B1 · Health Conditions and Follow-ups
Negotiating Rehab Intensity When Pain Returns
- CEFR level:
- B1
- Sentences:
- 12
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"Negotiating Rehab Intensity When Pain Returns" is a B1-level English conversation about health conditions and follow-ups, 12 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
My rehab pain keeps returning whenever training intensity increases.
- Line 2Tom 0:05
Is pain sharp during exercise or delayed later in the evening?
- Line 3Emma 0:09
Mostly delayed soreness that becomes sharp on stairs next day.
- Line 4Tom 0:13
Then load progression may be too aggressive for current stage.
- Line 5Emma 0:17
Therapist says "push a little," but I may be pushing too much.
- Line 6Tom 0:22
Set number-based pain limits, so words like "a bit" aren't vague.
- Line 7Emma 0:26
I'll ask to cap pain at three out of ten during sessions.
- Line 8Tom 0:31
Add a recovery-day plan instead of continuous intensity increases.
- Line 9Emma 0:35
We'll adjust frequency first, then load, then complexity.
- Line 10Tom 0:40
Great sequence. Gradual progression lowers re-injury risk.
- Line 11Emma 0:44
If swelling returns, I'll pause and report within twenty-four hours.
- Line 12Tom 0:49
Exactly. Responsive adjustment is part of good rehab.
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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.
- mostly /ˈmoʊstli/ adverb
mainly; for the most part
- becomes /bɪˈkʌmz/ verb
begins to be (third-person singular)
- stage /steɪdʒ/ noun; verb
a step in a process or a performance area; to organize an event
- pushing /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/ verb
pressing or moving something away
- limits /ˈlɪmɪts/ noun
the greatest amounts or levels allowed
- words /wɝdz/ noun plural
units of language with meaning
- vague /veɪɡ/ adjective
not clear or exact
- sessions /ˈsɛʃənz/ noun
plural of session
- frequency /ˈfrikwənsi/ noun
how often something happens
- risk /rɪsk/ noun/verb
a chance of harm; to take a chance
- exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ adverb
precisely; in every detail
- part /pɑrt/ noun; verb
a piece of something; to separate