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EXERCISE 2

Number the instructions in order from 1 to 5
A. Follow the instructions
B. Check that you’re taking the right dosage
C. Take three times daily
D. Keep out of reach of children
E. Remember to shake the bottle first
Practice: Read the leaflet on taking medicine and circle the instruction words

IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN TAKING MEDICINE

Medicine improve the lives of thousands of Australians every day,
but they can be harmful if not used as intended. To avoid this, talk
to your doctor and pharmacist about your health and about how
your medicine will work.
A. Make sure you understand how to take your medicine
B. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about possible side – effects

C. Check where there are any precautions you should take when
using medicine, such as not drinking alcohol
D. Tell your doctor or pharmacist about any problems you have had
with taking the medicine, and any effects it has caused

What emergency service does Radinka call?

Operator: Emergency. Which service, please?
Radinka: Yes, ambulance, please.
Operator: Just a minute. I’ll put you through to the central switchboard.
Receptionist: Ambulance emergency.
Radinka: Hello. I need an ambulance to take my mother to hospital
Receptionist: What’s the problem?
Radinka: She’s hurt her back and she’s in a lot of pain and she can’t move.
Receptionist: Is she conscious?
Radinka: Yes, she is.
Receptionist: Where are you? What’s the address?
Radinka: Flat 16 number 11 Estelle Road, Five Dock.
Receptionist: Can you spell the street, please?
Radinka: E – S – T – E – double L – E, Estelle.
Receptionist: And what’s the nearest cross road?
Radinka: Um, it’s Larson Street.
Receptionist: Is it a ground floor flat?
Radinka: No, it’s on second floor.
Receptionist: Is there a lift?
Radinka: No, only stairs.
Receptionist: Ok, well, keep your mother still and we’ll have an ambulance
there in less than ten minutes.
Radinka:Ok. Thank you very much.
Receptionist: All right. Bye.
Radinka: Bye.
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