And I say, my name is Sarah.Good job, yes. Then they will ask, what is the problem?And I say, my head hurts and I feel hot.Exactly, you tell them how you feel, it is important.Okay, so, name and problem, what next?They will find a time for you. They will say, can you come at two o'clock?Two o'clock, okay, I can say, yes, I can.Perfect, or if you are busy, you can say, no, sorry, is three o'clock okay?Oh, good, so I can ask for a different time.Yes, you can, it's a conversation, they want to help you..That's great, so now I have a time, an appointment.An appointment, yes, that is the word. (4:05) You have an appointment with the doctor.My appointment is at two o'clock, now I go to the doctor's office.Yes, you go there, you walk in and you see the receptionist.he same person from the phone?Maybe, or maybe a different person.Okay, so I go to the desk, what do I say?You can say, hello, I have an appointment at two o'clock, my name is Sarah.That is very clear, I like that. Hello, I have an appointment at two o'clock, my name is Sarah.Yes, exactly, the receptionist will say, okay, please sit down, the doctor will see you soon.Sit down, okay, so I wait.Yes, you wait in the waiting room, there are chairs, and maybe magazines.Oh, magazines are nice, I can look at the pictures.Yes, it helps the time go by.And then, my name, the nurse calls my name, Sarah?Yes, a nurse, the nurse helps the doctor, the nurse will take you to a small room. Okay, and I wait for the doctor in the small room?That's right, the nurse might ask you some questions first.More questions, oh my.Just easy questions, like, how are you feeling?h, okay, I can say, not so good, my head hurts.Perfect, the nurse might check your temperature.With the, the little thing for my ear, or my mouth?Yes, a thermometer, to see if you are hotA thermometer, okay, I understand.After the nurse, the doctor comes in.The doctor, hello doctor.Yes, the doctor will say, hello Sarah, what is the problem today?And I tell the doctor again, my head hurts and I feel hot?yes, you tell the doctor everything, maybe your throat hurts too, or your ears.My throat, ah, like when it is hard to eat, ouch?Yes, that is a sore throat, you can say, I have a sore throat.I have a sore throat, and I have a headache.A headache, yes, that is the word for when your head hurts, headache.Headache, I like that word, it is easy, I have a headache.Good job, so you tell the doctor, I have a headache, a sore throat, and a fever.Wow, I am very sick, sick.Yes, in our story, yes, you are very sick. The doctor will listen, the doctor will nod and say, hmm, okay.The doctor is very serious. Yes, they are thinking, they want to help you. The doctor might say, okay, let me see.Let me see, what will the doctor do?The doctor will look in your throat, they have a small light, they will say, open your mouth and say, ah..Ah, like that?Yes, exactly like that, very good, ah.Thank you, Ali, what's next?The doctor might listen to your heart with a stethoscope.A stethoscope, that is a big word.It is a big word, it is the thing the doctors have around their neck.Oh, I know that, yes, they put it on your chest.That's right, and they say, breathe in and breathe out.

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Navigating a Doctor’s Visit in English