Complete the sentences below with the appropriate words from the text using the prompts from the box (each word should be used only once).
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B. Extending Topical Vocabulary
Find in the text derivatives of the following words and identify the part of speech they belong to by putting them into the appropriate box.
A. Word-Building
LANGUAGE FOCUS
Make a list of
Complete the following according to the text.
COMPREHENSION CHECK
1) Millions of people
a) suffer from allergy
b) are unaware of being allergic
c) don't know that one can be allergic to everyday foods
2) Allergies can
a) cause many serious conditions
b) lead to psychosomatic symptoms
c) change the person's life completely
3) Doctors
a) often can't help people suffering from allergies
b) don't know everything that is written in the books on allergy
c) usually ask patients to leave their addresses
a) the conditions which can be caused by allergies
b) things a person should avoid if he/she is suffering from food allergy
| Words | Nouns | Verbs | Adjectives/ Participles | Adverbs |
| allergy (n) | ||||
| ache (v) | ||||
| cheer (v) | ||||
| breath (n) | ||||
| depress (v) | ||||
| press (v) | ||||
| recognize (v) | ||||
| surgeon (n) | ||||
| tired (a) | ||||
| threat (n) | ||||
| worse (a) | ||||
| scarce (a) |
| depression symptoms sensitivity avoid pollution cause spots protecting aches chlorine allergy harmful pressure sufficient chemicals polluted ulcers food |
1) One in four people in Britain now suffer from food and that could mean symptoms such as eczema, asthma, head , high blood , joint pains, stomach and even .
2) A food is a specific reaction to a certain stuff where the body's defense system overreacts to its presence. provoked by this can be severe. They include and a nose and take effect rapidly.
3) The range of foods which can allergies can be quite wide, including fish, pork, bacon, chocolate, coffee, tea, and colourings.
4) The treatment for a sufferer is simply to the food which they react to.
5) Many people suffer from allergy to water, in food, ... air.
6) It was reported recently that quantities of vitamin V are particularly important in against the effect of air .
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