

Is it sore to the touch?

Is it thick or light?

Is she active, like other children?

Is there a history of diabetes in your family?

Is there any bad smell from your nose?

Is there any blood in it?

Is there any discharge from your ears?

Is there any discharge of watering of the eyes?

Is there any heart disease in the family?

Is there any rash on the body?

Is there anybody with blood pressure trouble in the family?

Is there anybody with kidney trouble in the family?

Is there anything else you feel the same time?

Is there anything that makes the pain better?

Is there anything that makes the pain worse?

Is there anything you need?

Is this is a life-long habit?

Is your digestion all right?

Is your hearing affected?

Is there anybody with heart trouble in the family?

So you fell over and grazed your knees?

Try and explain what happens when the pain comes on?

Was it painful?

Was it something you tried to lift?

Was there any other position that might bring the cramp on?

Group 11:

Was there anything that started it off?

With the right eye, can you see anything?

What about coughs?

What about wheezing?

What about shortness of breath?

What are you taking for your headache?

What brings on your cough?

What brings you here?

What brought this on?

What caused this?

What colour is the stuff you bring up?

What color is the vomit?

What effect does food have?

What has your health been like?

What kind of pain is it?

What seems to be the problem?

What seems to bring it on?

What sort of exercise do you take?

What sorts of things makes it sore?

What's your appetite like?

What’s brought you along today?

What’s the colour of this discharge?

What’s the matter?

What’s the pain like?

What’s the stream (= urine) like?

Group 12:

What’s the trouble?

What medication are you taking now?

Were you breathless?

Were you breathless with this discomfort?

Were you aware of palpitations?

Were you sneezing and coughing?

When did his first tooth appear?

When did the trouble first start?

When did the pain(s) start?

When did you first notice the lump?

When did you first notice the pain?

When did you first notice this?

When did you move into town from the country?

When does the pain come on?

When was the last time you had a tetanus shot?

When was the last time you visited your dentist?

Where did you catch the infection?

Where does it hurt?

Where is it sore? 

Where is the pain exactly?

Where is the pain most severe?

Where are these headaches?

Which one is worse – the top teeth or bottom teeth?

Which part of your chest is affected?

Which part of your back is affected?

Group 13:

Which part of your head is affected?

Would it be sore if I were to tap the tooth?

Where is the pain exactly?

You’re not vomiting now?

No black-looking stool?

You don’t think the cramps are likely to come on before or after meals?

And the longest episode (of cramps) lasted for?

And your bowels? Have they changed?

You don’t feel sick at all?

Any questions, or anything we can do for you?

Examination procedure

Mental examination by doctor

Diagnosis/treatment

Language patients use

General illness

Patients speaking about their mental state

General

Group 1:

stopped it at once.

was just going to bring it.

left at 11:15.

returned it before 4.

happens sometimes.

wrote to me during last month.

planned for January 1st.

been doing this on and off for years.

has just sold her car.

happened over a long period of time.

started earning in his teens.

returned it last Saturday.

going to happen shortly.

didn’t come until after the rain.

haven’t heard of it in recent years.

spoke for two hours.

didn’t like it at the start.

waited for you all weekend.

thought of it some time later.

remained silent throughout the journey.

may still ask you.

can’t marry her off until she is 18.

employed an old man in his sixties.

stayed there during the holidays.

have often thought about this.

Group 2:

met five years ago.

arrived on Monday.

been practicing for the last month.

felt doubtful all at once.

lasted for two hours.

will reach there by 4.

doesn’t know it as yet.

been like this from last Sunday.

slept right through the night.

happened on a Saturday morning.

came with a man in his middle forties.

was ill the day before.

met him soon after that.

arrived at 3 O’clock.

worked until six.

watched TV till 9.

behaved in a nasty way just now.

stood in silence for a few seconds.

used to talk about it throughout his life.

finished his work by 6.

went there between 7 and 8.

left on Thursday afternoon.

changed very little since then.

wanted it for another hour.

lectures us about it for too long.

