T e x tA Visit to a DoctorOn Monday

T e x t
A Visit to a Doctor
On Monday Vlad felt unwell. He had a sore throat, a running nose and a bad cough. He went to college, but after the first period his
teacher told him to go and see the doctor, because he had the symp­ toms of the flu, and it was a very catching disease. So Vlad left the college and went to a polyclinic. There were several people in the queue in front of the cabinet, but in less than half an hour Vlad’s turn came and he entered.



Vlad: Good morning. MayI come in?
Doctor: Yes, please. What is the matter with you?
Vlad: I thinkI have got a slight cold, doctor.I have a sore throat and a running nose.
Doctor: Do you cough?Vlad: Yes,I do occasionally.





Doctor: Have you taken your temperature?Vlad: As a matter of fact,1 haven’t, doctor.
Doctor: Then take a seat. Here is a thermometer. Well, young man, your temperature is rather high — it is 38.4°. Let me examine your throat. Now strip to the waist, please. I must sound your chest. All right, you may dress yourself.
Vlad: Well, doctor, is there anything serious the matter with me?
Doctor: Don’t worry; there is
nothing really serious. You have got
flu. It is spring now, and
many people suffer from flu. But you
shouldn’t treat your disease lightly. It often leads to complica­ tions, if a patient doesn’t follow the doctor’s advice.
Vlad: What am I to do, doctor?





Doctor: Here is the recipe, take these pills three times a day. Gargle your throat with this mixture every two hours. Don’t go to the chemist’s yourself. Ask your relatives to go and fetch the med­
icine for you. Drink hot tea or milk. And stay
in bed
for at
least three days. Do you need a sick leave?


Vlad: Yes, 1 do.


Doctor: Then I’ll give you a leave for three days, and then you will

come to see me again.


Vlad: Thank you very much, doctor. Goodbye.


Having left the polyclinic, Vlad went straight home. He
asked
Alexei
to go to the chemist’s for the medicine and went to bed.
He followed
the doctor’s advice and did everything he had prescribed.






His friends
called him
and asked how he felt. They wanted to come and see him,
but Vlad’s
mother didn’t allow them to. So they sent him some books
to read. By the end of the third day Vlad stopped sneezing and cough­ ing and his temperature was normal again. He was glad that he recov­ ered.