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Seeing the Doctor 看醫生(上)
大家說英語 20250520
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hello friends
Welcome to Let’s Talk in English.
My name is Esther.
And my name is Garrett.
Today we’re bringing you some English you need,
and the name of our lesson is:
Seeing the Doctor.
Seeing the Doctor, yes!
If you are sick,
or you have something wrong with your body or health,
you might want to go and see the doctor, right?
A doctor is a person that helps heal you—
that helps your body and mind get better.
And when we say see the doctor,
we mean that you will go and visit the doctor, right?
But if you’re going to see a doctor
that only speaks English,
you’ll need to know how to describe how you’re feeling
using English.
We’ll give you some tips for that as we go through
today’s lesson.
When you are sick or have pain, you visit the doctor.
He or she can look at you and check your health.
He or she will ask you questions about your health.
You can tell the doctor about your health problems.
Maybe you have a fever or a headache.
Or maybe you have the flu.
The doctor can give you advice or medicine
to help you feel better.
Thanks, Esther. There were some
big medical or health words in there.
We’ll go through them as we go through our lesson today,
and make sure you listen closely
so that you can find our Find It answer.
The question is:
What is wrong with Sarah’s son?
What is wrong with Sarah’s son?
Yes, our friend Sarah has a son.
A son is a boy, and something is wrong with him.
I wonder if he has a health problem.
Hmm, he might, based on today’s topic.
Alright, friends, we will go through our lesson today,
and hopefully,
this can help you out
if you ever need to go and see the doctor.
Oh, let’s get started
and learn our key words with Sonya.

Greg 說他昨天頭痛得很厲害，所以去看了醫生。
I was in a lot of pain yesterday, so I went to the doctor.
名詞 pain 就是疼痛。
他說醫生檢查了我的情況，並開了藥來緩解我的頭痛。
The doctor checked me and gave me some medicine for my headaches.
動詞 check 是檢查，而名詞 headache 就是頭痛。
Sarah 說她兒子生病了，他全身都痛，還發燒了。
He hurts all over and has a fever.
名詞 fever 就是發燒。
Greg 問：他得了流感嗎？
Does he have the flu?
名詞 flu 是流感。

How are you feeling today, Greg? Better?
I was in a lot of pain yesterday, so I went to the doctor.
I’m glad.
The doctor checked me and gave me some medicine for my headaches.
But I’m going to see an eye doctor tomorrow.
Good idea. Eye problems can cause headaches.
I know.
Hello? Yes? What? Oh no! I’ll be right there.
So it’s no fun hearing that Greg wasn’t feeling well.
But thankfully, it sounds like things are a little bit better.
Well, friends, let’s go through our conversation today.
Sarah and Greg are talking,
right? And we start with Sarah asking Greg:
How are you feeling today?
Greg—because we know that yesterday,
Greg wasn’t feeling well.
Right. We hear that he’s feeling better today.
He was in a lot of pain yesterday.
Now let’s talk about that word: pain.
Sure! If something hurts, then you are in pain.
You might say:
I have pain in my arm. That means your arm hurts.
Right. You might have pain
if you hurt yourself when you’re playing sports, or
if you fall down.
You could also have pain if you’re sick as well.
Right. So he was in a lot of pain yesterday.
That is why Greg went to see the doctor.
The doctor can help you out.
Doctors are well trained. They know
what to look for to figure out what’s wrong with you
and how to help you feel better.
Right. They look for why you have the pain,
and they can give you medicine.
So Greg tells us that the doctor checked him
and gave him some medicine for his headaches.
Ah, headaches—I don’t like those at all.
A headache is pain in—well—your head.
When you have a headache,
it can be hard to think.
That’s true.
And when someone checks you,
or when the doctor checks you,
it means that they look at you,
they ask you questions
about how you’re feeling,
and they try to see what part of your body is not feeling well.
You know the word ache, and headache means pain.
So a headache is when your head hurts.
So the doctor will check for aches and pains,
and we will go to Sonia right now.
