Joy English · Level B2 · Healthjoy-english.com
Going home after an operation
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Understand detailed advice and warnings in a medical setting.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
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Words to know
- operation
- Medical treatment in which a doctor cuts into the body.
- stitches
- Short pieces of thread used to close a cut.
- strenuous
- Needing a lot of effort or energy.
Answer key
- You should avoid lifting anything heavy for at least two weeks.“At least” means not less than. Write two as a word or a digit.
- Keep the wound clean and dry until the stitches are removed.“Wound” rhymes with “spooned”.
- If you notice any swelling or redness, contact your doctor immediately.“Swelling” and “redness” are both nouns. The t of “contact” joins “your”.
- You can probably return to work after about ten days.“Probably” is often said quickly: “prob-ly”. Write ten as a word or a digit.
- Gentle walking is fine, but strenuous exercise should wait.The g in “gentle” sounds like j.