Una cita en el centro de salud
“Desde ayer, Marta tiene dolor de garganta y mucha tos.
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Una cita en el centro de salud
Reviewed by Francisco · Updated
- Topic
- Salud cotidiana
- Learning goal
- Describe simple symptoms and follow basic medical advice
- Grammar focus
- present perfect for recent symptoms · tener que + infinitive · imperatives for advice
- Length
- 93 words
- Reading time
- 0.8 min
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English translation▾
Since yesterday, Marta has had a sore throat and a bad cough.
This morning she called the health center.
The receptionist gave her an appointment at eleven.
Marta arrived ten minutes early and waited in the waiting room.
The doctor asked her whether she also had a fever.
She said that last night she had a slight fever.
Then the doctor listened to her chest.
He recommended that she rest, drink water, and have honey.
She also has to return if the fever gets worse.
Marta feels calm because she knows what she should do.
Key vocabulary
Comprehension check
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Writing prompt
Write a short message to a health center describing two symptoms, when they started, and when you can attend an appointment.
Speaking prompt
Explain simple symptoms to a doctor, answer when they began, and repeat the advice you receive.
Answer key and explanations
A sore throat and a cough.
The opening sentence names a sore throat and a bad cough.
She waited in the waiting room.
The fourth sentence says she arrived early and waited in the room.
Rest, drink water, and have honey.
The doctor recommends exactly those three actions after examining her chest.
If her fever gets worse.
The ninth sentence says she must return if the fever increases.