Angielski w pigułce - English in a pill: Rhinitis

1.
White: Hello.
Pharmacist: Hello, what can I do for you?
Mrs. White: I am looking for something that could help me with my stuffy nose. I’m pregnant so there aren’t many medications I can use, but I thought you could recommend something…
Pharmacist: How long have you been having this problem?
Mrs. White: A couple of weeks.
Pharmacist: Well, this is probably hormonal rhinitis, a common problem during pregnancy. I can give you this nasal spray. It is a solution of seawater, so a perfectly natural product.
Mrs. White: Will this help?
Pharmacist: It should bring you relief.

2
Pharmacist: Good morning, sir. You don’t look well, are you in pain?
Mr. Green: Oh yes, I have a terrible headache. Even my teeth are aching. It’s killing me.
Pharmacist: Do you have any breathing problems?
Mr. Green: No, not really. I do have a runny nose and I sneeze but I thought it’s just a cold. Why?
Pharmacist Well, the symptoms you described are typical of sinusitis – inflammation of the sinuses. I suggest that you see a specialist.
Mr. Green: It should see a doctor?
Pharmacist: Yes, an otolaryngologist, for instance.
Mr. Green: All right, I will make an appointment right away. But I still need something for that headache…

3
Mr. Dusty: Hi, I’d like to pick up this prescription.
Pharmacist: Is it for allergy?
Mr. Dusty: Yes.
Pharmacist: Here you go, your pills and nasal spray.
Mr. Dusty: How often do I apply this spray?
Pharmacist: If your doctor did not give you any other instructions, you should apply it three times a day to each nostril.
Mr. Dusty: How much is it?
Pharmacist: It’s 39,80 dol.

Dictionary

stuffy nose /stafi nouz/ – zatkany nos
pregnant /pregnent/ – w ciąży
medication /medykejszn/ – lekarstwo
recommend /rikomend/ – polecać
hormonal rhinitis /hormounal rinitis/ – katar hormonalny
common problem /komon problem/ – powszechny/częsty problem
pregnancy /pregnansy/ – ciąża
nasal spray /nejzl sprej/ – spray do nosa
solution /soluszyn/ – roztwór
seawater /siłoter/ – woda morska
bring relief /bring rilif/ – przynieść ulgę


are you in pain? /ar ju in pejn/ – czy coś pana boli?
headache /hedejk/ – ból głowy
teeth /tif/ – zęby
to ache /tu ejk/ – boleć
breathing problems /brifin problems/ – problemy z oddychaniem
to sneeze /tu sniz/ – kichać
to have a runny nose /tu heve rany
nołz/– mieć katar
typical /typikl/ – typowe
sinusitis /sajnysajtys/ – zapalenie zatok
inflammation /ynflamejszn/– zapalenie
otolaryngologist /ołtołleryngolodżist/ – otolaryngolog
for instance /forynstans/ – na przykład
to make an appointment /tu mejk en apojntment/ – umówić wizytę (u lekarza)


to pick up a prescription /tu pikap e preskripszyn/ – wykupić receptę
here you go /hir ju goł/ – proszę (podając coś)
pill /pyl/ – tabletka
apply /eplaj/ – aplikować, stosować
instructions /instrakszynz/ – instrukcje
three times a day /fri tajms edej/ – trzy razy dziennie
nostril /nostryl/ – nozdrze

Exercises
a
1. A nostril is one of the two channels of:
a. your heart
b. your eye
c. your nose

2. Rhinitis may cause:
a. problems with breathing
b. rhinoplasty
c. diarrhea
3. In order to protect yourself from getting a cold, you should avoid people who:
a. ski
b. sneeze
c. squeeze

b
Match the picture and the right description


Exercise A: 1c, 2a, 3b. Excercise B: 1A, 2D, 3C, 4B