Greg 昨天頭痛，所以去看了醫生。
他說醫生檢查了我的情況，並開了藥來緩解我的頭痛。
The doctor checked me and gave me some medicine for my headaches.
句型 give someone something 是「給某人某物」的意思，給的東西是直接受詞，而接受的人是間接受詞。
來看例句：
Can you give me your answer today?
你今天可不可以給我你的答案？
或是：I sent you a text this morning.
我今天早上傳了訊息給你。
再一句：Wade is buying his girlfriend flowers.
Wade 正在為他女朋友買花。

Thank you so much, Sonya.
Well, it sounds like Greg is not done going to the doctor.
He’s going to another doctor tomorrow, right?
He tells us he’s going to see an eye doctor,
and Sarah tells Greg that eye problems can cause headaches.
Right. If you can’t see clearly or things seem like they’re shaking,
that might cause your brain or your head to hurt—
and then you’ll have a headache.
Right. And then something happens.
Someone calls Sarah on the phone,
and it sounds like something bad happened.
Ah yes. So Sarah picks up the phone—
that means she answers the call,
or starts talking to the person.
With older phones, you needed to actually pick them up
to talk to the person on the other side.
Today, we often just push a button on our smartphones, right?
And when Sarah picks up the phone,
she starts by saying Hello.
This is how we respond when we talk on the phone.
And she hears something she wants to know more about,
so she asks: What?
And then she says: Oh no! I’ll be right there.
When something goes wrong or you’re afraid,
you might say this. You might say Oh no!
Right. It sounds like something bad or serious happened.
So Sarah needs to leave.
She needs to go where the person on the phone is asking her to go.
If you say I’ll be right there,
you’re saying: I will go to where you are, and I will do it quickly.
Well, we need to go to a quick break, friends,
but we’ll be right back just after this.
Ten days.
Every day.
Every day, just—
Welcome back to the show, friends.
We never love going to the doctor,
but if you’re hurting or feeling sick, it’s a good idea, right?
If you have aches or pains,
then go see the doctor.
If your ear hurts, you might have an earache, right?
So you can look up where the doctors are in your area.
You might even have one specific doctor
that you go to regularly.
Well, let’s get on back to our conversation.
Is everything okay, Sarah?
Sorry, Greg, I need to go.
That was my son’s school on the phone.
He’s sick.
Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. What’s wrong with him?
He hurts all over and has a fever.
Does he have the flu?
I hope not.
I’ll go and get him. Then I’m going to take him to the doctor.
So before the break, Sarah got a call,
and she needs to leave now.
It sounds like something bad happened—right?
She said Oh no, so Greg is her friend,
and he is concerned about her.
So he asks: Is everything okay, Sarah?
Is everything all right?
Sarah says: Sorry, Greg.
She’s apologizing because she needs to go.
She needs to leave and end this conversation.
And she says who the other person was that was calling her.
Right—someone from her son’s school called her on the phone
and told Sarah that her son is sick.
He is not feeling well.
Right. I imagine that’s quite difficult as a parent.
If your kids are sick,
you might need to suddenly go pick them up and care for them.
That’s true.
And Greg feels bad about this.
He is sad that Sarah’s son is sick.
So he says: I’m sorry to hear that.
Remember, friends—
in English, when we say I’m sorry,
it doesn’t always mean that we did something wrong.
Greg didn’t do anything wrong.
He just feels sad for Sarah.
He feels sad about this news.
Right. And that’s why he says: I’m sorry to hear that.
And I’m sorry to hear that is also today’s calendar phrase.

I’m sorry to hear that.
I’m sorry to hear that.
我很抱歉聽到這個消息。
I think I’m sick.
I’m sorry to hear that.
Oh, I have a headache.
I’m sorry to hear that.
And I have a fever.
Huh, I’m sorry to hear that. Go home and rest, okay?
But you’ll have to finish all—
Huh, I’m sorry to hear that.
Now I feel sick.
I’m sorry to hear that.
I’m sorry to hear that.
我很抱歉聽到這個消息。

I do always love our calendar phrases.
Well, Greg is sorry to hear about this news from Sarah,
and he wants to know more: what is wrong with Sarah’s son?
