1.
- I went to Lisbon for a few days.
- What was it like?
- It was all right. I’d never been there before.
- Who did you go with?
- A friend from work. She got food poisoning and spent two days in bed.
- Oh Dear. How is she / How does she feel now?
- Much better, thanks.
- Did you get on okay?
- No, not really. We argued a lot.
- What about?
- She wanted to read her book all day, and I wanted to see the city.

2.
- My mum’s in hospital.
- Really! What’s wrong with her?
- She fell over last week while she was out shopping.
- How is she / How does she feel now?
- Not too bad. They’ve done some tests and we’re waiting for the results.
- Which hospital is she in?
- King George’s, the one near the motorway.
- How long is she going to be in hospital?
- Another couple of days at least.