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Feeling tired for a couple of weeks

Real life · At the doctor's

Feeling tired for a couple of weeks

Your goal: Explain how long you have felt tired, give reasons and agree to a follow-up.

  • B1
  • 8 turns · about 6 min

You talk to: Doctor

Phrases you will need

  • I've been really tired for about two weeks.
  • I keep waking up in the night.
  • Will it take long?
  • I'll book another appointment.

A spoken scene: sound plays only when you press a speaker.

  1. Before you start, read the scene's goal and the useful phrases.
  2. Read the other person's speech bubble.
  3. Choose the most natural reply, or complete the missing word in it.
  4. After a wrong reply you see why at once; at the end you can read the whole conversation again.
How to play? Scoring and details
In this set
You have felt very tired for about two weeks. Explain this to the doctor. This is language practice, not health advice.
This game reads words aloud
This scene can be read aloud: Emma (British accent) reads the other person, Heart (American accent) reads the natural reply. Sound plays only when you press a speaker button, at a pace that suits your level.

The other person's line comes as sound only at first. Press the speaker, listen and reply; show the words if you need them.

Scoring
Your answers are checked; at the end you see your score, your mistakes and the right answers.
With a keyboard
Keys 1, 2 and 3 choose a reply; Enter continues the conversation.