UNIT 1.

NUTRITION I
1. Vocabulary.

Primeros auxilios:
Respirar:
Pulmones:
Nutrientes:

Salud:

2. Write the groups of nutrients.

3. Match.

provide a slower supply of energy.

they are mainly present in

vegetables and dairy products.

Proteins

Fats

Carbohydrates

provide a fast supply of energy.

Vitamins and minerals.

provide building materials for growth

and to repair our body.

Water

fruit,

transports other nutrients and waste

4. Define each process involved in nutrition.
around the body.
a. Digestion
b. Respiration
c. Circulation
d. Excretion

5. Complete the sentences about digestion and write them in order.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Solid _________ are formed in the large intestine.

The bolus is broken down by ___________ juices in the stomach.
Food is mixed with ___________ in the mouth.
The chyme turns into __________ in the small intestine.

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e. The bolus moves from the pharynx into the _____________.

6. Label the diagram of the digestive system with the correct words.

7. Complete the sentence.

Respiration is the process by which we ______________, or inhale, to
obtain the oxygen our body needs, and we breathe out, or
____________, to expel the __________________ our body produces.
Respiration takes place in the ________________________________
8. Write 3 things you do regularly to keep your respiratory system healthy.

9. Label the diagram of the respiratory system with the correct words.

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10.Complete the sentences about the respiratory system.

a. Air enters the body through the _________________
b. The air then goes through the _____________, the _____________ and
the __________.
c. The trachea is divided into two ______________, which take the air
towards each ___________.
d. Inside each lung, bronchi are divided into _________, which end in
___________.
e. In the air sacs, _________ enters the blood and ___________ leaves
the blood.
11.Copy and complete the table.
NUTRIENTS

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FUNCTIONS

FOODS

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