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Vocabulary
Warm Up Questions
1. When you are sick, do you take
medicine?
2. How can people prevent
diseases?
3. Have you ever been in a place
that was having an epidemic?
4. What did people do about it?
disease (n)
• a sickness, a health problem, a
medical condition
Bad living conditions
can cause diseases.
treatment (n)
• a remedy or procedure for
curing disease
Acupuncture is an
alternative treatment
for pains.
epidemic (n)
• a disease that spreads quickly and
extensively among a group of
people in the same area
In the 1940’s, there was a polio
epidemic and many children
were disabled by the disease.
prevent (v)
• to stop something from happening
The lack of motivation
prevented Jane to go to
college.
antibiotics (n)
• a substance that kills bacteria and
cure infections, used as a medication
Peter took antibiotics for an
ear infection.
useless (adj.)
• worthless, not useful
David crashed his
car. Now it is useless.
viruses (n)
• a very small living thing
that causes diseases
Children often catch the
cold virus at school.
cruel (adj.)
• mean, causing pain on purpose
to people or animals
Keeping animals in cages
is cruel.
fire (v)
• dismiss someone from work
Mr. Wilson fired Tina because
she was constantly late for work.
services (n)
• Public services like hospitals,
schools and transportation that are
provided to the public to use
Every city offers some free
communityservices to senior
citizens.
plague (n)
• A dangerous disease, infection or
epidemic that spreads fast and easily
and kills many people.
A cholera plague had killed
many prisoners of war.
effort (n)
• an attempt to do something that involves
a lot of work or determination
Frank made an effort to get
along with his mother in-law,
but he wasn’t successful.
spread (v)
• to extend over a large area
The fire spreaded to
the mountains and
foothills.
tuberculosis (n)
• a contagious disease that affects the
lungs
Tuberculosis has declined
since the introduction of
antibiotic treatment in the
1950's.
sneeze (v)
• to expel air through the nose and mouth
suddenly, forcefully and involuntarily
When people have a cold
or allergies, they sneeze
constantly.
cough (v) (n)
• to push air noisily from the lungs through
the mouth
Jimmy has a cold. He has
been coughing all day. He
has a terrible cough.
pick up (v)
• to lift something
Children pick up shells at the
beach.
mosquito (n)
•
a small fly that feeds on the blood
and transmits diseases such as
malaria, yellow fever, and dengue
In tropical areas, there are a
lot of mosquito.
tick (n)
•
A small insect without wings that
lives on the skin of some animals.
Tony removed a few ticks
from his dog.
influenza (n)
• A contiguous disease spread by viruses
and it can sometimes be fatal.
Doctors advise people to rest in
bed if the have the influenza.
fever (n)
• high body temperature, higher
than 98.6 F
Wear light clothes if you
have a fever.
pregnant (adj.)
• carrying a child in the womb
Kathy is six months pregnant.
contagious (adj.)
• to transmit a disease from one
person to another
A common cold is a
contagious disease.
relieve (v)
• to end or lessen pain, hunger, or
tension
Aspirins relieve headaches.
vaccination (n)
• medication given by injection to
prevent a disease
A nurse gave Mr. Wilson a
vaccination against the flu.
inject (v)
• to put fluid into the body with a
needle
The doctor injected
antibiotics to his patient.
boiling (adj.)
• extremely hot
The boiling milk spilled all
over the stove.
miserable (adj.)
• very unpleasant or bad, poor quality
People who live with chronic
pain have miserable lives.
institutions (n)
• An organization that helps people in
the area of health, education or
work.
Bob cannot pay for a private
nurse, so he lives in a state
institutions.
supervise (v)
• to watch over the activity of others
and make sure that they perform it
correctly
Julia is a head nurse. She
supervises other nurses.
meanwhile (adv.)
• meantime, during the period of time
between two events
I’ll see you tomorrow;
meanwhile, have a nice
evening.
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cough
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pick up
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institutions
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Verb
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
(im)politeness
(im)polite
(im)politely
cruel
relieved
cruelly
relieve
cruelty
relief
volunteer
volunteer
involuntary
involuntarily
inject
injection
lengthen
reason
pregnancy
pregnant
contagion
contagious
length
long
reason
(un)reasonable
contagiously
(un)reasonably