4 Reasons To Open Your Windows And Let In The Fresh Spring Air

When you spend all winter living in Wisconsin, you’re likely to open up all the windows you can once the temperature gets anywhere near 50 degrees.

Good for you! That’s actually a great idea. Fresh air from opening your windows can benefit your body, your mind, the atmosphere of your home, and your wallet.

Opening Windows Can Clear Your Home of Indoor Pollutants

When you hear about pollution, you probably picture smoggy skies, car exhaust, and smokestacks pouring filth into the air. However, it’s now well-established that the air inside your home often contains more toxins than outside air.

“In the last several years, a growing body of scientific evidence has indicated that the air within homes and other buildings can be more seriously polluted than the outdoor air in even the largest and most industrialized cities.”

That’s bad news for those of us who spend most of our day inside.

One reason indoor air quality is worse is the rate of dilution. If the air outside were an olympic size swimming pool, your house would be more like a thimble of water. Pollutants simply become more concentrated inside a building.

Pollutants released from things like fireplaces, water heaters, gas ovens, and space heaters all get trapped in your home.

Open Windows Can Make Your Home Smell Better

Have you ever noticed how everyone’s home smells a bit differently? Wouldn’t it be great if your home had the fresh aroma of spring? Open a window!

Nobody likes that stuffy house smell, but you’ll notice a dramatic difference when you air things out.

Just as pollutants get trapped inside a closed up home, so can odors. While you’d be hard-pressed to find many people who dislike the aroma of bacon, that smell hangs in the air for a long time.

Regularly opening your windows for short periods of time each day can greatly improve the scent of your home. You may not even need air fresheners anymore! They can add more chemical particles to the air.

Open Windows Can Help You Think and Can Make You Happier

Not only will your physical health benefit from open windows, your mental health could get a boost as well.

Various studies indicate air quality has a profound effect on cognition. For example, a University of Tulsa research project found proper ventilation is important for learning. Researchers say student test scores improved when hot stuffy indoor air was replaced with cooler outdoor air.

“Improving ventilation, bringing in more outdoor air and lowering temperatures in the classroom dramatically improves students’ ability to achieve,” Dr. Richard Shaughnessy of the University of Tulsa told KOTV news.

Fresh air is good for adults as well as kids. The Huffington Post reported on a Harvard study that found poor indoor air quality leads to low productivity among employees.

However, reducing CO2 levels and indoor pollutants produced a dramatic swing in the other direction. Better air quality improved participants’ ability to make decisions, process information, and respond to emergency situations.

Opening Windows Could Save You Money in the Summer

Honestly, when you live in Wisconsin, there are some summers when you’ll barely need to use the A/C. Opening your windows at the right time of day can help cool your house down.

It can get awfully humid in Wisconsin in the summer, so you’ll want to be careful about when you open windows to avoid getting humid air in your home. However, cracking the windows at night when the temperature falls and humidity drops is a good idea.

Don’t Forget About Your Screens!

Of course, open windows call for screens! Many Wisconsin homeowners are taking their screens out of storage so they can let the fresh spring air into their homes.

Sometimes screens get damaged in storage over the winter. They may not fit tightly into your windows anymore, and screens with tears in them may lead to bugs getting in the house.

Want help getting your window screens back in shape? If you have Pella windows, you can call our service department at 920-321-3467 to let us know what your issues are. We may be able to help you over the phone. If not, we’ll come take a look.

Our technicians can make a service call to your home to try and patch things up or install replacement screens. They can also help with windows that might be sticking or aren’t operating as well as they once did.

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Purchasing new windows or doors from Pella ensures that you’ll receive exceptional craftsmanship at a fair price. You’re also guaranteed outstanding service from a team dedicated to making your vision for your home a reality.

