Hay fever season is fast approaching.
In some parts of the Netherlands, it has already started.
Assignment 1
You may use English-language Internet sources to help you.
a List at least 5 English words for parts of your head.
b Name the four seasons.
| Warmer days are coming. This means you can spend more time outdoors. One downside is that with warmer weather, the chance of hay fever increases. Read more about hay fever: What is it, who suffers from it, how to deal with it. |
Assignment 2
Read the text. Find the words in the left column in the text.
Connect the words with the correct definitions in the right column.
| 1. (to) predict | a. to activate or set off or make happen |
| 2. sufferers | b. a condition some sensitive people have so they become sick after eating, touching, or breathing something |
| 3. pollen | c. glasses with dark lenses that protect the eyes from the sun |
| 4. (to) sneeze | d. having an irritating feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch |
| 5. itchy | e. larger and rounder than normal, puffy |
| 6. allergy | f. to let out a sudden burst of air through your nose |
| 7. weed | g. to make weaker or smaller |
| 8. swollen | h. people who have a particular illness or condition |
| 9. (to) trigger | i. to say that something will happen in the future |
| 10. annual | j. a statement about what will happen in the future, based on information that is available now |
| 11. forecast | k. a very fine powder produced by flowers and spread by the wind, insects, etc. |
| 12. (to) reduce | l. a wild plant that grows very quickly where it is not wanted |
| 13. sunglasses | m. yearly, every year |
Assignment 3
a True or false?
1 Hay fever is an allergy.
2 Hay fever is caused by pollen.
3 Hay fever is the same for everyone.
4 Hay fever signs are sneezing and itchy eyes.
5 Hay fever sufferers are bad people.
b Who gets hay fever?
1 About a quarter of all people.
2 All young people in Britain.
3 People who are allergic to pollen.
4 People with hypersensitive noses.
c What can you do against hay fever? Choose all correct answers.
1 Change your clothes after being outside.
2 Close your window when you go to bed.
3 Nothing really.
4 Try to stay insde early in the evening.
5 Wear a mask.
6 Wear sunglasses.
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