NAATI CCL Marathi practice dialogues with audio and model answers

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Managing Acute Infective Conjunctivitis

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1. 1 · GP · English

   Tell me what's happening with your eye today — when did the redness and irritation first begin, and how uncomfortable does it feel right now?

   Model interpretation · Marathi

   आज तुमच्या डोळ्याला काय होतंय ते मला सांगा — लालसरपणा आणि जळजळ पहिल्यांदा कधी सुरू झाली, आणि आत्ता तुम्हाला किती त्रास होतोय?

   What an examiner checks (4)

   • question: what is happening with the eye today
   • question: when redness first began
   • question: when irritation first began
   • question: how uncomfortable it feels right now

   Easy to miss: This is three questions in one; candidates often drop 'right now' or merge redness and irritation into a single symptom.

2. 2 · Patient · Marathi

   डॉक्टर, माझा उजवा डोळा गेल्या तीन दिवसांपासून खूप लाल झाला आहे आणि खाज येते. सकाळी उठल्यावर पापण्या एकमेकांना चिकटलेल्या असतात आणि पाणीही येतं.

   Model interpretation · English

   Doctor, my right eye has been very red for the past three days, and it's itchy. When I wake up in the morning my eyelids are stuck together, and it's watering as well.

   What an examiner checks (5)

   • right eye
   • very red for the past three days
   • itchy
   • eyelids stuck together on waking in the morning
   • eye is watering too

   Easy to miss: Keep 'right' eye and 'three days' exact, and don't drop the watering mentioned at the end.

3. 3 · GP · English

   Does the discharge look yellow or sticky, especially when you wake up in the morning? Is only one eye affected, or both eyes now?

   Model interpretation · Marathi

   स्त्राव पिवळा किंवा चिकट दिसतो का, विशेषतः सकाळी उठल्यावर? फक्त एकाच डोळ्याला त्रास आहे, की आता दोन्ही डोळ्यांना?

   What an examiner checks (3)

   • question: is the discharge yellow or sticky
   • especially on waking in the morning
   • question: only one eye affected or both eyes now

   Easy to miss: Both parts are questions; keep the 'or' choices (yellow or sticky, one eye or both) rather than stating them.

4. 4 · Patient · Marathi

   हो डॉक्टर, स्त्राव पिवळसर आणि चिकट असतो, खासकरून सकाळी. आधी फक्त उजव्या डोळ्यात होतं, पण आता डाव्या डोळ्यातही तीच लक्षणं दिसायला लागली आहेत.

   Model interpretation · English

   Yes, doctor, the discharge is yellowish and sticky, especially in the morning. At first it was only in my right eye, but now the same symptoms have started appearing in my left eye as well.

   What an examiner checks (4)

   • yes, the discharge is yellowish and sticky
   • especially in the morning
   • at first only the right eye
   • now the same symptoms in the left eye too

   Easy to miss: Don't swap right and left; the infection started in the right eye and has now spread to the left.

5. 5 · GP · English

   This looks like bacterial conjunctivitis, an eye infection that's quite contagious and spreads easily through touching your eyes, sharing towels, or close contact.

   Model interpretation · Marathi

   हा बॅक्टेरियल कंजंक्टिव्हायटिस, म्हणजे जिवाणूंमुळे डोळे येणं, वाटतंय. हा डोळ्याचा संसर्ग आहे आणि तो बराच संसर्गजन्य आहे. डोळ्यांना हात लावल्याने, टॉवेल शेअर केल्याने किंवा जवळच्या संपर्कातून तो सहज पसरतो.

   What an examiner checks (4)

   • looks like bacterial conjunctivitis
   • an eye infection
   • quite contagious
   • spreads by touching eyes, sharing towels, or close contact

   Easy to miss: Render 'bacterial conjunctivitis' accurately and keep all three ways it spreads.

6. 6 · Patient · Marathi

   अरे बापरे, म्हणजे हे संसर्गजन्य आहे तर! मला उद्यापासून कामावर जायचं आहे, ते ठीक होईल का?

   Model interpretation · English

   Oh my goodness, so it's contagious then! I have to go to work from tomorrow. Will that be okay?

