Read the article. Complete it with the missing sentences. There is one sentence vou don t need to use.

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Medical myths

Good doctors are always learning new things, but very few of them question existing medical myths. The British Medical Journal recently examinea the most common of these to see if there is any evidence that they are true. This is what they discovered.

Myth: We only use about 10% of our brains
This myth appeared in the early twentieth century, when the concept of self-improvement was born. The idea was that there are many abilities built into our brains, but if we do not develop them, we never learn how to do them. This led to the belief that there are parts of our brains that we do not use. However, scientific evidence shows that this is not the case. Brain scans have revealed that there is no area of the brain that is silent or inactive. 1_______Nobody who has examined the brain has been able to identify the 90% that we, supposedly, do not use.

Read the article. Complete it with the missing sentences. There is one sentence vou don t need to use.

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Medical myths

Good doctors are always learning new things, but very few of them question existing medical myths. The British Medical Journal recently examinea the most common of these to see if there is any evidence that they are true. This is what they discovered.

Myth: Shaving hair causes it to grow back thicker
This belief is often reinforced by the media, despite the *act that a clinical trial in 1928 showed that shaving has no effect on hair growth. 2_______This makes it unlikely for the hair to grow back any different than it was before. The reason it appears thicker is that recently shaved hair lacks the finer point seen at tne ends of unshaven hair. In addition to this, the new hair has not been lightened by the sun, which makes it look darker than the hair that has already grown.

Read the article. Complete it with the missing sentences. There is one sentence vou don t need to use.

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Medical myths

Good doctors are always learning new things, but very few of them question existing medical myths. The British Medical Journal recently examinea the most common of these to see if there is any evidence that they are true. This is what they discovered.

Myth: Reading in insufficient light ruins your eyesight
People tend to believe this because of the discomfort they experience wnen they have been reading for a while in dim light  3_____This causes our eyes to dry out and feel uncomfortable. Fortunately, the effect is only temporary and most ophthalmologists* agree that it doesn’t damage our eyes permanently. Something else that disproves the myth is that there are more short-sighted people today than in the past, when reading conditions were worse. Before the invention of electricity, people relied on candles or lanterns to read, yet fewer people needed glasses.

Read the article. Complete it with the missing sentences. There is one sentence vou don t need to use.

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Medical myths

Good doctors are always learning new things, but very few of them question existing medical myths. The British Medical Journal recently examinea the most common of these to see if there is any evidence that they are true. This is what they discovered.

Myth: Eating turkey makes people feel especially tired
Some foods contain a natural chemical called tryptophan, which is known to cause drowsiness. The myth is the idea that consuming turkey (and the tryptophan it contains) might make someone more likely to *ali asleep. Actually, both chicken and minced beef have neady the same amount of tryptophan as turkey; other foods, such as pork or cheese, contain even more. The truth is that any large, sond meal can ma«e you fee‘ sieepy, whether it contains turkey or not. 4______it :sn’t the turkey in your roast dinner that sends you to sleep; it ¡s the quantity of food that you have eaten.

Read the text again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false)

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Medical myths

Good doctors are always learning new things, but very few of them question existing medical myths. The British Medical Journal recently examinea the most common of these to see if there is any evidence that they are true. This is what they discovered.
Myth: We only use about 10% of our brains
This myth appeared in the early twentieth century, when the concept of self-improvement was born. The idea was that there are many abilities built into our brains, but if we do not develop them, we never learn how to do them. This led to the belief that there are parts of our brains that we do not use. However, scientific evidence shows that this is not the case. Brain scans have revealed that there is no area of the brain that is silent or inactive. 1_______Nobody who has examined the brain has been able to identify the 90% that we, supposedly, do not use.
Myth: Shaving hair causes it to grow back thicker
This belief is often reinforced by the media, despite the *act that a clinical trial in 1928 showed that shaving has no effect on hair growth. 2_______This makes it unlikely for the hair to grow back any different than it was before. The reason it appears thicker is that recently shaved hair lacks the finer point seen at tne ends of unshaven hair. In addition to this, the new hair has not been lightened by the sun, which makes it look darker than the hair that has already grown.
Myth: Reading in insufficient light ruins your eyesight
People tend to believe this because of the discomfort they experience wnen they have been reading for a while in dim light  3_____This causes our eyes to dry out and feel uncomfortable. Fortunately, the effect is only temporary and most ophthalmologists* agree that it doesn’t damage our eyes permanently. Something else that disproves the myth is that there are more short-sighted people today than in the past, when reading conditions were worse. Before the invention of electricity, people relied on candles or lanterns to read, yet fewer people needed glasses.
Myth: Eating turkey makes people feel especially tired
Some foods contain a natural chemical called tryptophan, which is known to cause drowsiness. The myth is the idea that consuming turkey (and the tryptophan it contains) might make someone more likely to *ali asleep. Actually, both chicken and minced beef have neady the same amount of tryptophan as turkey; other foods, such as pork or cheese, contain even more. The truth is that any large, sond meal can ma«e you fee‘ sieepy, whether it contains turkey or not. 4______it :sn’t the turkey in your roast dinner that sends you to sleep; it ¡s the quantity of food that you have eaten.

