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Sofia Got Sick on Test Day... Could She Still Make It?! | A1 English Story – Transcript
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- Sofia wakes up with a fever on the day of her big speaking test and decides to visit a clinic first.
- After waiting at the clinic, Sofia sees the doctor who gives her medicine and tells her to rest.
- Sophia hurries to the pharmacy to get her medicine and reaches her classroom just as the test starts.
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Sofia wakes up. She feels terrible. She has a fever. But today is her big speaking test.
Can she still go? She coughs. She looks at her phone. Her test is very soon.
She feels worried. Sofia makes a decision. She will see a doctor first, quickly, before her test.
She walks to the clinic. She feels weak, but she keeps going. She arrives at the clinic.
She opens the door and walks inside. A receptionist looks up. "Do you have an appointment?" she asks.
"No," says Sofia, "but I feel very sick." Sofia sits down in the waiting room. It is full of people.
She looks at the clock. Time is running out. Have you ever gone to the doctor at a very bad time?
Tell us what happened in the comments. And don't forget to like this video if you want more stories like Sofia's. A nurse calls a name.
"Sonia," she says. Sofia jumps up. "That's me," she says.
But wait, another woman stands up, too. "I think that's my name," the woman says. The nurse checks her list. "Sorry," she says to Sophia.
"It's her turn, not yours." Sophia sits back down. She has even less time now. Finally, "Sophia," the nurse calls.
Sophia jumps up quickly. It's her turn at last. The doctor listens carefully. "What are your symptoms?" he asks kindly.
What do you do when you feel sick before something important? Tell us in the comments. We want to know. "You will be okay," the doctor says with a smile.
He writes a prescription. "Take this medicine and rest." Sophia hurries out of the clinic. She checks the time.
She must be fast. She runs into the pharmacy. She gives the prescription to the pharmacist.
The pharmacist hands her the medicine. "Thank you," Sophia says and rushes out the door.
Sophia runs toward the university. Her test starts very soon. She reaches the classroom door just the professor is about to close it.
Wait. I'm here, she says. She sits down out of breath. She feels a little better already. I made it, she thinks.
Let's check what you remember. Question one, why did Sophia go to the clinic? Question two, what did the nurse call by mistake?
Question three, what did the doctor give Sophia? Great job if you remembered. Today, you learned six new words with Sophia's story. Fever, receptionist, waiting room, symptom, prescription,
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