Doctor appointment checklist and German practice

A focused plan: checklist, one scenario run (~13 min), phrase guide, and a pocket card for appointment day.

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Your prep plan

A focused plan: checklist, one scenario run (~13 min), phrase guide, and a pocket card for appointment day.

What to have ready before the doctor visit

This scenario rehearses describing symptoms with seit, answering pain-scale questions, and asking for a Krankschreibung if you need one.

Bring

Insurance card (Krankenversicherungskarte), list of current medications if any

Expect

Since when, pain level, other symptoms, medication taken, sick note request

Rescue phrase

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01
Review the bring / expect checklist
Confirm documents and the rescue phrase before you rehearse the conversation.
02
Run the scenario once
Follow the full conversation with choices, speak-aloud prompts, and review notes.
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03
Skim the phrase guide
Quick reference for the lines officials or staff usually expect.
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04
Save the pocket card after your run
Open the offline-friendly phrase sheet before you leave for the appointment.
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Keep preparing

Move between the phrase guide, appointment checklist, and the conversations that usually come next.

Interactive rehearsal

Preview the dialogue, then rehearse the full conversation with guided choices and feedback.

Phrase guide

Describe symptoms clearly, answer intake questions, and ask for a sick note in German.

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