"Oh, doctor," said the gentleman. "I feel quite well now. I had a good rest, I went to bed early, I drank a lot of milk, I walked a lot. Your advice helped me. But you told me to smoke one cigar a day, and that cigar a day almost killed me at first. It's not a joke to start smoking at my age."

103. Read the dialogues in pairs and make up your own ones.

Patient: I have an awful ['o:ful] toothache Dentist: Would you open your mouth, please? Patient: The tooth gives me a sharp pain.

Dentist: Well, no treatment will help your bad tooth. It has

to be pulled out. Patient: Where have I to go?

Dentist: Go to the dental surgery. The surgeon well pull your bad tooth out.

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Doctor: What's the matter?

Patient: I'm quite ill.

Doctor: What are your symptoms?

Patient: I feel very weak and have a high temperature since yesterday.

Doctor: What is your temperature?

Patient: Two hours ago it was 37.8 (thirty-seven point eight).

Doctor: I must examine you. Your throat is inflamed. Yes, you've caught cold. You have to lie down and use a gargle and some medicine.

Patient: How long have I to stay in bed?

Doctor: I think you will recover in a few days. Don't forget to gargle your throat as often as you can and take the medicine three times a day.

104. a) Read the word-combinations and sentences with the translation.

b) Cover the left side of the page and translate into English.