F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

I have an exam this Sunday

I had an exam last Sunday

on my way here

I was am young

the pharmacist prescribed this medicine to me

the pharmacist wrote me a prescription for…(medicine)

I can write a prescription for somebody

He prescribed steroids for my back.

S.T.D. – sexually transmitted disease

eg: H.I.V. is an STD.

eg: Education can prevent the spread of STD’s.

Vaccine – a shot you get to let your body build up a resistance to a virus

eg: Some very smart parents are against vaccines in USA.

eg: Some doctors claim vaccines are linked to Autism.

autism – zi bi zheng

eg: Some people with autism are very talented.

eg: Its possible to eliminate some bad effects of autism with medicine.

gene therapy – editing your DNA to eliminate chances for disease and other problems.