IV. Speaking Tasks

Answer the following questions and substantiate your answer?

Work in pairs. Listen to your partner’s answer and discuss those points you disagree with.

a) What springs to your mind when you hear the word ‘body’?

b) Do you think our body is perfectly formed?

c) How would you describe the human body to an alien?

d) Would you sell your body to science?

e) Shakespeare said: “Our bodies are our gardens – our wills are our gardeners”. What does this mean? Do you agree with him?

f) Hermann M. Biggs said: “The human body is the only machine for which there are no spare parts.” Is this true?

g) What will our body look like after another million years of evolution?

h) Frank Gillette Burgess said: “Our bodies are… our autobiographies.” What does this mean? Do you agree with him?

V. Grammar Check

All the verbs in the box relate to medical matters. Use them to complete the sentence. You may have to change the forms of the verbs to fit the grammar of the sentences. The first question has been done for you as an example.

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1. I am going to __visit___ my brother in hospital.

2. She ___________ her disabilities and now leads a normal life.

3. After the accident her pelvis was completely ______________.

4. She has ______________ several operations.

5. They _____________ my big toe to remove the nail.

6. She ____________ her knee on the corner of the table.

7. A thermometer _______________ temperature.

8. Air is _______________ from the lungs when a person breathes out.

9. His arm is _____________ so much he can’t write.

10. A minor cut will _______________ faster if it is left without a bandage.

11. The girl ________________ her hand on a hot frying pan.

12. He _____________ his asthma with a bronchodilator.

13. The patient’s leg needs to be ___________ below the knee.

14. She was __________ by an insect.

15. The doctor asked how the patient was ____________.

SELF-STUDY EXERCISES

1.1 Add one letter to the beginning and end of each word below to make a part of the human body.

1. ..plee..

2. ..tomac..

3. ...rache..

4. ..ei..

5. ..ancrea..

6. ..iver..

7. ..ntestin..

8. ..un..

9. ..elvi..

10. ..upi..

11. ..ri…

12. ..ort..

13. ..loo..

14. ..ladde..

15. ..ear..

16. ..idne..

17. ..ppendi..

18. ..cler..

19. ..orne..

20. ..etin..

1.2 Translate the text into Ukrainian

Our Body's Systems

The human body is made up of several organ systems that work together as one unit. Eleven major organ systems of the body are listed below.

1. Circulatory System

2. Digestive System

3. Endocrine System

4. Immune System

5. Lymphatic System

6. Muscular System

7. Nervous System

8. Reproductive System

9. Respiratory System

10. Skeletal System

11. Urinary System

Circulatory System

The circulatory system is the body's transport system. It is made up of a group of organs that transport blood throughout the body. The heart pumps the blood and the arteries and veins transport it. Oxygen-rich blood leaves the left side of the heart and enters the biggest artery, called the aorta. The aorta branches into smaller arteries, which then branch into even smaller vessels that travel all over the body. When blood enters the smallest blood vessels, which are called capillaries, and are found in body tissue, it gives nutrients and oxygen to the cells and takes in carbon dioxide, water, and waste. The blood, which no longer contains oxygen and nutrients, then goes back to the heart through veins. Veins carry waste products away from cells and bring blood back to the heart, which pumps it to the lungs to pick up oxygen and eliminate waste carbon dioxide.

Digestive System

The digestive system is made up of organs that break down food into protein, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, and fats, which the body needs for energy, growth, and repair. After food is chewed and swallowed, it goes down the esophagus and enters the stomach, where it is further broken down by powerful stomach acids. From the stomach the food travels into the small intestine. This is where your food is broken down into nutrients that can enter the bloodstream through tiny hair-like projections. The excess food that the body doesn't need or can't digest is turned into waste and is eliminated from the body.

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