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After watching, answer the questions

1. At the beginning, the lady at the table scolds (=criticizes) the teenager. Why?




2. This video talks about stress. What does it mean by "stresses on your body"?



3. What, according to the narrator, causes great stress on our bodies every day?




4. If you don't have a good posture, what happens to your muscles?




5. The video claims that bad posture can even make you FEEL bad.




6. Why do we have three curves in our spine?




7. If you're sitting by a computer, how should your neck be?




8. Which one does the video recommend?



9. How about you: Do you pay attention to your posture?


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Learning vocabulary: One

Kirjaudu sisään lähettääksesi tämän lomakkeen

Choose a word to complete the sentences.

posture | adapt | ergonomic | spine | influence

1. Where you work should be organized in an way.
2.-3. Your body will to your lifestyle: if you always have a bad , your muscles in your body will change.
4. Your is the series of vertebrae from the skull to the small of the back.
5. If you have a good posture, it might your friends to adapt good postures as well.

Kirjaudu sisään lähettääksesi tämän lomakkeen

Two

Choose the right meaning for a word.

1. slouch




2. stationary




3. an awkward position




4. to influence



5. tilted




6. sensitivity


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Reading comprehension


Even if you've never heard of “text neck,” you’ve probably felt it.

The human head weighs about 5 kilograms. However, as the neck bends forward and down, the weight on your spine begins to increase.

It's likely you don't even realize how often you're looking down at your phone, texting a friend, scrolling through pictures, reading updates, or playing a game.

How could using a phone cause so much hurt? It's all in how you look at it – literally. Three things happen when you drop your neck: it moves forward, pulls your shoulders with it (or they lift toward your ears) and boom! Your neck and shoulder muscles spasm (meaning they contract, or become shorter and tighter).

Over time, that wrong alignment can add up to be a real pain in the neck - and cause serious wear and tear on your structures.

According to a study in New York, people spend 2-4 hours a day on average with heads tilted over their devices. “Cumulatively (added up) this is 700 to 1400 hours a year of excess stresses seen about the cervical spine,” the study says. For a high school student, it is possible to spend an extra 5000 hours in poor posture.

Answer the questions according to the text.

1. The text says the human head weighs less than half a dozen kilograms.




2. As you tilt your neck forward, the weight on your spine begins to .

3. What does spasm mean to your muscles?




4. What is the best explanation for what wear and tear means?


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How to Avoid Text Neck

Fill in the missing words.
If you need help, scroll down to see the alternatives at the bottom.
1. Make an  to stay in a neutral position so that your ears are with your shoulders.

2. Simply hold your phone in front of your face while keeping your straight.

3. If you look down at your device do it just with your .

4. spending hours each day hunched over and remember to take frequent .


Words you need to fill in:

breaks | spine | aligned | avoid | effort | eyes



Sources: Cleveland Clinic, Washington Post, NBC News
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