Dialogue and Questions at The Doctor's

Read dialogue Patient and Doctor's

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Patient : Good evening, doctor.

Doctor : Good evening, sir. what's your trouble?

Patient : I haven't been feeling well lately.

Doctor : What exactly is the problem?

Patient : I often feel quite sick. Have had a lot of pain in the stomach for several days. I've also had severe headaches for over two days.

Doctor : What's your appectite like?

Patient : Not at all good. I don't feel like eating anything. I feel full up all the time.

Doctor : Have you had any fever?

Patient : Well, I do feel feverish all the time. I've also had a bad taste in the mounth since I've been sick.

Doctor : All right, let me take your temperature first. There! give me your wrist, please. There's nothing wrong with the pluse. Now take off your pullover. And your shirt too. Loosen your clothes a little. I'll examine you, if you lie down on that couch. Do you feel any pain here?

Patient : Yes, some.

Doctor : And here?

Patient : Oh, that's quite painful!

Doctor : All right. You may get dressed now.

Patient : I hope there's nothing serious, doctor?

Doctor : No, nothing serious. I'm prescribing two kinds of tablets. Take one before meals. And the other after meals for three days. Don't eat any fried or spicy food. Drink milk and have milk foods as much as you can. And do take some rest.

Patient : Do I need to stay away from work, doctor?

Doctor : No, not at all. Just take it easy and have rest whenever you can. Come and see me if the trouble does not go quickly.

Patient : Thank you very much, doctor. Good-bye!

Doctor : Bye!

Questions

1. Two people are talking in this conversation. Who are they?
2. Is the doctor a man or a woman? Do we know? Is the patient a man or a woman?
3. Where does the dialogue take place? (at the doctor's sitting-room, at the doctor's consulting room, in the patient's house)
4. What is the patient's touble?
5. What does the doctor give him?
6. What kind of food can the patient have?
7. What shouldn't he eat?
8. Can he go to work?

Dialogue and Questions at The Post Office

Read dialogue Michael  and Counter Clerk

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Michael : Excuse me.

Counter clerk : Yes?

Michael : I want to send this parcel, please.

Counter clerk : Do you want to send it by letter post or parcel post? it'd be three rupees fifty paise by letter post, and two rupees twenty-five paise by parcel post.

Michael : You'd better send it by letter post. it might be quicker.

Counter Clerk : All right. anything else I can do for you?

Michael : Yes. Could you weigh this letter, please?

Counter Clerk : It's just over twenty grams. It'll cost you one rupee forty paise. Here're the stamps for the parcel and the letter. Will you affix them, please?

Michael : I also want twenty inland letter sheets and ten stamped envelopes.

Counter clerk : By all means. But wait a minute, please. Let me firs give you the receipt for the parcel. Here's the receipt. And here's the postal stationery.

Michael : Thank you very much. Can I leave the parcel there on the desk in front of you?

Counter Clerk : Yes. But put the letter in the box over there.

Michael : Oh, yes. Thank you very much.

Read the dialogue ("three rupees fifty paise". In writing, this will be : Rs.3.50) and ("anything else I can do for you?" The complete question will be : " Is there anything else I can do for you?").

Question

Read the following questions and try to answer them as briefly as you can. Read the dialogue again When you are not sure of the answer.

1. Where does the dialogue take place?
2. How many people are taking part in the dialogue? who are they?
3. Do we know the name of the Counter Clerk? Is it a man or a woman? Do we know?
4. Michael wants to do three things at the post office. What are they?
5. Are the two people in the dialogue polite to each other?
6. Does Michael leave the post office happy or unhappy?