Joy English · Level B2 · Healthjoy-english.com
Explaining a diagnosis
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Understand an explanation of a medical problem and its treatment.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
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Words to know
- diagnosis
- The identification of an illness.
- inflammation
- Redness, swelling and pain in part of the body.
- tendon
- A strong band that joins a muscle to a bone.
Answer key
- The pain in your elbow is caused by inflammation of the tendon.The stress in “inflammation” is on “ma”.
- It's common in people who repeat the same movement many times.The t of “repeat” is hardly heard before “the”.
- Resting the arm is an important part of treatment.The t in “important” is soft.
- A physiotherapist can show you exercises to strengthen it.The stress in “physiotherapist” is on “ther”.
- Most people recover fully, although it can take several months.The stress in “recover” is on “cov”.