Open the windows and let in the fresh air

• Английский (американский вариант)
• Урду Практически свободно говорящий

@Yanger_ Ahh I see! Yeah you can way that. I feel like it’s more casual to say “sure” or “go ahead” but you can say “why not” (better “sure why not”) just make sure your tone is good like you’re asking a question but it’s not really a question 🤣

• Английский (американский вариант)
• Урду Практически свободно говорящий

It’s good! To be more casual, you can say “Should” instead of “shall” since “shall” is quite formal but that’s perfect

• Английский (американский вариант)

Your sentence is perfectly correct! I would typically say “Should I open the window to let in some fresh air?” as the word “shall” is a little more formal and polite.

• Английский (американский вариант)
• Урду Практически свободно говорящий

@Yanger_ Ahh I see! Yeah you can way that. I feel like it’s more casual to say “sure” or “go ahead” but you can say “why not” (better “sure why not”) just make sure your tone is good like you’re asking a question but it’s not really a question 🤣

• Английский (американский вариант)
• Урду Практически свободно говорящий

@Yanger_ No that’s not true hhhh you can use it whenever you want

A: Do you want to go see a movie?
B: (Sure) Why not!

A: Can I ask you for some advice?
B: (Sure) Why not!

But I wouldn’t overuse it. I don’t think people say it that much anymore as a response. It’s more of a rhetorical thing to say like “why not/why shouldn’t I. (do something)”

Anyway you can 100% use “why not” whenever you want. Not just for advice questions.

Open the windows and let in the fresh air

Установите соответствие между заголовками 1–8 и текстами A–G. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.

1. Use of a dead language

2. Violating regulations

3. Careless behaviour

4. Needs protection

5. Reaching a target audience

6. Let the air in

7. Original meaning

8. Using modern technology

A. Distance education or e-learning offers several advantages. Students participating in e-learning programs are often able to set their own schedules and work at their own pace. The learning experience can be supported by multimedia such as videos, interactive websites, and real-time conferencing with experts from anywhere in the world. Additionally, e-learning programs are less expensive than traditional ones.

B. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm did not expect to create a children’s collection of fairy tales. Instead, they wanted to preserve Germany’s oral tradition by collecting different stories. Not until several editions of their collection were published did the brothers realize that children were to be a major audience. Once the Brothers Grimm saw this new public, they tried to refine and soften their tales, which had originated centuries earlier as folklore.

C. The five Potter books have sold 250 million copies worldwide in 55 languages, including Latin and Ancient Greek. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J. K. Rowlings uses spells and charms that are largely based on Latin. But one of the most serious spells, Avada Kedavra, may be a variant of «abracadabra». In the Harry Potter series, it is a spell that causes death. Harry Potter is the only one known to have survived it.

D. Critics of the Harry Potter books point out that the main characters who are supposed to be «good» are consistently and regularly portrayed as breaking all manner of ethical rules like those against lying, cheating, and stealing. They also regularly break school rules against behavior like going out at night, using magic in the Muggle world, and so forth.

E. On Christmas Eve of 1968, NASA astronaut William Anders, while orbiting the moon with the Apollo 8 mission, took a photograph that provided a foundation for the modern green movement. His photo shows a small, blue planet Earth peeking over the horizon of the Moon. The image of a small planet, alone in a vast ocean of space, showed billions of people the fragility of our planet and the importance of preserving and protecting Earth.

F. There are many indoor air pollutants that can be harmful. Indoor air can be up to 100 times more polluted than outdoor air. Organic compounds from some paints, carpets, synthetic fabrics and adhesives are a known health hazard, contributing to the disease known as Sick Building Syndrome. Proper technology can help — open windows to let fresh air in and bad air out.

G. Some people, especially in rural areas, burn their trash in pits or barrels. It seems an easy way to get rid of your garbage, but the smoke it creates has a lot of really unhealthy toxic chemicals. Burning things like foam cups, plastics, and colored and bleached paper in backyards or even fireplaces causes toxic smoke that can spread throughout the neighborhood.

Текст	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
Заголовок

A−8: The learning experience can be supported by multimedia such as videos, interactive websites, and real—time conferencing with experts from anywhere in the world.

