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Life is full of danger, but it’s still beautiful. We all have to be careful, though – nobody wants injuries, especially if we get them from ordinary everyday activities. Read the text to find out what dangers await us in everyday life, and how to avoid them.

Życie, choć piękne, jest pełne niebezpieczeństw. Wszyscy musimy być ostrożni, ponieważ nikt nie ma ochoty na kontuzje, szczególnie nabyte w trakcie wykonywania zwykłych, codziennych czynności. W tej sekcji przeczytasz tekst i dowiesz się, jakie niebezpieczeństwa czyhają na nas w codziennym życiu i jak ich uniknąć.

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Life is full of danger.
Życie jest pełne niebezpieczeństw.
Źródło: dostępny w internecie: www.unsplash.com [dostęp 31.08.2021], domena publiczna.
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Exercise 1
Pair verbs connected with injuries with their definitions. Break Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. to injure a muscle by stretching it too far so that it is very painful, 2. If you twist a part of your body, such as your ankle, you injure it by suddenly turning it, 3. to break the surface of something using a sharp tool or object, 4. to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, 5. to touch something with sudden force, 6. to be hurt, damaged, or destroyed by fire or extreme heat Twist Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. to injure a muscle by stretching it too far so that it is very painful, 2. If you twist a part of your body, such as your ankle, you injure it by suddenly turning it, 3. to break the surface of something using a sharp tool or object, 4. to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, 5. to touch something with sudden force, 6. to be hurt, damaged, or destroyed by fire or extreme heat Burn Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. to injure a muscle by stretching it too far so that it is very painful, 2. If you twist a part of your body, such as your ankle, you injure it by suddenly turning it, 3. to break the surface of something using a sharp tool or object, 4. to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, 5. to touch something with sudden force, 6. to be hurt, damaged, or destroyed by fire or extreme heat Cut Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. to injure a muscle by stretching it too far so that it is very painful, 2. If you twist a part of your body, such as your ankle, you injure it by suddenly turning it, 3. to break the surface of something using a sharp tool or object, 4. to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, 5. to touch something with sudden force, 6. to be hurt, damaged, or destroyed by fire or extreme heat Hit Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. to injure a muscle by stretching it too far so that it is very painful, 2. If you twist a part of your body, such as your ankle, you injure it by suddenly turning it, 3. to break the surface of something using a sharp tool or object, 4. to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, 5. to touch something with sudden force, 6. to be hurt, damaged, or destroyed by fire or extreme heat Pull Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. to injure a muscle by stretching it too far so that it is very painful, 2. If you twist a part of your body, such as your ankle, you injure it by suddenly turning it, 3. to break the surface of something using a sharp tool or object, 4. to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more pieces, 5. to touch something with sudden force, 6. to be hurt, damaged, or destroyed by fire or extreme heat
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Exercise 2
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Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Unexpected Injuries and Other Health Problems in Everyday LifeLuiza Kubalska
Luiza Kubalska Unexpected Injuries and Other Health Problems in Everyday Life

Every day we do basic things such as working, cooking, going for a walk, studying, but we don't usually think something bad can happen to us. For example, somebody on a bicycle can hit on your way to work and you might break your armbreak one’s armbreak your arm. Or you can pull a musclepull a musclepull a muscle while training in a gym. Even basic jogging, which is very popular nowadays, can cause you to have a swollen leg(have) a swollen legswollen leg. It's very likelylikely likely to end with a much more unpleasant situation where you can even twist your ankletwist one’s ankletwist your ankle.

Besides sports, cooking also proves to be dangerous. There is a possibility that you cut your fingercut one’s fingercut your finger or that you forget that the frying panfrying panfrying pan is hot and burn your handburn one’s handburn your hand. There are some more common situations like going into the kitchen in the dark to have a glass of water. We all know our homes well but it is rather easy to hit your headhit one’s headhit your head on a cupboardcupboard cupboard door. Let's not forget about dangerous viruses floatingfloating floating around us, which make us sick, sometimes for a long time. Frankly, to have a runny nose(have) a runny nose a runny nose or a cough is such a common case for us now that we can continue to live our lives without paying much attention to them. To sum up, there are a lot of dangerous things around us. We need to be careful with our health and try not to get injuredget an injury/get injuredget injured.

