In this dialogue, Alasdair is interviewed about his work as a GP.
Read the questions, listen to the audio in its entirety twice, then answer the questions.
Listening Test - Working as a GP.
What is the first question the presenter asks Alasdair?
When did you start training to be a doctor?
Where did you study medicine?
Why did you originally choose medicine?
What has Alasdair's father done?
Retired
Recently been promoted
Won a prize for being an outstanding surgeon
What did Alasdair like in school?
Science and subjects like it
He was good at all his subjects
His Biology teacher
What did Alasdair think of the training?
He found it very interesting but there was a lot of work
It was quite difficult and full of challenges
It was terribly boring at the time but is useful now
Which of these pieces of information does Alasdair have to keep learning about?
New care techniques
New systems
New ways of talking to patients
When did Alasdair decide to become a family doctor?
When he was growing up in the Highlands
When he completed his training
When he was still in university
According to Alasdair, how do patients often feel when they visit their GP?
Happy to see a friendly face
Very ill and needing treatment
Full of concern about their health
How does Alasdair describe the family doctor's role in the health service?
The most important part of the whole service
Opens or closes the gate to the rest of the health service
The person who decides the patient's whole course of treatment
Who does Alasdair get to know through his work?
Other doctors with different skills through conferences
Very interesting people who have lived in the area their whole lives
All kinds of people, old and young, rich and poor
What is the presenter's final question to Alasdair?
Would you recommend a degree in medicine to others?
What is the worst thing about being a doctor?
Where would you like to live when you retire?