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Lesson 01

What’s the matter?

* Dialogue

A: What's the matter?
B: I’m suffering from insomnia.

A: Do you drink coffee?
B: Of course, it's my favorite drink.
A: How many cups of coffee do you drink in a day?
B: I think I drink about 3 cups of coffee in a day.
A: No wonder you suffer from insomnia. You shouldn't

drink coffee at night.
B: Okay. I'll take your advice.

* Expressions

- What’s the matter?
= What’s the problem?
= What’s going on?
= What’s happening?
Vocabulary &
Expressions
suffer from
Other Expressions: What seems to be the problem?

insomnia
bother
= What seems to be troubling you?
symptom
= What’s wrong?
= What’s bothering you?
= Can you describe the problem?
= Can you describe the symptoms?

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