The school nurse is calling Jason’s mother.
學校護士正在打電話給傑森的媽媽。
Nurse: May I speak to Mrs Wang?
Mrs Wang: This is she. May I ask who’s calling, please?
Nurse: I am calling from high school. It’s about your son, Jason.
Mrs Wang: What happened to him?
Nurse: He twisted his ankle in PE class. I wrapped bandages around his ankle already. Be sure to take him to the doctor. Can you come get him?
Mrs Wang: Yes. I’ll go now. I should be there by 3pm, and take him to the doctor.
必備單字
1. happen v. 發生(國中基本1200字)
2. medicine n. 藥;醫學(國中基本1200字)
實用字詞
1. twist one’s ankle 扭傷某人的腳踝
2. PE (Physical Education) class 體育課
3. wrap bandages 包紮繃帶
4. Family Medicine 家醫科
5. Plastic Surgery 整形外科
6. Dentistry 牙科
閱讀技巧:
將長句分成短字詞,以利閱讀
He/twisted his ankle/in PE class.
他/扭到他的腳踝/在體育課。
斷句練習
I wrapped bandages around his ankle already.
解答:
I/wrapped bandages/around his ankle/already.
我/包紮繃帶/繞著他的腳踝/已經。
考題練習:
TOEIC Bridge測驗 X 國中會考題型
1. Which doctor will Mrs Wang and Jason visit?
(A) Doctor Wu.
(B) Doctor Brown.
(C) Doctor Lee.
2. Why did the school nurse make a phone call to Mrs Wang?
(A) Because Mrs Wang didn’t go see a doctor.
(B) Because Mrs Wang’s son skipped the class.
(C) Because Mrs Wang’s son got hurt.
3. Which clinic will Jason visit if he wants to check up his ankle in the morning?
(A) Clinic A.
(B) Clinic B.
(C) None of the above.
解答:
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (A)
文章由TOEIC Program Taiwan · Chun Shin提供:
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