Group 3:

seldom arrives on time.

got three hours for preparations.

danced from 3 till 6.

ate the things left over from last night.

slept for three hours.

talked on and on.

arrived on Monday.

finished the report shortly before lunch.

held it the night after.

will reach there by 4.

started the work at eight.

happened for the last time a year back.

used it during the last winter.

can’t meet him for at least three more weeks.

informed them as soon as we could.

selected between 1965 and 1969.

seldom went for films.

felt unhappy for the first time since coming here.

rarely gets angry.

worked from morning till night.

been trying since the beginning of the month.

won’t live for long.

been looking after it in my absence.

will bring it next Monday.

happened in the middle of 1950s.

Group 4:

show it to me after you get back.

met her the day after.

became immediately clear.

had breakfast at nine.

waited until they had gone.

still didn't understand.

complained continually.

haven’t heard from him in years.

remained open during the day.

haven’t yet met him.

came here every day during the week.

rained all through the morning.

saw it just yesterday.

won’t allow you to do it from now on.

stayed there till last year.

won’t last for ever.

gave it after 4.

only did it once.

worked from 8 to 10.

haven’t heard from them recently.

borrowed it at the beginning of the year.

been away since January.

hasn’t happened before.

reached there by mid-afternoon.

started studying when there were only three days to the exam.

Group 5:

have time until the end of next month.

been writing since last night.

haven’t seen her in years.

wrote to him once a week.

died during the night.

got home before ten.

came down immediately.

met him later on.

ignored it until very recently.

waited for a while.

closed the shop at noon.

happened in 1962.

usually comes by bus.

was half an hour before he returned.

kept talking right through the function.

can get busses at ten-minute intervals.

rarely expresses his opinion.

met him for the second time yesterday.

been away for 3 months.

was about to go home.

had only just thought of him.

hold it for a bit longer.

shouldn’t have done it on an occasion like this.

knew it long ago.

used to read novels during the time between shows.

Group 6:

argued till 4.

been laughing at me ever since I made the speech.

phoned them as soon as possible.

hadn’t done such a thing up till then.

reached there in half an hour.

happened in the commotion.

completed it in the middle of June.

bought it Wednesday last.

went just before Diwali.

licked her hand after eating.

serve lunch from 1 to 3 in the afternoon.

phoned me up early last week.

went on duty at 8 in the morning.

talked on for hours together.

died in a few seconds.

knew it from the start.

reads it every night.

paid the money in the afternoon.

going there now.

started feeling independent from then on.

met him after lunch.

known him for a long time.

could no longer afford it.

going to Mumbai shortly.

cleans it almost daily.

Group 7:

got work to do from last week.

stopped working in the evening.

stopped it once and for all.

never been to that place before.

died at ninety.

gave it in the morning.

came back in 30 minutes.

met him for the first time last month.

got up late.

soon forgot all about it.

pays the rent regularly.

took place between January and May.

been waiting since ten.

said he was busy at the moment.

paid it on the afternoon of May 6th.

got to know each other during the course of the party.

been typing from 10 O’clock in the morning.

hadn’t seen each other since college.

woke up at sunshine.

didn’t touch it until he told us.

comes here regularly every Monday.

learnt to swim in three weeks.

waited up until that day.

started just before four.

slept during the show.

Group 8:

returned after four in the evening.

rotted away over the years.

don’t like to do it just now.

got up early.

didn’t know it until quite recently.

(the time for it) has long since passed.

haven’t ever seen anything like it.

worked with them outside office hours.

couldn’t stand it any longer.

begin chattering and laughing together from that moment on.

gave it on Sunday morning.

continued for two days.

heard a knock on the door just then.

started shortly after five.

go there once in a while.

looked at the photographs from my school days.

slept from 4 to 6.

(the news) came in at midday.

comes here every day.

never done this before in my life.

return at 5 p.m.

had not rain from June right through to December.

must finish it during the course of the week.

visited us soon afterwards.

said it was time for tea.

Group 9:

sat with eyes closed all through the show.

slept all day.

started it last January.

woke up later than usual.

can’t start in all this rain.

came there past the lunch-time.

been wearing that shirt since day before yesterday.

Raining hard everyday now.

will always remember you.

remained open up to 2 O’clock.

finished reading it in the meantime.

stopped working at sunset.

may change her mind even now.

have been awake since 3 a.m.

saw him before he left.

interfered only at a later stage.

have an appointment for today.

moved to this place just a week back.

was about to start.

arrived in the afternoon.

got out the soonest.

born on July 12th.

will come there Tuesday night.

have known him very long.

goes there every so often.

