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A2 · Health, Pharmacies and Fitness

Describing Cold Symptoms

CEFR level:
A2
Sentences:
10
Duration:
1 min
Speakers:
Tom & Emma

"Describing Cold Symptoms" is an A2-level English conversation about health, pharmacies and fitness, 10 lines long (about 1 minute) between Tom & Emma. 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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  1. Tom 0:00

    Doctor, I have had a sore throat and runny nose since yesterday.

    Line 1
  2. Emma 0:04

    Any fever, cough, or body aches with these symptoms?

    Line 2
  3. Tom 0:08

    Mild fever last night and occasional dry cough today.

    Line 3
  4. Emma 0:12

    Understood. Have you taken any medicine already?

    Line 4
  5. Tom 0:16

    Only vitamin tablets, nothing else so far.

    Line 5
  6. Emma 0:19

    This looks like a common cold, not severe flu signs.

    Line 6
  7. Tom 0:23

    Should I rest at home or still go to work?

    Line 7
  8. Emma 0:26

    Rest today, drink warm water, and avoid crowded places.

    Line 8
  9. Tom 0:31

    Okay, how long should I take the medicine?

    Line 9
  10. Emma 0:34

    Take it for three days, then return if fever continues.

    Line 10

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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.

  • body /ˈbɑdi/ noun

    the physical structure of a person or animal

  • symptoms /ˈsɪmptəmz/ noun

    signs of illness or a problem

  • occasional /əˈkeɪʒənəl/ adjective

    happening sometimes but not often.

  • already /ɔlˈrɛdi/ adverb

    before now or before a specific time in the past

  • else /ɛls/ adverb

    in addition to or instead of what was mentioned

  • common /ˈkɑmən/ adjective

    occurring often or shared by many

  • severe /səˈvɪr/ adjective

    very serious or harsh

  • still /stɪl/ adverb

    continuing up to now

  • avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ verb

    to keep away from or stop oneself from doing something

  • places /ˈpleɪsɪz/ noun

    locations or positions

  • days /deɪz/ noun

    plural of day; periods of twenty-four hours

  • continues /kənˈtɪnjuz/ verb

    third-person singular of continue; persists without stopping

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