A visit to the doctor Once an old gentleman came to consult a doctor.
“What do you complain of?” asked the doctor.
“You see, doctor, my nervous system is in a bad state .I have a heartache, often headache and my sleep isn’t good. Sometimes I can’t sleep all night long’’.
The doctor examined the patient very carefully and said: “Your treatment will be very simple. You should go to a quiet place in the village for a month and have an active rest there: get up early, do morning-exercises, have breakfast and go for a walk, you should walk much, go to the forest for fresh air, eat much fruit and vegetables and drink milk before going to bed, you can smoke only one cigarette a day”.
A month later the gentleman came to see the doctor again. “I’m quite well .I’ve done everything then you recommended me .I strictly followed all your orders. But one cigarette a day was very difficult because I had never smoked before”.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 49
1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. 1. The man was old.
2. The man complained of only his headache.
3. The doctor advised him to have an active rest.
4. The man came back in a month.
5. After the rest the man felt bad.
6. He constantly smoked before.
7. He didn’t drink milk before sleeping.
8. He got up early, went for a walk.
9. He ate much fruit, vegetables.
10. The man didn’t enjoy his treatment at all.
2. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. 1. An old gentleman came to … a doctor.
a) speak to b) consult c) have tea will
2. The doctor examined…very carefully.
a) a common cold b) a child c) a patient.
3. The patient had…
a) a common cold. b) a heartache. c) a pain in the leg
4. He couldn’t…all night long.
a) communicate b) lie c) sleep
5. His treatment...very simple for a month.
a) was b) will be c) are
6. He… to the forest for fresh air.
a) didn’t go b) walked c) go
7. The doctor recommended to drink……before going to bed.
a) water b) milk c) juice
8. He allowed his patient to smoke only one cigarette a …
a) day b) week c) month
9. The man had never…before
a) smoking b) smokes c) smoked
10.The patient ……….… followed all doctor’s order
a)did not b) never c) absolutely