Group 10:

got sufficient time between the two exams.

can’t reach there before 4.

joined the club in 1977and have been a member ever since.

waited till she got back.

began to feel better in another five minutes.

worked all day.

started working on it in the middle of the day.

arrived here before you.

was out by 6 O’clock.

made the arrangements when there were only two hours to the meeting.

first met two years back.

can’t come until next week.

had fever over the leave period.

was playing in the sun.

has already heard it.

doesn’t happen in every case.

worked there during the war.

generally behaves like that.

felt less anxious from then on.

known him since March.

gave it to me for my birthday.

locked it in the night.

visits me occasionally

joined the bank in March.

stayed with him over the weekend.

Group 11:

must give it back by the beginning of the next month.

looked at the number of them before he made up his mind.

have grown at an astonishing rate.

finished the work by 3.

happened early that morning.

won’t last very much longer.

was just about to do it.

left his job back in January.

came there very soon.

rang me up on Sunday night.

been raining for the last two hours.

never seen him before the marriage.

always comes late.

waited an hour or two.

came here three days back and has been with me since.

should finish within a few months.

wait till you get a reply.

spreads over three months.

reached there in the middle of a heavy rain.

arrived in July.

happened before the marriage.

have realized it by now.

hear from them sometimes.

stayed through the vacation.

didn’t realize it up until now.

Group 12:

was sitting in the dark.

landed over the holidays.

makes fun of others frequently.

happened during the 1960s.

have lived here since 1950.

remained silent throughout the meeting.

went there for Christmas.

stood up first.

joined the discussion after a little while.

met him on Tuesday night.

had to apologize in the end.

was several days before he got a day’s rest.

came after lunch.

waited till 3.

came here for her birthday.

had a meeting in early January.

going to happen very soon.

showed it to me twice.

told me that on the first day of our meeting.

waited for one hour.

been doing for three years now.

cried all night.

worked all night.

(the truth) has long since become clear.

got only three days for the work.

Group 13:

remained closed in the daytime.

typed for six hours together.

spread everywhere in a matter of few days.

writes to me daily.

called her when she was in the middle of typing.

met me the weekend before.

finished it by the time I returned.

been working at it all through the year.

remained silent all through the meeting.

completed the job in 10 minutes.

couldn’t find it until the next day.

happened way back in 1965.

reading in the dim light.

never met him till this function.

always looking for faults.

didn’t talk to me during the journey.

left in 1972.

been suffering from this since he was five.

seemed ill lately.

knocked on the door more than once.

got it for my marriage.

stopped work in the evening.

went to sleep at 10.

pursued it to the very end.

remained absent throughout the week.

snatched it from me before I had time to realize what was happening.

Examination procedure:

Group 1:

Bend your knees.

Breath in as far as you can.

Can I have a look at you?

Can I just have you walk to the door and back?

Can you bend both your knees?

Can you bend over and touch your toes

Can you flex the hip?

Can you flex the knee?

Can you put your hands on your hips?

Can you raise your arm a little?

Can you take a deep breath and hold it?

Can you try flexing the legs?

Close your eyes and say ‘yes’ each time you feel me touching the skin of your legs.

Could you bend down and touch your toes?

Could you bend down as far as you can?

Could you fix your eyes on the tip of this pen and keep your eyes on it?

Could you give me your arm?

Could you just hop on to the couch for a moment?

Could you just look this way?

Could you just take off your skirt for a second?

Curl up.

Drink this liquid now – I’ll be taking pictures of it as it goes down.

Extend the knee, will you?

First of all, you must lie down.

First of all, I listen to your front and then your back.

Group 2:

Grip my hand firmly.

I just want to see you walking.

I want to find out where your bad cough is coming from.

I want to test how well you can feel things on the skin.

I want you to keep this thing under your tongue until I remove it.

I want you to lie down with your legs stretched out in front of you.

I want you to push as hard as you can against my hand.

I’d just like to check your reflexes.

I’d just like to examine your mouth.

I’d just like to take the pulse.

I’d just like to take the temperature.

I’d like to feel your neck and under your arms.

I’d like to have a sample of your water.

I’d like to observe your chest while you’re breathing.