Right.
He wants to know what is causing Sarah’s son to feel sick.
And that leads us to the answer to today’s Find It question.
Our question was: What is wrong with Sarah’s son?
What is wrong with Sarah’s son?
He hurts all over and has a fever, right?
If something is hurting, it means it’s not feeling well.
It sounds like all over his body, he is hurting.
And he also has a fever. He has a fever.
Sometimes when you’re sick, you might have a fever.
This means your body gets very hot.
You might feel it on your forehead here,
or use a tool to check your temperature.
And Greg asks Sarah, Does he have the flu?
Yes, the flu is a kind of sickness.
When you get the flu, your body is sore all over and you have a fever.
Having the flu is kind of like having a cold,
but even worse.
You might feel both hot and cold at the same time,
and you might have to run to the bathroom very often.
That’s true.
Well, Sarah hopes her son does not have the flu,
but she doesn’t know for sure.
And she tells us that she will go to the school and get him.
This means she will pick him up,
and then they’re going to the doctor.
Sarah is going to take her son to the doctor.
Well, friends, we heard some good sentences in there.
I think it’s time to go over to Sonya.

Sara 的兒子在學校生病了。
她說希望不是流感。我要去接他。
I’ll go and get him.
本句中，go 和 get 直接用 and 來連接兩個動作，強調去做某事的整個過程。這樣的說法常用在日常對話中。
來看例句：
I’ll go and ask the server to take our order.
我會去請服務生來幫我們點餐。
或是：Kyle will go and pick them up from the airport.
Kyle 會去機場接他們。
這一句：Let’s go and look at the painting over there.
我們去看那邊的那幅畫。

Thank you, Sonya. That was a helpful phrase.
You can say it in a lot of sentences.
You might say: I’m going to go and pick up some lunch, right?
Or you’re going...
You can say: I’m going to go and eat my dinner.
Alright, friends, we learned some good things in our lesson today,
but we shouldn’t forget to review.
Let’s review our keywords together.
Here’s your first keyword:
pain – Pain. She has some pain in her arm.
check – Check. Please check my temperature.
fever – Fever. She’s hot. Does she have a fever?
headache – Headache. I’m staying home. I have a headache.
flu – Flu. John is sick with the flu.
Friends, those are today’s keywords.
We hope you are not sick with the flu.
And now it’s your turn.
Today’s keywords are: pain, check, fever, headache, and flu.
Now it’s your turn to use them in a sentence.
First one:
Dan is sick. He has a high—
You got it! Dan is sick. He has a high fever.
Next:
Are you in a lot of—
This means you’re hurting.
Good job! Are you in a lot of pain?
Next:
How bad is his—
This means your head hurts. That’s right!
How bad is his headache?
Next:
Do you have the—
It’s worse than a cold. Correct!
Do you have the flu?
Last one:
Can you—my work?
You’re correct!
Can you check my work?
And can you come again for your turn?
How are you feeling today, Greg? Better?
I was in a lot of pain yesterday, so I went to the doctor.
I’m glad.
The doctor checked me and gave me some medicine for my headaches.
But I’m going to see an eye doctor tomorrow.
Good idea. Eye problems can cause headaches.
I know.
Hello?
Yes? What? Oh no! I’ll be right there.
Is everything okay, Sarah?
Sorry, Greg. I need to go.
That was my son’s school on the phone. He’s sick.
Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. What’s wrong with him?
He hurts all over and has a fever.
Does he have the flu?
I hope not. I’ll go and get him. Then I’m going to take him to the doctor.
One, two—let’s review!
Today we’re talking about going to the doctor.
Going to the doctor? Oh no!
I don’t like going to the doctor.
I know—most people don’t.
But the doctor can help you when you’re sick.
Well, that’s true.
The doctor checks to see what’s wrong,
and sometimes gives you medicine to help you feel better.
Right. A few months ago, I had the flu.
Oh, I remember that.
I hurt all over,
and I had a fever.
So did you go to the doctor?
Yes! He gave me medicine for the pain,
and I felt much better.
So, going to the doctor is a good thing.
