Why Do We Sweat?
10/10/2020 6:11:00 PM
Do you know?
- In fact, the average human has been proven to sweat approximately 278 gallons of sweat every year!
- Women are found to commonly have more sweat glands than men.
Let's explore more in the following passage!
FACT: The fitter you are, the more easily you sweat.
Listen and answer the questions.
- When your body gets hot, your ____ tells it to make sweat.
- "Sweating can definitely make you smelly.": True or False?
When your body gets hot, your ____ tells it to make sweat.
- face
- body
- brain
Sweating can definitely make you smelly.
- True
- False
- Not mentioned
Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.
Have you ever noticed that you start to sweat when you get really hot? Your face might seem wet with water. Your shirt might be . That means your body is doing what it is supposed to do. It is sweating to keep you cool! When your body gets hot, your brain tells it to make sweat. When we run, our bodies get hot, so we sweat.
Sweat comes out of tiny holes in your skin called . When the sweat on your skin evaporates or dries up in the air around you, it cools you down. It is like for your body.
Sometimes sweating can make you . Sweat itself doesn’t smell, but when it mixes with dirt on your skin, it can really stink! Sometimes sweating can also make you thirsty. This is because sweat is taking water out of your body. You need to it by drinking juice or water.
Next time you have fun in the sun, don’t worry about getting sweaty. Everybody sweats! It’s what our bodies are supposed to do!
Read the following passage and answer the questions.
Why Do We Sweat?
Have you ever noticed that you start to sweat when you get really hot? Your face might seem wet with water. Your shirt might be soaked. That means your body is doing what it is supposed to do. It is sweating to keep you cool! When your body gets hot, your brain tells it to make sweat. When we run, our bodies get hot, so we sweat.
Sweat comes out of tiny holes in your skin called pores. When the sweat on your skin evaporates or dries up in the air around you, it cools you down. It is like air conditioning for your body.
Sometimes sweating can make you smelly. Sweat itself doesn’t smell, but when it mixes with dirt on your skin, it can really stink! Sometimes sweating can also make you thirsty. This is because sweat is taking water out of your body. You need to replenish it by drinking juice or water.
Next time you have fun in the sun, don’t worry about getting sweaty. Everybody sweats! It’s what our bodies are supposed to do!
(Written by Laura Kachelmeyer)
What happens after your brain tells your body to make sweat?
- The sweat makes you hotter to keep you warm.
- The sweat comes out of the pores in your skin.
- Your brain starts to sweat, too.
- Your body gets tired and you have to rest.
"Sweat is taking water out of your body. You need to replenish it by drinking juice or water".
What does the word replenish mean?
- remove or take away
- dry up
- refill or replace
- destroy
Why does the author say that we don't need to worry about getting sweaty?
- Because it is what our bodies are supposed to do.
- Because it means you should just drink more water.
- Because nobody cares if you are stinky.
- Because our bodies get hot.
Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.
- Have you ever noticed that you start to sweat when you get really hot? Your shirt might be .
- Sweat comes out of tiny holes in your skin called .
- You need to it by drinking juice or water.
- Sometimes sweating can make you .
- When the sweat on your skin evaporates or dries up in the air around you, it cools you down. It is like for your body.
Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.
- Many pubs are dirty, , and unfriendly.
- I have to check my tent – it got last night in the storm.
- There was no , just a ceiling fan turning slowly.
- Sweat passes through the and cools the body down.
- He his supply of wood in preparation for the winter.