Fingernails Grow Faster Than Toenails
Why do my nails take so long to grow?
Interesting Facts in Easy English
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- dominant: strong; used most often
- keratin: a fibrous protein found in hair, nails, and the outer layer of skin
- puberty: the growth period during which a child’s body reaches sexual maturity
- nail-biting: causing anxiety or nervousness
- root: base; starting point
- hangnail: a flap of torn skin at the nail root
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Fingernails Grow Faster Than Toenails
Comprehension Questions
- What does the report suggest about right-handed people?
- What is similar about hair and nails?
- What typically causes hangnails on toes?
Discussion Questions: People often bite their nails due to anxiety. When nail biting becomes a habit, it is difficult to kick. What tips do you have for nail biters who want to kick their bad habit?
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4 comments
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English Club Indonesia says:
Right-handed people have their right hand nails grow faster. Hair and nails are built of keratin. Dry skin causes hangnails on toes. Nail biters who want to kick their bad habit are better off looking for a psychiatrist or related physician who can treat them in that matter.
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LOL says:
Good
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Donia BEN MANSOUR says:
I advice them to do a sport it help to release the stress and the anxiety
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jasmin says:
there is a sentence missing in the audio