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A2.2 · Unit 2 of 30

Healthcare: French speaking practice

I can describe how a symptom has changed and understand the steps of an appointment.

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One connected outcome

Four short missions, then one usable response.

  1. 1 Locate and date pain I can say where it hurts and for how long.
  2. 2 Understand instructions I can understand the doctor's instructions for a treatment.
  3. 3 Symptom follow-up I can say if the symptoms have changed.
  4. 4 Medical appointment I can understand and confirm the steps of a medical appointment.

Mission 1 · 10 minutes · Health

Locate and date pain

Localiser et dater une douleur

I can say where it hurts and for how long.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

Patient

J'ai mal à la tête depuis hier.

I've had a headache since yesterday.

Médecin

Où exactement ?

Where exactly?

Patient

Devant, au-dessus des yeux.

At the front, above my eyes.

Médecin

Depuis quand ?

Since when?

Patient

Depuis hier soir.

Since yesterday evening.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

You have a stomach ache since this morning. Tell the doctor.

Response frame

J'ai mal au ventre depuis ce matin.I have a stomach ache since this morning.

Depuis ce matin.Since this morning.

Mission 2 · 10 minutes · Health

Understand instructions

Comprendre les instructions

I can understand the doctor's instructions for a treatment.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

Médecin

Prenez ce médicament trois fois par jour.

Take this medicine three times a day.

Patient

Avant ou après le repas ?

Before or after the meal?

Médecin

Après le repas, avec un verre d'eau.

After the meal, with a glass of water.

Patient

D'accord, merci.

Okay, thank you.

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Your role-play prompt

The doctor says to take the syrup twice a day. Ask if it's before or after the meal.

Response frame

Avant ou après le repas ?Before or after the meal?

Deux fois par jour ?Twice a day?

Mission 3 · 10 minutes · Health

Symptom follow-up

Suivi des symptômes

I can say if the symptoms have changed.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

Médecin
Patient

Un peu mieux, mais j'ai encore de la fièvre.

A little better, but I still have a fever.

Médecin

La douleur a diminué ?

Has the pain decreased?

Patient

Oui, elle est moins forte.

Yes, it is less strong.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

The doctor asks if the cough has changed. Say it is less frequent.

Response frame

La toux est moins fréquente.The cough is less frequent.

Elle a diminué.It has decreased.

Mission 4 · 12 minutes · Health

Medical appointment

Rendez-vous médical

I can understand and confirm the steps of a medical appointment.

French dialogue with English meaning

Open a linked French phrase to hear its model audio and practise it in context.

Secrétaire

Votre rendez-vous est à quatorze heures trente mercredi.

Your appointment is at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Patient

Mercredi à quatorze heures trente, d'accord.

Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., okay.

Secrétaire

Apportez une pièce d'identité et votre carte d'assurance.

Bring a form of ID and your insurance card.

Patient

Je les apporterai. Merci.

I will bring them. Thank you.

Use it without copying the whole exchange

Your role-play prompt

The secretary says the appointment is at 10 am on Friday. Confirm and ask if you need to bring anything.

Response frame

Vendredi à 10h, d'accord.Friday at 10 am, okay.

Faut-il apporter quelque chose ?Do I need to bring anything?

How to use this preview

Read for meaning. Use the app for model audio and recording.

The dialogues, English meanings, mouth cues, and response frames above come from the current Parle course. In the app, every mission adds reviewed model audio, the Hear–Shape–Say–Use sequence, recording, Phrase Match word detection, and progress tracking.

Phrase Match is not an accent score, pronunciation grade, or official CEFR assessment. It reports which words speech recognition detected and can be wrong.

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