Exercise 6. Explain the difference between the pairs of words below and translate them into Ukrainian. Make up sentences with these words. Consult a dictionary if you need.
a) infusionand tincture;
b) vaccine and injection;
c) mixture and solution;
d) sedativeand painkiller;
e) drug and medicine.
II. Listening
Vitamins
Pre-listening
Some healing means cure the diseases, some of them help to keep our body systems in balance. Read the list of healing means. For each item write CD (cure the diseases) or KBSB (keep our body systems in balance). The first one is done for you.
Painkillers CD; iodine____; vitamins____; drugs____; antibiotics____; sedatives____.
Read brief information about vitamins.
Much of our good health depends on the cooperation between substances. When they work together, chemical reactions take place smoothly. Body systems are kept in balance. Some of the most important helpers in the job of good health are the substances we call vitamins. Scientists say vitamins help to carry out chemical changes within cells. If we do not get enough of the vitamins we need in our food, we are at risk of developing a number of diseases.
Read the list of the key words.
Good health cooperation substances work together chemical reactions body systems in balance helpers vitamins chemical changes within cells enough of the vitamins at risk of developing a number of diseases
Look at the key words and repeat the information.
Read the list of some items and tick the items that vitamins are supposed to participate in. The first one has been done for you.
| prevent skin and other tissues from becoming dry | \/ | |
| make a light-sensitive substance in the eyes | ||
| change starchy foods into energy | ||
| help the heart and nervous system work smoothly | ||
| help cells use food energy | ||
| cause weakness, reddish skin and stomach problems | ||
| help produce red blood cells | ||
| are important in the reproductive and defense systems | ||
| are needed for strong bones and teeth, and for healthy blood passages | ||
| burn calories | ||
| stop bleeding | ||
| help wounds heal quickly | ||
| increase levels of the element calcium in the blood | ||
| are needed for nerve and muscle cells to work normally | ||
| are needed to build strong bones | ||
| prevent the children's bone disease rickets | ||
| nourish human body | ||
| are needed for healthy blood; thicken the blood around a cut to stop bleeding | ||
| protect against disease |
While-listening
Listen and fill the gaps.
1) Many jobs must be done with two people. One person takes the lead. The other helps. It is this cooperation that brings success.
So it is with the …………….. Much of our good health depends on the cooperation between …………… . When they work together, ………….. take place smoothly. ……………….. are kept ................... .
Some of the most important helpers in the job of good health are the substances we call ………………...
The word "vitamin" dates back to Polish scientist Casimir Funk in nineteen-twelve. He was studying a substance in the ……….. that covers rice. This substance was believed to cure a ………….. called beriberi.
2)Vitamin A helps ……………. skin and other tissues from ………………… . It is also needed to make a light-sensitive substance in the ……… . People who do not get enough vitamin A cannot ……………………………. . They may develop a ………………. that dries the eyes. This can result in …………………. and lead to …………… .
Vitamin A is found in ………………… . It also is in the ……………… . Sweet potatoes, ………….. and other darkly colored ………………… contain ……………… that the body can change into ………………… .
Vitamin B-one is also called thiamine. …………… changes ……………. into ………….. . It also helps the ………. and …………… work smoothly. Without it, we would be ……….. and would not …………. . We also might develop …………… .
Thiamine is found not just in …………….. like brown rice, but also in other foods. These include ………… and ……….. , ……… , and ……… and …………
After-listening
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