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MARTIN: |
Good afternoon. I'm Martin Learner. Are you Dr. Haroon? |
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HAROON: |
Yes. Hello. We've met. |
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MARTIN: |
Have we? |
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HAROON: |
We
met last year. |
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MARTIN: |
Where? |
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HAROON: |
At
the hospital. I worked at the hospital last year. |
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MARTIN: |
Do
you work there now? |
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HAROON: |
No.
I work here at the clinic. Sometimes I have patients at the
hospital. |
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MARTIN: |
Who
are your patients at the clinic? |
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HAROON: |
Many are old people. Many are poor too. |
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MARTIN: |
Do
you like old people? |
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HAROON: |
Yes, I do. They're interesting. I like children too. But I learn
many things from old people. Can you see that old man near the door?
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MARTIN: |
Yes. He has an interesting face. |
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HAROON:
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He
has an interesting life. |
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MARTIN: |
How
old is he? |
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HAROON: |
He's about eighty years old. He was a photographer. He lived in
Europe for sixty years. |
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MARTIN: |
Is
he an American? |
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HAROON: |
Yes. He went to Europe to study. |
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MARTIN: |
Did
he study photography? |
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HAROON: |
He
was young. First, he studied painting. Then he studied photography.
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MARTIN: |
He's handsome. |
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HAROON: |
Yes, he is. He's strong too. He's not sick. He broke his leg. |
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MARTIN: |
Is
his leg broken now? |
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HAROON: |
No.
He broke it last year. |
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MARTIN: |
He
looks like my grandfather. He's tall and straight. His hair is gray.
His face is thin. |
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HAROON: |
His
leg is a problem. He can't move it very well. He's very slow. He
can't walk very well. |
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MARTIN: |
How
many people come to the clinic? |
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HAROON: |
They can tell you in the office. I don't know. Too many. Look in
that room. |
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MARTIN: |
I
see. |
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HAROON: |
They are waiting to see a doctor. |
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MARTIN: |
Are
they waiting to see you? |
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HAROON:
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They are waiting to see any doctor. I'm always here in the mornings.
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MARTIN: |
Why
are they here? |
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HAROON: |
Some are sick. |
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MARTIN: |
They're all old. |
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HAROON: |
This neighborhood is mostly old people. The clinic is near their
homes. Do you see that woman near the window? |
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MARTIN: |
The
one with white hair. |
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HAROON: |
Many old people have white hair. The one in the blue dress. |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, I see her. |
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HAROON: |
That woman has a pretty face. |
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MARTIN: |
Is
she sick? |
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HAROON: |
She's not sick now. She was sick. She's very weak. |
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MARTIN: |
She
looks happy. |
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HAROON: |
Yes. She's getting well. But she's not strong. |
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MARTIN: |
Does she live near the clinic? |
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HAROON: |
I
think so. She works very hard. |
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MARTIN: |
What does she do? |
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HAROON: |
She
helps other old people. She takes them food. She brings them to the
clinic. She visits them. |
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MARTIN: |
Wonderful. |
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HAROON: |
She's a wonderful person. |
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