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December 13, 2024 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

Words & Phrases

• I found a couple of blisters on my upper lip, but I didn’t worry about them.

• I had three intravenous drips a day. Some of the student nurses had trouble finding a vein.

• Have you ever suffered from shingles?

• I lost weight. (NOT my weight)

• I lost two kilograms.

• I gained weight. (NOT my weight)

• I gained two kilograms.

• Looking back, I regret being so busy.

• So, who has plans for the holidays? (NOT schedules)

• Do you have any plans for Christmas or New Year’s?

• My youngest grandson can’t ski yet, so maybe he will go (sledding / tobogganing).

• We celebrated my granddaughter’s ninth birthday. I gave her the clothes and hair accessories that she asked me for.

Pronunciation

• Shingles ( ʃɪŋ.ɡəlz ) SHIN-gles

Appropriate Language

• ‘Herpes zoster’ is the medical term, in everyday conversation it’s called ‘shingles’

Look back

• To reflect on the past; to think about or remember something from the past.

• When I look back on my childhood, I feel happy.

• She looked back on her career with pride.

• To turn your head and glance behind you; to physically turn to see what is behind you.

• He looked back to see if anyone was following him.

• Don’t look back while running, or you might trip.

• As an idiom (not looking back); to move forward without regret or hesitation, to become increasingly successful.

• After starting her new job, she never looked back.

• Once he decided to leave, he didn’t look back.