Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Health & Illness

Lesson Notes August 5, 2025 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• Were you performing last week? (‘Perform’ is more common, than saying ‘be on stage’)

• Yes, I performed twice these past two weeks.

• I forgot how to put a diaper on a baby.

• “I forgot how to change a diaper.”

• “It’s been so long, I forgot how to diaper a baby.”

• I think these days most new parents use disposable diapers not cloth ones.

• Very few new parents use reusable diapers these days.

• When I had my first baby, my landlady asked me where I laundered the diapers.

• Across most of Canada, there are water restrictions and fire restrictions.

• Water restrictions; limits on watering gardens, filling pools, or washing cars during dry periods.

• Fire restrictions; such as bans on campfires, fireworks, or outdoor burning due to high fire risk.

• In Tokyo this summer, the basic water fee has been waived, so it’s lowered our water bills.

Health & Lifestyle

Vocabulary (2A)

• Sedentary (adj) ˈsɛdənˌtɛri / SED-en-tair-y

• I don’t wake up in the middle of the night, but my sleep time is short.

• I don’t wake up during the night, but I don’t sleep for very long.

• I sleep through the night, but my total sleep time is short.