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* (“Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 13, pg.15, ex.4)
7. Answer the questions to the text above:
1. | What does the term “RSI” stand for? |
2. | Who are at the most risk of RSI? |
3. | What are the symptoms of RSI? |
4. | Is it easier to prevent RSI or cure the disease? |
5. | What should people do to prevent RSI? |
6. | What are the rules of using a computer in order to prevent RSI? |
7. | What does the word “adjustable” mean? |
8. | Why is an adjustable chair so important? |
8. Study the table “Parts of human’s body” below. Try to understand the meaning of each word in column 1 according to its definition in column 2. Don’t use English-Russian Dictionary! Write the translation in column 3. Compare it with your partner.
ankle | the part of your body where your foot joins your leg | |
arm | the long part at each side of your body connecting your shoulder to your hand | |
calf | the back of your leg between your ankle and your knee | |
cheek | either side of your face below eyes | |
chest | the top part of the front of your body | |
chin | the part of your face below your mouth | |
elbow | the middle of your arm where bones of the arm join | |
eyebrow | the line of hair above your eyes | |
eyelash | one of the hairs that grow round your eyes | |
eyelid | the piece of skin that can move and cover your eyes | |
finger | one of the five parts at the end of each hand | |
foot | the lowest part of the body at which a person stands | |
forearm | the part of your arm between your elbow and your wrist | |
forehead | the part of your face above your eyes and below hair | |
heel | the back part of your foot below your ankle | |
hip | the part of the side of your body above your legs and below your waist | |
jaw | bones in your face that contain your teeth | |
knee | the place where your leg bends (like elbow) | |
lip | two soft parts of your mouth | |
nail | the thin hard thing that covers your fingers and toes | |
neck | the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders | |
nostril | one of the two openings at the edge of your nose that you breath through | |
palm | the flat inner surface of your hand | |
shin | the bone at the front part of your leg from your knee to your ankle | |
shoulder | the part of your body between your neck and the top of your arm | |
sole | the bottom of your foot that you stand on | |
stomach | the front part of your body below your chest and above your legs | |
thigh | the top part of your leg above your knee | |
throat | the front part of your neck | |
thumb | the short thick finger at the side of each hand | |
toe | one of the small parts like fingers at the end of each foot | |
waist | the narrowest part around the middle of your body | |
wrist | the narrow part at the end of you arm where it joins your hand |
9. Now try to give your own explanations to the following words:
ear | |
eye | |
hair | |
hand | |
leg | |
mouth | |
nose |