Work in pairs. When finished, create a new roleplay of your own with your partner. Use 10 new vocabulary words.
You are a patient, seeing your doctor for your yearly check up. The doctor has noticed your blood pressure is quite high, and that you have some wheezing when you breathe. The doctor notices you are a smoker, and is really trying to encourage you to quit smoking cigarettes. You love smoking cigarettes and don’t want to quit. Use the following vocabulary words as you discuss the situation with your doctor.
- evidence
- issue
- budget
- claim
- costly
You are a doctor, and you are completing a yearly physical with your patient who is a heavy smoker. You notice the patient has high blood pressure and is wheezing when they breathe. You strongly believe that the patient will die in the next five years if they do not quit smoking. Use the following vocabulary words as you discuss the situation with your patient.
- investigate
- get rid of
- moral
- policy
- restriction