Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Health & Illness

Lesson Notes June 17, 2025 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• The doctor said it would take another half month for it to completely heal.

• The bone is mostly (mended / knitted).

• “Mended” means healed or repaired; this is natural and common for everyday conversation,

• “Knitted” refers to how the bone tissues have grown back together; often used by doctors or in medical writing.

• In each lesson, half of the members give a speech.

• A lot of older people aren’t very good at using the internet.

• She doesn’t know how to use the internet well.

• When I was younger, my sister lived in Tokyo, so I used to come into the city to visit her.

• Walking home from the supermarket, I was sweating buckets. (= you were sweating a lot)

Health & Lifestyle

Vocabulary

• 6 sedentary: means sitting most of the time, not active. Often used to describe office jobs or lifestyle.

• 3 expand your horizons (idiom); means to try new things, go new places, or learn more about the world.

• 8 transform; to change completely, a total or dramatic difference

• 9 vary: to change it, add different things, not always the same; adds more variety

• I cut down on looking at my phone.

• cut down on (something) (phrasal verb); means to reduce the amount of it.