אנסין באנגלית כיתה ח׳ · טקסט מידע
The Mystery of the Yawn
טקסט מידע על הפיהוק — ההסברים שמדענים הציעו, מה כנראה לא נכון ולמה פיהוק "מדבק" — ועל כך שהמדענים עדיין לא בטוחים — אנסין באנגלית לכיתה ח׳.
נגעו בכל מילה לתרגום ולהשמעה · מילים עם קו מקווקו — ברשימת המילים המוסברות
1Everybody yawns. Babies , teenagers in boring lessons, and even dogs, cats and fish seem to . A usually lasts only a few seconds: we open our mouths wide, take in a long breath, and then breathe out slowly. But why do we do it? The surprising answer is that scientists are still not sure.
2For many years, people believed that we because our bodies need more . However, in , people who breathed extra did not less. So today, most scientists think this is probably wrong.
3Another idea is that yawning helps to cool the brain. When we take in a deep breath of air, it may cool the blood that goes to the head. Some studies found that people less on very hot days, when the outside air cannot cool them. This idea is interesting, but it still needs more .
4Scientists do agree about one strange fact: yawning is . If you see, hear or even read about someone yawning, you are likely to start yawning too. In fact, you may be yawning right now! Why this happens is another that researchers are still trying to solve.
📘 Glossary — מילים מוסברות
- yawn — לפהק
- oxygen — חמצן
- experiments — ניסויים
- explanation — הסבר
- research — מחקר
- contagious — מדבק
- mystery — תעלומה
Questions
איתור מידע
1. According to paragraph 1, which sentence is TRUE?איתור מידע
2. What did people believe for many years?איתור מידע
3. What happened in the experiments with extra oxygen?הפניה (למה המילה מתייחסת)
4. In paragraph 2, "this explanation" refers to the idea that…איתור מידע
5. What is the second idea in the text?הפניה (למה המילה מתייחסת)
6. In paragraph 3, what does "it" refer to in "it may cool the blood"?משמעות מילה
7. In paragraph 4, "contagious" means…הסקת מסקנות
8. Why does the writer say "you may be yawning right now!"?מטרה ומבנה
9. Why does the writer use words like "probably", "may" and "needs more research"?
ענו על כל השאלות כדי לקבל ציון (0/9)