Recurring Headaches
Doctor (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Russian) talk through “Recurring Headaches”. You interpret both ways — English into Russian, and Russian into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
English → Русский
Your turn: interpret it aloud in the other language.
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Full transcript with model answers
Under each segment: a model interpretation, the information points an examiner checks, and the easiest thing to miss. Try the segment yourself first, then open it. The model is one good way to say it; other wordings that keep every point score just as well.
So, you've been having headaches for the past three weeks — can you describe exactly where the pain sits and how it feels?
Model answer and marking points
Итак, у вас уже три недели болит голова. Можете описать, где именно болит и какая это боль?
What an examiner checks here:
- Headaches for the past three weeks
- question: exact location of the pain
- question: what the pain feels like
Easy to miss: Keep both questions: where the pain is and what it feels like.
Боль в основном в области лба и висков, особенно к вечеру, и от яркого света становится ещё хуже.
Model answer and marking points
The pain is mainly in my forehead and temples, especially towards the evening, and bright light makes it even worse.
What an examiner checks here:
- Pain mainly in the forehead
- Pain in the temples
- Especially towards evening
- Bright light worsens the pain
Easy to miss: Translate «виски» as temples, not the sides of the head generally.
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Interpret it aloud now →Besides the head pain, are you experiencing any nausea, vision changes, or numbness anywhere, or is it just the headache itself?
Model answer and marking points
Кроме головной боли, у вас бывает тошнота, изменения зрения или онемение где-либо, или вас беспокоит только сама головная боль?
What an examiner checks here:
- question: any nausea besides the headache
- question: any vision changes
- question: any numbness anywhere
- question: whether the headache is the only symptom
Easy to miss: These are questions about possible symptoms, not statements that the patient has them.
Онемения нет, но иногда подступает тошнота, и я плохо переношу яркий свет и громкие звуки.
Model answer and marking points
I don't have any numbness, but I sometimes feel nauseous, and I find bright light and loud noises hard to tolerate.
What an examiner checks here:
- No numbness
- Occasional nausea
- Poor tolerance of bright light
- Poor tolerance of loud noises
Easy to miss: Preserve the denial of numbness and the occasional nature of the nausea.
Have you tried anything like Panadol or Nurofen for the pain, and if so, how often are you taking them each week?
Model answer and marking points
Вы пробовали принимать от боли что-нибудь вроде Панадола или Нурофена? Если да, то как часто вы принимаете их в течение недели?
What an examiner checks here:
- question: whether pain relief has been tried
- Panadol or Nurofen as examples
- question: frequency of use each week if taken
Easy to miss: The doctor asks how often the medicines are taken, not how many tablets are taken at once.
Я пью Панадол почти через день, иногда до четырёх раз в неделю, но толку от него мало.
Model answer and marking points
I take Panadol almost every other day, sometimes up to four times a week, but it doesn't help much.
What an examiner checks here:
- Takes Panadol
- Almost every other day
- Sometimes up to four times a week
- Little benefit
Easy to miss: «Через день» means every other day, not every day.
If the headaches don't settle once we adjust your medication, I'll refer you for a scan at Wollongong Hospital to rule out anything serious.
Model answer and marking points
Если головные боли не пройдут после того, как мы скорректируем ваши лекарства, я направлю вас на сканирование в больницу Вуллонгон, чтобы исключить что-либо серьёзное.
What an examiner checks here:
- Medication will be adjusted
- Referral if headaches do not settle after the adjustment
- Referral for a scan
- Wollongong Hospital
- Purpose is to rule out anything serious
Easy to miss: The scan referral is conditional on the headaches not settling after the medication adjustment.
А это обследование покроет Medicare, или мне придётся платить за него самому?
Model answer and marking points
Will Medicare cover this scan, or will I have to pay for it myself?
What an examiner checks here:
- question: whether Medicare covers the scan
- question: whether the patient must pay personally
- Payment concerns this investigation
Easy to miss: Keep this as a question about coverage, without assuming the patient must pay.
Yes, it's covered under Medicare, but you'll need a referral letter first, and please stop taking Panadol every single day — it can actually worsen headaches over time.
Model answer and marking points
Да, это покрывается Medicare, но сначала вам понадобится направление. И, пожалуйста, перестаньте принимать Панадол каждый день: со временем от него головные боли могут даже усилиться.
What an examiner checks here:
- Scan is covered by Medicare
- Referral letter required first
- Stop taking Panadol every single day
- Panadol can worsen headaches over time
Easy to miss: Preserve the instruction to stop daily use, even though the patient previously reported taking it less often.
Хорошо, я перестану пить его каждый день. А когда мне прийти на следующий приём?
Model answer and marking points
All right, I'll stop taking it every day. When should I come in for my next appointment?
What an examiner checks here:
- Agrees to stop taking it daily
- question: when to attend the next appointment
- Next appointment timing is not yet specified
Easy to miss: The patient agrees to stop daily use, not to stop the medicine completely.
Come back and see me in two weeks — please keep a diary noting exactly when the headaches start and what seems to trigger them each time.
Model answer and marking points
Приходите ко мне через две недели. Пожалуйста, ведите дневник: записывайте, когда именно начинается головная боль и что, по вашим наблюдениям, вызывает её каждый раз.
What an examiner checks here:
- Return to see the doctor in two weeks
- Keep a headache diary
- Record exactly when headaches start
- Record apparent triggers each time
Easy to miss: Record headache onset and apparent triggers, not just pain severity.
Хорошо, доктор, я обязательно буду вести дневник и приду через две недели с записями.
Model answer and marking points
All right, doctor, I'll make sure I keep a diary and come back in two weeks with my notes.
What an examiner checks here:
- Addresses the doctor
- Commits to keeping a diary
- Will return in two weeks
- Will bring the notes
Easy to miss: Keep both the two-week return time and the commitment to bring the notes.
Terms in this dialogue that cost marks
CCL is marked on information transferred. These Australian terms have no direct word in most test languages — get one wrong and the segment's information is gone.
- MedicareГоворить просто «Medicare» как есть, это устоявшееся название собственной системы, аналогов которой нет в русскоязычных странах.
- Referral letterПереводить как 'направление' или 'направительное письмо' — стандартный медицинский термин.
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