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Suplemento Educativo

At the Dentist’s Office/ En el consultorio del dentista

June 2008
 

Jane:      Hi, (1)Angela. I’m (2)Jane,                                               [Hola, Angela. Soy Jane,

your dental hygienist.                                         tu higienista dental.]
Angela: (3)Hi.                                                                      [Hola.]

Jane:      Do you (4)brush your teeth (5)regularly?       [¿Cepillas tus dientes regularmente?]

Angela: (6)Yes.                                                                   [Sí.]

Jane:      Okay. Any teeth (7)bothering you today?       [Bueno. ¿Algún diente te está molestando hoy día?]

Angela: (8)Yes, this one.                                                   [Sí, éste.]

Jane:      Have you ever had a (9)cavity?                        [¿Alguna vez has tenido una carie?]

Angela: (10)No.                                                                  [No.]

Jane:      Okay, now (11)open your mouth for me….    [Bueno. Ahora ábreme la boca…

                ...Do you want mint, cinnamon, or                   …¿Quieres flúor de sabor a menta, canela,

                strawberry (12)fluoride?                                    o fresa?]
Angela: (13)Mint....                                                             [Menta...]
 
PRACTICE
 
Jane:      Hi, (1)            . I’m (2)_____, your dental hygienist.      “Jai… Aim… iu DENtal jaiLLEnist.”
Angela: (3)__.                                                                    
Jane:      Do you (4)            your teeth (5)__________?               “Diu... iur tith... ?”
Angela: (6)___.                                                  

Jane:      Okay. Any teeth (7)_______________ today?             “Okei. Eni tith... tudei?”

Angela: (8)____________.                             

Jane:      Have you ever had a (9)________?                                               “Jev iu EVer jed a...?”

Angela: (10)____.

Jane:      Okay, now (11)______________ for me….                 “Okei, nao... fur mi....

                Do you want mint, cinnamon, or strawberry (12)___. ...Diu want mint, cinaman, or STRAberi...?
Angela: (13)___....                                                             
 
Fill in the dialogue with the following words./ Complete el diálogo con las siguientes palabras.
 

(1) Say the name of the patient, with an American English accent./

Diga el nombre de la paciente, con acento inglés americano.

 
(2) Say the name of the dental hygienist./ Diga el nombre de la higienista dental.
 
(3)           Hi                                            “Jai”                        Hola.
                Hello                                      “JelO”                     Hola.

                Nice to meet you.                                “Nais tu MIT iu.”    Mucho gusto.

 
(4)           brush      “brash”   cepillar

                floss       “flas”       pasar hilo dental

 
(5)           regularly                                                “REGiularli”                           regularmente

                every day                              “Evri DEi”                               todos los días

                three times a day                 “THRI taims a DEI”              tres veces al día

 
(6)(10)    yes          “ies”       
                no           “no”         no
 

(7)           bothering you                       “BAdring iu”                          te está molestando

                hurting                                   “JURting”                               doliéndote

                causing problems                               “KAsing PRAblems”            dándote problemas

 

(8)           Yes, this one.        “ies, DIS wan”       Sí, éste.

                No.                          “no”                         No.
 
(9)           cavity                      “KEvity”                  carie
                filling                      “Filing”                   tapadura

                tooth pulled           “tuth puld”              diente sacado

                wisdom tooth removed      “WISdam tuth riMUVD”       diente de juicio sacado

 

(11)         open your mouth                 “open iur MAOTH”               abre la boca

                close your mouth                 “clos iur MAOTH”                 cierra la boca

                bite down                              “bait daon”                            muerde

                tilt your head this way         “tilt iur jed THIS wei”            inclina la cabeza hacia acá

                say, “Aah”                              “sei aa”                                  Di, “Aah”

 
(12)         flouride                  “FLOraid”               flúor
                toothpaste             “TUTHpeist”          pasta de dientes
                floss                       “flas”                       hilo dental
 
(13)         mint                        “mint”                     menta
                cinnamon              “CINaman”            canela
                strawberry             “STRAberi”            fresa



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