Summary: Slow dialogue: 1:06 Explanations: 2:51 Fast dialogue: 12:50 I was fed up with work and wanted the day off. I decided to call in sick. I wasn’t prepared, though, to be peppered with questions. Peter: Hello, this is Peter. Is this Magda? Magda: Yes. This is Magda. Peter: Hi, Magda. I won’t be coming in today. I’m not feeling well. I think I’ve come down with something. Magda: Hmm, what seems to be the problem? Peter: The problem? Oh…I’ve been up all night throwing up and I feel terrible. Magda: Didn’t you have something like this two weeks ago when you called in sick? Peter: Two weeks ago? No, I had food poisoning two weeks ago. Magda: And what about a month ago when you called in sick? Peter: That was a 24-hour bug. Magda: Didn’t you just take a day off from work because of a death in the family? Peter: Yes, I had to go to the funeral. Magda: I see. That’s one day off from work a week, four weeks in a row. [long silence] Peter: Uh, I’ll be in within the hour. Magda: I’m glad you’ve had a miraculous recovery. Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
