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At the Chemist s

Prescription                                           Рецепт
Tablets                                                   Таблетки
Capsules                                                Ампулы
Powder form                                         Порошок

Please give me s/th for a headache       Дайте мне, пожалуйста,
                                                             что-нибудь от головной боли

…for an upset stomach                         от расстройства желудка
…for a cough                                        от кашля
…for a cold                                           от простуды

How should this medicine be taken?    Как принимать это лекарство?
On an empty stomach                           Натощак
After a meal                                          После еды
What is the prescribed dose?                В каких дозах принимать это
                                                             лекарство?                                                                                                      
To take a table-spoonful of the             Принимать по столовой ложке
medicine three times a day before       три раза в день перед едой
each meal

Words and Expressions

To fall ill                                                      Заболеть
To be ill                                                        Болеть
She is feverish                                            Её лихорадит
Headache                                                    Головная боль
Cough                                                             Кашель
I have a sore throat                                     У меня болит горло
To gargle                                                       Полоскать горло
I have a pain in the heart                           У меня болит сердце
To be hoarse                                                 Охрипнуть
To recover                                                     Выздоравливать
To call a doctor                                             Вызвать врача
To examine                                                    Осмотреть
To feel one’s pulse                                       Щупать пульс
To take one’s temperature                            Мерить температуру
To measure one’s blood pressure                 Мерить кровяное давление
Investigation                                                 Обследование
To cure                                                          Лечить
To prescribe                             Выписать рецепт, прописать лекарство
X-ray                                                             Рентген
Blood examination                                        Анализ крови
Patient’s file                                                  Медицинская карта

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When we are ill, we call the doctor, and he examines us and diagnoses the illness (disease). When we have a headache, a stomach-ache, a sore throat, a cold or a pain in some part of the body, we call the doctor. He takes our temperature and our pulse, he examines our heart, our lungs, our stomach or the part where we have a pain and tells us what is the matter with us. He says, “You have heart disease”. He says, “I shall prescribe some medicine. You must take the prescription to the chemist, and he will make up the medicine for you. Take the medicine twice a day before (or after) meals.” The doctor prescribes medicine and gives us a prescription, which we take to the chemist who makes up the medicine

If you follow doctor’s order, you get better; if you disobey the doctor, you may get worse, and even die.

We must obey the doctor, if we want to get better. If we have a temperature, we must stay in bed and take the medicine he prescribes. If we cannot get better at home we must go to hospital. For example, if you have appendicitis, a surgeon performs the operation on you. If you too ill to walk, we go to hospital on an ambulance. After our illness we can o to a sanatorium until we are completely recover.

My friend is ill

R:     What’s wrong with you? You don’t look so well today. You look pale.
F:     I am rather unwell. I have a headache, and I’m afraid I got a temperature.

R:     Here is a thermometer. Let’s take your temperature.
F:     All right.
R:     Well, how high is your temperature?
F:     Thirty-eight and seven.

R:     Let’s call the doctor.
F:     I don’t think I should.
R:     I think you’d better do it. If you were you I would get into bed at once.
F:     I think I shall.

R:     Has the doctor called?
F:     Yes. He gave me thorough examination. He examined my throat and said that I had a sore throat. I must have caught cold.

R:     Did the doctor say anything else?
F:     He said I should take a table-spoonful of the medicine three times a day after each meal. Then he advised me to gargle my throat

R:      How long will you stay in bed?

F:     The doctor said I must stay in bed until my temperature is quite normal, and I stop coughing. In the meantime, I’m on sick leave till the end of the week.

At the Doctor’s

P:     Doctor, I have a bad headache and I have no appetite.

D:    Show me your tongue. (The patient opens his mouth and shows his tongue). Yes, you have a very nasty tongue. Have you a pain in the stomach?

P:     Yes, doctor, sometimes; especially after meals. I have a temperature after meals, too.

D:    I must examine your stomach. Does it hurt here?

P:     No, not there.

D:    Here?

P:     Oh, yes, it does here.

D:    You have digestion trouble. But it is not serious. I shall prescribe some tablets. You must take two before each meal. Do not eat any roast meat or any heavy food. Eat boiled vegetables and milk puddings. You need not to go bed, but do not overtire (переутомляться) yourseIf. If you follow my prescriptions you will feel much better tomorrow and in two or three days you will be quite well again.

At the Doctor’s

D:    What is the matter?

P:     I’m quite ill. I think I’ve got flu.

D:    Very likely. What are your symptoms?

P:     I feed very weak and dizzy, I have a headache and a sore throat.

D:    I’ve been running a high temperature since yesterday. Today it is 37.9 (thirty seven point nine).

D:    Please strip to the waist (разденьтесь до пояса), I must examine you. Your throat is inflamed.

P:     Tell me, doctor, is it very serious? I was down with flue only last month.

D:    It will be, if you don’t follow my instructions. You have caught just a cold. You have to get into bed immediately. I’ll prescribe you a gargle and some medicine.

P:     Shall I have to stay in bed long? When do I recover?

D:     I think you’ll be all right in a few days. Please take this note to the reception office in the policlinic on Tuesday next week, and you’ll have your chest x-rayed and you blood examined to be sure that everything is all right.

P:     How shall I take the medicine?

D:     Gargle as often as you can and take a table-spoonful of the medicine there times a day. Shake up the bottle before use.

P:     Thank you ever so much, doctor.

Illness

Edward: Well! You are up at last!

William: I hope you will excuse me; I slept so badly last night, I don’t feel very well.

E:     Indeed? Why, what is the matter with you?

W:   I really do not know. For the last few days I have had frequent headaches and have been very feverish.

E:     But usually you are in very good health; have you any appetite?

W:   No, I have not.

E:     You ought to consult a physician (a doctor).

W:  I have already done so, but his prescription has not done me much good yet.
E: What doctor did you consult?
W: Our local physician, Dr. Green.
E: It is the  same doctor who treated my mother.
W: How is your mother now? Is she doing better ?
E: Oh, she is a great deal better, thank you.
W: Is she still obliged to stay in bed ?
E: Oh no, she can take a little walk in the garden.
W: I am very glad, indeed, to hear that your mother has nearly recovered.

Exercise: Answer the questions about the dialogue.
1) Why did W. sleep badly?
2) What was the matter with him ?
3) E. advised him to consult a doctor, didn’t he?
4) Did the doctor’s prescription do him any good?
5) What  did doctor W. consult?
6) Did E’s mother Feel much better or much worse?

                                                Dialogue
Mother: What’s wrong with you , my boy? You don’t look well.
Bob : Oh, yes. L have a splitting headache. I am now hot, now cold. Everything reels before my eyes (кружиться). I am sick.
M : Then you’d better go to bed right away, and I shall call a doctor. Take your temperature. You have a frightful cold.
B : Yes, my throat is sore and my nose is clogged up (заложен). I feel so limp all the time (слабость) .

M : All right. I'll call the doctor.( Mother dials the doctor's number).
Voice : Mr. Smith. Can I help you?
M: This is Mrs. Green's speaking. Can I talk to  the  doctor, please ?
Voice : He is out on his rounds  just now. Can I take a message?
M : Would you tell him to visit Mr. B. Green's as soon as he can? My son is ill, I'm  afraid.
Voice : Certainly. Your address, please?  He will come soon .
M: Thank you so much.