We all know we must get some sun to maintain good health, but if you stay on the beach for hours without any protection you may be asking for trouble. Read the text and find out what you should do to lower your risk of sunburn and skin cancer.

Fry now, pay later

Many people go to the beach to get “that nice tan”.They should be careful,recommends Dr. Christopher Zachary,a professor of dermatology at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Although some sun is beneficial and even necessary if you want to stay healthy,you should not expose yourself to the sunlight without a protection for a long time. It may cause melanoma, a particularly deadly form of skin cancer.

To avoid the ill effects of too much radiation from the sun,people ought to take it slow” increasing the time gradually. “You must not stay out in the sun during the peak hours ( from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.)”, Dr. Zachary warns emphatically.”That’s when the sun’s rays are most intense”.

If you want to maintain “that nice tan”, you should use a good sunscreen, one with SPF rating of at least 15. Light-skinned people should protect themselves with an SPF rating of 30. Try to find a sunscreen that contains Parsol 1789, a new ingredient that is very efficient against the harmful ultraviolet rays. But you should never rely on sunscreen as your only protection. A good idea is to wear a long-sleeve shirt to protect those vulnerable areas on the shoulders and back. Don’t forget to wear a hat,and you can keep 70% of the sun’s rays off your face and neck.

( adapted and updated from USA Today, April 12, 1984, and Time, June 29, 1998.)

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What’s it all about?

1. Que elemento da natureza é a “estrela”, a personagem principal de “Fry now, Pay later”? A ênfase do texto está em que aspectos desse elemento da natureza - benéficos ou maléficos? Qual é o tom usado pelo autor? Advertência e conselho ou proibição? Responda em inglês: o que acontece se você “fry now…”?

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2. O título do texto faz um jogo de palavras com “Fly now, Pay later“, comum em anúncios de companhias de avião. Observe o título e descubra o produto anunciado neste caso. Que relação esse produto tem com o verbo “fry”? Afinal, que advertência está implícita no título?

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Encontre os substantivos que completam as locuções nominais:

Complete as frases com palavras do texto.

1. ………… it was raining, the kids wanted to go to the beach.

a. But

b. However

c. Although

d. During

2. Are you for or ………… abortion?

a. again

b. without

c. never

d. against

3. Stress …………… your resistance to other diseases.

a. asks for

b. lowers

c. protects

d. avoids

4. I don’t know Michael’s adress , but I can ………….. .

a. rely on it

b. find it out

c. choose it

d. warn it

5. You should study ………….. one hour every day.

a. too much

b. even

c. at least

d. at last

6. John is in the kitchen ………………. bacon and eggs for breakfast.

a. paying

b. frying

c. increasing

d. wearning

Em que parágrafo do texto encontra-se cada uma  das afirmações seguintes?

1. Filtro solar não é o bastante para nos protegermos dos perigosos raios solares.

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2. É bom para a saúde apanharmos um pouco de sol.

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3. Muito tempo de exposição ao sol pode vir a causar uma grave doença de pele.

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4. Não se deve ficar exposto ao sol sem proteção nas horas em que ele está mais forte.

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5. O tempo de exposição ao sol deve ser aumentado pouco a pouco.

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6. Pessoas de pele clara devem usar filtro solar de fator mais alto.

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