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Steve's Struggle with a Bad Cold

Steve is feeling sick with a bad cold and has a presentation coming up at work. His doctor diagnosed him with a cold and prescribed medication to take three times a day, but it is not helping. Carla suggests her mother's herbal tea to help Steve feel better, saying it will have him dancing in no time. Skeptical at first, Steve decides to try the tea since nothing else has worked to improve his cold symptoms.

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Steve's Struggle with a Bad Cold

Steve is feeling sick with a bad cold and has a presentation coming up at work. His doctor diagnosed him with a cold and prescribed medication to take three times a day, but it is not helping. Carla suggests her mother's herbal tea to help Steve feel better, saying it will have him dancing in no time. Skeptical at first, Steve decides to try the tea since nothing else has worked to improve his cold symptoms.

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Carla: So, how are things going, Steve?

Steve: Well, to be honest Carla, I was feeling great on Saturday, but I


started to feel sick Sunday afternoon. I thought I’d get better, but I feel
worse than before. And I’m really worried because I’m scheduled to
give a presentation at work on Friday, so I have to be better by then.

Carla: Well, what seems to be the problem?

Steve: Well, I thought I had the flu, but the doctor said it was just a bad
cold. He gave me some cold medicine to take care of my stuffy nose
and fever. I’m supposed to take the medicine three times a day after
eating, but it doesn’t seem to help. He also told me to stay off my
feet for a day or so, but I’m so busy these days.

Carla: Listen, forget about that medicine! I have just the thing to get
rid of bad colds. You see, my mom is really into herbal medicine.

Steve: Oh, no thanks.

Carla: Ah, come on! Give it a try. You just take some of my mom’s
herbal tea and drink it four times a day. Believe me. You’ll be up and
dancing around in no time.

Steve: Dancing around in no time, right? Well, I guess. Nothing else


seems to be doing the job.

Carla: Great. I’ll come by your place at 7:30. See you then.

Vocabulary and Sample Sentences


 the flu (noun): informal for influenza, like a very bad cold with chills
and fever
– Ashley came down with the flu, and she couldn’t go to school for a
week.
 stuffy (adjective): closed or blocked
– I have a really stuffy nose and can’t breathe very well.
 be supposed to (verb): expected to do something
– She was supposed to stay in bed and rest, but she went to work
instead.
 seem (verb): appear
– My dad didn’t seem very sick this morning, but he got worse during
the rest of the day.
 stay off your feet (idiom): put into action
– If you want to get better, you have to stay off your feet for a few
days.
 get rid of (phrasal verb): do away with, eliminate
– Try my garlic soup. It’ll help get rid of your bad stuffy nose.
 come on: said to encourage someone to do something
– Come on! Call and make an appointment to see the doctor. You’re not
going to get better on your own.

Idioms
“sick as a dog” = very sick
“She has been sick as a dog for a week, and she really needs to see a
doctor.”

“run down” = very tired and exhausted


“Jeff is feeling run down, so he decided not to come to the party .”

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