ESL Podcast 551 – Scheduling a Medical Appointment

http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=8262835


- to be routed : to be sent to the right person/direction
Before I could schedule my appointment, I had to listen to several recorded messages to be routed to the right medical office.
- to stay on the line: not to hand up the phone, to hold the line
The recording said to stay on the line for assistance.
- returning patient : sb already used or met the doctor
Are you a new patient or a returning patient?
- to be booked up : to have full schedule
It looks like Dr. Gupta is booked up for the next three weeks
- opening : free time
She has an opening on March 2nd, at 4:30 p.m
- to put sb down : to schedule sth for sb
You'll need to check in at 10:45 to fill out paperwork. Should I put you down for that?

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Language for expressing likes
Subject	Adverb	Verb	Noun	Extra
I	(really)	like love	it them ice cream Chinese food playing football watching TV	a lot

Pronunciation - Consonant to vowel linking

When speaking fluently words link together in different ways. One way is when one word ends in a consonant sound and the following word begins with a vowel sound. For example, look at the following phrase: I like it a lot. The word 'like' ends with the consonant sound /k/. The word 'it' begins with the consonant sound /I/. These two words can link together. Also the word 'it' ends in the consonant sound /t/ and the following word 'a' is a vowel sound by itself. These two words can also link together. To find out more about this and other kinds of linking visit the Connected Speech section of our Pronunciation area.

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Duy Lam