Question:

At the beginning of the 19()()s, people believed that we only used a small part of our brains.

Read the text again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false)

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Medical myths

Good doctors are always learning new things, but very few of them question existing medical myths. The British Medical Journal recently examinea the most common of these to see if there is any evidence that they are true. This is what they discovered.
Myth: We only use about 10% of our brains
This myth appeared in the early twentieth century, when the concept of self-improvement was born. The idea was that there are many abilities built into our brains, but if we do not develop them, we never learn how to do them. This led to the belief that there are parts of our brains that we do not use. However, scientific evidence shows that this is not the case. Brain scans have revealed that there is no area of the brain that is silent or inactive. 1_______Nobody who has examined the brain has been able to identify the 90% that we, supposedly, do not use.
Myth: Shaving hair causes it to grow back thicker
This belief is often reinforced by the media, despite the *act that a clinical trial in 1928 showed that shaving has no effect on hair growth. 2_______This makes it unlikely for the hair to grow back any different than it was before. The reason it appears thicker is that recently shaved hair lacks the finer point seen at tne ends of unshaven hair. In addition to this, the new hair has not been lightened by the sun, which makes it look darker than the hair that has already grown.
Myth: Reading in insufficient light ruins your eyesight
People tend to believe this because of the discomfort they experience wnen they have been reading for a while in dim light  3_____This causes our eyes to dry out and feel uncomfortable. Fortunately, the effect is only temporary and most ophthalmologists* agree that it doesn’t damage our eyes permanently. Something else that disproves the myth is that there are more short-sighted people today than in the past, when reading conditions were worse. Before the invention of electricity, people relied on candles or lanterns to read, yet fewer people needed glasses.
Myth: Eating turkey makes people feel especially tired
Some foods contain a natural chemical called tryptophan, which is known to cause drowsiness. The myth is the idea that consuming turkey (and the tryptophan it contains) might make someone more likely to *ali asleep. Actually, both chicken and minced beef have neady the same amount of tryptophan as turkey; other foods, such as pork or cheese, contain even more. The truth is that any large, sond meal can ma«e you fee‘ sieepy, whether it contains turkey or not. 4______it :sn’t the turkey in your roast dinner that sends you to sleep; it ¡s the quantity of food that you have eaten.

Question:

Unshaven hair is exactly the same colour as hair under the surface of the skin.

Read the text again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false)

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Medical myths

Good doctors are always learning new things, but very few of them question existing medical myths. The British Medical Journal recently examinea the most common of these to see if there is any evidence that they are true. This is what they discovered.
Myth: We only use about 10% of our brains
This myth appeared in the early twentieth century, when the concept of self-improvement was born. The idea was that there are many abilities built into our brains, but if we do not develop them, we never learn how to do them. This led to the belief that there are parts of our brains that we do not use. However, scientific evidence shows that this is not the case. Brain scans have revealed that there is no area of the brain that is silent or inactive. 1_______Nobody who has examined the brain has been able to identify the 90% that we, supposedly, do not use.
Myth: Shaving hair causes it to grow back thicker
This belief is often reinforced by the media, despite the *act that a clinical trial in 1928 showed that shaving has no effect on hair growth. 2_______This makes it unlikely for the hair to grow back any different than it was before. The reason it appears thicker is that recently shaved hair lacks the finer point seen at tne ends of unshaven hair. In addition to this, the new hair has not been lightened by the sun, which makes it look darker than the hair that has already grown.
Myth: Reading in insufficient light ruins your eyesight
People tend to believe this because of the discomfort they experience wnen they have been reading for a while in dim light  3_____This causes our eyes to dry out and feel uncomfortable. Fortunately, the effect is only temporary and most ophthalmologists* agree that it doesn’t damage our eyes permanently. Something else that disproves the myth is that there are more short-sighted people today than in the past, when reading conditions were worse. Before the invention of electricity, people relied on candles or lanterns to read, yet fewer people needed glasses.
Myth: Eating turkey makes people feel especially tired
Some foods contain a natural chemical called tryptophan, which is known to cause drowsiness. The myth is the idea that consuming turkey (and the tryptophan it contains) might make someone more likely to *ali asleep. Actually, both chicken and minced beef have neady the same amount of tryptophan as turkey; other foods, such as pork or cheese, contain even more. The truth is that any large, sond meal can ma«e you fee‘ sieepy, whether it contains turkey or not. 4______it :sn’t the turkey in your roast dinner that sends you to sleep; it ¡s the quantity of food that you have eaten.

