Some people are afraid of going to the dentist. Are you one of those people?
Let's talk about this topic now. Hi, I'm Maddie, and this is Sophie.
And we'll be talking and brainstorming about ideas for section one.
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I don't know about you, but I hate going to the dentist. So we're going to look at some new words and ideas for this topic.
Okay, first question; how often do you visit the dentist?
I visit the dentist a few times a year but probably not enough as I should be.
Um, I'm not sure what the recommended time between it each.
Is usually for a checkup every so often, just to make sure everything's okay with your gums your teeth. Um yeah, just...
Do you feel like you go to the dentist more now or more when you're a child?
Probably more when I was younger because my parents were booking me in first things.
They cared a lot more about my gum out than I do. Yeah.
Um, so I think now that I don't live at home, it's definitely a lot less. Yeah, great.
Now you said; not as much as. What does that mean? So you said I don't go to the dentist as much as I should.
I think that in this case is not the recommended.
I should be doing something, and I'm kind of not doing that to the full extent that I should be doing.
Yeah, so you should be doing it more. Yeah. Great, so we had some vocabulary that you used. "Checkup." Was a really good uh phrase.
What, what does that mean? Checkups just to make sure everything's okay, nothing... There's no issue particular that is being fixed.
Hmm. It's just to look around see if everything's all right if the health is good.
Right and here's some new vocabulary, we've got "treatment". So you go in for a treatment.
Uh, dental which means dental work is how I would use that word.
Um, emergency, so sometimes people will be biting something, and they'll break a tooth, and that is considered a dental emergency.
So it's different from maybe a toothache which might take you know longer to develop.
But there, there's some great words for you to use. Um there's also the tooth fairy as anyone have you...
Yes, do you know about the tooth fairy? So the Tooth Fairy was a big thing when I was younger.
Basically when you lose a teeth, which is you... When you are born, you have baby teeth and when you get older this base start to fall out.
And when adult teeth grow in, and so when you lose a baby tooth the dent...
The Tooth Fairy. Um. L eaves... You leave the tooth out, and the tooth fairy takes it for you and gives you something in return.
Which is usually like a gold coin. Yeah. Or something like that. Yeah. Yes. Great and some people "dread going to the dentist".
What does that mean? Dread is, I'll describe it as like a fear or like hating to do something.
I would like rather do anything else than something. Yeah. Or go to the dentist. Yes! I dread it, yeah.
It's a very strong word. Yes, that's great. Moving on to the next question. How do you feel when you visit the dentist?
I guess, in a way, I would also dread it. Maybe not to the full extent. I'm not a huge fan.
Just because I find it uncomfortable. They use products that don't taste very good.
They're kind of picking at your teeth. Um, and so it's not something I'd want to do, but it's something you have to do for your health.
Yeah. And it can be quite uncomfortable sitting there with the bright lights. Yeah looking up into the...
Yeah. Keeping your mouth open, your saliva going everywhere.
Now you use the word. You use the phrase "I'm not a huge fan". What does that mean? I'm not a huge fan.
It's another way of saying I dislike, but maybe not so strong to that hate. Like I don't like it.
It's like a middle between like and dislike. Yeah. I don't like it too much. Yeah, and you don't love it either. Yeah great.
The next question; Is it expensive to visit the dentist in your country?
I think in Australia, it is quite expensive, um, to go to the dentist and same with like the doctor or something like that.
But we have a healthcare so that can help in some cases, but compared to other countries we are quite expensive.
Hmm. And if you've go private, health insurance, it can subsidize the cost.
But that's usually for dental care for your health. There's also "cosmetic dentistry"
Um, what, what might cosmetic dentistry involve. So in some cases cosmetic dentistry would be braces or aligning your teeth.
More less of fixing jaw problems or whitening your teeth is another cosmetic procedure.
I think it's quite popular. Hmm. To get your teeth whitened. Now "to whiten" is an "En" word.
What others? Those are words like; strengthen. Which means to make strong. So to whiten would mean to make white. Yeah.
So that's a really great, uh, vocabulary that you could use if you got the dentist topic.
Uh, also "to widen" would mean to make wide. So braces often make the jaw a bit wider make the teeth a little straighter.
Wow, I know how much some people hate going to the dentist.
So I really hope you don't have any problems talking about this in the test. I'm Maddie from IELTS daily.
Thank you so much, Sophie, for coming along. See you guys in the next video.
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