Hospital Scene 1
Do the Preparation task first. Then watch the video. Next go to the Tasks and do the activities. If you need help, you can read the Transcript at any time.
Preparation
Think about the following questions:
- Have you ever hurt yourself cycling or skateboarding?
- How do you know when you need to get medical attention?
Watch Stephen get back on his skateboard as Ashlie and Poppy look on.
Transcript
Stephen: Wow, I haven’t done this for years. This is a great place to skate.
Ashlie: Stephen’s come skateboarding, and me and Poppy have come along to watch. Off you go then.
Stephen: Hey, Ashlie, watch this!
Ashlie: Be careful, Stephen. That looks dangerous!
Hello? Oh, hiya, Pete. How are you? Yeah, I’m good. I’m just at the skate park... What are you up to?
Poppy! Stephen, watch out!
Pete, I have to go. Stephen’s fallen over. I think he’s hurt himself.
Stephen: Argh. My ankle.
Ashlie: Are you OK?
Stephen: Argh, my ankle. Is Poppy OK?
Ashlie: Yeah, she’s fine. Oh, I’m so sorry, Stephen. Where does it hurt? Is it really bad?
Stephen: Just here. It really hurts.
Ashlie: Do you think you can walk?
Stephen: Ow!
Ashlie: Come on. Let me help you up. Let’s get you home.
Stephen: Do you think I need to go to hospital? In an ambulance?
Ashlie: Be a brave boy, Stephen.
Stephen: All right, I’ll be OK. Give me a hand, would you?
Stephen: Ashlie! Ash! Ashlie! Can you pass me some more ice, please?
Stephen: It’s still very painful, you know.
Ashlie: Here you go.
Stephen: Thanks, Ash. Ooh. Actually, Ashlie, that’s a bit cold.
Ashlie: Well, it is ice, Stephen.
Stephen: Ah, well maybe a cup of tea will make me feel better. Do you think you could get me a cup of tea, please, Ashlie?
Ashlie: Oh, come on, Stephen!
Stephen: It still really hurts.
Ashlie: OK, then.
Here you go.
Stephen: Oh, Ash, you’re very kind. Would you mind getting me a chocolate biscuit?
Ashlie: Stephen! I am not here to run around for you like a servant.
Stephen: Well, it’s kind of your fault I hurt my ankle. Do you think it might be broken?
Ashlie: Why is it my fault?
Stephen: Well, if you hadn’t let go of Poppy, I wouldn’t have hurt myself.
Ashlie: Stephen, that is so unfair.
Stephen: Oh, come on, Ash. Just one biscuit. They’re in the kitchen.
Ashlie: Oh, OK then. But if your ankle isn’t better by the morning, I’m taking you to hospital.
Stephen: Aargh. My elbow. I think it’s broken. Ashlie!
Ashlie: Right, that’s it. I’m taking you to hospital. Come on.
Stephen: In an ambulance?
Ashlie: No, Stephen. Not in an ambulance.
I've broken my collarbone during cycling about twelve years ago and my leg when riding the motocross. When you've broke something it hurts for a long time and pain doesn't decrease, sometimes you feel and hear extraneous sounds when moving. So, Stephen, definitely, hasn't broken anything)
One more question: Ashlie often say 'Here you go' in this video. Is there any difference between 'Here you are' and 'Here you go'? I've found some opinion on the internet, that 'Here you go' is used when you physically give something to someone, but another opinion is 'Here you go' is idiom that doesn't have any literal sense and only used in informal speech. Could you make it more clear, please? Thanks a lot!
Hello Safe_Mode,
The meaning is the same - both are used when giving something to someone physically or, for example, digitally during an online meeting. I think 'Here you go' is a little more colloquial.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello, there! About task 4: why do we need type 'OK' with the capital letters? Why is 'ok' wrong? Thank you!
Hello Safe_Mode,
When I was at school the correct form was always OK with upper case letters - teachers would correct anything else. However, languages change all the time so we have updated the exercise so that 'OK', 'ok' and 'okay' are all accepted now.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello fidaasiddig
'let Poppy go' would mean that Ashlie allowed Poppy leave the place they are in, whereas 'let go of Poppy' means to stop holding Poppy. What Ashlie did was let go of Poppy.
All the best
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello fidaasiddig,
Both forms are correct. The form with 'of' is generally used only when something is being physically held, while the other form can be used in any context.
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team