Free English Conversation | Elbow Pain and Visiting a Doctor | 44
In this free English conversation, Emma tells Luke about her recent experience at the doctor’s office and being diagnosed with ‘tennis elbow’.
This week’s episode is a good example for talking about pain and visiting a doctor. There are also a few puns in this weeks episode because Emma’s ‘tennis elbow’ is not caused by playing tennis. It is caused by using the computer too much. Listen for the puns around the words tennis, computer, net, internet and racket.
Disclaimer: Dialogue Frog does not provide medical advice. The information here is for English language educational purposes only.
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Luke 0:02
You're listening to a free English conversation with Dialogue Frog. Emma, I noticed that you're wearing something on your elbow.
Emma 0:11
Yes. This is a, uh, what do you call it, a support sleeve.
Luke 0:16
Support sleeve. Huh. Well, why are you wearing it?
Emma 0:20
So, for a long time now I've been having this pain in my arm. Uh, so I went to the doctor and explained to the doctor that I have this pain in my arm, that- really from like my elbow to my wrist and the doctor s-said it was what's called tennis elbow. Although I don't play tennis. I just use a computer and a mouse for too long every day.
Luke 0:52
I tried playing tennis with a computer once.
Emma 0:56
How'd that work?
Luke 0:59
Um, not so well. I heard something about the net? And so I tried to use the internet? And then I don't know, I think I just lost.
Emma 1:11
It must have been a racket.
Luke 1:13
Oh!
Emma 1:14
Yeah.
Luke 1:14
Yeah.
Emma 1:17
So yeah, I have, apparently I have tennis elbow and the doctor said to um, wear the support sleeve, which is supposed to to help the elbow pain, and then to take aspirin and do some stretches from time to time with my hands and my arms, and hopefully he said in six to eight weeks, it'll be better. I really hope so, 'cause I'm tired of this elbow pain.
Luke 1:44
Yeah, sorry about that.
Emma 1:45
Yeah, that's all right.
Luke 1:48
Well, this has been a free English conversation with Dialogue Frog.
Emma 1:55
Hey Luke, guess what?
Luke 1:57
What?
Emma 1:58
Dialogue Frog now has a Facebook page!
Luke 2:01
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Emma 2:02
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Luke 2:03
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Emma 2:06
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what do you call it
support
sleeve
for a long time now
pain
arm
doctor
explained
wrist
what's called
tennis
tennis elbow
although
play
use
computer
mouse
tried
How'd (how did)
How'd that work?
net
internet
lost
racket
apparently
supposed to
help
take
aspirin
stretches
from time to time
hands
hopefully
better
hope
I hope so...
tired of
Sorry about that.
That's all right.
Take a reading challenge from this week's free English conversation!
Visit the Mayo Clinic's website and read this article about tennis elbow. This article has a lot of common vocabulary for talking about pain and medical problems. Here are some keywords that are common to use when talking to someone or a doctor about pain:
- condition
- occur
- develop
- primarily
- tendons
- muscles
- rest
- over-the-counter (medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription)
- treatment
- symptoms
- surgery
Emma's 'tennis elbow' condition is caused by poor ergonomics when she sits at a desk to use a computer. Check out this video from the Wall Street Journal for more words related to ergonomics.
Disclaimer: Dialogue Frog does not provide medical advice. The information here is for English language educational purposes only.
