Vocabulary:

hygien - гигиена a breeding ground - питательная среда , благодатная почва concept понятие caring for - забота, уход essential важнейший, необходимый pathogeni патогенный (болезнетворный) micro-organisms микроорганизмы germs микробы contamination заражение bacteria - бактерии viruses вирусы fungi грибки parasites - паразиты nucleic acid нуклеиновая кислота to harbour - давать пристанище

protozoaп простейшие одноклеточные организмы yeast дрожжи worm - червь invasive - проникающий (инвазивный) commensal flora симбиотическая флора microbiological микробиологический vital (жизненно) важный, необходимый cleanliness - чистота, опрятность to prevent - предотвратить disease -болезнь skin - кожа mucous - слизь secretion -выделение to protect - защитить host - организм - носитель паразит

Exercises

Ex.1. Find the missing adjectives in the text. Найдите пропущенные прилагательные из текста.

1. Good personal hygiene is ________ in reducing the risk of infection…

2. ________ micro-organisms (germs) include bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites.

3. … all viruses, bacteria and fungi are aggressive and ________.

4. In fact, the human body is a host to a huge number of germs that make up “ _____ flora".

5. Personal hygiene should therefore maintain a balance between limiting person-to-person contamination by pathogenic organisms and preserving the _________ flora…

6. Good personal hygiene is _______ to good health.

7. Mucous are membranes which are permanently _________.

Ex. 2 . Choose the best word for each sentence. Выберите нужное слово для каждого предложения.

breeding grounds, a disease, contamination, a host, protect, caring, fungi, cleanliness, prevent

1. Pathogenic micro-organisms (germs) include bacteria, _______, viruses, and parasites.

2. In fact, the human body is ______ to a huge number of germs…

3. Personal _________ should be part or your regular daily routine.

4. Good personal hygiene will reduce your risk of _______…

5. Personal hygiene means _______ for your skin and mucous …

6. They are two areas of your body which are __________to many varied microbes.

7. Good personal will also help ________ you from infecting others.

Ex.3. Match the beginnings with the ends of sentences. Приведите в соответствие начала и концы предложений.

1. Personal hygiene a) is a pathogenic micro-organism.

2. Mucous b) is vital to your health.

3. The human body c) is the best protection of the body against outside

dangers.

4. Germ d) are malty-cellular microorganisms.

5. Parasites e) is an infection.

6. Good personal hygiene d) are pieces of nucleic acid wrapped in a thin coat

of protein.

7. Bacteria e) is a host to a huge number of germs.

8. Contamination f) are membranes which cover the cavities of an

organism.

9. Skin g) are one-cell microorganisms.

10. Viruses h) is the basic concept of caring for our bodies.