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RIC-6946 The Comprehension Box 1 - Sample student cards

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Hiccup! Hiccup! Hiccup!<br />

Hiccup! Hic! Hic! Excuse me! I know we say<br />

‘Excuse me!’ when we hiccup. But why do<br />

we hiccup?<br />

Put your hands at the bottom of your chest.<br />

Take a deep breath in and then out. You will<br />

feel a muscle moving as you breathe in and<br />

out. It is called the diaphragm (die-a-fram).<br />

Usually the diaphragm works as it should do. It<br />

helps to pull air into our lungs and push air out of them again.<br />

It moves smoothly.<br />

Sometimes, something happens and the diaphragm does not move<br />

so smoothly. It moves in a jerky way. <strong>The</strong> air we breathe out makes a<br />

hiccup sound.<br />

This usually happens because we have eaten something too quickly<br />

or eaten something rich. Hiccups nearly always last just a few minutes.<br />

However, some people have been known to have them for a few days,<br />

a few weeks or even years!<br />

<strong>The</strong>re are several things people do to try to get rid of their hiccups.<br />

Some people drink sips of water while holding their breath. Others take<br />

deep breaths in and out of a paper bag.<br />

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Another way to get rid of hiccups is to say ‘Boo!’ to someone when he<br />

or she isn’t expecting it. It makes the person take a sudden breath in<br />

and often fixes the hiccups!<br />

BOO!<br />

R.I.C. Publications ® <strong>Comprehension</strong> box 1 (89)<br />

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