Joy English · Level A2 · Healthjoy-english.com
A sore throat
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Understand simple health advice.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
Audio and answer checking: https://joy-english.com/listening-lessons/a-sore-throat
Words to know
- sore throat
- Pain in the throat, often with a cold.
- fever
- A body temperature that is higher than normal.
- symptom
- A sign of an illness.
Answer key
- I have a sore throat and a slight fever.“Slight” means small.
- How long have you had these symptoms?“Have you had” is the present perfect.
- Since the day before yesterday.“The day before yesterday” means two days ago.
- Drink plenty of warm water and rest as much as possible.“Plenty of” means a lot of.
- If it gets worse, you should see a doctor.The ts sound of “gets” runs into “worse”.