Yes. If you’re not feeling well,
go see the doctor.
That’s good advice.
Now we will review with a few questions.
Here is our first question:
Why did Greg go to the doctor?
You can find the answer in Conversation A.
Because he was in a lot of pain.
Here’s our second question:
When do you go to the doctor?
Let’s go to some of our friends to hear their answers:
When do I go to the doctor?
Well, usually I go because I have a cold or I have the flu.
Then the doctor will give me lots of medicine to make me feel better.
Do you go to the doctor?
Ow!
When do I go to the doctor?
Well, I don’t like to go to the doctor,
but I go to the doctor if I’m hurt.
Oh, if I twist my ankle, I try to go see a doctor.
Maybe my foot is broken—the doctor can help me.
When do you go to the doctor?
Ow!
When do I go to the doctor?
Well, I go every few months for a very simple check-up.
I also go when I’m not feeling well.
If I really get sick or get hurt,
then I go to the doctor.
Often the doctor can help me feel better.
When do I go to the doctor?
Well, I don’t like to go to the doctor very often.
It takes a lot of time, and you have to stand in line.
I prefer to stay at home and rest
if my symptoms aren’t too serious.
Hopefully, I can just get better on my own.
When do I go to the doctor?
I might go to the doctor if I don’t feel well.
Maybe I have a headache or a stomachache.
Then the doctor will give me medicine,
and I will get better.
When else do I go to the doctor?
I know! When my grandma is sick,
I will bring her to the doctor.
Friends, can you answer this question as well?
When do you go to the doctor?
Like Greg, I also go to the doctor when I am in a lot of pain.
Right. I go to the doctor when things are serious.
If you have a small cold,
you might not need to go—
but that’s up to you.
Right. And sometimes I get a very bad stomachache.
Even after taking medicine, I don’t feel better.
Then I’ll need to go to the doctor.
Well, stay healthy, friends.
We’ll see you again tomorrow, right here on Let’s Talk in English.
Goodbye!


Seeing the Doctor 看醫生(下)
大家說英語 20250521
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Hello everyone, welcome to Let’s Talk in English.
My name is Garrett.
And my name is Esther.
Today, our topic is English You Need, and our title is:
Seeing the Doctor
Friends, we started this lesson yesterday with some great words that you can use if you go to see the doctor.
Right—if you are in pain, that means some part of your body is not feeling well.
It’s hurting, so you will go see a doctor, a person who can help you feel better.
All right, you might tell the doctor:
"Doctor, I am in pain all over. Can you check it for me?"
Right. You might tell the doctor that you feel very hot—you have a fever.
That might happen if you have the flu—one kind of sickness.
Many people want to talk about going to visit or see a doctor.
But we need to get to our Find-It Question.
Our question is: How often does Susie get a physical?
How often does Susie get a physical?
Well friends, that’s our question. And let’s talk about this word: physical.
A physical is a specific check the doctor can do every year or every couple of years.
Right—the doctor will check your body to see if you are okay.
Sometimes they will check all over your body.
Sometimes they’ll just check a few parts of your body.
You go and get a physical when you’re healthy, to make sure everything is working well—not after you’re already sick.
That’s true.
Now let’s go to Sonia, who will teach us today’s keywords:
醫生幫 Susie 檢查心臟，他說：「你的心臟聽起來很好。」
Your heart sounds good.
名詞 heart 就是「心臟」。
她的血壓也 OK，所以醫生說她很健康。
You are pretty healthy.
形容詞 healthy 就是「健康的」。
醫生問她：「你對自己的健康有什麼疑慮嗎？」
Do you have any concerns about your health?
名詞 concern 就是「憂慮、擔心」。
在候診室，Susie 碰到了 Sam。他告訴 Susie 說週末的時候他扭傷了腳踝：
"I sprained my ankle over the weekend."
動詞 sprain 就是「扭傷」，而名詞 ankle 就是「腳踝」。
Well Susie, your heart sounds good, and your blood pressure is good.
You’re pretty healthy.
—I want to stay that way, so I came for a physical.
—I get one every year.
