1. Word Generation Unit 1.14 intervention – phenomenon – priority – suspend – transmit Asthma: More than a medical problem?

2. Intervention (noun) DefintionSentencesTurn and Talk with a partner Action intended to solve a problem But who should pay for expensive clean-up efforts and other interventions to improve the air quality in homes, schools, and neighborhoods? Her teachers and parents had to have an intervention with her because she was not doing her school assignments. If you could have an intervention with a friend or family member who you care about, who would it be with and what would it be about? I would want to have an intervention with __________ because: ________________ ________________ ______. Related Words Intervene

3. phenomenon (noun) DefintionSentenceTurn and Talk with a partner Event; occurrence Since widespread asthma is a public health phenomenon that is directly linked to pollution, many people think something should be done to fix the problem. Skateboarding and snowboarding are sports that come from the phenomenon of surfing. Do you think the phenomenon of the SF 49ers doing so well these days will continue to last? I think the phenomenon of the SF 49ers doing so well these days will/ will not continue to last because: ________________ ________________ ___________. Related Words: Phenomenal

4. priority (noun) DefintionSentenceTurn and Talk with a partner Main concernIs the government responsible for making asthma prevention a priority? Eating five fruits and vegetables a day should be a priority in everyone’s lives in order to be healthy. What is one thing that you and your family place as a priority when you spend time together? When my family spends time together we place _________ _____________as a priority. Related Words: Prioritize

5. suspend (verb) DefintionSentenceTurn and Talk with a partner To stop temporarily Should operations in power plants be suspended until they lower their pollution levels? What do you recommend? I had to ­suspend listening to loud music with my earplugs because it was affecting my hearing. In the future, do you think we will suspend using televisions as a way to watch shows and that instead we will watch all shows on computers? In the future, I think we will/will not suspend using television as a way to watch shows because: ______________. Related Words: suspension

6. transmit (verb) DefintionSentencesTurn and Talk with a partner To pass onAsthma is not a contagious illness; it cannot be transmitted from person to person. When we come to school when we are sick we easily transmit our cold to others. What do you want to transmit about your life today in 2012 to your future generations in your family? I want to transmit ________________ about my life in 2012 to my future generations. Related Words: Transmittal Transmitter