Unit 12-Red

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an allergy: a medical condition that causes you to react badly or feel sick when you eat or touch a particular substance.

asthma: a respiratory condition where spasms in the lungs cause difficulty in breathing. An asthmatic uses an inhaler to calm the spasms.

a backache: a prolonged pain in the back.

a broken leg: when a bone in the leg is broken. A broken leg is put in a cast to help immobilize the leg so that it heals quicker. Other parts of the body with bones can also be broken, for example a broken arm, a broken wrist etc.

cancer: a serious disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells that kill normal body cells in a part of the body.
chickenpox: red marks all over the body and fever.

a cold: a common viral infection which causes mucus to run from the nose, gives a sore throat and often includes sneezing.

a cough: the act of expelling air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.

an earache: pain inside the ear.

to faint: feeling dizzy and fall down.

a fever: an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering and a headache.

the flu: flu is the common name given for influenza. It is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages that causes fever and sever aching.

a headache: a continuous pain in the head.

heartburn: a form of indigestion felt as a burning sensation in the chest. It is caused by acid regurgitation into the esophagus.

a rash: a lot of small red spots on the skin that are usually itchy.

a sore throat: a condition of pain in the throat, typically caused by inflammation of it.

a sprain: an injury to a joint in your body, especially your wrist or ankle, caused by suddenly twisting it.

a stomachache: The pain in a person's belly. Notice how the word can be spelled together or as two words, depending on the country.

sunburn: when the skin becomes red with inflammation as a result of overexposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun.

a toothache: the pain in a tooth or teeth.

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Activity 1
Give advices

Activity 2
Read

Technology and you health

Answer the following questions

1. In your opinion is technology good for us? Why?
2. How does technology affects our health?
3. How do you think we can prevent the negative effects of technology in our health?
4. What do you think about technology side effects? Are they really that bed?

Workbook
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