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Clogged Ear at a Bendigo GP Clinic
GP (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Sinhala) talk through “Clogged Ear at a Bendigo GP Clinic”. You interpret both ways — English into Sinhala, and Sinhala into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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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.
Tell me what's been happening with your right ear since it started feeling blocked and muffled last week, and whether it's affected your hearing.
Model answer and marking points
ගිය සතියේ ඉඳන් ඔබේ දකුණු කන අවහිර වෙලා, ශබ්ද මොට වගේ ඇහෙන්න පටන් ගත්තට පස්සේ මොනවද වුණේ කියලා මට කියන්න. ඒ වගේම ඒක ඔබේ ඇහීමට බලපෑවද කියලත් කියන්න.
What an examiner checks here:
- right ear
- blocked and muffled
- since last week
- question: what has been happening
- question: has hearing been affected
Easy to miss: Keep both halves as questions and don't drop 'right' or 'last week'.
ගිය බ්‍රහස්පතින්දා ඉඳන් මගේ දකුණු කන අවහිර වෙලා තියෙනවා. ශබ්ද මඳක් මොට වගේ ඇහෙනවා, ටිකක් හිරි වගේත් දැනෙනවා.
Model answer and marking points
Since last Thursday my right ear has been blocked. Sounds seem a bit muffled, and it also feels a little tingly.
What an examiner checks here:
- since last Thursday
- right ear blocked
- sounds slightly muffled
- slight tingling sensation
Easy to miss: බ්‍රහස්පතින්දා is Thursday, not 'last week', and හිරි is tingling, not pain.
Is there any pain, discharge, or dizziness, and have you been swimming, flying, or using earplugs recently that might explain this?
Model answer and marking points
වේදනාවක් තියෙනවද, කනෙන් ශ්‍රාවයක් එනවද, නැත්නම් කැරකිල්ලක් වගේ දැනෙනවද? ඒ වගේම මෑතකදී පිහිනුවද, ගුවන් යානයක ගියාද, නැත්නම් කන් ප්ලග් පාවිච්චි කළාද? මේකට හේතුවක් වෙන්න පුළුවන් දෙයක් තියෙනවද කියලා බලන්න.
What an examiner checks here:
- question: any pain
- question: any discharge
- question: any dizziness
- question: swimming, flying or earplugs recently
- these could explain the problem
Easy to miss: Six items across two lists; flying or earplugs is the one most often dropped.
වේදනාවක් නෑ, ශ්‍රාවයක් නෑ, කැරකෙනවා කියලත් නෑ. දෙසතියකට කලින් බෙන්ඩිගෝ පිහිනුම් තටාකයේ පිහිනුවා.
Model answer and marking points
No pain, no discharge, and no dizziness either. Two weeks ago I went swimming at the Bendigo swimming pool.
What an examiner checks here:
- no pain
- no discharge
- no dizziness
- swam two weeks ago
- Bendigo swimming pool
Easy to miss: දෙසතියකට is two weeks, not two days; all three negatives must survive.
It sounds like earwax buildup. Let me examine your ear canal now with an otoscope to check for blockage or infection.
Model answer and marking points
මේක කනේ ඉටි එකතු වීමක් වගේ පේනවා. අවහිරයක් හෝ ආසාදනයක් තියෙනවද කියලා බලන්න, මම දැන් ඔටොස්කෝප් උපකරණයෙන් ඔබේ කන් නාළය පරීක්ෂා කරන්නම්.
What an examiner checks here:
- likely earwax buildup
- examine ear canal now
- using an otoscope
- check for blockage or infection
Easy to miss: 'It sounds like' is tentative; don't turn it into a confirmed diagnosis.
ශල්‍යකර්මයක් කරන්න ඕන ද? මට ටිකක් බය හිතෙනවා, කනට හානියක් වේවි කියලා.
Model answer and marking points
Will I need surgery? I'm a bit scared that it might damage my ear.
