Interpretação de texto em Inglês - Yawning
Yawning
It seems — nobody is sure of anything
nowadays—that yawning was once seen as a chance of evil spirits to enter the
body while the soul slipped out. So, we began covering the mouth to frustrate
the to-and-fro, but that hasn’t put a lid on certain vital question such as:
Who yawns?
Scienoe replies: fish yawn on switching from one
activity to another, chickens stand on tiptoe, flap their wings — and yawn.
With its head out of the sand, the South African ostrich has been caught
yawning. Dogs yawn like mad when they become aggressive, unless — and this goes
for cats and apes, too — they are signaling peaceful coexistence.
Dr. Jacques Barbizet, of Saint Antoine Hospital,
in Paris, studied yawning with radiographs made every half second. He detected
dilation of pharynx, larynx, nostrils, and bronchial tubes; lifting of the
eyebrows: lowering of the diaphragm; retreat of the tongue; a slight racing of
the heart; increased flow of the blood to the brain; rhythmic lateral motions
of the mandible; closure of the eyes; occasional tears and saliva, as well as
occasional dislocation of the jaw.
1- Write T for true
or F for false.
( ) When cats yawn they are always signalling
peaceful coexistence,
( ) Sometimes yawning may cause
dislocation of the jaw.
( ) Dogs
yawn only when they are aggressive.
( ) Yawning
may change the flow of the blood to the brain.
( ) Dogs
yawn when they are mad.
( ) Yawning
is a sign of evil spirits.
( ) Fish,
chickens, ostriches, and dogs yawn.
( ) An
ostrich was caught yawning with its head in the sand.
( ) Dr.
Jacques detected occasional tears and saliva during the act of yawning.
( ) Pharynx, larynx, nostrils, and bronchial
tubes dilate when we yawn.
2- Answer the
questions according to the text.
1.
What did
people once think about yawning?
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2.
When do
dogs yawn?
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3.
How did Dr.
Barbizet study yawning?
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4.
When do
fish yawn?
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5.
Who yawns?
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3- Check only the
movements that occur during yawning according to the text.
a)
Lowering of
the diaphragm
b)
Dislocation
of the jaw
c)
Closure of
the nostrils
d) Retreat of the eye
e)
Dilation of
the heart
f) Occasional tears and saliva
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