260817 – Describing Pain: Speaking and Role-Play

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8 月 17 日 星期一
每日英語

描述痛楚(第 3 課):講話和角色扮演

Describing Pain (Lesson 3): Speaking and Role-Play

學習目標:

完成本課後,你可以綜合運用 第一課 同 第二課 學過嘅語言,喺日常生活同醫療場合簡單描述痛楚、回答問題、尋求幫助,以及要求別人講慢啲或重複。

0. Safety note — 安全提示

如果痛楚突然出現、非常嚴重,或者有生命危險,請打 999。如果需要緊急但唔係危急情況嘅醫療意見,請打 NHS 111。如果唔肯定,請向信任嘅人或醫護人員求助。

1. Warm-up: sentence transformation — 熱身:句子變化

Say each sentence three times, changing the word in red. 每句讀三次,每次改變紅色嘅字

Location — 位置

EnglishCantonese
My knee hurts.膝頭痛。
My back hurts.背脊痛。
My shoulder hurts.膊頭痛。
My throat hurts.喉嚨痛。

Description and intensity — 痛楚嘅形容同程度

EnglishCantonese
The pain is sharp.痛楚係尖銳嘅。
The pain is dull.痛楚係隱隱作痛嘅。
The pain is severe.痛楚好嚴重
The pain is mild.痛楚係輕微嘅。

Movement — 動作

EnglishCantonese
It hurts when I walk.行路時會痛。
It hurts when I stand up.企起身時會痛。
It hurts when I bend down.彎低身時會痛。
It hurts when I climb the stairs.行樓梯時會痛。

2. Information card — 資料卡

Complete the card, then read it aloud. 填好張資料卡,然後大聲讀出嚟。

Name 
Body part 
Type of pain 
When it started 
Pain score (0–10) 
Better or worse when 
Medicine 

3. Role-play A: At the pharmacy — 角色扮演 A:喺藥房

SpeakerEnglishCantonese
Pharmacist 藥劑師How can I help you? 我可以點樣幫你?
Customer 顧客I have a sore throat. 我喉嚨痛。
PharmacistHow long have you had it? 痛咗幾耐?
CustomerI have had it for two days. 痛咗兩日。
PharmacistDo you have a fever? 你有冇發燒?
CustomerI am not sure. I feel unwell. 我唔肯定。我覺得唔舒服。
CustomerCould you speak slowly, please? 可唔可以請你講慢啲?

Task: Change the body part, duration and symptom. Swap roles.任務:改變身體部位、持續時間同症狀,然後交換角色。

4. Role-play B: Calling the GP surgery — 角色扮演 B:打電話去家庭醫生診所

SpeakerEnglishCantonese
Receptionist 接待員How can I help? 我可以點樣幫你?
Patient 病人I would like an appointment, please. 我想預約見醫生,唔該。
ReceptionistWhat is the problem? 有咩問題?
PatientMy back hurts. The pain is getting worse. 我背脊痛。痛楚越嚟越差。
ReceptionistCan you come tomorrow morning? 你聽日朝早得唔得?
PatientYes, that is fine. I speak Cantonese. Can I have an interpreter, please? 好呀,冇問題。我講廣東話。可唔可以請一位傳譯員?

Task: Change the body part, change the trend, and add a suitable appointment time. Swap roles.任務:改變身體部位同痛楚變化,再加一個合適嘅預約時間,然後交換角色。

5. Role-play C: Asking a neighbour for help — 角色扮演 C:請鄰居幫手

SpeakerEnglishCantonese
Neighbour 鄰居Are you all right? 你冇事吖嘛?
Student 學生I have pain in my knee. 我膝頭痛。
NeighbourDo you need help? 你需唔需要幫手?
StudentYes, please. Could you help me sit down? 要呀,唔該。可唔可以幫我坐低?
StudentThank you very much. 好多謝你。

Task: Use a different body part and make a different request. Swap roles.任務:使用另一個身體部位,提出另一個請求,然後交換角色。

6. Clarification challenge — 澄清挑戰

The listener deliberately speaks too quickly or uses an unfamiliar word. The speaker must use one of these phrases 聆聽者會故意講得太快,或者使用一個你唔熟悉嘅字。講話者必須使用以下其中一句::

EnglishCantonese
Sorry?吓?/唔好意思?
Could you repeat that, please? 可唔可以請你再講一次?
What does that mean? 嗰個係咩意思?
Could you write it down? 可唔可以請你寫低?
Please speak more slowly. 請講慢啲。
I understand. 我明白。
I do not understand. 我唔明白。

7. Final speaking task — 最後口語任務

Choose one situation:

  • calling a GP surgery;
  • speaking to a pharmacist;
  • asking a neighbour for help.

Include:

  • where the pain is;
  • what it feels like or how severe it is;
  • when it started;
  • what makes it better or worse;
  • one request for help or clarification.

Try to speak for 30–45 seconds without reading. Then repeat the task with one change.

8. Self-assessment — 自我評估

  • I can name the body part.
  • I can describe the pain.
  • I can say when it started.
  • I can explain what makes it better or worse.
  • I can give a pain score.
  • I can ask for help or clarification.
  • I can complete a short role-play.

Model final message — 最後訊息示例

My back hurts. The pain is sharp. It started yesterday. It is worse when I bend down. The pain is six out of ten. I need an appointment, please.

我背脊痛。痛楚係尖銳嘅。琴日開始。彎低身時更加痛。痛楚係十分之六。我想預約見醫生,唔該。

Remember — 記住

Short, clear sentences are good English. Speak slowly and ask for repetition when necessary.

短而清楚嘅句子就係好英文。需要時講慢啲,同要求對方重複。