—Good! Since you’re over forty, you should.
—Do you have any concerns about your health?
—No, I feel pretty good. I’m not in any pain.
—I try to eat healthy food and take care of myself.
—Good job.
—Okay, I’ll see you next year.
So we can see that Susie is getting a physical—one of those check-ups to make sure she is healthy.
And the doctor tells Susie that her heart sounds good.
Friends, yes, we all have a heart. Our heart beats in our body,
and it moves so blood can move around in our body.
All right, and if it sounds good, that means it is working well.
And friends, let’s talk about that word: blood.
Your heart pushes your blood through your body.
Your blood is that red liquid that might come out of your body if you get hurt.
Right—and the doctor also checked Susie’s blood pressure.
The doctor tells Susie that her blood pressure is good.
Your blood pressure is how hard your heart is pushing that blood through your body.
You can have blood pressure that’s too low or too high.
You want it to be just right.
So the doctor tells Susie that she is pretty healthy.
If you are healthy, it means that your body is not sick.
The opposite of sick is healthy—yes, you have good health if you’re healthy.
Well, Susie says that she wants to stay that way—she wants to stay healthy.
So she came for a physical.
Friends, did you hear the answer to our Find-It Question?
Our Find-It Question was: How often does Susie get a physical?
The answer is: She gets one every year.
Yes, many people like to do this. They get a physical check-up every year just to make sure everything is okay.
You can say "one every year" or you can also say "once a year"—that means one time each year, you will get a physical.
All right. Well, the doctor says that:
"Since you’re over forty, you should..."
So, since Susie’s age is over 40, she should be getting a physical every year.
The older you get, the more problems can come up.
The doctor asks Susie:
"Do you have any concerns about your health?"
A concern is something you are worried about.
Yeah, something you’re worried about.
You might have lots of concerns in your life too.
You might be concerned about the weather, or have a concern about school—right?
You might be concerned about the test that you’re going to get,
or the report at work you need to finish.
Well, about Susie’s health, she says that she does not have any concerns.
She says: "I feel pretty good."
That sounds great.
Susie is not in any pain—she’s not hurting.
And she tries to eat healthy food and take care of herself.
That is important.
Sonia, can you help us with that sentence:
"I’m not in any pain."
Susie 去醫院檢查身體。她跟醫生說：「我感覺挺好的，也沒有什麼疼痛。」
I'm not in any pain.
介系詞 in 加名詞可以表達處於某種狀態中。本句 in pain 指的是「在疼痛中」。
類似的說法有：
Chad is in love with Emma.
Chad 愛上了 Emma。
或是：
I'm in trouble. I need some advice.
我有麻煩了，需要一些建議。
再一句：
Why are you in such a hurry?
你為什麼這麼匆忙？
Thank you, Sonia.
So the doctor is proud of Susie. The doctor says, "Good job. I’ll see you next year."
Yeah, it sounds great.
The doctor didn’t have any concerns about Susie’s health either.
She is doing well and eating healthy.
I would love to get that kind of response from my doctor.
Right! Well, we can ask Susie for some tips on how she stays healthy—what kinds of foods she’s eating—because she seems to be doing quite well.
Yeah, I think it’s a good thing to keep in mind.
We shouldn’t just be worried about our health after we get sick or get hurt.
We should be taking good care of our bodies all year long.
Yes, Garrett, you’re right.
Friends, now it’s time for us to take a break.
Don’t go away—we’ll be right back.
Let’s Talk in English! Let’s Talk in English!
Welcome back to the show, everyone.
Earlier we heard about our heart.
It’s one of the most important things in our body.
And there are some good tips to take good care of your heart, right?
I heard that we all need to make sure we get enough sleep.
When we’re sleeping, our heart can rest.
And get some good exercise!
You don’t need to do anything crazy—just a little exercise every day will help out your heart.
Right. Now let’s continue today’s lesson.
Hi Sam. What are you doing here?
—Oh, I sprained my ankle over the weekend.
It’s still hurting, so I came to see the doctor.
—Good idea.
You were limping a little yesterday.
—And I’m limping even more today.
