REPBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA LA UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA FACULTAD DE AGRONOMA DIVISIN DE ESTUDIOS PARA GRADUADOS INGLS INSTRUMENTAL PROF.

GUSTAVO LPEZ

The Powerful Influence of Weather

A. Weather has a powerful effect on people. It influences health, intelligence, and feelings.

B. In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. Southerners have heart attacks and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these states tend to have heart attacks after the weather changes in February or March. C. The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1938 study by scientists, the IQ scores of a group of undergraduate college students were very high during a hurricane, but after the storm, their scores were 10 percent (%) below average. Hurricanes can increase intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can lower it. Students in many of the United States often do badly on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August). D. Weather also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel depressed during cold weather. In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy. At about 65 F, people become stronger. E. Low air pressure relaxes people. It increases sexual feelings. It also increases forgetfulness. People leave more packages and umbrellas on buses and in stores on low pressure days. There is a "perfect weather" for work and health. People feel best at a temperature of about 64F with 65 percent humidity (moisture in the air). F. Are you feeling sick, sad, tired, forgetful, or very intelligent today? The weather may be the cause. I. From the text, write on the lines the cognates, false cognates and the meaning in Spanish. COGNATES MEANING

FALSE COGNATES

MEANING

II. Getting the main ideas. Write T (True) or F (False) on the lines. 1. ___ The weather influences people's health and feelings. 2. ___ There are the same number of heart attacks in every part of the United States in every month of the year. 3. ___ Intelligence (IQ) never changes. 4. ___ Hot and cold weather affect all people the same way. 5. ___ Some weather influences are temperature, storms, and air pressure. 6. ___ There is a perfect kind of weather for peoples' work and health.

III. Write in Spanish the meanings of the underlined words on the lines. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ ________________

IV. In the reading selection, there is a letter next to each of the six paragraphs. In this exercise, match each paragraph with its topic. Write the correct letter on the line. 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___ 6. ___ The influence of weather on people's feelings The effect of air pressure on people The effect of heat, cold, and weather changes on people's health Conclusion or summary Introduction The influence of weather on intelligence

V. Circle the number of the one main idea of the reading. 1. Low air pressure relaxes people. 2. Weather has a strong effect on people. 3. After the storm, people's scores were 10 percent below average. 4. There is a "perfect weather" for work and health. VI. Which two phrases are correct for each blank, according to the reading selection? Circle the letters. 1. __________ may have a bad effect on health. a. hot, wet weather b. perfect weather c. weather changes d. high intelligence

2. Intelligence may increase because of __________. a. storms b. very hot weather c. a hurricane d. low air pressure

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