I’d like to run some tests.

I’d like to see your tummy.

I’d like to take a blood sample.

I’d like you to kneel on that straight-backed chair.

I’ll have to extract a tooth.

I’ll just check your blood pressure.

I’ll just feel your stomach here.

I’ll just take your blood pressure.

I’ll just take your pulse.

I’ll touch the back of your hand with it now.

I’m going to fill the tooth.

Group 3:

I’m going to give a local anaesthetic, so it won’t be painful.

I’m going to give an eye test.

I’m going to give you an injection of local anaesthetic.

I’m going to inspect the base of the tongue.

I’m going to inspect the ear. 

I’m going to inspect the tonsils.

I’m going to listen to your chest.

I’m going to press this vibrating fork on the ankle bone.

I’m going to remove the needle from your chest.

I’m going to stroke the sole of your foot with this key.

I’m going to tap your feet behind your heel with this hammer.

I’m going to test your reflexes.

I’m going to test your reflexes by tapping you with this little hammer.

I’m going to wash the area with a bit of an antiseptic.

I’m just going to find out where the soft spot is.

I’m just going to press behind your knee.

I’m now going to test the pulses in your legs.

I’m trying to check the throat for any congestion.

I’m trying to check the throat for any growth.

I’m trying to identify the heart sound.

I’d like to test your hearing.

Is there any discharge?

Just breathe normally – I want to listen to your heart.

Just hold out your arms for a second.

Just keep your arms straight there.

Group 4:

Just slip off your pants, will you?

Keep the knee straight.

Keep your head still.

Keep your knees and feet steady.

Let me see you standing.

Let’s check the baby’s weight and height.

Lie on the bench.

Lie on your left side.

Lie on your right side.

Lie on your tummy.

Lie still.

Lift it up as far as you can go, will you?

Look downwards, will you?

Look straight ahead, will you?

Now blow the air out and hold it.

Now I just want to see you standing.

Now I’ll take your pressure.

Now I want you to move right to the edge of the bed.

Now I would like you to lean backwards.

Now I’ll take a sample of your blood to check your haemoglobin.

Now I’m going to lift your thigh off the couch.

Now I’m going to put this thing on your chest.

Now I’m going to raise your leg off the couch.

Now I’m going to take your left leg and see how far we can lift it.

Now I’m going to take your right arm and see how far we can raise it.

Group 5:

Now I’m going to tap your leg.

(To a pregnant lady) Now if you’d like to lie down on the couch, I’ll take a look at the baby.

Now let’s see what happens if I bend your toes back.

Now let’s see what happens when we straighten your leg again.

Now we’ll put you onto the table there.

Now would you like to sit up?

Now would you roll over onto your tummy?

Open your mouth.

Open your mouth – I want to pass this little tube down into your tummy.

Place your hands on your back.

Put the thermometer under your tongue.

Put your head down.

Put your head right down to meet your knees.

Put your tongue out.

Remove your sock and shoe.

Remove your top clothing.

Roll over on to your left side.

Roll your sleeves up.

Say ‘Aah…’

Show me where the problem is.

Show me where you get most pain.

Sit forward,

Squat down, please.

Stand up.

Take a deep breath in and out.

Group 5:

Take your right heel and run it down the front of your left leg.

Tell me whether you feel it vibrating

There doesn’t seem anything wrong with you.

There’s a little infection.

This is a common condition, and it should clear up in a day or two.

This may be a bit uncomfortable.

This must be because of an emotional upset.

Tilt your head back.

Try to keep as still as you possibly can.

Turn over and lie on your back.

Turn your head this way.

Want to lie down?

We need to get your chest X-rayed.

We’ll have to take an X-ray.

We’ll have to clean out the filling.

We’ll put a dressing over that area.

We’ll take some X-ray pictures now.

We’re going to put a little needle in your back.

Will you lie on the bed a minute?

Would you like to get onto the couch and lie on your back, please?

Would a glass of water help?

Would you like a glass of water?

Would you like to lie down?

Would you like to lie flat on the couch for a moment?

Would you like to step into the next room and slip off your top things, please?

Group 7:

Would you roll onto your left side and bend your knees up?

Would you strip to the waist, please?

You must get X-rays of your shoulder taken.

