IELTS Speaking Part 2
Describe a time when you took a medicine.
You should say:
– when it happened
– who gave it to you
– why you had it
– and how you felt
(when it happened) The last time I took medicine was only a few weeks ago. My cousins and I went on a trip to Indonesia during its hottest and most humid season, so everyone felt fatigued at the end of each day. It was on the 5th day of the trip, when we were in Bali, that my throat started to feel sore. Luckily, this was the last day before we headed back to Vietnam, so I did not have to visit the doctor in a foreign country.
(who gave it to you) Once I was back home, I saw my regular ENT doctor. I was diagnosed with tonsillitis and given a prescription for 4 days of antibiotics. This did not surprise me, because unfortunately my throat is particularly vulnerable to exotic environments.
(why you had it) The doctor gave me antibiotics because he/she thought that they would help me to recover from the disease as quickly as possible. Having said that, I was aware of the risks of overusing antibiotics – that my body will respond less to medicines the more antibiotics I take. So, keeping that in mind, I stopped taking the drugs as soon as I felt that it would be ok to let my body heal naturally.
(and how you felt) After 3 days of medicine, my throat felt a lot better, but it took more than 2 weeks for my throat to feel normal again. I am now aware that it is essential for me to steer clear of unhealthy substances and chemicals so that I do not come down with tonsillitis too often. Otherwise, treating it will become a lot more complicated.
1. Fatigued (adj): feeling extremely tired, either physically or mentally
Example: We were all fatigued after a marathon.
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2. To fall ill (phrase)
Example: Sophia fell ill/was taken ill (= became ill) while on holiday.
3. To come down with something (phrase): to catch or show signs of an illness
Example: I feel like I’m coming down with a cold.
4. To be diagnosed with something (phrase): to find out what physical or mental problem someone has by examining them
Example: She was diagnosed with/as having diabetes.
5. Tonsillitis (n): an illness in which your tonsils become infected, swollen, and painful
Example: Recurrent tonsillitis refers to repeated tonsil infections.
6. Exotic (adj): used for describing things that are interesting or exciting because they are in or from distant foreign countries
Example: She has a rather penchant for exotic clothes.
7. Antibiotic (n): a drug that cures illnesses and infections caused by bacteria.
An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections
8. To be back on track (idiom): to return to the right path, or the right direction
The train schedule seems to be back on track after all those delays this morning.
9. To steer clear of (phrase): take care to avoid or keep away from
Steer clear of the boss today—he’s yelling at everyone he sees.
IELTS SPEAKING PART 3:
1. Do you agree that medicine is harmful?
Honestly speaking, I do not think so. Medicine, besides its side effects, has played a vitally important role in maintaining the world’s population. Without medicine, hardly any diseases, especially infectious ones, could be totally cured or under control.
2. What do think of buying medicine online?
Buying medicine online may be two-edged. A wider variety of medications and chemicals can be found online, but their quality cannot be cleared and ensured to be suitable for use. In my opinion, one should not purchase medicine online unless they cannot find any pharmacy that offers what they need.
3. In your opinion, why do some people do not like taking medicine?
Regarding kids, most of children would find it hard to take medicine due to its bitter taste. Also, in case the size of a tablet is too big, it is difficult for children to swallow it. Regarding adults, some might try to minimise the use of drugs as much as possible because they hold a belief that the more medicine they take, the more they will be resistant to its effects.
1. Side effect (n): a secondary, typically undesirable effect of a drug or medical treatment.
Example: Does this drug have any side effects?
2. Infectious (adj): (of a disease) likely to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc., through the environment.
Example: After the 21-day isolation period, Ebola survivors are no longer infectious.
3. To be under control (phrase)
Example: It seems that the disease is now under control.
4. Two-edged (adj): able to be understood in two different ways
Example: “That was amazingly generous of you!” “Well, what do you mean by that two edged comment, – are you saying I’m usually mean?”
5. To find it hard/difficult to do sth (phrase)
Example: I found it hard to get an A in the exam.
6. To hold a belief (phrase): believe
Example: We used to hold a belief that ghosts were real when we were kids.