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The musician doctor

المؤلف:  L.A Hill

المصدر:  Intermediate anecdotes in American English

الجزء والصفحة:  50-1

23/9/2022

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Eddie liked music very much whe he was at school, but when he went to the university he decided to study medicine, instead of music. When he passed his examinations and became a doctor, he had to work in a hospital for some time. There he discovered that a lot of the patients were happier and caused less trouble if pleasant music was played to them. When Eddie got an office and began to work for himself, he decided to keep his patients happy by having a tape recorder in his waiting room play beautiful music for them.

But soon after the tape recorder had been put in, Eddie's nurse heard a woman, who was sitting in the crowded waiting room one morning, complain, "Here we're all waiting to see the doctor, and he's just playing the violin in his office instead of doing his work!"

A    Answer these questions:

1. What did Eddie like when he was at school?
2. What did he study at the university?
3. Where did Eddie work after he passed his examinations?
4. What did pleasant music do to a lot of the patients in the hospital?
5. Why did Eddie put a tape recorder in his waiting room?
6. What did Eddie's nurse hear a patient say one morning?

B    What words i the story mean the same as:

1. Enjoyed.
2. Full of people.
3. More satisfied.
4. Nice.
5. Not long.
6. Was successful in.

C   Choose the correct sentence for each picture and write it down.

1. a. This ma has been hit by a fallen branch.

    b. This man has been hit by a falling branch.

2. a. This man is tripping over a fallen branch.

    b. This man is tripping over a falling branch.

3. a. This actor is very amused.

    b. This actor is very amusing.

4. a. The audience is very amused.

    b. The audience is very amusing.