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4. Asking about symptoms
Doctor Patient
happened? very often.
occurred? many times.
How often has this turned up? It has happened regularly.
arisen? repeatedly.
taken place? periodically.
D. Exercise
Work with partners and answer the following questions. Try to use
different phrases.
Doctor: When does it hurt?
Patient: It hurts when______________.
E. Pronunciation
Yes/No questions have a rise in intonation on the stressed syllable of the last important
word.
1. Listen to the tape and mark the syllable where the intonation rises.
Is there anything else that you feel at the same time you have the pain?
Is there anything else that makes it better?
2. Now practice saying the sentences.
F. Role-Play
Work with a partner.
Student A: play the part of a doctor. Start the conversation and ask related questions to get
basic information from the patient. Find out the type of pain, how long it has lasted, etc.
Student B: play the part of the patient.
