In 1812 Polish biochemist Casimir Funk (to isolate) a complex of micronutrients and named them “vitamines”

Exercise 13.Change the sentences as in the model (using Passive Voice instead of Active Voice): Model: Enzymes need copper for metabolizing. – Copper is needed by enzymes for metabolizing.

1. Iron delivers oxygen to the body’s cells.

2. Vitamins and minerals strengthen each other.

3. The skin creates vitamin D when it is exposed to sunlight.

4. The body absorbs iron through the help of vitamin C.

5. Polish scientist Casimir Funk made up a combination word "vitamine" from vital and amine.

6. Medical men used lipid from fish oil to cure rickets during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

7. In 1881, Russian surgeon Nikolai Lunin studied the effects of scurvy.

8. Japanese scientist Umetaro Suzuki isolated the first vitamin complex in 1910.

Exercise 14. Translate the sentences into English:

1. Шкіра сама виробляє вітамін D д впливом сонця.

2. Вітамін К виробляєтся кишковими бактеріями.

3. Кальцій та фосфор будують кістки та зуби.

4. Наша дієта не завжди містить усі необхідні вітаміни та мінерали.

5. Йод допомогає щитоподібній залозі працювати належним чином.

6. Калій допомогає підтримувати баланс рідини у клітинах.

7. Жиророзчинні вітаміни слід приймати перед їжею.

8. Харчові добавки не слід вживати як заміну здорової їжі.

Exercise 15. Put the sentences into the correct order to explain the term “mineral”:

__For example, the body absorbs iron through the help of vitamin C and vitamin D helps the body absorb phosphorus and calcium.

__Minerals are essential for the nutrition of humans, animals, and plants.

__A mineral is an inorganic element, such as calcium, iron, potassium, sodium, or zinc.

__Vitamins and minerals not only help the body function, but they work to strengthen each other.

__There are 20 minerals, which play significant roles in the body.

Завдання для самостійної роботи студентів (СРС)

Exercise 1 Topic vocabulary:

Exercise 2. Guess the meaning of the following words without using a dictionary:

Factor, style, risk, alcohol, cirrhosis, diabetes, material, nation, culture, rice, physical problem, texture, regular, regulation.

Exercise 3. a) Read the following word-combinations and translate them:

Mental: mental disease, mental hospital, mental problems, mental health, mental patient, mental effort

Skin: dry skin, sensitive skin, smooth skin, oily skin, scaly skin, sunburned skin

Disease: acute disease, severe disease, infectious diseases, genetic disease, fatal disease, incurable disease, rare disease

b) Make up short sentences using the above given word combinations:

Exercise 4. Give Ukrainian equivalents to the following word combinations:

Healthy life-style; main factor; smart saying; mental problems; to provide energy; body growth; various diets; sagging muscles; premature death; changes in behavior; regular exercising; drying of the skin; to handle stress; hair texture; average life-span; major building blocks; differences in diet, increased susceptibility to illness; traffic rules; energy sources.

Exercise 5. Read and translate the text: