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1. Read the text.

A Man with a Bad Heart

Dan noticed afterwards that Max coughed a great deal and was short of breath. After about a week Max said that his chest rattled when he breathed. Max asked Dan if he knew a good heart doctor from a hospital. The man didn’t want to go to his regular doctor, because he was Sharon’s doctor too and he would tell her.

Dan remembered Dr Flinch, the physician who had helped him so greatly with the lung cancer.

After his visit Max came directly to the drugstore. He looked sombre.

“Is he a good doctor?”

“The best I’ve found so far.”

“I was so nervous I don’t remember anything he said.

Dan called the physician. Max wondered what Dr Flinch had told his friend.

“You have a double lesion”.

“Don’t talk to me in medical terms. Tell me so I can understand. What kind of operation do I have to do?”

“It’s open heart surgery. They cut the heart open. They put a pump in its place so that you get oxygen while it’s being worked on.”

“Is the heart beating all the time?”

“They stop it. It’s a dangerous operation but you have no choice.”

“I’m not getting any operation until Sharon has the baby.”

Max opened a jar of pills and took one.

2. Answer the questions.

1. Where did Max and Dan work?

2. Why did Max ask Dan to phone Dr Flinch?

3. What was wrong with Max?

4. Why didn’t Max want to get the operation?

5. How are Sharon and Max related?

3. Find in the text sentences with Indirect (Reported) Speech. Comment on the structure of the sentences.

4. Render the text into Reported Speech and retell it.

WRITING

You are going to write a letter to your friend. Follow these instructions.

1. Tell your friend what has happened to you and how you feel now. Tell him/ her what your life is like now.

2. Ask him / her for some help.

Use the model letter and Useful Language below to help you.

Ward, 7 Radcliffe hospital

3rd April 2004

Dear Kasia

This is just a short letter to let you know that I’m in hospital – but don’t worry, it’s nothing too serious, just a broken ankle.

It happened on Thursday evening when I was dancing! I jumped up and landed on the side of my foot. The doctors say it’s a complicated break, so I have to stay here for a week for more x-rays. It’s a real drag, I can tell you.

I’ve got lots of books and magazines, but even so, being in hospital is dead boring! I’m not allowed to leave my room, so I can’t go for a walk, and I don’t know what to do with my time.

Anyway, it’d be great to hear from you with any news. A funny letter would really cheer me up. Do you think you could send me some magazines or something?

Hope to see you very soon.

Lots of love,

Anna

Useful Language

Informal letter

Greeting

Dear + first name

Asking about them

Hi! How are things? /How are you? /How’s it going?

Reason

for writing/

Giving news

I’m just writing to tell you my news. /Just a quick note to tell you…/ to let you know…/ This is just a short letter to let you know…Listen, did I tell you about..?

Referring to their news

Great news about / Glad to hear that…/ Sorry to hear that…

Making suggestions

Why don’t you...?/ May be you could../ How about..?

Closing expressions

Well, got to go now. / Write soon/ Give my love/ regards to…/Say hello to../ Hope to see you soon / All the best.

Signing off

Love, Lots of love / Take care /Yours

Name

Your first name