Welcome to a new episode of English Vocabulary Booster.
My name is Lara and I'm a SALSA-certified English teacher.
Learning new vocabulary usually takes a long time, but we'll do it in a way that's easy, quick and efficient.
In every episode, we'll learn how to use five new English words or expressions, so that you too can start speaking like a native.
So let's get learning!
What's going on, you guys?
How are you doing?
How is your week going?
How's your summer going?
I'm super excited because in two weeks, I'm going to be going on vacation.
So it's my first vacation in... I don't even remember how long.
So...
I'll be gone for two weeks and I'm super excited about that.
And don't worry, the podcast will still, you know, the episodes will still come out.
I'll record a couple before I go, but I'll still be posting on my social media on the stories.
So make sure you keep in touch.
All right.
OK, so let's talk about today's topic, which is teeth.
Alright, I gotta go.
I'm about to walk into the dentist's office.
Okay, bye.
Hi, I've got an appointment with Dr. Kimmy.
I just need to... Yeah, yeah, Dr. Kimmy.
You can go in.
He's waiting for you.
Oh, Mrs. Miller.
Good to see you again.
Please take a seat.
Oh, thank you.
I'm just here to make sure.
That's all right, Mrs. Miller.
Relax.
OK, I see the problem here.
Really?
OK, I'll start drilling.
It's only going to take a second.
Oh, no, actually, there's no need.
Um, okay.
Let me just... And then... Oh, I can see you've been flossing, Mrs. Miller.
Very good.
All right.
One last thing and... We're all done.
You may look at yourself in the mirror.
Three months and your teeth will no longer be crooked.
Are these... Are these braces?
Yeah, they're braces.
Why?
That's what you came in for, right?
No, I just needed you to check to see if I had any cavities.
Oh, whoopsie.
Well, no, you didn't.
You did a great job taking care of those teeth.
All right, so I don't know if it was just me, but that dentist really sounded like Santa Claus.
What do you think?
I don't know why.
It just came out.
It was in the character.
Okay, let's take a look at expression number one, drill.
Okay, I'll start drilling.
What sound will you hear if your dentist is drilling?
You're going to hear this sound.
Terrifying, isn't it?
When would a dentist use a drill to smooth the surface of your tooth, to make it smoother or to make it thicker?
If I'm not wrong, because I'm not exactly an expert, but the dentist uses the drill to remove kind of part of the tooth.
So to kind of smooth it out to make sure that, I don't know, it kind of removes a layer.
Does the drilling sound bother you?
No.
Okay, so obviously it's not like the most pleasant sound in the world.
I'd rather listen to birds and other stuff.
But it's not too bad.
The thing that really bothers me about drilling is when I can feel the vibrations, you know, when –
You know, it's drilling.
You can feel the drill in your mouth, against your teeth, and you kind of feel your head.
Your whole head is shaking and vibrating.
That's what really bothers me.
Expression number two, floss.
I can see you've been flossing, Mrs. Miller.
What do you use when you have to floss?
A special type of brush or a special type of string?
Flossing is done with a special type of string.
It's.
Usually it comes in a little box, it comes rolled up and you roll it out, you take a piece and then you floss.
Does the string go in front of the teeth or between the teeth?
It goes between the teeth.
If it went in front of the teeth it wouldn't do anything, because the purpose of flossing is to remove any like pieces of food.
It's really gross.
I'm sorry.
But any pieces of food that are left kind of stuck between your teeth after you've eaten.
How often do you floss?
So I would like to say every other day, but I'm going to be honest.
Don't judge me.
But I think probably once a week.
I know it's really bad.
I know you should floss every day.
But honestly, up until I was maybe 14, I didn't even know that flossing was a thing.
It was like I was never taught that flossing was a thing.
So, yeah.
Now I do it.
Sometimes I'll do it more often, like every other day, but lately I haven't been too good with flossing.
Expression number three, crooked teeth.
Three months and your teeth will no longer be crooked.
If you have crooked teeth, are your teeth aligned or not?
No.
If you have crooked teeth, that means that your teeth are not aligned.
Some have grown in a direction.
Some have grown in a different direction.
Can you have only one crooked tooth?
Yes.
You can have like perfect teeth and then just one, boop, crooked.
Do you have or did you used to have crooked teeth?
Yes.
I never had crooked teeth as a child.
I was very lucky.
But later, when I was a little older and my wisdom teeth came in, I think they kind of pushed the other teeth, the bottom ones especially.
And so now my bottom teeth are kind of crooked.
But you can't really tell like because my mouth covers it, like it covers my bottom teeth.
You can't really see that they're crooked.
So whatever.
And even if you do have crooked teeth, who cares?
Expression number four, braces.
Are these, are these braces?
What material are braces made of?
Metal or wood?
Braces are made of metal.
It wouldn't be too good for your oral hygiene if your braces were made out of wood.
What are braces for?
Well, most braces, although I think not all braces, but most are meant to straighten your teeth.
So if your teeth are not aligned, if your teeth are crooked, then you can wear braces.
And then after a while, your teeth will be aligned.
Have you ever had to wear braces?
So like I said, I never had problems as a child in terms of like crooked teeth.
So I never had to wear braces.
But lately, like the last couple of times that I went to the dentist for other stuff, this dentist was like oh well, you know you can have such a pretty smile if you wore braces.
And she was kind of trying to convince me to get braces.
But I don't.
First of all, I don't really care.
And second of all, they're usually very expensive.
So it's not really necessary.
So whatever.
Expression number five, cavity.
I just needed you to check to see if I had any cavities.
Are cavities good or bad?
Cavities are bad.
They're the little holes that you get in your teeth from, you know, not having plasticity, proper oral hygiene.
Can cavities go away on their own?
Unfortunately, I'm afraid they can't.
Once you have a cavity, you'll have to go to the dentist and have your dentist fill it in.
So no, basically.
What can you do to prevent cavities?
Well, you can brush your teeth regularly, and then you can floss, which I should do a little more often.
But you know what?
I also think it's a matter of luck.
My sister.
She brushes her teeth super like – I don't even know how many times a day she brushes her teeth, but –.
A lot, okay?
And yet, every now and then, she will still find out that she has a cavity.
Well, I well don't judge me, but I'm not exactly.
You know, I'm not exactly the I'm going to brush my teeth like every five minutes type of person.
So, but I don't have a lot of cavities.
So I think it's also a matter of luck.
Have you ever had any cavities before?
I have.
Yes, I definitely have.
Not a lot.
I want to say, I don't know, maybe my whole life I want to say like four, five.
But knock on wood, in the past couple of years, I haven't had any problems on that front.
So we'll see.
And that is it for today.
And remember, if you want to access the transcript, as well as lots of other resources, visit enboocom.
That is E-N-B-O-O-O dot com.
Have a great day.
