--- title: Going to the doctor and the chemist — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Going to the doctor and the chemist», a lesson of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: When grown-ups are ill, they usually see the GP, the family doctor at the local surgery. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/) / Going to the doctor and the chemist # Going to the doctor and the chemist Lesson 20 of the adult life course of Mova's primary school: 21 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/0/) — When grown-ups are ill, they usually see the GP, the family doctor at the local surgery. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/1/) — Doctors have more patients than time, so getting an appointment can mean ringing early or waiting weeks. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/2/) — The doctor may write a prescription, the written permission for a medicine you cannot just buy, and the pharmacist at the chemist hands it over. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/3/) — In Manchester, Mum sits with the phone at 7.59, ready to ring the surgery the second it opens. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/4/) — Grandma's pill box with the days of the week sits by the kettle, and the medicine cupboard is up high where little hands can't reach. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/5/) — Not every illness needs medicine: a cold gets better on its own. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/6/) — Jabs and check-ups keep people well before they get ill. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/7/) — In an emergency you ring 999, not the GP. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/8/) — The GP is the family doctor at the local surgery, and many surgeries give out the day's appointments first thing in the morning. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/9/) — For an emergency, such as someone not breathing or badly hurt, you call 999 (911 in the US and Canada), not the GP. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/10/) — Non-urgent appointments can be weeks away because doctors have more patients than time; urgent problems are seen sooner. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/11/) — A waiting list is a queue for a non-urgent operation, and in the NHS the wait can be months. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/12/) — A prescription is the doctor's written permission for a medicine that cannot be bought off the shelf; a pharmacist hands it over. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/13/) — Medicine prescribed for one person is only for that person. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/14/) — A repeat prescription is for medicine someone takes regularly, so they do not need to see the doctor every time. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/15/) — Many adults take a tablet every day to keep a long-term condition, like high blood pressure, under control. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/17/) — An annual check-up is a routine visit to catch problems early, even when you feel fine. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/18/) — A jab is a vaccine given by injection; it teaches the body to fight a disease, and a booster tops up the protection. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/19/) — The flu jab is free for the over-sixty-fives because flu is much more dangerous for older people. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/20/) — Antibiotics kill bacteria but do nothing against colds, which are caused by viruses. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/21/) — A pill box with the days of the week helps someone see whether today's tablets have been taken and avoid a double dose. - ← previous: [A new baby in the house](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/19-a-new-baby-in-the-house/) - next →: [Hospitals, operations and serious illness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness/) - ↑ back to [Adult life](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/)