Linguaphone 23.2.1 an accident

Part 2

An accident

Receptionist: Good morning. Have you got an appointment?

Mrs. Hunt: Yes. I’m Mrs. Fenton’s sister, Mrs. Hunt. And this is my son, Simon. 

Receptionist: Oh yes. You rang this morning. How are you feeling?

Simon: Not very well. 

Receptionist: The doctor won’t be able to see you yet. There’s been an emergency that he’s got take care of first.

Simon: Was there an accident?

Receptionist: Yes, a little while ago a woman came into the surgery with a little boy. She’d put a towel round his head.

Simon: Why had she done that?

Receptionist: So that the bleeding would stop.

Simon: What had happened?

Receptionist: The child had fallen off his bicycle. When he fell, he hit his head against the edge of the pavement. He’d cut his face and head. 

Simon: Has he got to go to hospital?

Receptionist: No. His mother thought he’d broken his arm or his leg but he hadn’t.