Your dog is not eating. He is quiet and tired. He can't tell the vet what is wrong — so you must do it, in simple, clear words.
Your dog is called Biscuit. He loves his food — he eats everything, every day. But this morning, he did not eat. At lunch, he did not eat again. Something is wrong.
Biscuit is very quiet. He is tired, and he does not want to play. You are worried. But Biscuit can't talk, so he can't say what hurts. You must tell the vet. This is not easy — but simple, clear words help a lot.
You call the vet, and they say, "Come now." Soon, you are in the waiting room with Biscuit on your lap. The vet is kind and calm. Now it is your turn to speak.
You love Biscuit. You are worried. You must say what is wrong, answer the vet's questions, ask about the price, and say thank you.
Kind and calm. The vet asks simple questions, looks at Biscuit, and tells you what to do. The vet wants to help.
Here are the phrases for this conversation. Read each one and say it out loud once. Choose the ones you like. Keep this page open when you practise.
Draw a card. Say what you would say, out loud. Then look at one answer.
Try a few more rounds with the toolkit covered. When it feels easy, you are ready.
Read it out loud, one person each, then change. Find the phrases from your toolkit. Listen for the simple, clear words.
1. What is wrong with Biscuit? Say two things.
2. What does the vet want to do first — the blood test or the X-ray?
3. The vet gives the owner two things to do at home. What are they?
No script this time. You have a real talk with a real person. You have a goal.
Say each sentence out loud. Use your own words in the gaps.
Pick a situation. Your partner plays the other person.
🏆 Know what is wrong and how much it costs.
Start the scene. After a minute, draw a card. What it says just happened.
Now you are the other person. Your partner takes your old part.
Draw another twist if you like.
Tick what you did, in either seat.
Do it again. Draw a twist before you start. Try to do it faster this time.
In an old story by Rudyard Kipling, a big flood carries a small, wet animal — a mongoose — into a family's garden in India. The family take him in. They dry him, feed him, and give him a name: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.
Soon, Rikki is not just an animal — he is family. And when two big snakes come, Rikki fights them to keep the family safe. He gives them everything.
It is the same with Biscuit. We take a little animal into our home, we feed it and love it, and it becomes family. So when Biscuit will not eat, you stop everything and take him to the vet. That is what family does.