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Killer Plagues. Vocabulary Workshop 2. 1. Contagious. Con-ta-gious (Adjective) – a describing word Meaning – contagious means spreadable by touch or through the air Examples Stay away from me. This cold is contagious ! This disease is very contagious.
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Killer Plagues Vocabulary Workshop 2
1. Contagious • Con-ta-gious • (Adjective) – a describing word • Meaning – contagious means spreadable by touch or through the air • Examples • Stay away from me. This cold is contagious! • This disease is very contagious.
If you have a contagious disease, should you stay home or go to school? • In my opinion, if you have a contagious disease you should… • Can you think of an example of ways to stop a contagious disease from spreading? • One way to stop a contagious disease from spreading is to…
2. Epidemic • Ep-i-dem-ic • (Noun) – a person, place, or thing • Meaning – An epidemic is the rapid spread of a disease among many people • Examples • Sick patients are often put in separate rooms so that an epidemic cannot spread. • If scientists cannot find a cure for a disease, it can become an epidemic.
What is one way that people can avoid epidemics? • One way that people can avoid epidemics is to…
3. Impact • Im-pact • (noun) – a person, place, or thing • Meaning – an effect or result • Examples • My parents have made a huge impact on my life. • One impact that studying will have on my education is that I will get better grades.
Who is somebody who has had a big impact on your life? • Someone who has had a big impact on my life is…… • How would becoming a better reader and writer impact your future? • Becoming a better reader and writer would impact my future by…
4. Internal • In-ter-nal • (adjective) – a describing word • Meaning – inside something • Examples • I couldn’t see the injuries because they were internal. • My heart and lungs are internal organs.
What are some internal organs in the human body? • Some internal organs in the human body are… • What is something that might cause a person internal suffering? • Something that might cause a person internal suffering is…
5. Resistance • Re-sis-tance • (noun) – a person, place, or thing • Meaning – the ability to fight off or overcome something • Examples • I can build resistance to a cold by taking vitamins. • Doctors give us shots to build up our resistance against diseases.
What is one way that you can build up your resistance to getting sick? • One way that I can build up my resistance to getting sick is… • What is a food that you cannot resist? • A food that I cannot resist is…
6. Feasible • Fea-si-ble • (adjective) – a describing word • Meaning – possible • Examples • It is not feasible for me to get good grades unless I study. • One feasible way to get good grades is to do my homework.
What is another feasible way to get good grades? • Another feasible way to get good grades is to… • Why wouldn’t it be feasible for you to come to class on Saturday? • It would not be feasible for me to attend class on Saturday because…
7. Vaccine • Vac-cine • (noun) – a person, place, or thing • Meaning – a shot that protects people against disease • Examples • Doctors often give babies vaccines to protect them from getting sick. • It is important to get vaccinated so that you do not get sick.
What might happen if people stopped getting vaccines? • If people stopped getting vaccines…
8. Expose • Ex-pose • (verb) – an action word • Meaning – to leave without protection • Examples • You can protect your skin from being exposed to the sun by wearing sun block. • Football players wear padding to keep their bodies from being too exposed.
What is one way that you can keep yourself from being exposed to diseases? • One way that I can keep myself from being exposed to diseases is… • What might happen if your skin is exposed to the sun for too long? • If my skin is exposed to the sun for too long…
9. Laboratory • Lab-o-ra-to-ry • (noun) – a person, place, or thing • Meaning – a place where scientists study things • Examples • Doctors work inside laboratories to find cures for diseases.
What are some items that you might find in a laboratory? • Some items that you might find in a laboratory are…
10. Infect • In-fect • (verb) – an action word • Meaning – to give someone a disease • Examples • A sneeze might infect someone by spreading germs. • It is important for us keep healing cuts clean so that they do not get infected.
What might happen to a wound if it gets infected? • If a wound gets infected, it might… • What is one way to protect yourself from getting infected by the flu? • One way that I could protect myself from getting infected by the flu is…
11. Extensive • Ex-ten-sive • (adjective) – a describing word • Meaning – in-depth, done very thoroughly • Examples • It takes many years of extensive studying to become a doctor. • I studied for the test very extensively to make sure that I would get an A.
Why is it important for doctors to have an extensive education? • It is important for doctors to have an extensive education because…
12. Estimate • Es-ti-mate • (verb) – an action word • Meaning – to guess the number, amount, or size of something • Examples • I estimate that I sleep eight hours each night. • I estimate that I get about an hour of homework every day.
How many people do you estimate are at this school? • I estimate that there are ___________________ students at this school… • How much time would you estimate you spend on homework each night? • I estimate that I spend ______________________ on homework each night.
13. Abandon • A-ban-don • (verb) – an action word • Meaning – to leave behind • Examples • You should abandon the ship if it starts to sink. • I felt sorry for the poor abandoned puppy.
What would you do if you found an abandoned puppy? • If I found an abandoned puppy I would…
14. Courageous • Cou-ra-geous • (adjective) – a describing word • Meaning – brave • Examples • One job in which people need to be courageous is being a firefighter. • Single parents often have to be very courageous for the sake of their children.
What do you think is a courageous career and why? • In my opinion, being a ____________________ is courageous because… • Why is it important for single parents to be courageous? • It is important for single parents to be courageous because…
15. Contaminated • Con-ta-mi-na-ted • (adjective) – a describing word • Meaning – infected; dirtied • Examples • It is important for water districts to make sure that their cities’ water does not get contaminated. • Pay attention to old food to make sure that it is not contaminated.
What might happen if somebody were to eat contaminated food? • If somebody were to eat contaminated food, he might… • What is one way to make sure that food does not get contaminated? • One way to make sure that food does not get contaminated is to…