F2F Class Notes (Raph)[R]

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Homework

Read the article below  again and write a summary of it.

Vocabulary

Plum Rain (n): 1- the East Asian rainy season, which happens every years roughly between the 15th of June and the 15th of July. 2- 梅雨
E.g.: The Plum Rains are here. I don’t like this time of the year.

Rot (v): 1- to (cause something to) decompose. 2- 腐烂
E.g.: The fruit had been left to rot on the trees.

Mold (n): 1- a soft, green or grey growth that develops on old food or on objects that have been left for too long in warm, wet air:
E.g.: There was mold on the cheese.

Mud (n): 1-  earth that has been mixed with water.
E.g.: His car got stuck in the mud.

Mudslide (n): 1- a large mass of mud (wet earth) that suddenly and quickly moves down the side of a mountain or hill.
E.g.: The heavy rain caused a mudslide.

Flood (n): 1- a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.
E.g.: After the flood it took weeks for the water level to go down.
E.g.: The river is in flood (= water has flowed over its banks) again.

Suntan/Tan (n/v): 1- pleasantly brown skin caused by being in the hot sun:
E.g.: She’s was showing off her suntan in a little white dress.
E.g.: Chinese people do not like to tan.

Wrinkle (n): 1- a small line in the skin caused by old age:
E.g.: She has fine wrinkles around the eyes.

Radiation (n): 1- 辐射

Sunblock (n): 1- 防晒霜

Typhoon (n): 1- 台风

Pronunciation

Mudslide: /ˈmʌd.slaɪd/

Typhoon: /taɪˈfuːn/

Radiation: /ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/

Wrinkle: /ˈrɪŋ.kəl/

Reading


New suntan drug could prevent skin cancer
(Source: www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1706/170617-suntan-2.html)

Scientists have made a drug that can copy how sunlight affects our skin. It tricks our skin into making it darker so we get a suntan. The drug gets our body to make a natural pigment called melanin. A pigment is what gives our skin its color. Plants also have pigments that give them different colors. The scientists are from a hospital in the USA. They say their drug could be good for our health. The biggest benefits could be to prevent skin cancer and slow down how old people look. Getting a suntan can give us skin cancer, make our skin look old and give us wrinkles.The scientists said the drug could safely give us a suntan because it has no harmful UV rays. UV rays burn our skin and damage it. The rays make light-skinned people turn red. The drug gets the body to make dark melanin. This darkens our skin and makes it look tanned. Melanin is the body’s natural sunblock. It protects the skin from UV radiation and cancer. A researcher said the drug could help fight skin cancer. This is the most common type of cancer. The researcher said: “Dark pigment is associated with a lower risk of all forms of skin cancer.”