English IX - Chapter No.12 - Words / Meaning and Summary

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Health Is Wealth

Words And Meaning

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Bite	Cut
2.	Carry	Take
3.	Covered	Concealed, Not open
4.	Dangerous	Risky
5.	Dirty	Filthy
6.	Disease	Sickness
7.	Dust	Dry powder of soil
8.	Enemy	Foe
9.	Fond	Desirous
10.	Germ	Microbes
11.	Health	Well-being
12.	Microscope	An optical instrument
13.	Naked	Stripped
14.	Properly	Adequately
15.	Stagnant	Standing
16.	Stick	Adhere
17.	Sweep	Clean
18.	Sweets	Confectioneries
19.	Typhoid	A fever
20.	Wealth	Richness

Short note Or Summary on Health Is Wealth

In our towns and cities, some people sell uncovered sweets, burgers and other foods. We buy them and eat. We do not think of  ''What would be the consequence?''.  Those things are exposed to the flies and the dust. The flies and the dust are germs carrier. When the flies sit and walk on our food the germs stick to the foods and when we eat that food the germs get into our bodies and make us ill.

One day Kashif went for shopping with his mother. He wanted to buy sweets. His mother told him not to buy sweets or any food which was exposed to flies or dust. Flies and dust carry germs. Germs are microscopic organisms. If they get into our bodies, they can make us ill. They enter our bodies through food or dusty air. Therefore, we  should avoid eating such open food which has flies or dust on it. We should protect ourselves from mosquitoes also. We can get malaria from a mosquito bite. We can kill mosquitoes by putting DDT or kerosene oil in stagnant water where they lay eggs. Health is wealth. If we are not healthy, we can not work hard.

The concerned authorities should also take necessary action in restoring good health and sanitation condition in the cities. As selling of exposed food should be checked. Awareness of the people should be increased, and adequate arrangements should be made for spraying so that the people could get rid of the mosquitoes.