9V Module 4

Vocabulary

  • Health

ARead the leaflet about staying healthy and fill in the gaps with the words from the list below.

manage, stare, play, spend, doctor, solve, get, take, make,
advice, exercise, cause

  • 3)…………………. your mind – read a book or 4)…………………. a crossword.
  • 5)…………………. time in the sunshine.
  • 6)…………………. the sleep you need. 7)…………………. sure you have at least 7 hours a night.
  • 8)…………………. your music too loudly – it could 9)…………………. damage to your ears.
  • put yourself under too much pressure – try to 10)………………. your stress.
  • 11)…………………. at your computer screen for too long – remember to 12)…………………. frequent breaks.

B Choose the correct item.

1It’s time to prevent/face the consequences of using mobile phones – they can spread germs and lead to other health problems, too.

2The doctor said that Mike’s hearing loss/strain occurred as a result of listening to loud music.

3Why don’t you put your games console in a bigger room? You can’t play properly in a(n) confined/extended space.

4Laura sends/spends about 30 text messages a day!

5If you don’t clean your mobile phone regularly, you could get a skin arthritis/infection on your face.

6Tim gets blurred/dry vision if he uses his computer for a long time.

7Researchers say you should recommend/set the volume of your MP3 player at a low level.

8Modern/Entertainment gadgets, such as mobile phones and computers, are very useful as well as fun.

  • Home remedies

CWhat is wrong with each person? Complete the sentences using the words from the list. Add any necessary words, as in the example.

hay fever,the flu, travel sickness, a sunburn, an upset stomach, a headache

1I feel ill when I am in a moving car.

I have travel sickness.

2John’s head hurts.

John ......

3Lucy ate too much and now she feels sick.

Lucy ......

4I keep sneezing and my eyes are itchy all summer.

I ......

5Peter was on the beach all day and now his skin is red and painful.

Peter ......

6Ellen’s temperature is very high but she feels cold.

Ellen ......

DFill in: insomnia, remedy, indigestion, disorder, odour, vessels, inability, arteries.

1My dad gets …………………………..if he eats too much spicy food.

2Scientists think the changing size of blood …………………………..in the brain causes headaches.

3Chris suffers from ………………………….. – he rarely gets more than 3 hours sleep a night.

4Tony has had a hearing …………………………..since birth, but it doesn’t seem to affect his life at all.

5Honey is a natural …………………………..for a sore throat.

6Eating lots of junk food can cause fat to block the …………………………..that carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

7No one had lived in the apartment for over a year – it needed cleaning and there was a dreadful …………………………..coming from the fridge.

8Tara couldn’t sleep and so she went to see the doctor, who said that her …………………………..to sleep was caused by too much stress at work.

  • Dangerous animals

EReplace the underlined words/phrases with the adjectives from the list.

poisonous, invisible, deadly, fast-moving,rare, cute, nasty

1The box jellyfish is almost impossible to see, even though it is quite large.

2The inland taipan is a dangerous snake whose bite is able to cause death.

3I had my photo taken with a koala bear at Australia Zoo – it was really cuddly and pretty.

4Although the redback spider can’t kill a human, it can give a(n) unpleasant bite that causes pain and sickness.

5Most snakebite deaths in Australia are caused by the very quick eastern brown snake.

6The funnel-web spider is just one of the many venomous creatures that live in Australia.

7Attacks on humans by salt-water crocodiles are unusual in Australia because their territories are marked by signs so that people can avoid them.

F Fill in: victim, stripes, pools, self-defence, tentacles, creatures, anti-venin, venom

1If you get bitten by a poisonous snake, you will need ………………………. very quickly.

2Some insects, such as wasps, have coloured………………………. on their bodies to warn other creatures that they are dangerous.

3Many dangerous marine creatures live in rock ………………………. in Australia.

4The box jellyfish has ………………………. which are three metres long!

5The blue-ringed octopus is one of the most venomous sea ………………………. in the oceans around Australia.

6If you are a ………………………. of a snake bite, you must get medical treatment immediately.

7The platypus uses the spikes on its back legs for ………………………. if it is attacked.

8The inland taipan snake’s ………………………. is 50 times stronger than an Indian cobra’s.

G Choose the correct item.

1You could get arrested if you attempt to climb a(n) urban/public building without permission.

2The issue of climate/natural change affects us all.

3The climber doesn’t use any equipment, not even a safety net/rope to catch her if she falls.

4Even though he’s quite famous, the musician doesn’t have much confidence/challenge and he doesn’t like giving interviews.

5When it rains, climbers find it difficult to grip slippery surfaces/heights.

6Alain climbs buildings, using only climbing shoes and his natural/bare hands.