Making appointments: At the Doctor’s Crazy Dictation

This is a downloadable ESL crazy dictation dialogue at the doctor’s to practise the language of making appointments.

Keith Taylor

Updated 15 May, 2024

Here’s some more info about the activity:

Aim	To review language for making appointments. To develop listening and pronunciation skills.
Activity	Students complete a dialogue by dictating sentences across the classroom.
Organisation	Pair work
Preparation	Make enough copies of the activity for the number of pairs in your class.
What do I do?	Put students into pairs, facing each other across the room. Hand out the activity. Give A to one student in each pair, and B to the other. Students dictate their half of the dialogue to their partner across the room, until both have completed it. The first pair to finish (accurately) is the winner. Use the dialogue to review language for making appointments.

A
______________________________?
Good morning. I’d like to make an appointment to see a doctor, please.
______________________________?
Could I come this afternoon?
______________________________?
Of course.

A few seconds later…

______________________________?
Yes, that’s fine. Thank you.
______________________________?
Yes, it’s Jane Brown.
______________________________.
Thanks, goodbye.

B
Good morning, City Doctors. How can I help you?
______________________________.
Certainly. When would you like to come?
______________________________?
I’ll check, could you hold on for one minute?
______________________________.

A few seconds later…

Yes, this afternoon is possible. How about 3 o’clock?
______________________________.
Ok. Could I take your name please?
______________________________.
Ok, Jane. We’ll see you later today.
______________________________.

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