Question:

In the past, people’s eyesight was worse because they read by candlelight.

Read the text again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false)

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Medical myths

Good doctors are always learning new things, but very few of them question existing medical myths. The British Medical Journal recently examinea the most common of these to see if there is any evidence that they are true. This is what they discovered.
Myth: We only use about 10% of our brains
This myth appeared in the early twentieth century, when the concept of self-improvement was born. The idea was that there are many abilities built into our brains, but if we do not develop them, we never learn how to do them. This led to the belief that there are parts of our brains that we do not use. However, scientific evidence shows that this is not the case. Brain scans have revealed that there is no area of the brain that is silent or inactive. 1_______Nobody who has examined the brain has been able to identify the 90% that we, supposedly, do not use.
Myth: Shaving hair causes it to grow back thicker
This belief is often reinforced by the media, despite the *act that a clinical trial in 1928 showed that shaving has no effect on hair growth. 2_______This makes it unlikely for the hair to grow back any different than it was before. The reason it appears thicker is that recently shaved hair lacks the finer point seen at tne ends of unshaven hair. In addition to this, the new hair has not been lightened by the sun, which makes it look darker than the hair that has already grown.
Myth: Reading in insufficient light ruins your eyesight
People tend to believe this because of the discomfort they experience wnen they have been reading for a while in dim light  3_____This causes our eyes to dry out and feel uncomfortable. Fortunately, the effect is only temporary and most ophthalmologists* agree that it doesn’t damage our eyes permanently. Something else that disproves the myth is that there are more short-sighted people today than in the past, when reading conditions were worse. Before the invention of electricity, people relied on candles or lanterns to read, yet fewer people needed glasses.
Myth: Eating turkey makes people feel especially tired
Some foods contain a natural chemical called tryptophan, which is known to cause drowsiness. The myth is the idea that consuming turkey (and the tryptophan it contains) might make someone more likely to *ali asleep. Actually, both chicken and minced beef have neady the same amount of tryptophan as turkey; other foods, such as pork or cheese, contain even more. The truth is that any large, sond meal can ma«e you fee‘ sieepy, whether it contains turkey or not. 4______it :sn’t the turkey in your roast dinner that sends you to sleep; it ¡s the quantity of food that you have eaten.

Question:

Turkey contains Less tryptophan than cheese.

Complete the sentences with a verb from the box.

1. I’m feeling a bit dizzy. I think I’m going to_______

Complete the sentences with a verb from the box.

2. I m allergic to cats. They make me_____________.

Complete the sentences with a verb from the box.

3. Be careful! You’ll_________your back if you try to lift up that wardrobe.

Complete the sentences with a verb from the box.

4. That knife is very sharp. Please don’t__________your self.

Complete the sentences with a verb from the box.

5. I’m not feeling well. I think I’m going to_____________.

Complete the sentences with a verb from the box.

6. Be careful! You might__________your self. The oven’s really hot.

Complete the sentences with a verb from the box.

7. Some people don’t like eating fish because they’re worried that they’ll__________on the fish bones.

Complete the dialogues between the patients and the doctor.

Complete the dialogues between the patients and the doctor.

Complete the dialogues between the patients and the doctor.

Complete the dialogues between the patients and the doctor.

Complete the dialogues between the patients and the doctor.

choose the correct form.

1. Nathan got the job, but he hasn’t yet started / hasn’t started yet.

choose the correct form.

2. Have you had ever / Have yon ever had an operation?

choose the correct form.

3. I can’t go out now because I’ve just washed / I’ve washed just my hair.

choose the correct form.

4. Kate has had a cold for / since last weekend.

choose the correct form.

5. We’ve had t his computer for / since two months.

choose the correct form.

6. My son is / has been late for school three times so far this week.

choose the correct form.

7. They only know / have only known each other for a week but they’re already great friends.

Complete the email with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present perfect simple or continuous.

choose the word with a different sound.

1. keys

choose the word with a different sound.

2. jazz

choose the word with a different sound.

3. chess

choose the word with a different sound.

4. shower

choose the word with a different sound.

5. jazz

choose the stress in the words.

1. a|ller|gic

choose the stress in the words.

2. di|a|rrhoe|a

choose the stress in the words.

3. di|zzy

choose the stress in the words.

4. head|ache

choose the stress in the words.

5. me|di|cine

choose the stress in the words.

6. swo|llen

choose the stress in the words.

7. tem|pera|ture

choose the stress in the words.

8. vo|mit

choose the stress in the words.

9. un|con|scious