Question

B) Read the text again and say if the following statements are “True”, “False” or “Not stated”. 1. The patient has been coughing for 14 days. 2. The temperature in the room where the doctor works is below zero. 3. The patient never takes any exercise. 4. The doctor tells the patient to smoke less. 5. The medicine for the cough is not tasty. 6. The patient understood why his feet hurt. AT THE DOCTOR’S Doctor: Would you like to come in? Patient: Thank you. (He coughs.) Doctor: That cough sounds really very bad. How long have you had it? Patient: For about 2 weeks. But it’s all right. Doctor: I think I should listen to your chest and to your lungs. Take off your shirt. Breathe in deeply, that’s right... and again, please, and once more, please. Sit down. I’m going to take your blood pressure. Patient: Can I put my shirt on? It’s rather cold in here. Doctor: Oh, certainly you can. Sorry about the cold. The central heating is broken. Well, ... Do you ever take any exercise? Patient: Not regularly. Sometimes I do. But I hardly ever do morning exercises. Doctor: You should take more exercise. All right. Now I want to take your pulse. Stand up, please, and touch your toes. Do you smoke? Patient: Oh, yes, I do, Doctor. About ten cigarettes a day. Doctor: You shouldn’t smoke at all. You should stop immediately. Now, I want to take your temperature. OK. That’s all right. Well, there you are then. Take this medicine 3 times a day after meals. Patient: But, Doctor, I didn’t come about my cough. Doctor: You didn’t? Patient: No, it’s my feet, Doctor. My feet hurt every time I walk. Doctor: Take your shoes off! Let me see. Do they hurt now? Patient: Oh, yes, they hurt. It hurts awfully here. I’ve had this pain for about 2 weeks. Doctor: I see... And these shoes... How long have you had them? Patient: The shoes? Oh, for about 2 weeks, Doctor. Oh, yes. I see, Doctor. It’s silly of me. Thank you, Doctor. Goodbye.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1) False

2) True

3)False

4) True

5)Not Stated

6) True

Answer 2

Sure, here are the statements marked as "True," "False," or "Not stated" based on the provided text:

1. The patient has been coughing for 14 days.

   • True. The patient mentions that they have had the cough for about 2 weeks, which is equivalent to 14 days.

2. The temperature in the room where the doctor works is below zero.

   • False. There is no mention of the temperature being below zero. The patient does say it's rather cold in the room due to the broken central heating, but there's no specific temperature mentioned.

3. The patient never takes any exercise.

   • Not stated. The patient mentions that they don't regularly exercise but sometimes do, so it's not explicitly stated whether they never take any exercise.

4. The doctor tells the patient to smoke less.

   • False. The doctor advises the patient that they shouldn't smoke at all and should stop immediately, not just smoke less.

5. The medicine for the cough is not tasty.

   • Not stated. There's no mention in the text about the taste of the cough medicine.

6. The patient understood why his feet hurt.

   • True. The patient realizes that the pain in his feet is likely due to the new shoes he's been wearing for about 2 weeks.

Please note that the answers are based on the information provided in the given text.