OpenF2F Class Notes (Celeste)

Pronunciation

anaesthesia ( an is – thee – Z – uh )

Vocabulary

pain – noun
eg. I could not feel any pain because the doctor gave me anaesthesia.

painful – adj
eg. The procedure was not painful.

sth hurts = sth is in pain
eg. My tooth hurts. = My tooth is in pain.

torture n. – the act of causing mental or physical pain
eg Animal torture and abuse is illegal in the US.

torture / torturing / tortured v. – to cause mental or physical pain
eg. The bad man tortured the good man.

Writing exercise

Last Friday I went to see a dentist. In the beginning I was nervous when I lay on the treatment couch. The dentist asked me to relax, and told me that he would give me the anaesthesia, there was no pain. But I still felt uneasy.

Because my root of the front tooth was inflamming seriously, and the bone of the tooth had been absorbed partially already, so the doctor suggested me to do a root canal treatment, he said it was an effective way to save the tooth. Or the tooth will loosen and crack soon later. It really made me depressed.

The treatment lasted one hour, and next there will be another 2 times. The dentist told me that I may feel a little bite pain after the anaesthesia gone, that will continue 2-3days, no worries. He is a nice dentist.
Anyway I think it is very important to keep the teeth heathy.

Last Friday I went to see a dentist. In the beginning I was nervous when I laid on the patient’s chair. The dentist asked me to relax, and told me that he would give me (the) anaesthesia, so there was no pain. However, I still felt uneasy.

Because the root of my front tooth was seriously inflamed, and the bone of the tooth had already been absorbed partially, the doctor suggested to do a root canal treatment which he said was an effective way to save it. If not, the tooth will loosen and crack sooner rather than later. It really made me depressed.

The treatment lasted one hour, and next there will be another 2. The dentist told me that I may feel a little bit of pain after the anaesthesia is gone which will continue for 2-3days but I shouldn’t worry. He is a nice dentist.
Anyway I think it is very important to keep teeth healthy.