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Spelling
this week!
Pattern study
Soft sounds of
G and C
G says /j/:
•ge
•gi
•gy
C says /s/:
•ce
•ci
•cy
giraffe
geography
genuine
gentleman
genius
general
cymbals
citizen
magical
cinnamon
certain
century
center
cement
genie
citrus
germs
generation
cancer
circulate
Vocabulary
this week!
plague
An epidemic disease causing a high rate of death.
There was a fierce and widespread outbreak
of plague, probably bubonic and
pneumonic, that ravaged Europe during the
14th century.
Fleas, which lived on the rodents, carried the bacillus
to humans by carrying blood from rodents to the people.
Unfortunately, for those who were infected, the bug
quickly brought a death sentence, as over the course of
three or four days the victims experienced horrible pain.
The humans who became infected suffered from high
fevers and aching limbs. They also experienced the
vomiting of blood and swelling of the lymph nodes.
These swellings produced blackish coloured spots on the
body. Death resulted soon after as these swellings
expanded until they burst.
infected
To have germs present
• If the wound becomes infected —indicated
by red, hot, inflamed skin surrounding the
wound—clean the wound site and replace
the bandages every 12 hours until the
infection subsides.
microbe
Very tiny germ
Unbroken skin provides a line of
defense against invasion by
microbes or parasites.
antibodies
Substances that destroy germs.
Antibodies have widely varying binding
sites, providing protection from a wide
range of infectious agents and toxic
substances.
bacteria
Microscopic creatures
Many of us know bacteria only as
“germs,” invisible creatures that can invade
our bodies and make us sick.
Bacteria and Health - Some
diseases caused by bacteria:
tetanus
botulism
Black Plague
Tuberculosis
Lyme disease
Strep throat
Pneumonia
Anthrax
inform
Tell; to let a person know something.
• When you read something for information
you are doing three things:
• 1. Identifying key words you are looking for
• 2. Skimming and scanning the text
• 3. Taking out the information