How to Talk About Illness and Medicine in English

In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about illness, medicine and healthcare in English.

Contents:
1. At the Doctor's Office 0:48
2. Prescribing Medicine and Giving Advice 3:26
3. How Healthcare Systems Work 6:43
4. In Hospital 10:26
5. Talking About Recovery 13:13

This lesson will help you:
- Understand how you can communicate with a doctor in English if you have to go to the doctor's office.
- Get useful phrases and vocabulary to talk about medicine in English.
- Learn how healthcare systems work in English-speaking countries like the UK and US.
- See what kinds of English phrases for the hospital you can use to communicate if you have to stay at a hospital in an English-speaking country.
- Talk about recovery after an injury or illness in English with helpful vocabulary.
- See example conversations people might have when talking about illness and medicine in English.

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