—I’m sorry to hear that. Are you in much pain?
—A little. It hurts to walk, so I have to go slowly.
—The doctor can help you, I hope.
Well, when you go to see the doctor, there are a few different rooms before you go in to see them.
You might be sitting in something like a waiting room, right?
That’s where you sit and wait until it’s your turn.
When it’s your turn, they will call your number or your name.
And then you can visit the doctor.
So at the doctor’s office, there might be a lot of people there, waiting to go and see the doctor.
Well, Susie’s finished with her physical,
but she runs into someone else, right?
She runs into Sam, and she’s surprised. She asks him:
"What are you doing here?"
Ah, Sam is also here to see the doctor.
He also has a problem. He sprained his ankle over the weekend.
Yes, Sam sprained his ankle.
Your ankle is the part on your foot between your leg and your foot, right?
It’s that part where they connect.
And when you sprain your ankle, you hurt it.
You might sprain your ankle when you’re playing sports.
You might twist it or run in the wrong way.
And we hear that this happened over the weekend.
Here, over is talking about a period of time.
Sonia, can you help us with this word?
Sam 也出現在醫院。蘇己問他：「你在這裡做什麼？」
Sam 說：「哦，週末的時候我扭傷了腳踝。」
Oh, I sprained my ankle over the weekend.
這些詞語中，over + 名詞 表示「在某段期間內」，用來說明某個動作或事件發生在一段特定的時間範圍內。其用法如下：
Where did you go over the weekend?
　你週末去哪了？
Greg visited his grandparents over the summer.
　Greg 暑假期間去探望了他的祖父母。
Let’s talk about this over lunch.
　我們午餐時來討論這件事吧。
Thank you, Sonia.
Well, it’s been a few days since Sam sprained his ankle, and his ankle still hurts.
So that’s why he came to see the doctor.
Right. Sometimes, if you’re hurting, you might just wait and see what happens.
It might just hurt for a short time.
But if it keeps on hurting, you might want to see the doctor.
Right—it’s still hurting.
And friends, “It’s still hurting” is today’s calendar phrase:

It’s still hurting.
現在還在痛。
Does your stomach feel better?
—No, it’s still hurting.
Does your back feel better?
—No, it’s still hurting.
Does your head feel better?
—No, it’s still hurting.
Hmm, you’ve got a big problem.
Really, doctor? So what’s the big problem?
You’re hurting.
Oh… yeah, right.
It’s still hurting. 
It’s still hurting.
現在還在痛。

Well, Susie does remember that Sam was walking a little differently yesterday, right?
We learned that he was limping.
When you are limping, you are walking kind of like this—you cannot walk the way you usually walk.
That’s because you can’t put all your weight, like you normally do, on your feet.
So you’ll walk in a funny way, but it won’t hurt quite as much.
Right. But Sam was limping yesterday, and today he’s limping even more.
This is because his ankle is still hurting.
That’s right. Susie is sorry to hear that.
Remember we heard that phrase before: I’m sorry to hear that.
She doesn’t like hearing this bad news, right?
She feels a bit sad when she finds out that he is still hurting.
And she wants to know if he is in much pain—or in a lot of pain.
Well, Sam says: "A little. It hurts to walk, so I have to go slowly."
Right—he needs to walk slowly.
Well, Susie believes that the doctor can help Sam.
And we sure hope Sam will go and see the doctor today after work as well.
Yes, well that’s why he is there.
The doctor can help him—I hope. That’s what Susie says, and we hope so too.
Friends, hopefully everything is good with your health, right?
We hope that you are not in pain and that every part of your body is healthy.
Well, that’s it for today’s conversation.
Now friends, let’s look back at all those things we learned and review our keywords.
Here’s our first keyword:
heart
　The doctor listened to her heart.
healthy
　Both the children are healthy.
concern
　Do you have any concerns about school?
sprain
　Did you sprain your foot?
ankle
　I can’t walk well. My ankle hurts.
Friends, those are today’s keywords. Keep going!
And now it’s your turn:
The words for today are: heart, healthy, concern, sprained, and ankle.
