At the Pharmacy | English Reading Practice for Beginners

Introduction

Hello, readers! Today, let’s practice English. We will learn about visiting a pharmacy. It is a useful place to know about.

Reading Passage

I feel sick today. My head hurts. I need some medicine. I go to the pharmacy. The pharmacy is a store for medicine. I see many bottles and boxes. I walk to the counter. A woman works there. She is the pharmacist. I say, “Hello, I need something for my headache.” She asks, “Do you have a fever?” I say, “No, just a headache.” She gives me a box of pills. I pay for the medicine. Then I go home. I take one pill with water. I hope to feel better soon.

Vocabulary

• sick: not feeling well
• medicine: something you take to feel better
• pharmacy: a store where you buy medicine
• headache: pain in your head
• counter: a long table in a store
• pharmacist: a person who helps you get medicine
• fever: when your body is too hot
• pill: a small piece of medicine you swallow

Practice Questions

Read the passage again and answer these questions:

1. How does the person feel today?
2. Where does the person go?
3. Who works at the pharmacy?
4. What does the person need medicine for?
5. What does the pharmacist give the person?

Answers:

1. Sick.
2. To the pharmacy.
3. A pharmacist.
4. A headache.
5. A box of pills.