Explain that each picture represents a phrasal verb, and the first letter of the verb is always given. Sometimes the picture shows two verbs (normally opposites), in which case there are two blanks for the two prepositions | 17 The describing game 139 A Roleplay I Roleplay 3 You are a family doctor. The person who has just come into your surgery is B a patient you ve seen a couple of times before. You think B maybe a hypochondriac. Find out what his her problems are symptoms how long etc. and ask about his her general health . diet sleeping smoking exercise stress . If you think B is really ill prescribe the necessary treatment. If you think B is a hypochondriac don t say anything but don t give him her any tablets. You begin Good morning. What s the problem What s the matter Roleplay 2 You are a patient. B is your family doctor. You recently had a check-up and you have come to get the results of your tests and X-rays. You smoke 30 cigarettes a day. You have tried to give up a few times but you can t. However you have started doing exercise recently you play squash three times a week . You have a bad cough and also get a pain in your chest very often. You want some medicine for your cough but nothing homeopathic as you don t believe in alternative medicine. B will start the conversation. You are a family doctor. B is one of your patients. You can see from your notes that he she has previously had problems with insomnia and you think this is probably why he she is here again. You don t believe in prescribing sleeping pills and would like to find out the cause stress too much caffeine personal problems . You begin Good morning. What s the problem Roleplay 4 You are a patient. B is your family doctor. You have gone to see the doctor because although you are only in your mid-thirties your partner is ten years younger than you and you are very worried about looking older than your age. You have heard that there is a wonderful new drug called Juvental which makes people look and feel much younger than their age and you want a prescription for it. You think you have a right to get it as you hardly ever use the national health service but you pay your taxes like everybody else. B will begin
