Summary
Anna does not feel well. She calls her boss
and her doctor. What do they tell her to do? And will she follow their advice?
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Anna:
Hello! I am sure that today, in Washington, D.C,. there are a lot of great
things to do. But I am not doing any of them. I am sick.
Right now, I'm going to call my boss and tell her I cannot come in to work.
Caty:
Hello?
Anna:
Ms. Weaver, Hi. I can’t come to work today.
Caty:
Why not? What is wrong?
Anna:
Well, yesterday I felt fine.
Anna:
In the morning, I painted for hours. In the afternoon, I cut wood.
Then, I built a fire.
Caty:
Anna, what do you mean? Why can’t you come to work today?
Anna:
I do not feel well. I think I’m sick.
Caty:
I’m sorry to hear that. I was sick last week, too. I had the flu.
Anna:
(sneezes) What did you do?
Caty:
I slept a lot and I drank a lot of
water. Do you have a doctor?
Anna:
Yes, I do.
Caty:
You should call your doctor. And get lots of rest!
Anna:
Thanks, Ms. Weaver. I’ll call right now. I'm calling my doctor.
Dr. Bennett: (to
herself) Now, where does this thing go?
Dr. Bennett: Hello. This is Dr. Bennett. How can I help you?
Anna:
Hello, Dr. Bennett. This is Anna.
Dr. Bennett: Oh, Hi, Anna. How can I help you?
Anna:
I think I’m sick.
Dr. Bennett: Let me ask you a couple of questions. Do you have a sore throat?
Anna:
Yes. I have a sore
throat.
Dr. Bennett: Do you have a cough?
Anna:
Yes. I have a cough.
Dr. Bennett: When did you start feeling
sick?
Anna:
This morning. Yesterday I felt great. In the morning I painted, for hours - in
the afternoon I cut wood -
Dr. Bennett: Excuse me, Anna. But I don’t need to know all that. Do
you have a fever?
Anna:
Oh. My thermometer says 125 degrees?! What??
Dr. Bennett: Yeah, that’s not right.
Anna:
Oh. Wait. The thermometer was in my hot cup of coffee.
Dr. Bennett: Please take it again, Anna.
Anna:
Okay, the thermometer says 100.5 degrees.
Dr. Bennett: 100.5 degrees is not too high. I want you to drink lots
of water. Rest in bed and get lots of sleep.
Anna:
That is what my boss said to do. Um, Dr. Bennett, when can I go to work?
Dr. Bennett: Don’t go to work for a couple of days.
Anna:
Yes! I mean, I don’t want to make my co-workers sick.
Dr. Bennett: That’s right. Call me back in a couple of days.
Anna:
I will, Dr. Bennett. And thanks.
Anna:
Well, you heard the doctor – no work for a couple of days. I need
water, sleep and um … lots of movies! Well, the doctor didn’t say anything
about movies. But it can’t hurt! Until next time!
- NEW WORDS
- New Wordscough - n. the act of forcing air through your throat with a short, loud noise often because you are sickdoctor - n. a person who is skilled in the science of medicinefever - n. a body temperature that is higher than normalfire - n. the light and heat and especially the flame produced by burningflu - n. a common disease that is caused by a virus and that causes fever, weakness, body aches, and breathing problems; also called influenzarest -v. to stop doing work or an activitysick - adj. affected with a disease or illness; illsneeze - v. to suddenly force air out through your nose and mouth with a usually loud noise because your body is reacting to dust or a sicknesssore - feeling or affected by painthermometer - n. an instrument used for measuring temperaturethroat - n. the tube inside the neck that leads to the stomach and lungswood - n. the hard substance that makes up the stems and branches of trees and shrubsPast Tense Verbscut / cut - v. to use a sharp tool (such as a knife) to open or divide (something, such as paper or wood)do / did - v. to perform an action or activitydrink / drank - v. to take a liquid into your mouth and swallow itfeel / felt - v. used to describe someone's physical or mental statehear / heard - v. to be aware of (sound) through the earhurt / hurt - v. to be a source or cause of painpaint / painted - v. to cover (something) with paint or to put paint on (something)say / said - v. to use your voice to express (something) with wordssleep / slept- v. to rest your mind and body by closing your eyes and becoming unconscious
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