Exercise 3
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Based on the text above, drag and drop the words below in the correct places. There is one extra phrase that you will not need. 1. Be careful with the kettle! It’s really hot, you might 1. has a runny nose, 2. burn your hand, 3. hit your head, 4. pulled a muscle, 5. twist your ankle, 6. a swollen leg, 7. cut your finger, 8. broke my arm.
2. If you don’t look when cutting onions, there is a possibility that you 1. has a runny nose, 2. burn your hand, 3. hit your head, 4. pulled a muscle, 5. twist your ankle, 6. a swollen leg, 7. cut your finger, 8. broke my arm.
3. When I was dancing, I fell and 1. has a runny nose, 2. burn your hand, 3. hit your head, 4. pulled a muscle, 5. twist your ankle, 6. a swollen leg, 7. cut your finger, 8. broke my arm. That’s why I can’t write the exam today, Miss.
4. He overestimated his strength and 1. has a runny nose, 2. burn your hand, 3. hit your head, 4. pulled a muscle, 5. twist your ankle, 6. a swollen leg, 7. cut your finger, 8. broke my arm while training in a gym.
5. Even basic jogging, which is very popular nowadays, can lead to getting an injury. It's very likely to end with a more unpleasant situation where you can even 1. has a runny nose, 2. burn your hand, 3. hit your head, 4. pulled a muscle, 5. twist your ankle, 6. a swollen leg, 7. cut your finger, 8. broke my arm.
6. Don’t 1. has a runny nose, 2. burn your hand, 3. hit your head, 4. pulled a muscle, 5. twist your ankle, 6. a swollen leg, 7. cut your finger, 8. broke my arm! The ceiling is low here.
7. Dan 1. has a runny nose, 2. burn your hand, 3. hit your head, 4. pulled a muscle, 5. twist your ankle, 6. a swollen leg, 7. cut your finger, 8. broke my arm and a cough, so he decided to take a day off.
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exercise 4
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Based on the information from the text, type in the grammatically correct forms of the missing words in the gaps. 1. You might get hit by a bicycle and Tu uzupełnij your arm. 2. You can Tu uzupełnij a muscle while training in a gym. 3. The popular jogging can lead to a situation where you Tu uzupełnij your ankle. 4. You might forget that the frying pan is hot and Tu uzupełnij your hand. 5. Last night he Tu uzupełnij his head on a cupboard door. 6. If you have a Tu uzupełnij nose or a cough, you should stay at home. 7. Ouch! I have just Tu uzupełnij my little finger on a sheet of paper. 8. Well, your legs are Tu uzupełnij because you've overdone it in the gym.
Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.

Słownik

apparently
apparently

/ əˈpærəntli /

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najwyraźniej, najwidoczniej, widocznie, pozornie

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break one’s arm
break one’s arm

/ ˈbreɪk wʌnz ɑːm /

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złamać rękę

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burn one’s hand
burn one’s hand

/ ˈbɜ:n wʌnz hænd /

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poparzyć dłoń

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cast
cast

/ kɑːst /

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gips

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cupboard
cupboard

/ ˈkʌbəd /

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szafka kuchenna

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cut one’s finger
cut one’s finger

/ kʌt wʌnz ˈfɪŋɡə /

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skaleczyć palec

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floating
floating

/ ˈfləʊtɪŋ /

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unoszący się w powietrzu

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follow an example
follow an example

/ ˌfɒləʊ ən ɪɡˈzɑːmpl̩ /

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wziąć kogoś za wzór, naśladować kogoś

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frying pan
frying pan

/ ˈfraɪɪŋ pæn /

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patelnia

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get an injury/get injured
get an injury/get injured

/ ˈget ən ˈɪndʒəri ˈget ˈɪndʒəd /

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doznać kontuzji

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(have) a cough
(have) a cough

/ həv ə kɒf /

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mieć kaszel

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(have) a runny nose
(have) a runny nose

/ hæv ə ˈrʌni nəʊz /

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mieć katar

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(have) a swollen leg
(have) a swollen leg

/ hæv ə ˈswəʊlən lɛg /

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mieć spuchniętą nogę

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hit one’s head
hit one’s head

/ ˌhɪt wʌnz hed /

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uderzyć w głowę

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likely
likely

/ ˈlaɪkli /

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prawdopodobnie

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overwhelming
overwhelming

/ ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ /

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przytłaczający

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pull a muscle
pull a muscle

/ pʊl ə ˈmʌsl /

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nadwyrężyć mięsień

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score a goal
score a goal

/ skɔːr ə gəʊl /

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strzelić gola

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twist one’s ankle
twist one’s ankle

/ twɪst wʌnz ˈæŋkl̩ /

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skręcić kostkę

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Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY‑SA 3.0

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Źródło: GroMar Sp. z o.o., licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.