Tricky Words from Pet Power

Tricky Words from Pet Power

What were the tricky words you came across?

Pulse, disabilities, criticise, hormones,stroking, immune, infections,

Word	What I think the word means	What I think the word means within the context of the text	Dictionary / online  meaning
volunteering	Taking part in a job.	Volunteers take their pets into hospitals, rest homes, schools, libraries and prisons to make people feel better.	work for an organization without being paid.
companion	helper	Pets are loyal companions.	a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.
research	Search in the google	Scientists study existing research	the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.
significantly	fast	Heart rates go down significantly after stroking a pet.	in a sufficiently great or important way as to be worthy of attention.
experiment	It is a trial.	Experiment with control groups	a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
data	Information	Can a larger sample size provide more reliable data ?	facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
disabilities	Having problems.	Assistance dogs support people with certain disabilities.	a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities.
glands	Glands are in our bodies.	Hormones are released by glands in our bodies.	an organ in the human or animal body which secretes particular chemical substances for use in the body or for discharge into the surroundings.
communicate	Talking	Hormones communicate to other parts of the body.	share or exchange information, news, or ideas.
Bond	Helping other people.	Powerful bond between humans and animals.	join or be joined securely to something else, especially by means of an adhesive substance, heat, or pressure.

Choose five words from the list and write each word in a sentence. 

1. We have to help people with disabilities. 

2. Children do not have a fully developed immune system until they are about 7-8 years old.; 

3. Your pulse is your heart rate or the number of times your heart beats in one minute.  

4. Stroking a friendly dog can make you feel better.

5. Oxytocin is sometimes called the cuddle hormone.