1. Doctors believe that our body parts may send important messages about our health by changes in color, shape, or texture. White dots or lines on fingernails can indicate mineral deficiency, loss of hair may signal thyroid disorders, and a smooth white tongue can mean nutritional deficiencies, often seen in smokers. Swollen feet and ankles can be caused by excessive salt consumption and may indicate blood clots in serious cases.
2. The passage discusses what different parts of the body can indicate about health issues, including blood clots, thyroid disorders, mineral deficiency, smokers, and excessive salt consumption.
3. Doctors believe the body sends health messages through changes in appearance of parts like nails, hair, tongue
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1. Name,surname:
Read the textbelowand say which paragraph givesus informationabout the following: (
a, =)
a. Blood clots (== ,), b. Smokers, c. Thyroid disorder(め=
, п), d. Whenpeople have no future, e. Mineral
deficiency( ), f. Whatdoctors believe(=).
1. People alwayswantedtoknowabouttheirfuture.Butif theyare not healthy,theywill nothave any
future at all.
2. Doctors believe thatourbodypartsmay be sendingusimportantmessagesaboutourhealth.Often,
simple changesincolour,shape ortexture incertainbodypartsare signsof changesinour health.Here
are 4 partsto pay attentionto:
3. Nails(め)
Some expertssaythatappearance of white dotsor linesonourfingernailsare signalsof mineral
deficiency.
4. Hair
Loss, thinninganddryingof hairmay be signsof a thyroiddisorder.
5. Tongue ()
Normally,tongue ispinkandcoveredwithsmall bumps.A smoothwhitetongue cansignal nutritional
deficienciesinthe body.Thiscanoftenbe seeninsmokers.
6. Feet
Swollen(=a) feetandankles () are causedbyexcessivesalt
consumption().Inmore seriouscasesitcanindicate the presence of bloodclots.
WILL FOR THE FUTURE (WILL )
I / You / He / She / It will (ll) travel.
I / You / He / She / It will not (wont) be rich.
We / You/ They will travel
We / You/ They will not be rich.
We use will forthe future:a) to talkabout our future plans.b) tosay whatwe thinkwill happeninthe
future.
2. Whatdo you thinkwill happen in your future?Choose:will or wont. ( めメ,
)
1 I will / wont become famousone day.
2. 2 I will / wont have a bigfamily.
3 I will / wont travel a lot inmy life.
4 I will / wont live ina differenttown/city.
3. Readthe conversationwitha friendand insertthe proverbs belowintoproper spaces while
reading: ( , メ a = ≡a
)
Jill:Okay,Celia,whatare yourplansfor the future?
Celia:Well,Iamplanningtositfor the Universityexams,andIll be verybusy.1) .,you know.
Jill:WhatI knowis that 2) ...
Celia:Yes,thatsright.Andwhat aboutyour sister?
Jill:Ithink,she will marrySam.
Celia:Oh,no!I couldneverimagine that!
Jill:3) ....! Celia:Itsso strange.She wontbe happywithhim.
Jill:4).., theysay.Celia:Andwhatwill youdoafteryouve finishedschool?
Jill:Iwill worksfora couple of yearsand save some moneyforthe University.5).......
Celia:Iwill aswell,because IhaventyetdecidedwhatIwantto do inthe future.Its alwaysbetterto
6). .
Jill:Well,some thinkthatluckisall.7) .
Celia:ButI thinkthat youmustneverdependonluckalone,hopingeverythingwill be all right.8)!
Its bettertobe luckythanrich.
You neverknow your luck.
Think of the end before you begin.
You dont get somethingfornothing.
Great hopesmake great men.
Wholivesby hop will die of hunger.
The unexpectedalwayshappens.
The unexpectedalwayshappens.
No bees,no honey;no work, no money.
3. 4 Complete the sentenceswiththe prepositionsbelow: ≡a =
a a
for by on of in(3x) with(2x) about
1 Bodyparts are sendingmessagesourhealth.
2 Changescolourcertainparts indicate changes.ourhealth.
3 White dotsor linesourfingernailsare signalsmineral deficiency.
4 Tongue iscoveredsmall bumps.
5 Swollenfeetare causedexcessivesaltconsumption.
6 Jill asksCeliawhatherplansare . the future.
7 CeliasaysthatJillssisterwontbe happySam.
5 Make predictionsabout your future.Complete the sentences.Use:will (ll) orwill not (wont).Then
write two more sentences. メ, , п
will (ll) or will not (wont). めメ メ :
1 WhenI growup, I go to college.
2 WhenI growup, I live ina differentplace.
3 WhenI growup, I get married.
4 WhenI growup, my life be boring.
5 WhenI growup, I . be famous.
6 WhenI growup, I . be a teacher.
7 WhenI growup, I .
8 WhenI growup, I.