Life without smell or taste
Duncan Gover lost his sense of smell after falling and hurting his head. It leaves you feeling like you aren't connected to the world anymore,' he says. The loss of taste, known as ageusia, is rare, say experts. Most people who think they have lost their sense of taste have actually lost their sense of smell. Smell is responsible for 80% of the flavours we taste. Mary Moorefield lost her sense of smell three years ago. 'It's things like smelling flowers in my garden. When you can't smell them, you realize just how much you miss it,' she says. Losing your sense of smell can be very dangerous, as Luke Carr found out. He lost his sense of smell when he was a child. "When I was at university, someone left the gas cooker turned on by mistake. When my friends returned later, I was feeling very sleepy, but they smelled it straight away,' he said. "Losing your sense of smell can leave people feeling unhappy for much longer than people who lose their sight,' says Professor Brian Fox.
Read the blog. Then complete the sentences. Write two words for each sentence.
1 Duncan lost his sense of smell Type answer... and hurting his head. Type answer... 2 Eighty per cent of we taste are connected to our sense of smell. 3 Mary Moorefield misses Type answer... in her garden. 4 When Luke Carr was Type answer. a friend accidently left the gas cooker turned on. Type answer... 5 People can after losing their sense of smell.
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1. Duncan lost his sense of smell **after falling** and hurting his head.
2. Eighty per cent of **flavors** we taste are connected to our sense of smell.
3. Mary Moorefield misses **smelling flowers** in her garden.
4. When Luke Carr was **at university**, a friend accidentally left the gas cooker turned on. Luke felt **very sleepy**.
5. People can feel **unhappy** after losing their sense of smell.
Ответ:
1 Duncan lost his sense of smell after falling and hurting his head.
2 Eighty per cent of taste we taste are connected to our sense of smell.
3 Mary Moorefield misses smelling flowers in her garden.
4 When Luke Carr was at university, a friend accidently left the gas cooker turned on.
5 People can feel unhappy after losing their sense of smell.
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