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 Homework#1

1. Comprehension Check

3 a. People’s emotions cause them to cry.

1 b. Crying has good effects on the body.

5 c. There are times when it is better not to show       your emotion immediately, but you should show it later.

6 d. Crying is natural and shows that we have emotions.

2 e. There are reasons why people don’t like to cry.

4 f. There are some helpful things that people can do if it is difficult for them to cry.

1. Vocabulary Study

1. The situation was very tense. I was worried and a little angry.
2. Shedding tears can make you feel better.
3. She was so angry that she felt like she was going to explode.
4. You shouldn’t repress your feelings. It’s always good to express your emotions.
5.  I felt such terrible grief when she died. I wanted to cry all the time.
6. His anger just kept growing until he had all this built-up emotion.

1. Recognizing Cause and Effect

1.  We cry.                                 d. We have built-up emotions.                                  
2. Eyes produce tears.               e. Tears create a film over the eye’s surface.
3. We release the emotions.      f. The film protects the eyes against infections.

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b → c → f

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    d → c → a

1. Relating Reading to Personal Experience

1. Yes, I use to feel uncomfortable when someone around me cries, but I can let it go or try to comfort the person, depending in who is crying.
2. In my experience, men and women cry equally, because that is what I have seen in my life span.
3. Yes, I think that people should go to a therapist because it is not healthy for them to repress their feelings, they should cry if they need to.  

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