What an examiner checks here:
- question: is surgery needed
- feels a bit scared
- fear of damage to the ear
Easy to miss: Keep it as a question and keep 'a bit', not 'very' scared.
No surgery needed at this stage. I'll prescribe softening drops, and if your hearing doesn't improve within a week, we'll refer you to Bendigo Health's ENT clinic.
Model answer and marking points
මේ අවස්ථාවේ ශල්‍යකර්මයක් අවශ්‍ය නෑ. මම ඉටි මෘදු කරන කන් බින්දු නියම කරන්නම්. සතියක් ඇතුළත ඔබේ ඇහීම හොඳ අතට හැරුණේ නැත්නම්, අපි ඔබව බෙන්ඩිගෝ හෙල්ත් රෝහලේ කන්, නාසය, උගුර (ENT) සායනයට යොමු කරනවා.
What an examiner checks here:
- no surgery at this stage
- will prescribe softening drops
- if hearing not improved within one week
- referral to Bendigo Health ENT clinic
Easy to miss: 'At this stage' qualifies the no-surgery answer; the window here is one week, not two.
හොඳයි. ඒ බින්දු කොහොමද දාන්නේ? අතුරු ආබාධ මොනවා හරි තියෙනවද කියලා දැනගන්න ඕන.
Model answer and marking points
Okay. How do I put those drops in? I'd also like to know whether there are any side effects.
What an examiner checks here:
- acceptance
- question: how to use the drops
- question: any side effects
Easy to miss: Two separate questions; the side-effects one is easy to merge away.
Use three drops twice daily for five days, and never insert cotton buds, as they can push the wax further in.
Model answer and marking points
දවසකට දෙපාරක්, එක පාරකට බින්දු තුන බැගින්, දවස් පහක් දාන්න. කපු පුළුන් කූරු කනට කවදාවත් දාන්න එපා, ඒවායින් ඉටි තවත් ඇතුළට තල්ලු වෙන්න පුළුවන්.
What an examiner checks here:
- three drops
- twice daily
- for five days
- never insert cotton buds
- reason: pushes wax further in
Easy to miss: Three numbers in one breath (3 drops, 2 times, 5 days); 'never' must stay absolute.
තේරුණා, ස්තූතියි. ඊළඟ පරීක්ෂණයට එන්න ඕන කවදද?
Model answer and marking points
Understood, thank you. When do I need to come for the next check-up?
What an examiner checks here:
- understood
- thanks
- question: when is the next check-up
Easy to miss: Keep it a question about timing, not a statement.
Come back in two weeks for a review; if your hearing hasn't improved by then, we'll arrange an audiologist referral through Medicare.
Model answer and marking points
සති දෙකකින් නැවත පරීක්ෂාවට එන්න. එතකොටත් ඔබේ ඇහීම හොඳ අතට හැරිලා නැත්නම්, අපි මෙඩිකෙයාර් හරහා ශ්‍රවණ විශේෂඥයෙක් වෙත යොමු කිරීමක් ලෑස්ති කරන්නම්.
What an examiner checks here:
- come back in two weeks
- for a review
- if hearing not improved by then
- audiologist referral
- through Medicare
Easy to miss: Two weeks here versus one week earlier; audiologist is not the ENT clinic.
හොඳයි වෛද්‍යවරියනි, මම උපදෙස් ටික හරියටම අනුගමනය කරන්නම්.
Model answer and marking points
Alright, Doctor, I'll follow the instructions exactly.
What an examiner checks here:
- acknowledgment
- addresses the doctor
- will follow instructions exactly
Easy to miss: හරියටම means 'exactly'; don't soften it to 'I'll try'.
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- Medicareවිභාගයේදී 'Medicare' යන ඉංග්‍රීසි වචනයම එලෙසම භාවිතා කරන්න; සිංහලෙන් වෙනම නමක් නොමැත.
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