F2F Class Notes (Li)

Vocabulary

I don’t know what can I do?

more expensive/costly/pricey

refuse to get checked

role-model: a person who someone admires and whose behaviour they try to copy

eg. Celebrities are role-models for young people.

check-up: a medical examination

eg. She goes to the doctor regularly for check-ups.

to get a blood test/to get your bloods taken

blood vessels: 血管

prick: to make a small hole 扎

eg. People with diabetes have to prick their fingers daily to get their blood sugar taken.

sand: a small substance that is found on the beach 沙子

we will not control/forbid/prevent/them from playing in the dirt

he was by himself/alone most of the time

most parents will travel abroad

to run a business/to operate a business

siblings: brothers or sisters

eg. Is he close to his siblings?

eg. She has two older siblings.

increase salary/wages/pay

Grammar

twice time 

twice/two times month/year