| A: | What's wrong with you? Why are you scratching so much? |
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| B: | I feel itchy! I can't stand it anymore! I think I may be coming down with something. I feel lightheaded and weak. |
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| A: | Let me have a look. Whoa! Get away from me! |
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| B: | What's wrong? |
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| A: | I think you have chicken pox! You are contagious! Get away! Don't breathe on me! |
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| B: | Maybe it's just a rash or an allergy! We can't be sure until I see a doctor. |
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| A: | Well in the meantime you are a biohazard! I didn't get it when I was a kid and I've heard that you can even die if you get it as an adult! |
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| B: | Are you serious? You always blow things out of proportion. In any case, I think I'll go take an oatmeal bath. |
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| A: | Ewww! |
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| scratch | principle verb, present progressive | to rub your skin to stop an itch |
| itchy | Adjective | an unpleasant feeling on your skin, makes you want to scratch |
| come down with (something) | phrase | to become ill |
| lightheaded | Adjective | to feel dizzy |
| chicken pox | phrase | a childhood disease that leaves red spots on the skin |
| contagious | Adjective | having a sickness that can be passed to someone else |
| rash | common noun, singular | a skin irritation |
| allergy | common noun, singular | medical condition that causes someone to become sick after eating, touching, or breathing something |
| in the meantime | phrase | for the present time |
| biohazard | common noun, singular | a harmful substance |
| blow (something) out of proportion | phrase | to make something seem more serious |
| in the meantime | phrase | for the present time |