English grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension exercises

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Topic: GOING TO THE DENTIST

VOCABULARY BUILDER:

To have a tooth pulled = To have a tooth removed/extracted

Root canal = A serious procedure in which the nerve of a tooth is removed

Anesthesia = Giving someone medicine to make him/her not feel pain

Check-up = A visit to the dentist when he/she checks your teeth

Chipped tooth = A tooth that has part of it missing

EXERCISE/VOCABULARY PRACTICE TEST:
Remember to choose the most natural-sounding answer:

1. The left side of my face is ____________. (= has become larger, more round, etc.)
  balloon
  swollen
  inflated

2. This is where it _____________. = I feel pain here.
  pain
  painful
  hurts

3. Can you give me _____________? = Can you give me something so that I don't feel pain?
  pain
  anesthesia
  swelling

4. That's a little too ______________ for me. = The price is a little too high for me.
  expensive
  expense
  money

5. This area is ______________ . = I don't feel anything in this area.
  numb
  dumb
  sensitive

6. If your tooth easily "feels" hot and cold food, you can say that it is "________________".
  sensitive
  feeling
  sensible

7. Does my insurance _________________ this? = Will my insurance pay for this?
  cover
  recover
  uncover

8. I don't go to the dentist very _____________. = I rarely go to the dentist.
  often
  seldomly
  a lot

9. Do I have any _____________? = Are any of my teeth decaying?
  caves
  cavities
  potholes

10. Will this procedure _____________ long?
  make
  go
  take

CHECK ANSWERS (Your answers will be displayed in a new window)

THINGS TO LISTEN FOR:

Your insurance won't cover this procedure. = You will have to pay for this procedure.

We'll have to extract that tooth. = We'll have to remove/pull that tooth.

Your wisdom teeth have to come out. = We have to remove the last teeth on each side of your mouth.

Please don't fidget. = Please don't move around too much.

You need a crown. = You need an artificial replacement for the top part of your tooth.

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