F2F Class Notes 14th November (Raph)

Vocabulary

Allergy (n): 1- a medical condition that causes someone to become sick after eating, touching, or breathing something that is harmless to most people. 2- 过敏.
E.g.: I had a lot of allergies when I was a kid.

Injection (n): 1- the act or process of forcing a liquid medicine or drug into someone or something by using a special needle.
E.g.: The medicine cannot be taken orally; it must be given by injection.

Puberty (n): 1- period of life when a person’s sexual organs mature and he or she becomes able to have children.
E.g.: He reached puberty later than most of his classmates.

Mild (n): 1- gentle in nature or behavior. 2- not strong in action or effect
E.g.: The medicine caused a mild allergic reaction on most people.

Sexism (n): 1- unfair treatment of people because of their sex; especially : unfair treatment of women.
E.g.: Many people are fighting to end sexism in the government.