Health

book a check-up

arrange a medical examination

To arrange an appointment for a doctor to examine your health.

B1 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Have you spoken to the dentist?

Not yet, but I am going to book a check-up tomorrow.

Play the conversation

I need to book a check-up because I have not seen a doctor for two years.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I need to do a check-up with the doctor.

Say: I need to book a check-up with the doctor.

Use "book" or "arrange" a check-up; "do a check-up" usually means to perform the examination.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

book a check-up; book an annual check-up

Your turn: say it out loud

I need to book a check-up because I have not seen a doctor for two years.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

book a check-up

arrange a medical examination

“I need to book a check-up because I have not seen a doctor for two years.”

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