Medicine for a Child
A child has a fever — dose and age limits.
- Them
Who is the medicine for?
- You
It's for my daughter. She has a fever.
- Them
How old is she?
- You
She's six, and she weighs about twenty kilos.
- Them
This liquid is right for her age.
- You
How much should I give her each time?
- Them
Five millilitres, up to four times a day.
- You
Thank you. I'll write that down.
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Words in this dialogue
- medicinesomething you take to get better
- it'sshort for it is
- daughtera female child
- fevera body temperature that is too high
- she'sa female person already mentioned
- weighshas a certain weight
- twentythe number 20
- kilosone thousand grams
- liquidsomething that flows
- rightcorrect; the opposite of left; just (right here); straight away (right away)
- mucha large amount
- giveto hand over
- eachevery one, taken singly
- timethe passing of hours and minutes
- fivethe number 5
- millilitresone thousandth of a litre
- fourthe number 4
- timesthe passing of hours and minutes
- i'llshort for I will
- writeto put words on paper
- downalong; to a lower place
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