““The New Doctor” The New Doctor” Unit 3, Lesson 5Unit 3, Lesson 5

Mystery to MedicineMystery to Medicine

““The New Doctor”The New Doctor”Word KnowledgeWord Knowledge

• These words contain the Greek ending -scope “an instrument for viewing or observing”

• stethoscope

• microscope

• telescope

• kaleidoscope

These words all have the suffix These words all have the suffix -ment - -ment - meaning “the act of”meaning “the act of”

• treatment

• development

• excitement

• government

These words contain the root words These words contain the root words fury – a violent or very strong fury – a violent or very strong

anger.anger.• fury

• furious

• furiously

These words from “The New Doctor” These words from “The New Doctor” contain the /ch/ sound spelled contain the /ch/ sound spelled chch or or

tchtch..• screech

• chatter

• perch

• hopscotch

What word in this sentence means “an What word in this sentence means “an instrument used to hear and study instrument used to hear and study

sounds produced in the body”?sounds produced in the body”?

• This is a stethoscope, and I can hear your heartbeat.

What word has the suffix –What word has the suffix –ment ment in it?in it?

• The treatment was very much the same as Manuelita would have given her.

Find synonyms and antonyms for Find synonyms and antonyms for the word furious in the sentence.the word furious in the sentence.

• She was furious about the treatment.

Which word in the sentence Which word in the sentence contains the /ch/ sound.contains the /ch/ sound.

• A screech is a noise an Owl makes regularly.

VocabularyVocabulary

• threshold

• stethoscope

• facilities

• superstition

• curandera

thresholdthreshold• You’ve scraped your knee on the

threshold.

• The excited children threw open the door and crossed the threshold into their new house

threshold – the wood or other material under a door

stethoscopestethoscope

• “This is a stethoscope, and I can hear your heartbeat,” the doctor said.

• Dr. Yan listened to the patient’s heart with her stethoscope.

stethoscope – the instrument a doctor uses to hear sounds in a person’s chest

facilitiesfacilities

• I have no more facilities for delivering a baby in this temporary building than you’ll have at home.

• The new community center has running and swimming facilities indoors.

facilities – things that help to make a job easier

superstitionsuperstition

• “Superstition has no place at a time like this,” Dr. Johnson answered.

• Some people believe in the superstition that 13 is an unlucky number.

superstition – a belief in things that are not real or are not possible

curanderacurandera

• “Lupe is a little curandera,” she said in English.

• The curandera, or healer, made medicine from herbs that she collected.

curandera – a healer

Vocabulary ReviewVocabulary Review

• threshold – the wood or other material under a door

• stethoscope – the instrument a doctor uses to hear sounds in a person’s chest

• facilities – things that help to make a job easier• superstition – a belief in things that are not real

or are not possible• curandera – a healer

Vocabulary QuizVocabulary Quiz

• ________– things that help to make a job easier• ________ – the instrument a doctor uses to hear

sounds in a person’s chest• ________ – a healer• ________– a belief in things that are not real or

are not possible• ________– the wood or other material under a

doorthreshold

stethoscope

facilities

superstition

curandera