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The document discusses the differences between bee and wasp stings. It notes that bee stings are acidic while wasp stings are alkaline, so they should be treated differently. Bee stings should be treated with an alkaline solution like baking soda, while wasp stings should be treated with an acidic solution like vinegar.

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Main Idea

The document discusses the differences between bee and wasp stings. It notes that bee stings are acidic while wasp stings are alkaline, so they should be treated differently. Bee stings should be treated with an alkaline solution like baking soda, while wasp stings should be treated with an acidic solution like vinegar.

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Activity 1: Identifying main idea of the paragraph

Although a bee sting and wasp sting can both be quite painful, these two types of stings have one basic
difference. A bee sting is acidic, while a wasp sting is alkaline.
Because of this difference, these two types of stings should e treated quite differently. Because a bee sting is
acidic, it should be treated with an alkaline solution, such as bicarbonate of soda. A wasp sting, on the other hand, is
alkaline, so it should be treated with an acidic solution, such as vinegar.
The main idea of the passage is
(A) the pain of wasp stings
(B) treating stings with acids
(C) different treatments for bee and wasp stings
(D) the difference between acids and bases
Activity 2: Sweat: It’s Good for What Ails You
If you are someone who needs serious incentive before putting on your sneakers and working up a sweat, it’s
time to listen up. Exercise is one of the most effective prevention and treatment strategies you can do against many
common ailments.
In fact, many health experts now advise everyone to be active at least 30 minutes every day, from light
activities, such as walking, to more intensive workouts, such as aerobics. For conditions like arthritis, depression,
diabetes, heart disease and many more, exercise is simply good medicine. If you have one of these conditions, even
the thought of exercise might seem daunting, but give it a try—you won’t regret it. (Taken from Reader’s digest:
http://www.readersdigest.ca/health/n_health_have_allergies.html)
The main idea of passage 2 is
(A) Exercise is simply good medicine for arthritis and depression
(B) Exercise is one of the most effective prevention and treatment strategies against many common ailments.
(C) serious incentive before putting on sneakers and working up a sweat
(D) Every body should get a sweat.
Activity 3: Eating Right to Age Well
As you age, your energy needs change. Your body requires fewer calories, but at the same time, it needs
more of certain nutrients—nutrients that researchers are discovering may actually slow the aging process.
While aging is inevitable, many of the degenerative changes that prevail past middle age are not—if
preventive steps are taken. Medical research confirms that good nutrition can prevent, or at least slow down,
certain debilitating conditions such as osteoporosis, diabetes, and heart disease. In fact, one report estimates
that one-third to one-half of the health problems of people over the age of 65 are related to diet. The main
idea of passage 3 is
(A) One-third to one-half of the health problems of people over the age of 65 are related to diet
(B) the effect of nutrition on age
(C) Good nutrition can prevent or slow down certain debilitating conditions
(D) old people should eat good nutrition

Activity 4. Maria is watching too much television. A toddler shouldn’t be spending hours staring blankly at a screen.
Worse yet, some of her wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons she watches. We need to spend
more time reading books with her and pull the plug on the TV!
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a. Watching a lot of television isn’t good for Maria.
b. Books are good.
c. All cartoons are bad.
d. Some cartoons are bad for Maria

Activity 5. Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants. They will look and behave much like real humans.
We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind. Amazingly, the robots of the future
will be able to learn from experience. They will be smart, strong, and untiring workers whose only goal will be to make our lives
easier.

Which sentence from the paragraph expresses the main idea?

a. Someday we will all have robots that will be our personal servants.
b. We will be able to talk to these mechanical helpers and they will be able to respond in kind.
c. They will look and behave much like real humans.
d. Amazingly, the robots of the future will be able to learn from experience.

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