1 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:10,099 Hello guys, so today we are going to study pages 14 and 15 of Natural Sciences, okay? 2 00:00:10,419 --> 00:00:13,279 The last two pages of this unit. 3 00:00:14,300 --> 00:00:17,699 The title is How can we keep our nervous system healthy? 4 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:24,100 Okay, we are going to study different ways in order to keep our nervous system healthy. 5 00:00:24,539 --> 00:00:30,120 The meaning of healthy is sano, saludable, very good in Spanish. 6 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:35,280 okay let's start reading to keep your nervous system healthy you should look 7 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:41,100 after your brain and your muscles look after what's the meaning of this verb 8 00:00:41,100 --> 00:00:49,719 it's a phrasal verb in Spanish it means cuidar so we should look after our brain 9 00:00:49,719 --> 00:00:55,560 and our muscles it's important because the nervous system is responsible for 10 00:00:55,560 --> 00:01:04,760 for movement breathing and your heart beat ok let's start with how to keep our brain 11 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:11,280 healthy in order to keep your brain healthy you should exercise it so we have to exercise 12 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:19,200 our brain how you can do this by doing puzzles and playing thinking games like I spy guess 13 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:27,060 who or for example Sudokus are a good way in order to exercise our brain you 14 00:01:27,060 --> 00:01:32,159 can also exercise your brain by training your memory for example you go to your 15 00:01:32,159 --> 00:01:38,200 house and you start okay this morning what was my what were my classmates 16 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:44,459 wearing so for example Remaesa was wearing a pink jumper Irene was 17 00:01:44,459 --> 00:01:51,140 wearing a blue t-shirt like this it's a good way to train our memory and solving 18 00:01:51,140 --> 00:01:58,560 mathematical or linguistic problems it's also important to rest your brain the 19 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:06,840 meaning of rest in Spanish descansar so it's important to rest our brain by 20 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:13,379 sleeping about 10 hours a night you are giving your brain plenty of time to rest 21 00:02:13,379 --> 00:02:21,300 and recharge itself so we should sleep at least 10 hours a night about 10 hours 22 00:02:21,300 --> 00:02:27,280 a night so you can go to bed at 10 o'clock in the evening and then wake up 23 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:35,219 at 8 o'clock in the morning and then a balanced diet is also important for a 24 00:02:35,219 --> 00:02:41,860 healthy brain so we need to eat or to have a balanced diet just like other 25 00:02:41,860 --> 00:02:48,280 organs your brain needs energy from food in order to function well we get the 26 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:53,979 energy that we need from the food so the food that we eat needs to be balanced we 27 00:02:53,979 --> 00:03:01,139 need to eat vegetables meat fish pasta it needs to be balanced not only sugar 28 00:03:01,139 --> 00:03:08,620 and you should also drink lots of water not soft drinks water dehydration can 29 00:03:08,620 --> 00:03:14,300 cause memory problems or confusion we have to drink a lot of water during the 30 00:03:14,300 --> 00:03:21,400 day these are the recommendation in in recommendations in order to have or to 31 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:28,180 keep our brain healthy now how can we keep our muscles healthy let's read in 32 00:03:28,180 --> 00:03:33,520 order to keep your muscles healthy it's important to do regular exercise for 33 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:40,780 example running, swimming, gymnastics, trampoline, whatever. Physical 34 00:03:40,780 --> 00:03:46,539 education with Annabelle is a good example of exercise. This guarantees a 35 00:03:46,539 --> 00:03:53,379 regular supply of blood and oxygen to your muscles. By doing exercise you are 36 00:03:53,379 --> 00:04:00,219 also exercising your heart and lungs. The meaning of lungs in Spanish we have two 37 00:04:00,219 --> 00:04:09,819 lungs in our body pulmones okay so doing exercise by doing exercise you are also exercising your 38 00:04:09,819 --> 00:04:16,779 lungs and your heart this helps your nervous system to control involuntary movements such 39 00:04:16,779 --> 00:04:23,980 as breathing or blinking so in order to keep our muscles healthy we have to do a lot of exercise 40 00:04:23,980 --> 00:04:36,120 For example, instead of taking the elevator, el ascensor, you can go up the stairs, for example. 41 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,120 It's a good idea. 42 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:43,120 And finally, what about health and safety at school? 43 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:50,120 When we can't see or hear well, our brains have to work harder to interpret the information they receive. 44 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:55,120 So it's important to get your eyesight and hearing checked regularly. 45 00:04:55,120 --> 00:05:11,100 So we need to go to the doctor and we need to get our eyesight and hearing checked, because if we can't see or hear well, our brain is going to work harder and we are going to feel tired, more tired. 46 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:19,860 Make sure that you can see the teacher, the board and your notebook clearly and that you can hear the teacher well. 47 00:05:19,860 --> 00:05:24,660 well in this year it's different because we are in the gym and we have this situation 48 00:05:24,660 --> 00:05:30,259 but in general you need to hear the teacher well you need to see your notebook clearly you 49 00:05:30,259 --> 00:05:38,180 you need to see the board okay there should be good light good lightning in your classroom 50 00:05:38,180 --> 00:05:44,819 check that there aren't objects in your way when you move about or sharp edges that could cut or 51 00:05:44,819 --> 00:05:49,620 hurt you so for example when I say please stop running don't run in the 52 00:05:49,620 --> 00:05:54,959 classes because you might fall down and there are a lot of edges picos sharp 53 00:05:54,959 --> 00:06:01,860 edges for example the tables have got sharp edges the classroom isn't a safe 54 00:06:01,860 --> 00:06:08,040 place to run around in because it's full of obstacles and sharp corners this is 55 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:13,139 what I was saying the class is full of obstacles for example chairs tables 56 00:06:13,139 --> 00:06:19,139 students people and sharp corners the corners of the cupboard the corners of 57 00:06:19,139 --> 00:06:28,019 the tables etc okay so if you have any question please ask me or write an email 58 00:06:28,019 --> 00:06:31,800 okay and I will answer as soon as possible I will reply as soon as 59 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:37,600 possible now you have to do the exercises okay the exercises are in the 60 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:45,100 list of activities that I sent you okay bye bye guys