Listening N3–N2 · Lesson 13

At the doctor’s: what to do first, how to take medicine

この薬くすりは、一日いちにち三回さんかい、食後しょくごに飲のんでください。

Doctors give dos, may-dos and don’ts at once. Catch 「食後しょくご」「一日いちにち三回さんかい」「〜ようにしてください」「〜は控ひかえてください」; find what to do first at home.

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In this lesson

  1. 01What you listen for: what to do first at home, and what not to do
  2. 02How it’s said at clinics and pharmacies: medicine instructions and symptoms
  3. 03Listen through once: home after seeing the doctor for a cold
  4. 04Scene tips: the steps of a clinic visit and what you’ll hear

Practice

  • Task-based comprehension: what first, and what not to do
  • Key-point comprehension: why, and where the problem is
  • Quick response: hear one sentence, choose the reply
  • What does it mean?
  • Match the medicine instructions with their meanings
  • Choose what sounds natural at a clinic or pharmacy

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