At The Doctor's | Everyday English | Developing stage of learning English

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At the doctor’s is at the developing stage of learning English focusing on the basic vocabulary and structures for social interaction and academic experiences. There are puzzles and quizzes to reinforce your learning so you feel confident if you visit the doctor.

About 20-30 minutes.Strengthening new vocabulary for illness Developing stages of learning English.

Match-upCrosswordWord List

Read the symptoms and type the word that describes the doctor’s diagnosis.

Words for talking about when you are at the doctor’s:

allergic
allergy
antibiotics
broken
chemist
cold
cough
fever
flu
food posioning
headache
high temperature
measles
medicine
pharmacist
rash
sore throat
stomachache

Extra At the Doctor’s Exercises

Exercise 1Exercise 2Role Play

Imagine that you don’t feel very well.

Act out a scene at the doctor’s.
Tell the doctor your symptoms.
You can change roles and repeat the scence with different information each time.

At the Doctor’s

Making Polite Requests

Saying When

Especially helpful are exercises that are focussed on a theme or topic as these provide word retention practice so you can be confident to read, write, speak and listen successfully.

We add reading and writing exercises on a regular basis. Why not bookmark our site, so you can come back to practice anywhere or at any time of the day?

Part 1 - Read six short real-world texts for the main message.

Part 2 - Read seven questions and three short texts on the same topic, then match the questions to the texts.

Part 3 - Read one long text for detailed understanding and main ideas.

Part 4 - Read a factual text and choose the correct vocabulary items to complete the gaps.

Part 5 - Complete gaps in an email (and sometimes the reply too) using one word.

Part 6 - Write a short email or note of 25 words or more.

Part 7 - Write a short story of 35 words or more based on three picture prompts.

Going Camping

In addition, we add listening and speaking exercises in order to practise for this part of the A2 Key test.

Part 1 - Listen to conversations and choose the correct answer.

Five Conversations Set 1

Part 2 - Listen to a monologue and complete gaps in a page of notes.

Part 3 - Listen to a conversation and choose the correct answer.

Part 4 - Listen to conversations and choose the correct answer.

Five Short Conversations 1

Part 5 - Listen to a conversation and choose the correct answer.

The more words you encounter and understand, the broader your day-to-day vocabulary will become. Our word games and puzzles are an excellent way to help to reinforce spellings in your mind.

Cambridge English Examinations:

Cambridge English exams are designed for learners at all levels from the Elementary level Cambridge English: Key (KET) to the very advanced level Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE). These exams give candidates proof of their ability to use English in a wide variety of contexts, relevant to work, study and leisure activities.

A2 Key | B1 Preliminary | B2 First