Unit 3 Natural Sciences

1. UNIT 3 NATURAL
COMMON
ILLNESSES
BY ELENA AND MARIA
TERESA

2. SOME ILLNESSES

4. CHICKEN POX:VARICELA

5. HEAD LICE

6. EARACHE:

7. FLU:GRIPE

8. TEMPERATURE/FEVER:FIEBRE

9. COLD:RESFRIADO

10. BROCKEN ARM:BRAZO ROTO

11. HEADACHE:DOLOR DE CABEZA

12. STOMACH ACHE:DOLOR DE
ESTÓMAGO

13. BACKACHE:DOLOR DE ESPALDA

14. TOOTHACHE: DOLOR DE MUELAS

15. HEALTHY EATING
• WE ARE WHAT WE EAT! OUR DIETS NEED TO BE HEALTHY AND
BALANCED,WICH MEANS EATING A VARIETY OF FOODS WITH
LOTS OF NUTRIENTS.
• EATING THE RIGHT FOOD CAN HELP OUR BODY FIGHT OFF
ILLNESSES AND MAKE US FEEL GOOD
• AS A GENERAL RULE,AVOID SUGARY AND SALTY FOODS LIKE
SOFT DRINKS, CRISPS, SWEETS, BISCUITS AND CAKE.

16. FOOD PYRAMID

17. MINERALS AND VITAMINS
• EAT VEGETABLES AND FRUIT THAT CONTAIN LOTS
OF MINERALS AND VITAMINS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL
FOR HEALTH.FOR EXAMPLE, EATING FOOD WITH
VITAMIN C CAN PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING
COLDS.

18. CARBOHYDRATES
• CARBOHYDRATES GIVE US ENERGY ,SO EAT
LOTS ESPECIALLY IF YOU DO EXERCISE .
DON´T EAT SUGARY CEREALS AND TRY TO
EAT WHOLEMEAL BREAD AND RICE.

19. PROTEINS
• FOODS WITH PROTEINS SUCH AS MILK AND CHEESE
CONTAIN THE MINERAL CALCIUM THAN CAN HELP YOU
HAVE STRONG BONES AND TEETH .PROTEINS ALSO
HELPS US GROW.

20. • WE STORE FATS FOR EXTRA ENERGY FOR
WHEN WE NEED IT. BUT BE CAREFUL! IF YOU
DON´T NEED THE EXTRA ENERGY FATS JUST
MAKE YOU OVERWEIGHT AND UNHEALTHY.
EAT A LITTLE EVERY DAY

21. I KNOW HOW TO… EAT HEALTHY
• YG I I HAVE MILK, YOGHURT OR CHEESE
THREE TIMES A DAY. I EAT A PIECE OR FRUIT OR
SOME VEGETABLES AT EVERY MEAL. I DRINK 6-8
GLASSES OF WATER.

22. A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

23. BE ACTIVE
• DO SOME ENERGETIC EXERCISE AT
LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK.
REMEMBER THIS MEANS YOU
EXERCISE YOUR HEART AND LUNGS
AS WELL AS THE MUSCLES OF YOUR
LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM.

24. LIMIT SCREEN TIME
• TRY NOT TO SPEND MORE THAN
TWO HOURS A DAY.

25. SLEEP
IT´S IMPORTANT TO SLEEP AT LEAST
NINE HOURS A NIGHT SO THAT YOU
CAN BE AWAKE AND ACTIVE DURING
THE DAY.

26. WATCH OUT FOR THOSE BUGS!
• YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM BACTERIA AND VIRUSES MAKING SURE YOU:
• WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE EATING, AFTER GOING TO THE TOILET AND AFTER
TOUCHING AN ANIMAL.
• BRUSH YOUR TEETH AFTER EATING.
• DON´T EAT FOOD PAST ITS USE BY DATE OR THAT HAS MOULDY BITS.
• WEAR PLASTICS SHOES WHEN WHEN YOU GO TO A SWIMMING POOL.
• USE A TISSUE TO BLOW YOUR NOSE OR WHEN YOU SNEEZE AND THROW IT AWAY IN
THE BIN AFTERWARDS.

27. HEALTH AND
MEDICINE

28. DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS
THROUGH HYSTORY, SCIENTISTS MADE
DISCOVERIES AND INVENTED MACHINES THAT HELP
TO PREVENT AND CURE ILLNESSES. HERE ARE JUST
A FEW OF THEM…

29. PENICILLIN
PENICILLIN WAS DISCOVERED IN THE 1920S. PENICILLIN
AND OTHERS ANTIBIOTICS HELP TO CURE INFECTIONS
CAUSED BY BACTERIA.

30. THE FIRST
VACCINATION
• THE FIRST VACCINATION WAS DISCOVERED IN 1796. VACCINATION
HELP TO PREVENT VERY SERIOUS ILLNESSES, SUCH AS POLIO AND
TETANUS, CAUSED BY VIRUSES. NOW, BABIES AND YOUNG
CHILDREN GO THROUGH A VACCINATION SCHEDULE TO PROTECT
THEM. THERE ARE ALSO SPECIAL VACCINATIONS FOR OLDER
PEOPLE OR WHEN YOU VISIT A COUNTRY WITH DIFFERENT
COMMON ILLNESSES CAUSED BY VIRUSES.

31. X-RAY MACHINE
• THE X-RAY MACHINE WAS INVENTED IN 1895. IT ALLOWS
DOCTORS TO SEE IF BONES OR JOINTS ARE DAMAGED, FOR
EXAMPLE, AFTER A FALL OR AN ACCIDENT.

32. THE ULTRASOUND MACHINE
• THE ULTRASOUND MACHINE WAS INVENTED IN 1963. IT IS A VERY
COMPLEX MAXINE THAT ALLOWS DOCTORS TO SEE INSIDE OUR
BODIES, FOR EXAMPLE, TO OBSERVE HOW A BABY IS GROWING IN
THE UTERUS OR IF OUR HEART IS WORKING PROPERLY.

33. FIRST AID

34. BLEEDING
• WHEN SOMEONE IS BLEEDING, PRESS DOWN ON THE CUT
WITH A SOFT CLOTH. THIS WIL HELP TO STOP THE
BLEEDING. REMEMBER TO CLEAN A CUT WELL TO
PREVENT INFECTION.

35. CHOKING
• WHEN SOMEONE IS CHOKING, HIT THEM FIRMLY ON THE
BACK.

36. BURN
• WHEN SOMEONE HAS A BURN, COOL IT UNDER COLD
RUNNING WATER FOR 10 MINUTES. WHEN IT IS COOL,
COVER IT WHITH KITCHEN FILM TO KEEP IT CLEAN AND
HELP THE PAIN.

37. EMERGENCIES 112
• IF SOMEONE IS BADLY HURT, TELL AN ADULT IMMEDIATELY
OR CALL THE EMERGENCY SERVICES.

38. FINISH!