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2. Make a list of

a) the conditions which can be caused by allergies

b) things a person should avoid if he/she is suffering from food allergy

LANGUAGE FOCUS

A. Word-Building

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.

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)

B. Extending Topical Vocabulary

Complete the sentences below with the appropriate words from the text using the prompts from the box (each word should be used only once).

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 … .

DISCUSSION

What do you think?

  1. Is allergy really a serious problem?

  2. Why has allergy become so wide-spread in the 20th century?

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