《ESL Podcast 589 – Having Skin Problems》.pdfVIP

English as a Second Language Podcast ESL Podcast 589 – Having Skin Problems GLOSSARY rash – a group of red marks on one’s skin, possibly itchy * Have you ever gotten a rash from touching poison oak? exam table – a bed-like table in a doctor’s office where patients can sit or lie down while a doctor examines them * The nurses put clean paper over the exam table for each patient. to start out – to begin in a certain way, especially when something changes later * She started out her career as a waitress, but within a few years, she was a restaurant manager and then owner. blister – a small area of raised skin that is filled with liquid * Marty got blisters on his feet after he wore his new hiking boots all day. itchy – making one want to scratch a certain part of one’s skin; feeling irritated and causing one to want to rub an area of skin with one’s fingernails * Karina’s arms are really itchy where she was bitten by mosquitoes. infection – a disease caused by bacteria entering part of one’s body * When Meghan pierced her ears with a dirty needle, she got an infection. skin cancer – a serious disease where skin cells multiply and grow uncontrollably, often because one’s skin was exposed to too much sun * If we don’t want to get skin cancer, we need to limit the amount of time we spend outdoors and always use sunscreen. to get ahead of (oneself) – to plan or do something before one knows whether it is really necessary; to begin making decisions before all the relevant information is known * Ximena thought she was having a baby girl and got ahead of herself, buying pink baby clothes and painting the nursery pink before the doctor was able to tell her the baby’s gender. while you’re at it – a phrase used to ask someone to do something else in addition to what he or she is already doing * Thanks for agreeing to help me hang this