   What an examiner checks (3)

   • surprise that it is contagious
   • has to go to work from tomorrow
   • question: will that be okay

   Easy to miss: Keep 'from tomorrow' and make sure the ending stays a question about whether going to work is okay.

7. 7 · GP · English

   I'll prescribe antibiotic eye drops, which you can get at Chemist Warehouse. Use them four times daily until the infection clears completely, usually within a week.

   Model interpretation · Marathi

   मी तुम्हाला अँटिबायोटिक आय ड्रॉप्स लिहून देतो. ते तुम्हाला केमिस्ट वेअरहाऊसमध्ये मिळतील. संसर्ग पूर्णपणे बरा होईपर्यंत दिवसातून चार वेळा वापरा. साधारणपणे एका आठवड्यात तो बरा होतो.

   What an examiner checks (5)

   • prescribing antibiotic eye drops
   • available at Chemist Warehouse
   • use four times daily
   • until the infection clears completely
   • usually within a week

   Easy to miss: Don't confuse 'four times daily' with the 'within a week' timeframe, and keep 'until it clears completely'.

8. 8 · Patient · Marathi

   डॉक्टर, माझी दोन्ही मुलं पण घरी आहेत आणि त्यांच्या डोळ्यातही असंच लक्षण दिसतंय. त्यांना शाळेत पाठवू शकतो का?

   Model interpretation · English

   Doctor, both my children are at home too, and they're showing the same symptom in their eyes. Can I send them to school?

   What an examiner checks (3)

   • both children are at home
   • children show the same eye symptom
   • question: can I send them to school

   Easy to miss: Keep 'both' children and keep the final sentence as a question.

9. 9 · GP · English

   Please don't send your children to school until the discharge stops completely, and make sure everyone washes hands often and avoids sharing towels.

   Model interpretation · Marathi

   कृपया स्त्राव पूर्णपणे थांबेपर्यंत तुमच्या मुलांना शाळेत पाठवू नका. आणि सगळ्यांनी वारंवार हात धुवावेत आणि टॉवेल शेअर करू नयेत, याची काळजी घ्या.

   What an examiner checks (4)

   • do not send the children to school
   • until the discharge stops completely
   • everyone washes hands often
   • avoid sharing towels

   Easy to miss: Keep the negation (don't send) and the condition 'until the discharge stops completely'. Don't soften it to 'for a few days'.

10. 10 · Patient · Marathi

    ठीक आहे डॉक्टर. पण जर औषध वापरूनही सुधारणा नाही झाली तर मी काय करू? पुन्हा भेटायला यावं लागेल का?

    Model interpretation · English

    Okay, doctor. But what should I do if there's no improvement even after using the medicine? Will I need to come back to see you?

    What an examiner checks (2)

    • question: what to do if no improvement even after using the medicine
    • question: will I need to come back to see you

    Easy to miss: Keep 'even after using the medicine' and render both sentences as questions.

11. 11 · GP · English

    If there's no improvement within three days, or if your vision changes, pain worsens, or you develop a fever, please return immediately for review.

    Model interpretation · Marathi

    जर तीन दिवसांत काही सुधारणा झाली नाही, किंवा तुमच्या दृष्टीत बदल झाला, वेदना वाढल्या किंवा ताप आला, तर कृपया लगेच तपासणीसाठी परत या.

    What an examiner checks (5)

    • no improvement within three days
    • vision changes
    • pain worsens
    • develop a fever
    • return immediately for review

    Easy to miss: This is a list of four warning signs; keep 'three days' and 'immediately', and don't drop vision change or fever.

12. 12 · Patient · Marathi

    समजलं डॉक्टर, थँक यू. मी थेंब वेळेवर टाकेन आणि मुलं पूर्ण बरी होईपर्यंत त्यांना शाळेत पाठवणार नाही.

    Model interpretation · English

    Understood, doctor, thank you. I'll put the drops in on time, and I won't send the children to school until they've fully recovered.

    What an examiner checks (4)

    • understood, thanks the doctor
    • will use the drops on time
    • will not send the children to school
    • until they have fully recovered

    Easy to miss: Keep the negation 'won't send' and the condition 'until fully recovered'.

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