Friday's Assignment, June 17, 2016

Friday's Assignment

What are some names of pharmacies in your neighbourhood? What do they sell? Have you ever bought prescription or non-prescription medicine from any of them?

 

Here are your tasks:
1. Record your "jumping exercise" on the Doctor's Visit on chirbit.com.
        1. Remember to give your names at the beginning of the recording.
        2. Take your time to make it sound natural and real!
Doctor's Visit

• Long time no see! What brings you here?

•  This is embarrassing, But I've been wetting myself over the last few months.
• That can't be good. When does that happen?
• It happens after midnight and in the afternoon.
• Have you ever told anybody about this?
• Are you nuts? they'll panic. I'm not going to burden my family with this kind of thing.
• It's a personal choice, but I'm glad you come today. how does this impact you life?
• Maybe I have a terminal illness. I just took out more life insurance, and I'm updating 
  my will and Power of Attorney tomorrow.

• Okay, I'm afraid I'm going have to refer you to a specialist. My secretary will make a booking 
  and you'll get a call. Do you have an insurance plan for drugs?

• Not really. I guess I'll need to stick to generics.

http://chirb.it/kMthmF

2. Vocabulary: At the Pharmacy

tablets and capsules

over the counter, "without a doctor's prescription but within the law."
dosage, "the amount of medicine to be given."

side effects, "any effect of a drug, chemical, or other medicine that is in addition to its intended effect, especially an effect that is harmful or unpleasant."

overdose, "an excessive dose"

2. Role play: Consulting a Pharmacist

http://chirb.it/HOHa1y

• Pharmacist: Can I help you?
• Sanaz: Yes, I had some questions for the pharmacist.
• Pharmacist: I’m the pharmacist. How can I help you?
• Sanaz: Can I fill these prescriptions here?
• Pharmacist: Yes, you can. Just give those to the pharmacy technician and she’ll take care of you.
• Sanaz: The reason I ask is that I’m hoping there’s a home remedy for my problems so I don’t have to pay for prescription medication.
• Pharmacist: If you’ve already seen a doctor, then I would follow his or her instructions on what to do, including taking these medications.
• Sanaz: All right, but I have some other problems.
• Pharmacist: Like what?
• Sanaz: I have a rash on my arm. See? Is there an over-the-counter medication I can use?
• Pharmacist: That doesn’t look too serious. You can find medications for rashes on aisle 3. I would recommend a cream made by McQ Pharmaceuticals. Use it for a few days and monitor it to see if it improves. If not, you may want to see your doctor about it.
• Sanaz: Okay, thanks. I also have allergies.
• Pharmacist: There are several drugstore medications for allergies.
• Sanaz: I already take those. What I want to know is if there is something I can do about the headaches I get from the allergies?
• Pharmacist: Pain relievers are on aisle 4. Let me show you where they are.
• Sanaz: Oh, thank you. On the way there, I’ll tell you about my other health problems. I need eye drops for my dry eyes, pills for my insomnia, something for my back pain...

3. Review activity: CLB5S
4. Complete any outstanding work from this week.