Read the text and mark the statements True, False or Not stated. Quite a few people suffer from allergies of one kind or another, but if you are allergic to nuts or wheat, you can avoid eating the food that makes you ill and continue to live a perfectly normal life. Allergies to certain metals can be more difficult to deal with, as they generally have an unpleasant effect on your skin. However, most allergies are not dangerous to human life, just rather annoying. But some allergies are much more serious and are extremely difficult to handle. Per Segerback has one such life-threatening allergy. He will never be able to live surrounded by other people in a big city, instead, he spends his days alone in a cottage in the Swedish countryside north of Stockholm. Segerback has to live like this, but why? The answer lies in modern technology – he can’t have anything to do with people, especially those he doesn’t know. The technological items they are carrying would make him seriously ill. Out on a walk last summer, Segerback met one of his few neighbours and during their chat, the man’s mobile phone rang. Segerback suddenly felt sick and within seconds he fell to the ground unconscious. Segerback suffers from a condition called EHS (electrohypersensitivity), where the energy waves from things like computers, televisions and mobile phones have a very serious effect on the person’s body. Phones that are switched on, but are not sending or receiving, usually aren’t a problem, but when one is in use, Segerback’s skin feels as if it is burning and he gets a bad headache immediately. He also complains of feeling sick, being unable to sleep and forgetting things. Sweden is the only country in the world so far to recognize that people with EHS have real difficulties and Segerback’s case has been important in creating a plan to deal with this medical condition. According to government figures, the number of Swedish EHS sufferers is around 250,000, or 3 percent of the population, and because of this, they are given financial and social support by the government. In the rest of the world, it seems that scientists and governments are only just beginning to understand these unwelcome effects of modern life. True False Not stated There are lots of countries in the world which recognize that people with EHS have difficulties and help them. Electrohypersensitivity is a condition which makes Segerback suffer. Segerback visits his doctors every month. Per Segerback has to live alone far from big cities. Although some people are allergic to nuts or wheat, they can still continue leading a normal life. Most allergies are quite dangerous to people’s lives. Per Segerback works three days a week and doesn’t earn a lot.
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Read the text and mark the statements True, False or Not stated.
Quite a few people suffer from allergies of one kind or another, but if you are allergic to nuts or wheat, you can avoid eating the food that makes you ill and continue to live a perfectly normal life. Allergies to certain metals can be more difficult to deal with, as they generally have an unpleasant effect on your skin. However, most allergies are not dangerous to human life, just rather annoying.
But some allergies are much more serious and are extremely difficult to handle. Per Segerback has one such life-threatening allergy. He will never be able to live surrounded by other people in a big city, instead, he spends his days alone in a cottage in the Swedish countryside north of Stockholm.
Segerback has to live like this, but why? The answer lies in modern technology – he can’t have anything to do with people, especially those he doesn’t know. The technological items they are carrying would make him seriously ill. Out on a walk last summer, Segerback met one of his few neighbours and during their chat, the man’s mobile phone rang. Segerback suddenly felt sick and within seconds he fell to the ground unconscious.
Segerback suffers from a condition called EHS \(electrohypersensitivity\), where the energy waves from things like computers, televisions and mobile phones have a very serious effect on the person’s body. Phones that are switched on, but are not sending or receiving, usually aren’t a problem, but when one is in use, Segerback’s skin feels as if it is burning and he gets a bad headache immediately. He also complains of feeling sick, being unable to sleep and forgetting things.
Sweden is the only country in the world so far to recognize that people with EHS have real difficulties and Segerback’s case has been important in creating a plan to deal with this medical condition. According to government figures, the number of Swedish EHS sufferers is around 250,000, or 3 percent of the population, and because of this, they are given financial and social support by the government. In the rest of the world, it seems that scientists and governments are only just beginning to understand these unwelcome effects of modern life.

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    • True
    • False
    • Not stated
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    • There are lots of countries in the world which recognize that people with EHS have difficulties and help them.
    • Electrohypersensitivity is a condition which makes Segerback suffer.
    • Segerback visits his doctors every month.
    • Per Segerback has to live alone far from big cities.
    • Although some people are allergic to nuts or wheat, they can still continue leading a normal life.
    • Most allergies are quite dangerous to people’s lives.
    • Per Segerback works three days a week and doesn’t earn a lot.

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