Making an Appointment — Timed Reading
A2 · 95 words · Four comprehension questions
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Ravi phones a clinic to make an appointment. He would like to see a nurse on Thursday morning. The receptionist checks the diary. There is no appointment at nine, but ten thirty is free. Ravi agrees to that time. The receptionist asks for his full name and phone number. Ravi spells his surname slowly. Before the call ends, he repeats the day and time to check them. On Thursday, he arrives ten minutes early. He tells the receptionist his name and waits in the waiting room. He brings a book to read while he waits.
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Ravi phones a clinic to make an appointment. He would like to see a nurse on Thursday morning. The receptionist checks the diary. There is no appointment at nine, but ten thirty is free. Ravi agrees to that time. The receptionist asks for his full name and phone number. Ravi spells his surname slowly. Before the call ends, he repeats the day and time to check them. On Thursday, he arrives ten minutes early. He tells the receptionist his name and waits in the waiting room. He brings a book to read while he waits.
- A nurse
- Nine is not available
- Ten thirty
- The day and time