Related conditions

Related conditions

Overactivity of the immune system is related to disorders such as ______________________ and autoimmune _____________________.

Allergies involve an immune response to something considered harmless in most people, such as __________________ or a certain food.

Autoimmune diseases, such as ___________________ and rheumatoid arthritis, occur when your immune system ________________ normal components of the body.

Underactivity of the immune system, or __________________________, can increase your risk ofinfection. You may be born with an immunodeficiency, or ___________________ it due to medical treatment or another disease.

2.2 Please complete the missing words:

Read and fill in the missing words.

Our body has a powerful army that 1. …………………..it from various types of threats. This personal army is called the 2. ………………………….system. Every day we encounter a huge number of bacteria, viruses and other disease-causing 3. ……………………... However, we don’t 4. ……………………..every other day. Which is due to our immune system. The immune system can be broadly 5. ………………………..into two parts – innate and adaptive immunity. Innate immunity is the body’s first natural 6. ………………….to any intruder. Its main goal is to 7. …………………………any intruder from entering the body.

There is also the adaptive immunity. This system is more 8. ……………………….., as it can differentiate between different types of pathogens.

The job of the immune system is to fight these pathogens and get them out of the body. What’s so incredible about the immune system is that it 9. …………………………how to fight the infection, so if the pathogen comes back for round two, the body can beat it off 10. ………………………….away!

2.3 Tips to boost your immune system audio https://english-portal.com.ua/worksheet/Immune_System_Worksheet#topadv

Listen and choose

Listen again and answer the questions. https://english-portal.com.ua/worksheet/Immune_System_Worksheet#topadv

What is the best antioxidant food?

What are the benefits of taking zinc?

Why sleep is so important?

How much time should you spend in the sun for vitamin D?

What is the benefit of garlic?

Why do they say laughter is the best medicine?

3. p. 176 ex. 14 text “Immunology”: read the text and write one sentence for each paragraph, expressing the main idea of it.

4. p. 178 ex. 17 Test your knowledge about the immune system!

Immunology is our topic for exam. If you want me to read your text and make some corrections, it the best time to send me your text.

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