醫院場景：

1、醫生難找

2、病情如何

3、有病耽誤課 miss the class

缺課的原因：

1、生病 get ill

2、睡過頭 over sleep

3、traffic (車壞了，或者交通的問題)

醫院的線索詞：

operation 手術

infirmary (校內)醫務室;cafeteria 飯堂;tuition 學費

treat, treatment 治療(過程)

cure 治愈(結果)

[study, learn; search, find; try, manage]

clinic 診所

ward 病房

student health center 學生健康中心

medical center 醫療中心

prescribe 開處方;preview 預習;interview 面試;international 國際的

fill the prescription 抓藥

refill the prescription 再抓藥

check out 辦理出院手續

emergency department 急診室

例題：

A) To meet Tom Wang.

B) To work in his office.

C) To go to hospital.

D) To attend a meeting.

M: This is Tom Wang speaking. Could you tell me Mr. Smith’s schedule for tomorrow? I would like to meet him at his convenience.

W: Let me see. He’ll go to see his doctor at 8, and chair a meeting at 10 in the morning. Well, he will be in the office the whole afternoon.

Q: What does Mr. Smith plan to do at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning?

注：chair 主持

打電話場景：

1、約人肯定約不到 make an appointment (約醫生)

2、約會去不了

come up 突然來臨

reschedule 重新安排時間

fit me in 安排

3、電話打不通，打錯電話

run out of coin 硬幣用光

cut off 通話被中斷

hang up 掛斷電話

receiver 聽筒

hook 掛鉤

telephone book 電話簿

yellow pages 電話簿

yellow press 色情出版物

dial the number 打電話

打電話步驟：

look up the number in the telephone;

pick up the receiver;

drop the coins in the slot 投幣孔;

dial the number you wanted.

例題

A) She was afraid she might be kept too late.

B) She would have something more important to do.

C) She had to meet a friend of hers.

D) She was not in the mood to attend the party.

W: Hello, Steve. This is Susan. I’m afraid I won’t be able to come to the party. I was just asked to go to a meeting.

M: Do come after your meeting, Susan. Our party won’t be over until midnight.

Q: Why did the woman say that she could not join in the party?

注：be in the mood to do sth. 愿意做某事，有這種心情做某事

例題

A) To write a check.

B) To find a telephone number.

C) To ring up somebody.

D) To check the telephone service.

W: I’m sorry, but the number you are dialing is not in service.

M: But that’s impossible. I just spoke to him this morning. Could you please check it for me?

Q: What is the man trying to do?

注：operator 接線員

例題

A) The woman is being interviewed by a reporter.

B) The woman is asking for a promotion.

C) The woman is applying for a job.

D) The woman is being given an examination.

M: Now, I'm going to start off by asking you a difficult question. Why would you like to get this post?

W: Well-first of all I know that your firm has a very good reputation. Then I've heard you offer good opportunities for promotion for the right person.

Q: What do we know from this conversation?