Now, it’s your turn to use them in a sentence:
How did you hurt your...
　If you hurt this, you might not be able to walk.
　Correct: How did you hurt your ankle?
What is your...
　What are you worried about?
　Answer: What is your concern?
What foods are good for your...
　This is a very important part of your body.
　You got it: What foods are good for your heart?
Linda is very...
　She eats well and exercises a lot.
　Great answer: Linda is very healthy.
Ken...
　...his back playing baseball.
　Oh no! Ken sprained his back playing baseball.
Friends, that’s all for today.
I’ll see you next time for Your Turn.
Well Susie, your heart sounds good, and your blood pressure is good.
You’re pretty healthy.
—I want to stay that way, so I came for a physical.
—I get one every year.
—Good. Since you’re over forty, you should.
—Do you have any concerns about your health?
—No, I feel pretty good. I’m not in any pain.
—I try to eat healthy food and take care of myself.
—Good job.
—Okay, I’ll see you next year.
Hi Sam. What are you doing here?
—Oh, I sprained my ankle over the weekend.
It’s still hurting, so I came to see the doctor.
—Good idea.
You were limping a little yesterday.
—And I’m limping even more today.
—I’m sorry to hear that. Are you in much pain?
—A little. It hurts to walk, so I have to go slowly.
—The doctor can help you, I hope.
One, two—let’s review!
Hazel, when should people go to the doctor?
—That’s easy! You should go to the doctor when you’re sick.
—True!
—Or when you’re in pain—like if you sprain your ankle.
—Yes, but if it really hurts, you may have to limp to the doctor’s office.
—True, but you should also go to the doctor even when you’re healthy.
—Go to the doctor when you’re healthy? Why?
—Because you want to stay healthy.
—True.
What will the doctor do?
—He will give you a physical.
—A physical? Oh, you mean a checkup.
—Yes! The doctor checks your heart and your blood pressure.
—Anything else?
—Yes, he might check other things too.
—Okay.
The doctor will ask you if you have concerns about your health.
Oh—and I can tell him about all my health problems.
Yes—and the doctor can help you.
That’s good.
—See you later! I’ve got to go.
—Where are you going?
—I’m going to see the doctor. I want to stay healthy!
Hello Grandpa! Are you ready for some questions?
—Yes! Yes! Yes! I’m always ready!
—Okay. Here’s the first question: What happened to Sam over the weekend?
—Well… he… he was limping a little yesterday.
—That’s right! So what happened over the weekend?
—Well, he says it hurts when he walks.
—Yes. So what happened to him over the weekend?
—Oh! Heehee—now I remember! He sprained his ankle!
—Yes! Sam sprained his ankle.
That’s why it hurts when he walks.
—Ouch. Oh… oh oh… poor Sam.
Grandpa, do you ever hurt yourself?
—Well, sometimes I do.
—How?
—Well… sometimes I fall out of bed.
—You fall out of bed?!
—Yeah.
—So what happens when you fall out of bed?
—I wake up… and then I hurt.
—Oh no! Then what do you do?
—Well, I get back in bed.
—Do you go to the doctor?
—No, I go to sleep again.
—And you feel better in the morning?
—That’s good, Grandpa.
Why don’t you get a bigger bed?
—Good idea. Why didn’t I think of that?
In today’s lesson, we weren’t talking about sickness quite as much as we were talking about things that go wrong with our body when we are doing things like sports.
Right—we heard about Sam spraining his ankle.
And a sprain can hurt a lot. It can hurt for many days.
Right. But with these problems, the solution—or the way to fix it—might not be just taking some medicine like it would be when you’re sick.
It might take a long time to get healthy.
Sometimes, you might need to visit special doctors or do special exercises to get well.
But of course, it will happen—we all get hurt at some point.
And thankfully, the doctor is there to help, to give us some good tips and ways to help it get better.
Right. And if you are in pain, don’t keep it to yourself.
Tell someone about it or go visit a doctor.
Well friends, thanks for joining us today.
We hope to see you again tomorrow—
That’s right, here on Let’s Talk in English!
Goodbye!


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