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TOPIC: READING COMPREHENSION AND EXERCISES DATE ____________________________________

. READING CAREFULLY THE TEXT “ HOW SMOKING AFFECTS YOUR HEALTH”

There are no physical reasons to start smoking. The body doesn't need tobacco the
way it needs food, water, sleep, and exercise. In fact, many of the chemicals in
cigarettes, like nicotine and cyanide, are actually poisons that can kill in high enough
doses.

The body is smart. It goes on the defense when it's being poisoned. For this reason,
many people find it takes several tries to get started smoking: First-time smokers
often feel pain or burning in the throat and lungs, and some people feel sick or even
throw up the first few times they try tobacco.

The consequences of this poisoning happen gradually. Over the long term, smoking leads people to develop health
problems like cancer, emphysema (breakdown of lung tissue), organ damage, and heart disease. These diseases limit a
person's ability to be normally active — and can be fatal. Each time a smoker lights up, that single cigarette takes about 5
to 20 minutes off the person's life.

Smokers not only develop wrinkles and yellow teeth, they also lose bone density, which increases their risk of
osteoporosis , a condition that causes older people to become bent over and their bones to break more easily. Smokers
also tend to be less active than nonsmokers because smoking affects lung power.

Smoking can also cause fertility problems and can impact sexual health in both men and women. Girls who are on the pill
or other hormone-based methods of birth control (like the patch or the ring) increase their risk of serious health problems,
such as heart attacks, if they smoke.

The consequences of smoking may seem very far off, but long-term health problems aren't the only hazard of smoking.
Nicotine and the other toxins in cigarettes, cigars, and pipes can affect a person's body quickly, which means that teen
smokers experience many of these problems:

Bad skin. Because smoking restricts blood vessels, it can prevent oxygen and nutrients from getting to the skin —
which is why smokers often appear pale and unhealthy. An Italian study also linked smoking to an increased risk
of getting a type of skin rash called psoriasis.
Bad breath. Cigarettes leave smokers with a condition called halitosis, or persistent bad breath.

Bad-smelling clothes and hair. The smell of stale smoke tends to linger — not just on people's clothing, but on their
hair, furniture, and cars. And it's often hard to get the smell of smoke out.

Reduced athletic performance. People who smoke usually can't compete with nonsmoking peers because the
physical effects of smoking (like rapid heartbeat, decreased circulation, and shortness of breath) impair sports
performance.

Greater risk of injury and slower healing time. Smoking affects the body's ability to produce collagen, so common
sports injuries, such as damage to tendons and ligaments, will heal more slowly in smokers than nonsmokers.

Increased risk of illness. Studies show that smokers get more colds, flu, bronchitis, and pneumonia than
nonsmokers. And people with certain health conditions, like asthma, become more sick if they smoke (and often if
they're just around people who smoke). Because teens who smoke as a way to manage weight often light up
instead of eating, their bodies lack the nutrients they need to grow, develop, and fight off illness properly.
In regard of the previous text, say who or what the following words refer to.
Example:

Paragraph 2 – It This word refers to the human body.

A) Paragraph 2 - This
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B) Paragraph 2 – They
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C) Paragraph 3 - These
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D) Paragraph 4 - Which
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E) Paragraph 4 - Their
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F) Paragraph 5 – They
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G) Paragraph 5 – These
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H) Paragraph 7 – They
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I) Paragraph 11 – They
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J) Paragraph 11 – Their
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Answer the following questions about the previous text:

1. Why do people start smoking?

2. What are the long term consequences of smoking?

3. What can smoking produce in your teeth, skin and bones?

4. What happens with your athletic performance when you smoke?

5. Write five consequences of smoking.

.REVIEW “ USE THE TABLE OF PRONOUNS”
STEP 1…. WRITE THE PRONUON ACCORDING WITH THE CONVERSATION
1. Does your father 2. Why do dogs wag 3. Where does your 4. Do your
like ………… job? ………… tail? mother get ………… grandparents still
hair done? live in ………… own
a. my a. your a. my house?
b. your b. its b. your a. my
c. her c. our c. her b. your
d. his d. their d. his c. our d. their

5. Have you seen 6. Do you like …………

a. bored 7. Who’s the most 8. Do you ever copy
………… pencil? English
b. boringteacher? important person in ………… homework?
I can’t find it. ………… life?
a. my a. my a. my a. my
b. your b. her b. your b. your
c. her c. our c. its c. our
d. his d. their d. their d. their

9. What would you 10. Do you think the 11. What do you call 12. Have you ever
do if ………… house Prime Minister likes a boy who has lost broken ………… leg?
burnt down? ………… job? ………… parents?
a. my a. my a. my a. my
b. your b. your b. your b. your
c. her c. her c. her c. our
d. his d. his d. his d. their

13. Does your 14. Can your 15. What would the 16. What’s the
grandmother ever government still pay teacher do if we hid biggest planet in
loses ………… false ………… debts? ………… bag? ………… solar system?
teeth? a. my a. my a. my
a. my b. your b. your b. your
b. your c. its c. her c. our
c. her d. his d. his d. his d. their

17. Is there 18. How long has 19. How often do you 20. How can you try
anything stuck in your father had polish ………… shoes? to improve …………
………… teeth? ………… car? a. my English?
a. my a. my b. your a. my
b. our b. your c. her b. your
c. its c. her d. his c. our
d. their d. his d. their

STEP 2: FILL WITH THE CORRECT REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

1. I take care of _________.
2. We decorated the flat ___________.
3. She has cut bread ___________.
4. They jumped from the roof __________.
5. You answered ___________.
6. We prepared this project ___________.
7. I sent this SMS ____________.
8. He understood this theorem __________.
9. I can ride the bike ______________.
10. We can’t do this task _____________.
11. Tom’s broken this vase ___________.
12. They can translate this text ___________.
13. He repaired the car _____________.
14. She worked in the garden __________.
15. You’ve torn the letter ___________
Underline the correct reflexive pronoun:

1. He’s cut the finger herself/himself.

2. I believe in herself/myself.
3. She enjoyed herself/himself at the party.
4. We can’t do this task ourself/ourselves.
5. They bought this cake themselves/itself.
6. Tom hurt myself/himself.
7. Look at himself/yourself.
8. You drew the birds yourselves/themselves.
9. I fell myself/herself.
10. Help myself/yourself to this cake.
11. You’ve lost the key himself/yourself.
12. She ate lunch himself/herself.
13. I’ve made this juice myself/herself.
14. She wrote the report ourselves/herself.
15. He cooks herself/himself.

Find and correct the mistakes:

1. I do my homework himself.____
2. He sweeps the floor herself.____
3. We can cut the flowers ourself.___
4. She learned the poem yourself.____
5. They wrote the test himself.______
6. I wash my hair themselves._______
7. She repaired her bike himself.______
8. We learned to swim themselves.______
9. You drew the cat itself.________
10. They were ashamed of myself.____
11. He wrote this poem ourselves._____
12. You tore this book himself.______
13. I can’t do it herself.________

STEP 3: INTERVIEW A MEMBER OF YOR FAMILY USING DIFFERENT PRONOUN WIRTE 10

QUESTIONS
( DON´T FORGET WRITE THE ANSWERS)

STEP 4: WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT SOME TOPICS YOU ASKED ABOUT