F2F Class Notes 23rd March (Tony)
I’m really easy to get a fever/ I get a fever easily / I easily get a fever
Vocabulary
really sick,
major sickness
minor sickness
It hasn’t been proven to be contagious, but it could be.
immune system – your body’s defenses against sickness or disease
eg: “You can build up your immune system by being exposed to many different things.”
immune – can not be affected by
eg: “He is not thin-skinned, so he is almost immune to insults.”
thin-skinned – very sensitive, emotionally affected by things easily
eg: “Most bullies are pretty think-skinned.”
diplomatic immunity – foreign government diplomats are not affected by the country’s law
eg: “They want to maintain their country’s friendship, so he didn’t abuse his diplomatic immunity.”
symptom – a change which shows that something bad exists
eg: “A lot of medicine only treats the symptom, not the actual problem.”
ambassador – a representative of a foreign country
eg: “The ambassador is the highest level diplomat.”
encyclopedia – a resource book with knowledge about everything
eg: “Encyclopedia’s are more reliable than internet research.”
let – to allow something to happen, give permission
eg: “The teacher let me retake the test because I was sick.”
make – to force something to happen
eg: “He made me do my homework before I could go play football.
hype – to make something seem more exciting and better
eg: “Overhyped things usually don’t meet expectations.”
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