B) Read the text again and say if the following statements are “True”, “False” or “Not stated”.
1. The patient has been coughing for 14 days.
2. The temperature in the room where the doctor works is below zero.
3. The patient never takes any exercise.
4. The doctor tells the patient to smoke less.
5. The medicine for the cough is not tasty.
6. The patient understood why his feet hurt.
AT THE DOCTOR’S
Doctor: Would you like to come in?
Patient: Thank you. (He coughs.)
Doctor: That cough sounds really very bad. How long have you had it?
Patient: For about 2 weeks. But it’s all right.
Doctor: I think I should listen to your chest and to your lungs. Take off your shirt. Breathe in deeply, that’s right... and again, please, and once more, please. Sit down. I’m going to take your blood pressure.
Patient: Can I put my shirt on? It’s rather cold in here.
Doctor: Oh, certainly you can. Sorry about the cold. The central heating is broken. Well, ... Do you ever take any exercise?
Patient: Not regularly. Sometimes I do. But I hardly ever do morning exercises.
Doctor: You should take more exercise. All right. Now I want to take your pulse. Stand up, please, and touch your toes. Do you smoke?
Patient: Oh, yes, I do, Doctor. About ten cigarettes a day.
Doctor: You shouldn’t smoke at all. You should stop immediately. Now, I want to take your temperature. OK. That’s all right. Well, there you are then. Take this medicine 3 times a day after meals.
Patient: But, Doctor, I didn’t come about my cough.
Doctor: You didn’t?
Patient: No, it’s my feet, Doctor. My feet hurt every time I walk.
Doctor: Take your shoes off! Let me see. Do they hurt now?
Patient: Oh, yes, they hurt. It hurts awfully here. I’ve had this pain for about 2 weeks.
Doctor: I see... And these shoes... How long have you had them?
Patient: The shoes? Oh, for about 2 weeks, Doctor. Oh, yes. I see, Doctor. It’s silly of me. Thank you, Doctor. Goodbye.
1) False
2) True
3)False
4) True
5)Not Stated
6) True