At the Dentist

Asking About Cost

Price, insurance and paying over time.

问费用 · 8 turns · you say 4 lines

  1. Them

    The treatment will take two visits.

  2. You

    How much will it cost in total?

  3. Them

    Around four hundred pounds.

  4. You

    Does insurance cover any of that?

  5. Them

    It depends on your plan.

  6. You

    Can I pay in two instalments?

  7. Them

    Yes, half at each visit.

  8. You

    That makes it much easier.

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Words in this dialogue

  • treatmentmedical care
  • taketo carry; to need time
  • visitsto go and see
  • mucha large amount
  • costto be priced at
  • totalthe full amount
  • aroundroughly; on all sides
  • fourthe number 4
  • hundredthe number 100
  • poundsthe money of Britain
  • insurancea payment that covers you against loss
  • coverto pay for; to lie over
  • dependsto be decided by
  • planan arrangement; a set of services you pay for
  • instalmentsone of several regular payments
  • halfone of two equal parts
  • eachevery one, taken singly
  • visitto go and see
  • makesto create
  • easierless difficult