LESSON NINETEEN (THE NINETEENTH LESSON)

DIALOGUE (to be learnt by heart)

'Going to 'See a"~\Doctor

A. Hal^lo, Peter! | I 'haven’t 'seen you aground ^/lately. | 'Where have you "%been? I

P. I’ve been a'way with a f baa JcoXA | for 'over а "\weekl | In _/fact | I’m 'still on ^/sick-leave | though I’m 'no 'longer f running a “^temperature. |

A. J/Are you? I ^JWell, you should 'stay in 'bed until you’re comp t letely^cured then. | 'Colds may have f serious- complI'Vatlons. |

P. I ~\know they may. | But as a 'matter of _/faet | I’m 'only 'going to the "^outpatients’. | And _/then, per'haps I’ll 'drop in at the ‘^.chemist’s. |

A. 'who’s your ~\doctor? |

P. doctor Kras~\nov has been treating me. 'Do you ^know him? I

A. ""vYes, j he’s a 'very 'good 'man for y\heart trouble. | /Well, | 'bye- /bye. I I 'wish you a f quick rC /covery. j P. "^Thank you. | 'So_/longl |

ACTIVE WORDS AND WORD COMBINATIONS

to be (away) on sick-leave    to cure (of)

to put smb. on sick-leave    a complication,

to give (grant) three days' sick-    complicated

leave    the chemist's

to run a temperature    a recovery

to take one’s temperature    to recover

complete

(See Vocabulary for Lesson 19, p. 454)

EXERCISES

I. Read the dialogue aloud, paying particular attention to the pronun ciation and Intonation. Learn it by heart.

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