Unit 10. Health and hygiene

UNIT 10 :
HEALTH AND HYGIENE
Section B :
A Bad Toothache
Part 1 :
Listen . Then practice with a partner.
Minh : Ow !
Hoa : What’s the matter , Minh ?
Minh : I have a toothache .
Hoa : Are you going to the dentist ?
Minh : Yes, I am. I have an appointment at 10. 30
this morning , but I’m scared .
Hoa : Why ?
Minh : I hate the sound of the drill . It’s so loud .
Hoa : I understand how you feel , but don’t worry.
Last week, the dentist filled a cavity in my tooth .
Minh : Were you scared ?
Hoa : I was a little scared , but the dentist was kind . She looked at my teeth and told me not to worry . Then she fill it . It stopped hurting afterwards . I felt a lot better after she fix my tooth .
Minh : You are right . I feel less scared now .
Thanks , Hoa.
Hoa : You’re welcome, Minh . Good luck !
You listen to the cassette player twice carefully
?New words :
Toothache (n) : a pain in your tooth
To have an appointment
Scared (adj)
To hate : dislike something
Sound (n)
Drill (n)
To understand - understood
To feel - felt
To hurt - hurt
Afterwards (adv)
Cavity (n)
Practice with your partner in order to answer the questions in 2’
Questions :
What is wrong with Minh ?
b) Does Minh like going to the dentist ?
How do you know ?
c) Why did Hoa go to the dentist last week ?
d) What did the dentist do ?

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About you :
e) What did you do the last time you had a bad toothache ?
f) Are you scared of seeing the dentist ?
The answer keys :
a) What is wrong with Minh ?
a) Minh has a toothache .
b) Does Minh like going to the dentist ? How do you know ?
b) No , he doesn’t . He is scare of the sound of the drill .
c) Why did Hoa go to the dentist last week ?
c) Because she had a cavity in her tooth .
d) What did the dentist do ?
d) The dentist fill the cavity in Hoa’s tooth .
Read the statements and work in groups in order to guess which is True or False in 2’ .
+ True – False statements :
Minh had a toothache .
2. He likes to go to the dentist .
3. Hoa never goes to the dentist .
4. The dentist was very kind .
5. Hoa felt a lot better after the dentist fixed her tooth .
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The answer keys :
1. Minh had a toothache .
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2. He likes to go to the dentist .
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2. He was scared of the loud sound of the drill .
3. Hoa never goes to the dentist .
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3. Hoa went to the dentist last week .
4. The dentist was very kind .
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5. Hoa felt a lot better after the dentist fixed her tooth .
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