Joy English · Level B2 · Healthjoy-english.com
After a hospital stay
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Understand a conversation about recovery.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
Audio and answer checking: https://joy-english.com/listening-lessons/after-a-hospital-stay
Words to know
- operation
- Medical treatment in which a doctor cuts into the body.
- recovery
- The process of becoming healthy again.
- physiotherapy
- Treatment with exercises to help the body move well.
Answer key
- How long were you in hospital?“In hospital” is British; Americans say “in the hospital”.
- Almost a week, after my knee operation.“Knee” has a silent k.
- Was the recovery difficult?The stress in “recovery” is on “cov”.
- The first few days were painful, but the nurses were wonderful.The stress in “wonderful” is on “won”.
- I still have physiotherapy twice a week.“Twice a week” means two times every week.