Why Do We Yawn?

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Have you ever seen someone yawn and then yawned yourself? Yawning is very easy to catch. Even reading about yawning can make you yawn. Maybe you are yawning right now!

Why does yawning spread so easily? Scientists think it is connected to how we feel about others. We tend to copy the actions of people we feel close to. In fact, yawning spreads more easily between good friends than between strangers. It is a funny little secret about the human body.

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yawn
esnamoq
catch
yuqmoq
spread
tarqaladi
connected
bogʻliq
copy
taqlid qilmoq
strangers
notanish odamlar
secret
sir

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even + word/phrase (emphasis)

Hatto ... ham — kutilmagan yoki kuchli holatni taʼkidlaydi.

  • Even reading about yawning can make you yawn.
  • Even a child can understand this.

in fact

Aslida, haqiqatda (fikrni kuchaytirish yoki aniqlashtirish).

  • In fact, yawning spreads more between friends.
  • It looks easy, but in fact it is hard.

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1. According to the text, what can make you yawn?

2. Why does yawning spread, scientists think?

3. Between whom does yawning spread more easily?