3 What's the matter

Chapter 3 What's the matter a cough a stomachache a broken arm a cold a toothache a sore throat a fever a headache A These people are at the clinic. Read. What's the matter with you, Miss Ho? I have a stomachache. B Act Nurse Ann and the other people. What is the matter with them?

LEARN to Read C How did Dr Fung make his patients feel better? Read and find out. Mr and Mrs Cheng often felt unwell. They went to see Dr Fung at least once a week. Oh, dear! What's the matter with you? I have a headache. Me too. I think we should go to the doctor. Dr Fung was always cheerful. He listened to Mr and Mrs Cheng carefully. Then he told them a joke: Yesterday a lady came into the clinic. She touched her arm, her leg and her stomach. 'Doctor, ' she said, 'when I touch these places, I feel a pain. What's the matter with me?' I told her, Your finger is broken! ' Mr and Mrs Cheng laughed. They felt better and went home. The next week they visited Dr Fung again. He told them another joke: Two days ago a man came to see me. He said he could see two of everything. When I asked him to sit on the chair, he asked me, Which one?' Mr and Mrs Cheng both laughed and went home feeling better.

A week later, the Chengs went to see Dr Fung again. He told them a new joke: Last week a lady told me that when she drank coffee, she got a pain in her head. I told her to take the spoon out before she drank it! The Chengs left the clinic laughing. I like talking to Dr Fung. He always tells very funny jokes. I feel much better now. B Me too. Laughter really is the best medicine, but it's very expensive! Did Dr Fung give Mr and Mrs Cheng any medicine? D Are these sentences true or false? Put a √ or a x. Underline the sentences in the story that give you the information. 1 Mr and Mrs Cheng visited Dr Fung every week. 2 Dr Fung was never happy. 3 Dr Fung told the Chengs a joke every time they came to see him. 4 Mr and Mrs Cheng did not understand the jokes. 5 Laughing made Mr and Mrs Cheng feel better.

Pre-tack Activity E Jim is kind. He always calls his friends when they are absent from school. Act the children. Hello. May I speak to Gary, please? Speaking. Hi, Gary. This is Jim. You didn't come to school today. What's the matter with you? I have a broken arm. The doctor told me to get an X-ray of my arm. Oh, dear. I'm sorry to hear that. Get well soon. Thank you. Take care. Goodbye. Bye.