A2 · Health, Pharmacies and Fitness
Booking a General Clinic Appointment
- CEFR level:
- A2
- Sentences:
- 10
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Booking a General Clinic Appointment" is an A2-level English conversation about health, pharmacies and fitness, 10 lines long (about 1 minute) between Emma & Tom. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.
Dialogue script
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- Line 1Emma 0:00
Hello, I'd like to book a general clinic appointment.
- Line 2Tom 0:03
Sure. Is this for today or another day?
- Line 3Emma 0:07
Tomorrow morning, if there is any available slot.
- Line 4Tom 0:10
We have openings at 9:20 and 10:40.
- Line 5Emma 0:14
I prefer 9:20 because I work in the afternoon.
- Line 6Tom 0:17
No problem. Is this your first visit to our clinic?
- Line 7Emma 0:21
Yes, do I need to bring any documents?
- Line 8Tom 0:24
Please bring ID card and health insurance card.
- Line 9Emma 0:28
Great, I'll arrive ten minutes early for registration.
- Line 10Tom 0:31
Appointment booked. We'll see you tomorrow at 9:20.
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Key vocabulary
Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.
- general /ˈdʒɛnərəl/ adjective
affecting or including most people or things
- clinic /ˈklɪnɪk/ noun
a building where patients receive medical advice or treatment
- day /deɪ/ noun
a period of twenty-four hours
- slot /slɑt/ noun
a narrow opening or a scheduled time
- openings /ˈoʊpənɪŋz/ noun
available positions, beginnings, or holes.
- work /wɝk/ noun
a job, task, or effort
- problem /ˈprɑbləm/ noun
something difficult that needs to be solved
- first /fɝst/ adjective
coming before all others
- health /hɛlθ/ noun
the condition of the body or mind
- insurance /ɪnˈʃʊrəns/ noun
protection against financial loss
- early /ˈɝli/ adjective
happening before the usual or expected time
- booked /bʊkt/ adjective
reserved in advance; fully scheduled