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A follow-up appointment

Name:Date:

Understand a short medical review.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

Audio and answer checking: https://joy-english.com/listening-lessons/a-follow-up-appointment

Words to know

follow-up
A meeting to check on progress after earlier treatment.
result
The information you get from a test.
packet
A small box or paper container.

Answer key

  1. How have you been since your last visit?“How have you been” asks about health.
  2. Much better, thank you, and my cough has stopped.“Cough” ends with an f sound.
  3. Your test results are all normal.The final t of “test” is very light before “results”.
  4. Do I need to keep taking the medicine?“Keep taking” means continue taking.
  5. You can stop when you finish this packet.“Packet” is British; Americans often say “box”.