Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: Extreme Adjectives

Lesson Notes November 18, 2025 (Vocabulary Building)

Words & Phrases

• I had the flu. (= he common, everyday way to say)

• I had influenza A. ( more specific and formal, naming the exact type of flu virus)

• Veteran Japanese artist Yumi Matsutoya is the latest musician putting AI technology to creative use.

• She has used AI to duet with her younger self.

• I entered the public lottery for concert tickets, but they haven’t drawn the lottery yet.

• The venue is smaller than the big concert venues.

• The best seats for the concert are expensive.

• My friend got us cheap seats for the movies.

• From the nosebleed seats, the stage looked tiny.

Appropriate Language

Doctors

• In everyday English we usually refer to the type of doctor rather than their medical specialty, especially in casual conversation

• ‘Type of doctor’ → ‘medical speciality’

• Eye doctor → ophthalmologist

• Skin doctor → dermatologist

• Heart doctor → cardiologist

• Brain/nervous system doctor → neurologist

• Bone/joint doctor → orthopedist in North America

• Kidney doctor → nephrologist

• Stomach/intestine doctor → gastroenterologist

• Lung doctor → pulmonologist

• Child doctor → paediatrician

• Pregnancy doctor → obstetrician / gynaecologist (OB/GYN)

• Teeth doctor → dentist

• Ear, nose, throat doctor → ENT specialist (otolaryngologist)

• Mental health doctor → psychiatrist

• Blood doctor → haematologist

Extreme Adjectives

Vocabulary Section 15

• Magnificent (adj) mæɡˈnɪf.ɪ.sənt / mag-NIF-i-cent

• Astonishing (adj) əˈstɒn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ / as-TON-ish-ing

• Incredible (adj) ɪnˈkrɛd.ɪ.bəl / in-CRED-i-ble