B−5: Not until several editions of their collection were published did the brothers realize that children were to be a major audience.

C−1: In Harry Potter and the Half—Blood Prince, J. K. Rowlings uses spells and charms that are largely based on Latin. But one of the most serious spells, Avada Kedavra, may be a variant of «abracadabra»

D−2: Critics of the Harry Potter books point out that the main characters who are supposed to be «good» are CONSISTENTLY AND REGULARLY PORTRAYED AS BREAKING ALL MANNER OF ETHICAL RULES like those against lying, cheating, and stealing. (Violating regulations)

E−4: The image of a small planet, alone in a vast ocean of space, showed billions of people the fragility of our planet and the importance of preserving and protecting Earth.

F−6: Indoor air can be up to 100 times more polluted than outdoor air.—

G−3: Some people, especially in rural areas, burn their trash in pits or barrels. IT SEEMS AN EASY WAY to get rid of your garbage, but the smoke it creates has a lot of really unhealthy toxic chemicals. (Careless behavior)

Задания по английскому языку на тему «Жалобы на качество автомобиля производителю»

«ЖАЛОБЫ НА КАЧЕСТВО АВТО ПРОИЗВОДИТЕЛЮ»

Упражнение 1. Назовите части автомобиля правильно. Распределите слова по цифрам

Упражнение 2. Дополните предложения словами из упр.1. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. You open the to look at the engine.

2. The absorb small impacts in an accident.

3. Don’t forget to retract the before using the car wash.

4. Can you put my suitcases in the ,please?

5. When it starts raining, you need to switch on the .

6. “What model is that?” I don’t know, I can’t see the from here.

7. It is important to inflate the to the correct pressure for better fuel consumption.

8. The Mercedes star is a well-known .

9. Open the and let some sun and fresh air into the car.

10. I wish all drivers would use their when they want to turn right or left.

Упражнение 3. Соотнесите слова из двух таблиц, чтобы правильно найти внешние части автомобиля.

Упражнение 4. Прослушайте диалог. Составьте правильно фразы.

Упражнение 5. Найдите фразы в диалоге, которые имеют такое же значение, что и фразы ниже.

2. The reason I am calling….

3. Can I have it again….

4. Can I just repeat that?

5. You can contact ma later on….

6. I’ll ring you when I have more information.

7. We’ll be in touch later.

Упражнение 6 . Переведите русские предложения на английский язык, а затем составьте письменно свой диалог .

1. -Не знаю, что случилось с моей машиной.

-Let me trace the fault.

-Пожалуйста. Ты опытный водитель?

— Yes , I am . I have been driving а саг for fifteen years now. May be you have run out of fuel?

— Бак почти полный .

-When did you have your plugs checked?

-Вчера. Карбюратор тоже в порядке.

-В таком случае давай поедем до ближайшей ремонтной станции.

-Good idea. They will have the car fixed.

2.- Когда тебе починили машину?

— Last month . The engine is in good condition now. It was well greased.

— Хорошо . Мне тоже надо чинить машину. Ослабли тормоза (The brakes are slack.) Аккумулятор разрядился (The battery has run down.)

-It can be easily done.

-Я рад это слышать.

3.- Какую машину ты хочешь купить?

-I want a second-hand car. Could you help me ?

-С большим удовольствием.

-I hear there are good cars on sale 42nd Street.

-Я знаю этот магазин. Давай поедем туда.

-Good idea. If I choose a car there, I won’t have to bother any more.

Упражнение 7. О тчеты (8 пунктов) часто используются в автомобильной промышленности , чтобы помочь решить проблемы с качеством. Соотнесите решения ( a — h ) к пунктам (1-8). Смотрите бланк

Упражнение 8. Заполните отчет, опираясь на составленный вами диалог или проблему, которая была у вас в реальной жизни.

Selected long-term corrective action (s):

Implemented long-term corrective action (s):

Action to prevent recurrence of problem:

Comments (Information to team):

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