Key word : prescribe

A. Talk about the picture and answer the questions.

1. Who is the man lying on the examination table?
2. Who is examining the patient?

B. Read and act out the conversation.

Rabi's father Mr Zahir Ali is not well. He has difficulty in speaking. He is now at the doctor's clinic.

Rabi : Good evening, doctor.

Doctor : Good evening. How is your father today?

Rabi : Not at all well. He has difficulty in breathing as before. He is having severe chest pain again.

Doctor : I see. Mr Ali, could you lie down on the examination table, please? OK, let's see... Do you any pain here?

Zahir : Ooh!

Doctor : All right. I'm prescribing a medicine. Take one tablet in the morning and another at night before meals. I also advise you to have a chest X-ray immediately. If possible show me the X-ray report today in the evening. OK?

Rabi : Okay, doctor. Thank you.

Doctor : You are welcome.

C. Answer the following questions.

1. Who are talking in the dialogue?
2. Where does the dialogue take place?
3. What are Zahir Ali's problems?
4. Why can't Zahir Ali tell the doctor about his problems?
5. What does the doctor prescribe him?

D. Ask and answer the questions in pairs.

1. Did you have any stomach pain or leg injury anytime before?
2. When was it?
3. What did you do to get well?

E. Suppose you visited a doctor for a stomach pain or bad cold. Make an imaginary dialogue between you and the doctor. Act it out in pairs.