At the Eye Doctor’s Office/ En el consultorio del oculista: Part II

Dr. Fisher:            It looks like you (1)are nearsighted.                           [Parece que eres miope.

                                You’ll have to get glasses.                                                              Tendrás que comprar lentes.]

Daniel:                  How much will they be?                                                                [¿Cuánto me van a salir?]

Dr. Fisher:            Here is your prescription. (2)Sherry can look        [Aquí está tu receta. Sherry te puede

                                up your insurance information for you.                  buscar los datos de tu seguro.]

Sherry:                 …Your insurance covers (3)80% on lenses and     […Tu seguro cubre el  80% en lentes y

(4)30% on frames.                                                             30% en marcos.]

Daniel:                  What about (5)contacts?                                                                [¿Qué tal lentes de contacto?]

Dr. Fisher:            (6)Contacts are not covered.                                         [Los lentes de contacto no están cubiertos.]

Dr. Fisher:            It looks like you (1)                                   .                       “It luks laik iu…”

                                You’ll have to get glasses.                                                              “Yul JEV tu get GLEses.”

Daniel:                  How much will they be?                                                                “Jao mach wil dey BI?”

Dr. Fisher:            Here is your prescription. (2)            can look           “Jir is iur preSCRIPchan. … ken luk

                                up your insurance information for you.                  ap iur inCHUrens inforMEIchan for iu.”

Sherry:                 …Your insurance covers (3)          on lenses and    “…Iur inCHUrens cavers … an lenses end

Daniel:                  What about (5)                ?                                                                “Wat aBAOT …?”

(1) Choose which problem the patient has./ Elija cuál problema el paciente tiene.

are near-sighted                               “ar NIRsaited”                  tiene miopía

have astigmatism            “jev aSTIGmatism”         tiene astigmático

(2) Say the name of the secretary./ Diga el nombre de la secretaria.

(3) (4) Choose the percent of the cost that is covered by the patient’s insurance./

Elija el porcentaje del costo que está cubierto por el seguro del paciente.

10%        ten percent          “ten perCENT”                  60%        sixty percent                      “sixty perCENT”             

20%        twenty percent “tweny perCENT”           70%        seventy percent                                “SEventy perCENT”

30%        thirty percent    “thirty perCENT”            80%        eighty percent                   “eity perCENT”

40%        forty percent      “forty perCENT”                              90%        ninety percent                   “nainty perCENT”

50%        fifty percent        “fifty perCENT”                                100%     a hundred percent           “a JUNdred perCENT”

(5) (6) Ask about one of these./ Pregunte por uno de estos.

contacts                                               “CONtects”                                        lentes de contacto

prescription sunglasses “preSCRIPchan SANgleses”         lentes de sol con receta

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