Joy English · Level B2 · Healthjoy-english.com
A cholesterol result
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Understand an explanation of a health risk and a treatment plan.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
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Words to know
- cholesterol
- A fatty substance in the blood.
- artery
- A tube that carries blood from the heart.
- medication
- Medicine that a doctor gives you.
Answer key
- Your cholesterol level is slightly higher than recommended.The stress in “recommended” is on “mend”.
- Over time, this can narrow the arteries.Here “narrow” is a verb: to make narrower.
- Eating more vegetables and whole grains can help to lower it.“Whole” sounds like “hole”.
- We'll start with changes to your diet before considering medication.“We’ll” is “we will”.
- I'd like to repeat the test in three months.Write three as a word or a digit.