You must have your teeth tested yearly.

Your gums are very sore.

Your health is good.

Your resistance is down.

Mental examination by doctor:

Are you nervous or anxious about anything?

Are you self-conscious?

Are you sometimes over-emotional?

Are you fidgety?

Are you jittery?

Do people think of you as a happy-go-lucky person or perhaps rather gloomy and unhappy?

Do you dislike being told what to do?

Do you always follow a set routine?

Do you tend to rely on other people a great deal?

Do you think people like you generally?

Do you trust people?

Do you ever tend to check things more than once or twice?

Do you always feel agitated or only some of the time?

Do you feel controlled from outside like a puppet or a robot?

Do you find it difficult to cope with the demands of everyday life?

Do you remember what day of the week it is?

Do you sometimes feel like hurting people?

Do you prefer things to be neat and tidy?

Do you sometimes feel picked upon?

Diagnosis/treatment

Group 1:

Are you allergic to any medications?

Are you allergic to penicillin?

Are you taking any medicine at the moment?

Be careful about eating.

Cover yourself with a blanket.

Do not drink alcohol.

Do not drive after taking this medication.

Do not eat for half an hour before or after taking this medicine.

Do not operate heavy machinery while taking this medication.

Do these exercises preferably on an empty stomach.

Don’t sit up to eat.

Don’t take this medicine more than four times within a 24-hour period.

Don’t worry. It’s only a small bruise.

Drinking some coffee will help it.

Drop in and see me again in about a month’s time.

Have an X-ray of your shoulder and back.

Here is a prescription for some tablets.

I can’t find anything seriously wrong with you.

I think we’ll ask someone at the Medical College to have a look at you.

I think you don’t get enough exercise.

I think you suffer from a minor heart condition.

I’ll give something to calm you down.

I’ll let you know the results as soon as I get them.

I’m going to give (you) something to relieve the pain.

I’m going to give you a prescription.

Group 2:

I’m going to give you something for it.

I’m going to give you something for the pain.

I’m going to refer you to someone else.

I’m going to write you a prescription.

It all points to TB.

It’ll be some weeks before you can go back to your kind of active work.

It’ll get better of its own accord.

Lying down for some time will help it.

One tablet three times daily.

One teaspoon daily.

One teaspoon three times daily.

Resting a while will help it.

Stay in bed for a day.

Take after eating.

Take as needed.

Take before eating.

Take before going to bed.

Take four times daily.

Take in the morning.

Take two aspirin, and call me in the morning.

Take two of the pills each morning for two weeks.

The main cause of it is smoking.

The tooth must be extracted.

This isn’t a frightening condition or anything.

This isn’t a serious injury.

Group 3:

This medication should be taken with food.

This medication should be taken with meals.

This medicine should clear up the trouble.

This needs an incision to let out the pus.

This will clear up on its own.

Try to bend your knees and keep your back straight.

Try to roll over and then get up from your side.

Try to take them after food/meals, in case they cause you indigestion.

Two capsules three times daily.

Want some aspirin?

We must dress your wounds.

We’ll get the psychotherapist to organize some exercises to strengthen those muscles.

We’ll give something to calm you down.

We’ll give you some tablet(s) to ease the pain in your muscles.

We’ll have to do an X-ray.

We’ll have to take an X ray.

We’ll have to change the bandage on the wound every day.

We’ll send these samples off to be tested.

Well, I can’t see anything wrong here.

Well, I don’t think there’s anything to worry about.

Well, try these tablet for two weeks and see how you get on.

Would you like some aspirin?

You’re in excellent health.

You’re physically fit.

You are to take the tablets every six hours.

Group 4:

You can take the tablets if you are awake with pain.

You can take them during night.

You have to cut the cigarettes down.

You must rest, and allow this sweating to go down.

You must take the pills every three hours.

You need to go on a diet.

You need to relax.

You should also try to have your meals lying down.

You should avoid lifting weights.

You should be careful while getting out of bed.

You should do these exercises daily.

You should lie on a hard surface.

You should try and avoid bending forward.

You should try to avoid jerking your body.

You should try to do them as slowly as and smoothly as possible.

You should walk briskly for half an hour every day to keep fit.

You’ll have to get in shape and stay that way.

Your leg has to be kept in plaster.