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> What to tell the doctor Part 1
We have mixed up all the determiners (a, an, the, that, this) from the text, try and correctly place them.
What to tell the doctor Part 1 (Teacher: Michael)
Do you get tongue-tied at
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doctor's? Do you dry up when you enter
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consulting room? What do you say when you sit down by
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doctor's desk?
Doctors have
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similar problem: what to say to patients. To start
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consultation with "How are you?" is just no use. Whenever I've tried
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opening gambit, "very well, thank you" has been
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instant response - followed by
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pause. Then
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embarrassed "Well no, I wouldn't be here if I was" "What is
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matter with you?"; is another non-starter from
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doctor's point of view. It brings forth
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reply: "That's what I wanted you to tell me!" or "You're
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doctor, not me. I don't know what is wrong."
Over
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years, I've opted for
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greeting such as, "Good morning, Mr Smith. What can I do for you?" Even
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goes wrong sometimes, but at least it leads to fewer hiccups getting
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consultative ball going backwards and forwards, from patient to doctor.
Many times, just as I think I've successfully sorted out their problem, my patient produces another one, like
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magician bringing rabbits out of
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hat, but these are different animals each time! At
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rate medical matters can be solved, only
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couple of them can be discussed before
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consultation runs out of time; and I'm conscious
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there are others waiting their turn, and getting worked up about their chat with
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doctor. Dilemma. What to do now?
If I curtail
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consultation abruptly, my patient will feel
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they have had
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raw deal, and
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doctor doesn't care, or isn't interested.
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