AT THE DOCTOR'S ROLE PLAY

2. HEALTH PROBLEMS
• A SORE THROAT A COLD

3. HEALTH PROBLEMS
• THE FLU (gripe) FOOD POISONING
He has a rash
He has a temperature

4. HEALTH PROBLEMS
• STRESS A BROKEN ARM
She has a plaster

5. HEALTH PROBLEMS
• A SPRAINED ANKLE HAY FEVER
The girl is sneezing
He has a bandage

6. HEALTH PROBLEMS
• STOMACHACHE HEADACHE

7. HEALTH PROBLEMS
• BACKACHE TOOTHACHE

8. SYMPTOMS
• Red eyes
• Insomnia (you can’t sleep)
• Cough
• A swollen ankle
• A pain in my… (leg)

9. Functional language
(Doctor/nurse)
• What’s the matter? /What seems to be the problem?
• How do you feel?
• Does it hurt here?
• Do you have … (a cough, a temperature, a swollen
ankle)?
• Can you… (move your hand)?
• Are you allergic to anything?
• I think you have…
• You should/shouldn’t…
• Try (not) to… (verb)

10. Functional language
(patient)
• I don’t feel very well/ I feel ill/ I feel sick/
terrible.
• I’ve got a bad cold/ a sore throat/ a cough
• I’ve got a headache / toothache /stomachache
• My back/ head/stomach/ tooth hurts
• I hurt my ankle/wrist
• Is it serious?
• What should I do?

11. Possible solutions
• Go to hospital
• Take vitamin C
• Use crutches
• Take paracetamol
• Take some pills /tablets
• Follow a special diet
• Rest in bed

12. Useful idioms
• Feel off-colour: to not be feeling as well as usual
• To be on the road to recovery:
recovering; getting better; improving
• To become as fit as a fiddle: in very good health

13. WORK IN PAIRS
• Now, it’s time for you to work in pairs. One
person will be the doctor and the other
person will be the patient. You must prepare a
role-play to do in class next week as a little
test.
• Try to be original and make it as real as
possible.