At the doctor'sreading comprehension exercisesread the text.it is early spring now and mari ran a high temperature. i scough. my whole body achnejohn's illnessspring now and many people catch cold. a month ago i suddenly fell ill.temperature. i sneezed and had a sore throat. also i had a headache and awhole body ached. my mother made hot tea for me but that didn't help me1. she wanted to give me some pills too, but there weren't any in our house. my mother told me to stay in bed, thencalled a doctor. the doctor came. he examined my lungs, felt my pulse and took my temperature. he said that i had had thetlu and told me to stay in bed and to have a rest. he prescribed me the treatment. my mother bought me all the necessarypills and other medicine at the chemist's. i followed all the doctor's instructions and very soon i felt much better. in ten daysi fully recovered and went to school again.1. say if the statement is true or false (2 points).1. many people catch cold in early spring.2. john didn't run a high temperature.3. john's mother gave him some pills and they brought down the temperature.4. the mother told john to stay in bed.5. the doctor said that john had to go to hospital.lue6. the doctor prescribed the pills that were hard to get at the chemist's.7. soon john felt much better because he had followed the doctor's advice.8. john returned to school in five days. /ii. read the text and do the following tasks.2. write the verbs in brackets in past simple.(to take) him there for a checkup. he also neededbrian”) (to go to the doctor. his mother(to be) a little nervous.(to sit) in the waitingto get a flu shot, so he(to arrive at the doctor's office, theyafler brian and his mother)(to call for brian. he and his mother went to another smaller roomroom for about ten minutes. then a nurseand the nurse (to tell) brian to step on a scale. she weighed him and measured his height. next, the nursewith a stethoscope. he(ask) him some questions.when the doctor came into the room, he listened to brian's heart andchecked brian's eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and other parts of his body. he was a very nice doctor.at the end of the visit, the nurse returned with a small syringe. "this is going to be fast and easy," said the nurse. "you_? " the nurse rubbed a little alcohol on his upper arm. brian turned his face away.don't want to get the flue,_he knew thewas necessary. soon it was over., brian and his mother went to the park. brian was happy to knowafter the visit to the doctor'sthat he won't need another shot until next year when he visits the doctor again.3. choose the correct word.d) throat.b) legs: c) head; 1. a) lungs,d) did you.b) don't you: c) are you; 2. a) do you; d) visit.b) medicine; c) shot: 3. a) treatment; d) officeb) room; c) hall; 4. a) cabinet; ii. read the text.a man goes to his doctor and says, "i think my wife's hearing isn't good. what should i do? ' the doctor"try this test to find out for sure. stand ten steps behind her and ask her a question, if she doesn't answer, shea problem with hearing". the man goes home and sees his wife cooking. he stands ten steps behind her"what's for dinner, honey? " he gets no answer, so he moves closer and asks again and again. finally he stanbehind her and says, "what's for dinner? she replies, "for the fourth time, i said chicken! "4. answer the questions.1. why did the man go to the doctor? 2. what did the doctor tell the man to do? 3. why did the man have to repeat his question several times? 4 whan haman ta tha hartar
2. The statement is false. The text states that John ran a high temperature.
3. The statement is false. The text states that John's mother wanted to give him some pills, but there weren't any in their house.
4. The statement is true. The text states that John's mother told him to stay in bed.
5. The statement is false. The text does not mention anything about the doctor suggesting that John had to go to the hospital.
6. The statement is false. The text states that John's mother bought all the necessary pills and medicine at the chemist's.
7. The statement is true. The text states that John followed all the doctor's instructions and soon felt much better.
8. The statement is false. The text states that John fully recovered and went to school again in ten days.
2. Verbs in past simple:
- Took
- Went
- Was
- Sat
- Arrived
- Called
- Told
- Measured
- Weighed
- Checked
- Asked
- Rubbed
- Turned
- Knew
- Were
3. Correct words:
1. c) head
2. b) don't you
3. d) visit
4. b) medicine
4. Answer the questions:
1. The man went to the doctor because he thought his wife's hearing wasn't good.
2. The doctor told the man to try a test to find out for sure. He told him to stand ten steps behind his wife and ask her a question.
3. The man had to repeat his question several times because his wife didn't answer him.
4. The man was talking to his wife.