Joy English · Level C2 · Healthjoy-english.com
Managing a long-term condition
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Follow sensitive medical advice with reassurance and hedging.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
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Words to know
- blood pressure
- The force of blood against the walls of the arteries.
- medication
- Medicine taken to treat a condition.
- wasted
- Used without any benefit.
- review
- To look at again and judge.
Answer key
- Your results show that your blood pressure is still higher than we would like, despite the medication.“Despite” is followed by a noun. “Than we would like” is a polite way to say too high.
- I have been taking the tablets faithfully, so I must admit I am rather disappointed to hear that.“Have been taking” shows a continuing habit. “Rather” means quite.
- That is understandable, but it does not mean your effort has been wasted; without the tablets, it might be considerably worse.“Without the tablets” replaces an if-clause. “Considerably” strengthens “worse”.
- So what else can I do, apart from cutting down on salt, which I have already tried?“Apart from” is followed by an -ing form. “Cutting down on” means reducing.
- Regular walking and better sleep can make a surprising difference, so let us review how you are doing in a month.“Make a difference” means have an effect. “Review” here means check progress.