English speaking lesson · Health & Wellbeing
Doctor's appointment
You're at a doctor's appointment, describing how you've been feeling. You practise it as a real conversation, at whichever of the four levels fits you — the room and the steps stay the same, only the words get harder.
A doctor's office · you talk to the doctor
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What you have to do
Describe your symptoms, answer the doctor's follow-up questions, and understand their advice. You finish the lesson by getting there in conversation — not by answering questions about it. Nothing is corrected while you talk; the corrections are collected and handed to you at the end.
How it opens
Good morning — please, come in and take a seat. What's brought you in today?
Spoken aloud by the tutor playing the doctor.
The 5 steps that finish it
A step clears when you say the thing that clears it. The steps are identical at all four levels — only the example line fades, and at Natural there is none at all.
- 01
Describe your symptom
Say hello, and describe your main symptom.
“Hi — I've had a really bad cough.”
- 02
Say how long
Say how long you've had the symptom.
“For about three days now.”
- 03
Give more detail
Describe how bad it is, or what makes it better or worse.
“It gets worse at night, and I feel pretty tired too.”
- 04
Check everything's covered
Check everything's covered, and mention anything else.
“No, that's everything, thanks.”
- 05
Understand the advice
Listen to the advice, and ask a question if you have one.
“Okay, thank you — should I rest at home?”
The words, at all four levels
The same room and the same steps, four vocabularies. These are the words the lesson listens for and scores you on — with what each one means and how it sounds when you are talking to the doctor.
Starter
A1 – A2Simple, everyday words with a full hint on every step.
- sick
- unwell
- “I've been feeling sick.”
- hurt
- in pain
- “My throat does hurt a lot.”
- pain
- an unpleasant feeling in the body
- “I have some pain here.”
- cough
- to push air out suddenly from the throat
- “I've had a bad cough.”
- head
- the top part of your body
- “My head hurts a bit.”
- tired
- needing rest, low on energy
- “I feel really tired.”
- days
- more than one day
- “For about three days now.”
- better
- improved, less bad
- “I hope it gets better soon.”
- worse
- more bad than before
- “It gets worse at night.”
- thanks
- a short way to say thank you
- “Thanks for seeing me.”
Conversational
A2 – B1Common words at a natural pace, with hints to lean on.
- symptom
- a sign that shows you're unwell
- “My main symptom is a sore throat.”
- fever
- a higher than normal body temperature
- “I've had a bit of a fever.”
- sore
- painful, uncomfortable
- “My throat's been sore.”
- dizzy
- feeling unsteady, like the room is spinning
- “I've felt a little dizzy too.”
- appetite
- your desire to eat
- “My appetite's been low.”
- rest
- to relax and stop activity
- “I've been trying to rest.”
- medicine
- something you take to feel better
- “Should I take medicine for it?”
- improve
- to get better
- “I hope it will improve soon.”
- worried
- feeling anxious about something
- “I'm a little worried about it.”
- appointment
- a planned meeting, like with a doctor
- “Thanks for the appointment today.”
Confident
B1 – B2Richer, more specific words, with only light hints.
- nausea
- a feeling of wanting to be sick
- “I've had some nausea too.”
- congestion
- a blocked feeling, usually in the nose or chest
- “There's a lot of congestion.”
- persistent
- continuing without stopping
- “It's been fairly persistent.”
- chronic
- lasting a long time or recurring often
- “I don't think it's chronic.”
- prescription
- a doctor's order for medicine
- “Would I need a prescription?”
- diagnosis
- identification of what's wrong
- “What's your diagnosis?”
- inflammation
- swelling and irritation in the body
- “There might be some inflammation.”
- fatigue
- extreme tiredness
- “I've had some fatigue alongside it.”
- dosage
- the amount of medicine to take
- “What's the right dosage?”
- recovery
- the process of getting better
- “How long is recovery usually?”
Natural
B2 – C1Advanced, idiomatic words — no hints at all.
- queasy
- feeling like you might be sick
- “I've been feeling a bit queasy.”
- sluggish
- slow-moving, lacking energy
- “I've felt sluggish all week.”
- lethargic
- lacking energy and enthusiasm
- “I've been oddly lethargic.”
- bout
- a short period of illness
- “It feels like a bout of something.”
- ailment
- a minor illness or health problem
- “It's a fairly minor ailment, I think.”
- remedy
- something that treats an illness
- “Is there a good remedy for this?”
- subside
- to gradually become less intense
- “I expected it to subside by now.”
- malaise
- a general feeling of being unwell
- “There's just a general malaise.”
- debilitating
- severely weakening
- “It hasn't been debilitating, just draining.”
- recuperate
- to recover after illness
- “I just need time to recuperate.”
More Health & Wellbeing lessons
- Pharmacy & symptoms
- Booking a doctor's appointment
- Dentist appointment
- Eye test
- Physiotherapy session
- Blood test
- Vaccination
- Personal trainer session
- Therapist check-in