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Visiting a patient

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Understand directions and updates in a hospital.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

admitted
Taken into hospital as a patient.
ward
A room in a hospital with beds for patients.
plenty
More than enough.

Answer key

  1. I'm here to see my father, who was admitted yesterday.“Was admitted” is a passive.
  2. He's on the second floor, in the ward on the left.“He’s” is “he is”.
  3. How is he doing this morning?“How is he doing” asks about someone’s health.
  4. He slept well and he's recovering nicely.The t of “slept” joins “well”.
  5. Visiting hours end at eight, so you have plenty of time.Write eight as a word or a digit.