Vocabulary to Study for the Test This Thursday

Test Practice   level5.podomatic.com  document: 5-56int022802-13

1.    San Franciscans must _____ their garbage. Food and plants must go in the green bins. Answer: recycle

2.    Some new cars _____ __ both electricity and gas. Answer: run on

3.    A man had escaped (逃跑, fugarse, бежать) from prison, so the police _____ us to lock our windows and doors. Answer: warned

4.    My final _____ is Tokyo, but I have a stopover in Honolulu.  Answer: destination

5.    Mercedes Benz is a large German car _____.  Answer: manufacturer

6.    He was in a bad accident. The paramedics came and took him to the hospital. He had a bad _____ on his leg that was bleeding. Answer: wound

7.    We use this word to describe something that happens once a year. For example, many large companies have an _____ meeting.  Answer: annual

8.    The police think the _____ occurred (happened) around midnight. Someone came in through a window and stole a computer. Answer: burglary

9.    During the bank robbery, three people got shot. An ambulance came and took the three _____ to emergency room. Answer: victims

10.  The DMV* requires all _____ to have a smog check (=inspection, 检查, осмо́тр, فحص متابعة) every two years. Answer: vehicles  

Speaking Practice

Sorry, a few of the translations are wrong.


Employment C

http://speaking34.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-31T17_52_19-08_00

employment d

http://speaking34.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-31T17_54_44-08_00

health c

http://speaking34.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-31T17_58_07-08_00

health d

http://speaking34.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-31T18_01_56-08_00

housing d (recording says "c")

http://speaking34.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-01T08_10_39-08_00

housing e1

http://speaking34.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-01T09_21_13-08_00

housing e2

http://speaking34.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-31T18_47_56-08_00

shopping d

http://speaking34.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-01T09_16_41-08_00

shopping c

http://speaking34.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-01T09_11_44-08_00

transportation c

http://speaking34.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-31T18_50_35-08_00

transportation d

http://speaking34.podomatic.com/entry/2010-12-31T18_53_13-08_00

Are you allergic to any medications?

Are You Allergic to Any Medications by youreslteacher

I went to the Radiology Department.

I Went to the Radiology Department by youreslteacher

I just heard that you'll be on vacation.

I Just Heard That You'Ll Be on Vacation by youreslteacher

Blow your nose. Call the doctor. Make an appointment.

Blow Your Nose. Call the Doctor. by youreslteacher

Listening: Health/Illness Vocabulary

To listen, click on this link:

http://level5b.podomatic.com/entry/2011-04-10T19_11_19-07_00

I think I’m coming down with something.

= I think I’m starting to get sick.

I’m feeling under the weather. = I am ill.

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1.   to ache = to hurt   My body aches all over.

2.   to have a(n)  ___ache. 痛, 疼痛, dolor, боль

     I have a headache.

     I have an earache.

     I have a toothache.

     I have a stomachache.      wrong: a stomache

     I have a backache.

3.   the chills  觉得冷颤, Me siento frío y tiemblo, Я чувствую холод и я дрожу

     I have the chills. (=I feel cold and I'm shivering.)

4.   a cough, to cough  咳 嗽, toser,  кашлять

     I have a cough. I can’t stop coughing.

5.   to advise someone (not) to do something

     He advised me to eat more green vegetables.

     劝告, 忠告, aconsejar, рекомендова́ть           

     She advised him not to eat so much junk food.

6.   to give someone some advice (noun)                               

     She gave me some good advice.                    

      忠 告, consejos, совет                                                          

     wrong:  She gave a good advice.

7.   to perspire = to sweat (perspiration)  

     I’m perspiring.  I’m sweating.   

     出汗, 流汗, transpirar, потеть

8.   raw = 摩 擦 得 疼 的 , en carne viva, свежий

       very red and painful, especially when you      

     My throat is raw.

     swallow (吞咽, tragar, глотать)

9.   to run    runny = adjective                      

     My nose is running. I have a runny nose. 

     流 鼻 涕 的 , que moquea , сопливый                                                    

10. to sneeze  打喷嚏, estornudar,  чихать 

     When I get a cold, I usually start sneezing. 

     Excuse me, I think I’m going to sneeze.

11. sore  疼痛的, 发炎的, dolorido, боля́чка    

     I have a sore throat.

12. stuffy, stuffed up = congested          

     I have a stuffy nose. 

      我 鼻 子 堵 了, taponado, у меня заложен нос   

     My nose is stuffed up.

13. plugged up = blocked (for ears)             

     My ears are plugged up.

     受阻, 阻挠, bloqueado, блокированный

14. a temperature, a fever                     

     She has a low (or low-grade) temperature.

     发 烧,  fiebre, calentura, жар                         

     I have a high temperature/fever. 

15. to water  watery (adjective)               

     My eyes are watering.  I have watery eys.    

         流 泪, llorarle los ojos, слезиться

16.      to have an operation or to have surgery      

        手术，外科手术, operación, cirugía, операция