Unit 5 – Health
Lesson 2
What’s the problem?
I know someone who . . .
Who should this person see to
get help?
What should this person tell
the doctor?
Today you will learn how to
use present perfect and present perfect continuous to communicate your symptoms
to the doctor.
First just listen to the
conversation.
Conversation
Practice this conversation with
your partner.
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Doctor: |
Hello John. What seems to
be the problem? |
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John: |
Well, I’ve been coughing
a lot. |
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Doctor: |
Anything else? |
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John: |
Yes, my chest has been
hurting, too. |
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Doctor: |
It sounds like you might
have bronchitis. I’d like to do some tests to be sure, and then I’ll
give you a prescription to relieve your symptoms. |
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John: |
Thanks, Doc. |
Practice the conversation
again, replacing the underlined words with the information below.
Doctor:
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Hello John. What seems to
be the problem?
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John:
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Well, I’ve been coughing a lot.
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Doctor:
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Anything else?
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John:
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Yes, my chest has been
hurting, too.
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Doctor:
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It sounds like you might
have bronchitis. I’d like to do some tests to be sure, and then I’ll
give you a prescription to relieve your symptoms.
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John:
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Thanks, Doc.
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Symptom #1 |
Symptom #2 |
Diagnosis |
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1. I’ve been blowing my
nose a lot |
my back has been aching. |
common cold |
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2. My leg’s been hurting |
I haven’t been walking
properly |
muscle spasm |
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3. I’ve been throwing up |
I’ve been feeling faint and
dizzy |
flu |
Study the chart.
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Present
Perfect Continuous
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Example |
Form |
When do
you use it? |
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I have been studying for three hours. The president has been speaking since 9 a.m. |
Affirmative sentence has/have + been + present participle |
To emphasize the duration of an activity or state that started in the past and continues in the present. |
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You’ve been going to the movies a lot lately. He hasn’t been working late recently. |
Negative sentence has/have + not + been + present participle |
To show that an activity has been in progress recently. |
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How long have they lived/been living here? They have lived/been living here since 2000. |
Question has/have + subject + been + present participle |
With some verbs (work, live, teach), there is no difference in meaning between the present perfect and the present perfect continuous. |
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Note: Some verbs are not usually used n the continuous from, e.g., be, believe, hate, have, know, like, want |
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for +
period of time
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since +
point in time
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Two weeks Five days A month A long time A while |
Tuesday (day) 5:30 p.m. 1980 last night I was a child |
Complete the following sentences using the present perfect continuous and suitable time expressions.
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(study) English for
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| 2. The kids
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| 5. How long
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| 7. The boy
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| 9. Minh
(think) about changing jobs
for
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| 10. (they/live) in New York for |
Review the present perfect
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Present
Perfect Simple
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Example |
Form |
When do
you use it? |
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He has seen the doctor. Have you called your mother? She has never broken her arm. |
Affirmative sentence has/have + past participle |
When something happened (or didn’t happen) at an unspecified time in the past. |
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I’ve moved four times in my life. She has been to the hospital many times. |
Negative sentence has/have + not + past participle or has/have + never + past participle |
When something happened more than once in the past (and could possibly happen again in the future) |
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They have lived here for ten years. I have had bronchitis since last week. |
Question has/have + subject + past participle |
When something started at a specific time in the past and continues in the present. |
Choose the present perfect or
the present perfect continuous to complete theses sentences.
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| 2. Marco
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| 3. She
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| 4. I (study) Spanish recently. |
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| 6.
(you,
wait) for a long time?
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| 7. Santiago
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| 8. We
(live)
here for three years.
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| 9. John
(talk)
to the doctor for 20 minutes.
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| 10. How long
(you/know) Maria?
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