VIP Class Notes (Jesse)
Homework
Write about your experience at the dentist – what problems have you had and how do you feel about dentists these days?
Today we focused on:
Watched a short clip from mr bean cartoon and talked all about teeth and going to the dentist
Vocabulary
popcorn – bao mi hua
eg. Mr Bean is eating popcorn on the sofa
teddy-bear
couch / sofa / lounge
living room / lounge room
advertising / ad / advertisement – guang gao
eg. he was watching advertising but he thought it was a movie
lollipop – a type of candy on a stick
vampire – Dracula
corn kernel – hard ball of the corn before it pops
he broke his tooth
his feels pain in his mouth
his mouth hurts
it is painful when he eats / moves
his mouth is sore
eg. He goes to the bathroom to see his tooth and check if his tooth is broken or not, and also see if it moves when he pushes it.
filling – the dentist puts something in the hole in your tooth
cavity
eg. I had a cavity so I went to the dentist to get a filling / I have many fillings
brush my teeth – use a toothbrush
floss my teeth – use a thin line / string
child < > adult
when I was young < > after I grew up
fix – to make it right
eg. the dentist didn’t fix my tooth problem
postpone – say you will do it later
eg. i postponed getting braces
wisdom teeth – the big 4 teeth you get after 20 years old
2nd opinion – to ask another doctor to confirm what a previous doctor said
eg. I should get a 2nd opinion
enamel – the stuff that protects your teeth
plaque – the stuff that builds up on your teeth that cleaning can remove
Pronunciation
ache = “ayk”
toothache – tooth ayk
headache – hed ayk
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