Fast Conversation

🇬🇧 English · C2

How to talk about health with precision in English

A scripted C2 conversation you can read, hear, and then practice in the app.

Doctor

Patient

1. 

   Doctor

   When you say you are tired, do you mean sleepiness, or delayed recovery after ordinary tasks?
2. 

   Patient

   I do not mean sleepiness. I mean a heavy, delayed recovery after ordinary tasks.
3. 

   Doctor

   Is it worse after a shower, after a conversation, or after a short walk?
4. 

   Patient

   It is worse after conversations. Physical chores are easier than social ones.
5. 

   Patient

   Should we treat this as simple insomnia?
6. 

   Doctor

   No, we should not treat this as simple insomnia. That distinction is useful.
7. 

   Doctor

   Have you already tried the usual sleep advice?
8. 

   Patient

   Yes, I have already tried the usual sleep advice, and it missed the point.
9. 

   Patient

   Can we book a follow-up before I try to be stoic again?
10. 

    Doctor

    Yes, we can book a follow-up now, so you do not have to be stoic.