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Explaining a food allergy
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Understand a conversation about symptoms and emergency plans.
Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.
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Words to know
- allergic
- Having a bad reaction to something you eat, touch or breathe in.
- reaction
- A change in the body caused by something.
- emergency
- A sudden, dangerous situation that needs action.
Answer key
- I'm allergic to nuts, so I have to check every label.The stress in “allergic” is on “ler”.
- Have you ever had a serious reaction?The stress in “reaction” is on “ac”.
- Once, my lips swelled and I found it hard to breathe.“Breathe” is the verb; “breath” is the noun.
- Then you should carry your emergency medicine at all times.“At all times” links: “a-tall-times”.
- Make sure your friends know how to help you in an emergency.The k of “make” runs into “sure”.