At the Doctor’s Office | Describing Symptoms

A fun English lesson for beginner ESL students to learn grammar, vocabulary and expressions, for describing symptoms at a doctor’s office. Watch the ESL video about describing symptoms and use the ESL Printable and Digital storytelling flashcards to retell the story and practice using new vocabulary and expressions. Get the downloadable worksheets, ESL printable and digital flashcards, ESL listening and reading exercises, and gamify lessons with badges and stamps.

Warm Up Questions

1. How often do you get sick?
2. Do you often catch a cold?
3. How do you feel about going to see the doctor?
4. How often do you have health checkups?
5. Do you think you are a healthy person?

ESL Listening At the Doctor Describing Symptoms

Watch the following YouTube video:

ESL Listening Questions – Describing Symptoms In English

1. Where is Tony?
2. Why is he there?
3. How does Tony feel?
4. What is his temperature?
5. Did he get sick?
6. Did he take any medications to treat his symptoms?
7. What does the doctor think is wrong with Tony?
8. What does he prescribe?

ESL Printable and Digital Flashcards: At the Doctor’s

Use the following ESL printable flashcards to explain your symptoms to the doctor. 

Matching Vocabulary to Describe Symptoms to a Doctor

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

ESL Listening Transcripts At the Doctor’s Office

Dr.Evans: Hello Mr.McKay. What brings you here today?

Tony: I have a fever and a sore stomach.

Dr.Evans: Okay Tony. I see your temperature is a hundred and four degrees. That’s very high.

Tony: Yes, I feel very dizzy and nauseous.

Dr.Evans: Did you get sick?

Tony: Yes, I vomited twice this morning.  

Dr.Evans: Did you have any diarrhea?

Tony: Yes, a little bit.

Dr.Evans: Did you take any medicine to treat your symptoms?

Tony: No doctor. I didn’t take anything.

Dr.Evans: Okay, sounds like you may have some food poisoning.

Tony: Oh, no.

Dr.Evans: Take this medicine now and again every six hours until it’s finished. You’ll be okay in about twenty-four hours.

Tony: That’s a relief. Thank you very much doctor.

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Reference: B2L18