Para repasar: Home remedies for your body

Bee Sting

A bee sting is a small stab from a bee stinger, which injects venom into the skin. It is painful and itches, yet the effect is over in a few hours. The more you scratch the bee sting, the worse for you! If a bee stings you, it causes a sharp pain and that part of your body swells. If you suffer from a bee sting: ·         apply honey immediately after being stung by a bee. ·         cut a tomato/ a clove of garlic in half; apply the inner side on the sting for a few minutes. ·         put vinegar on the sting. ·         put ice on the sting.

Backaches

Backaches are a pain in your back which may come from the muscles, nerves, bones, joints or other structures in the spine. The causes for backaches may be an infection, inflammation, etc. If you suffer from backache: ·         massage your back. ·         apply a heating pad where the back hurts. ·         take a warm bath and sit in for a while relaxing. ·         put buckwheat in a cloth, warm in the microwave and apply on the back for a few minutes. ·         rock the pelvis from side to side and front to back. ·         swim daily. ·         stretch daily. ·         massage your back with mint oil.

Cough

A cough is not only bothersome to the cougher, it can clear air passages at up to 480 km/hr. Coughs are usually noisy since they cause the body to push air out of your throat with a short sound. If you suffer from cough: ·         put half an onion near your bed when you go to sleep. ·         warm a cup of milk and add 1 spoon of honey, then drink it slowly. ·         eat fresh and dried apricots. ·         drink grapefruit juice mixed with a teaspoon of honey. ·         smear olive oil on the chest to help with the cough.

Foot Blisters

A foot blister is a swelling on your skin containing clear liquid. It is caused for example by a burn or continuous rubbing. They are a common problem. They are the body's defense, when standing too long, wearing new shoes, walking too long, and more. If you suffer from foot blisters: ·         Disinfect a thin needle and prick the blister and drip rescue remedy on the spot. ·         Mix mashed onion and a spoon of apple cider vinegar and smear around the blister.

Wrinkles

Skin wrinkles come with age; they are lines on your face or skin that you get when you are old. The older you get, the more wrinkles you have. As a result of aging processes the skin epidermal cells become thinner and less sticky. As a result the skin looks not only thinner but also not moist. Because of the skin's dryness, it loses epidermal cells and is unable to repair itself. If you want to prevent wrinkles: ·         grind an onion and rub on face to lose the wrinkles. ·         drink too much water (at least two liters a day). ·         whip the egg white and put on face wrinkles until it dries and then wash with cool water.

Teeth Whitening

Teeth whitening, also known as teeth bleaching, has become very popular. People go to the dentist to have their teeth bleached and also use home treatments for bleaching such as: Toothpaste, tooth strips, and home remedies. If you want to have a perfect smile: ·         brush your teeth with salt; put the salt on the toothbrush instead of regular toothpaste. ·         drip some lemon drops on your toothbrush and brush your teeth. Complete the following chart about home remedies for your body. Problems If you have… Home remedy   Answer the following questions in Spanish. What is a “bee sting”? How many different solutions to “backache” does the text provide? Which fruit is good for “cough”? What are the possible causes of “foot blisters”? Why do people have “wrinkles”? Does lemon juice help “teeth whitening”? Read the text again. Give an example of an inchoactive verb. How do you translate it? Give an example of a COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE. Give a sentence in the following tense: SIMPLE PRESENT. Give an example with a sentence in the PASSIVE VOICE in the Simple Present. Who does the action in the sentence? Underline the suffixes in the following adjectives. painful bothersome relaxing daily dried containing Underline the suffix of the following adverb. slowly Is the suffix “ly” only used in adverbs? Underline the suffixes of the following nouns. whitening dryness aging Is the suffix “ing” only used in adverbs? What is the translation of the following sentence? What kind of word is MAY? Why is it used? What is the intention of the author? The causes for backaches may be an infection, inflammation, etc. Translation: May: Use of may: