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Date: 2015-10-07; view: 615.

Language focus

Explain the meanings of the following words and word combinations in English and use in situations of your own:

1. to pluck up one's courage

2. waiting-room

3. to poke about

4. syringe

5. to feel a prick on the gum

6. forceps

7. to grip

8. to give a twist

9. to spit

1O. disinfectant

1. Dentists recommend brushing teeth with a fluoride toothpaste to…… them from decay.

a) arm b) defend c) guard d) protect

2. Have you got toothache? Your face looks ……

a) big b) enlarged c) expanded d) swollen

3. I had to have two ….. when I went to the dentist last week.
a) cavities b) fillings c) paddings d) refills

4. She always pays ….. visits to the dentist.

a) customary b) habitual c) normal d) regular

5. The dentist told him to open his mouth ….. .

a) broad b) greatly c) much d) wide

6. He ….. when the dentist touched the bad tooth.

a) alarmed b) dreaded c) laughed d) winced

7. Robert is very ….. about the cost of his dental treatment.

a) ashamed b) pained c) sorry d) worried

8. I'm ….. having to pay yet another visit to the dentist.

a) afraid b) dreading c) frightened d) terrified

9. The ….. in one of my teeth has come out, so I'm going to the dentist.

a) cover b) completion c) filling d) replacement

10. He made a note of the appointment with his dentist in his ….. .

a) diary b) directory c) journal d) register

11. She phoned her dentist to say she was unable to ….. her appointment.

a) arrive b) hold c) keep d) stand

12. She put ….. going to the dentist although her teeth needed attention.

a) away b) in c) off d) out

13. The small girl had to have four teeth ...... because they were so bad.

a) broken b) pulled c) taken away d) taken out

14. The loss of a front tooth has left an unsightly …..in her teeth.

a) gap b) hole c) slot d) space

15. In some countries more and more young people now need ….. teeth.

a) false b) spare c) unnatural d) untrue