2016-11-28 Convo: health and doctors

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework (for November 28): match the letters and numbers on p. 118, 120, 122, 124
page 118
a. 5
b. 8
c. 9 (adhesive bandages are often called Band-Aids in the US)
d. 4
e. 6
f. 12
g. 3
h. 11
i. 2
j. 10
k. 7 (or Kleenex)
l. 1
page 120
a. 5 (that looks like a thermometer for temperature, but the nurse is currently checking blood pressure)
b. 9 (we say she has to draw blood for a blood test)
c. 2
d. 3
e. 6
f. 10
g. 4
h. 7
i. 8
j. 1
page 122
a. 8 (You go to an orthodontist to get braces, which are called brackets in British English.)
b. 9
c. 2
d. 1 (“hygiene” means cleanliness, so the person who cleans your teeth is a hygienist)
e. 3
f. 10 (the material they put inside cavities to “fix” them)
g. 4 (for example because the patient will have a tooth removed)
h. 7
i. 5
j. 6
page 124
a. 2
b. 5
c. 9
d. 4
e. 1
f. 8 (usually called IV)
g. 6
h. 3
i. 10
j. 7
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page 123 part 3 - Ask your partner these questions about dentists.
1 I go to the dentist twice a year. / I go to the dentist every six months.
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part 4 - Why is this child happy about losing a tooth?
baby teeth = milk teeth = the first teeth you get (and then lose)
wisdom teeth = the teeth in the back of your mouth, which can sometimes cause problems