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Listen to the meaning then say the vocabulary word.

to rub your skin to stop an itch

scratch

influenza; a contagious virus

flu

an unpleasant feeling on your skin makes you want to scratch

itchy

a contagious common sickness

cold

to become ill

come down with something

a high body temperature caused by illness

fever

to feel dizzy

lightheaded

feelings of upset stomach and dizziness caused by illness

nauseous

a childhood disease that leads red spots on the skin

chicken pox

having allergies to something

allergic

having a sickness that can be passed to someone else

contagious

a skin irritation

rash

medical condition that causes someone to become sick after eating, touching or breathing something

allergy

for the present time

in the meantime

a harmful substance

biohazard

to make something seem more serious

blow something out of proportion

for the present time

in the meantime

Let’s try that faster.

Influenza; a contagious virus

flu

a contagious common sickness

cold

having a sickness that can be passed to someone else

contagious

a high body temperature caused by illness

fever

an unpleasant feeling on your skin makes you want to scratch

itchy

a harmful substance

biohazard

to feel dizzy

lightheaded

to become ill

come down with something

a skin irritation

rash

for the present time

in the meantime

to make something seem more serious

blow something out of proportion

to rub your skin to stop an itch

scratch

medical condition that causes someone to become sick after eating, touching or breathing something

allergy

a childhood disease that leads red spots on the skin

chicken pox

feelings of upset stomach and dizziness caused by illness

nauseous

for the present time

in the meantime

having allergies to something

allergic

Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.

Scratch:

Don’t scratch that bug bite.

Scratch:

That cat just scratched me.

Scratch:

The mirror is scratched badly.

come down with something:

Honey, will you take my temperature? I think I’m coming down with something.

come down with something:

You must be coming down with a cold.

come down with something:

Tommy came down with the flu.

Contagious:

Don’t get near me. Chicken pox are very contagious.

Contagious:

The sickness that is going around the office is very contagious.

Contagious:

H1N1 flu is very contagious.

Allergy:

Johnny has so many food allergies.

Allergy:

I think I am allergic to your cat.

Allergy:

Take this medicine for your allergies.

in the meantime:

I’ll take the trash out. In the meantime, you dry the clothes.

in the meantime:

He is still waiting for the test results. In the meantime, he is trying to find a job.

in the meantime:

There is nothing you can do about it now. In the meantime, try to be productive.