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TheArticle

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Warm-ups

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BeforeReading/Listening

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WhileReading/Listening

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AfterReading

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Discussion

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Speaking

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ListeningGapFill

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Homework

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23September,2005

THEARTICLE

Womenwashhandsmoreoftenthanmen

BNE:

Womenarebetterthanmenwhenitcomestowashingtheirhandsinpublictoilets.Thisisaccordingtoanewstudy*fromtheAmericanSocietyforMicrobiology（ASM）.ItmonitoredthewashinghabitsofthousandsofpeopleinrestroomsinfourmajorU.S.cities.Itfound90percentofwomenwashedtheirhands,comparedwith75percentofmen.Aseparatetelephonesurveyrevealedthatpeopleperhapslieabouthowhygienictheyare:

97percentofwomenand96percentofmensaidtheyalwayswashtheirhandsafterusingapublicrestroom.

Dr.JudyDalyoftheASMadvised:

“Oneofthemosteffectivetoolsinpreventingthespreadofinfectionisatourfingertips.Thesinglemostimportantthingwecandotokeepfromgettingsickandspreadingillnesstoothersistocleanourhands.”Sheexplainedthatcoldandfluvirusesarespreadbyhandsmoreoftenthanthroughtheairfromsneezing.However,thestudyfoundonly42percentwashafterpettingadogorcat,32percentaftercoughingorsneezingand21percentafterhandlingmoney.Banknotesandcoinsarefullofillness-causingbacteria.

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//www.washup.org/

WARM-UPS

1.I’MCLEAN:

Inpairs/groups,talkabouthowcleanyouare.Howoftendoyouwashyourhands,takeabathorshower,cleanyourteeth,washyourhair,etc?

Doyouthinkyoushouldwashmoreoften?

2.BACTERIAALERT:

Wearesurroundedbybacteriaandviruses,whichofcoursewecannotsee.Withyourpartner（s）,discussthedangersofcomingintocontactwithbacteriainthesituationsbelow.Whatshouldyoudotoreducethedangerofgettinganinfection?

a.Visitingapubliclavatory

b.Eatingatapublicrestaurant

c.Pettingdogsorcats

d.Goingshopping

e.UsingapublictelephoneoracomputerinanInternetcafé

f.AttendinganEnglishclass

3.CHAT:

Inpairs/groups,decidewhichofthesetopicsorwordsaremostinterestingandwhicharemostboring.

Women/men/washingone’shands/publiclavatories/hygiene/microbiology/fingertips/infections/gettingsick/viruses/sneezing/dogs/banknotes

Haveachataboutthetopicsyouliked.Formoreconversation,changetopicsandpartnersfrequently.

4.TOILETS:

Spendoneminutewritingdownallofthedifferentwordsyouassociatewithtoilets.Shareyourwordswithyourpartner（s）andtalkaboutthem.Together,putthewordsintodifferentcategories.

5.MENvs.WOMEN:

Discusstheargumentsbelowwithapartner.Talkforjusttwominutes,beforemovingontothenextpartneranddebate.StudentAagreeswiththefirstargument,StudentB,thesecond.

a.Womenarecleanerthanmen.vs.Menhavebetterpersonalhygienehabits.

b.Menaremoreintelligentthanwomen.vs.Womenaremoreintelligent.

c.Womenarefunnierthanmen.vs.Menaremuchbetterattellingjokes.

d.Menaremorehonestthanwomen.vs.Womenaremorehonestthanmen.

e.Womenarebetterdressedthanmen.vs.Menhaveabettersenseofstyle.

f.Menaremoreinterestingthanwomen.vs.Womenaremoreinteresting.

g.Womenaremoresensiblethanmen.vs.Menhavemorecommonsense.

h.Menarekinderthanwomen.vs.Womenarekinderthanmen.

BEFOREREADING/LISTENING

1.TRUE/FALSE:

Lookatthearticle’sheadlineandguesswhetherthesesentencesaretrue（T）orfalse（F）:

a.

Womenwashtheirhandstoomuch.

T/F

b.

AstudylookedathygienehabitsinAmericanlavatories.

T/F

c.

Only35percentofAmericanmenwashtheirhandsinpublictoilets.

T/F

d.

Peoplesometimeslieabouthowhygienictheyare.

T/F

e.

Adoctorrecommendedbuyingtoolstopreventinfections.

T/F

f.

Themostimportantwayofstayinghealthyistotakemedicine.

T/F

g.

Mostcoldsarespreadthroughpeoplesneezing.

T/F

h.

Banknotesandcoinsarefullofillness-causingbacteria.

T/F

2.SYNONYMMATCH:

Matchthefollowingsynonymsfromthearticle:

a.

toilets

fib

b.

study

wash

c.

monitored

suggested

d.

revealed

stroking

e.

lie

watched

f.

advised

stopping

g.

preventing

lavatories

h.

clean

showed

i.

petting

touching

j.

handling

report

3.PHRASEMATCH:

Matchthefollowingphrasesfromthearticle（sometimesmorethanonecombinationispossible）:

a.

Womenarebetterthanmen

howhygienictheyare

b.

public

whenitcomestowashing

c.

accordingto

oftenthanthroughtheair

d.

telephone

ofillness-causingbacteria

e.

peopleperhapslieabout

illnesstoothers

f.

effectivetoolsinpreventing

survey

g.

gettingsickandspreading

anewstudy

h.

virusesarespreadbyhandsmore

dogorcat

i.

pettinga

toilets

j.

Banknotesandcoinsarefull

thespreadofinfection

WHILEREADING/LISTENING

WHICHWORD?

Strikethroughtheincorrectwordintheitalicizedpairs.

Womenwashhandsmoreoftenthanmen

BNE:

Womenarebetterthanmenwhenitcomes/goestowashingtheirhandsinpublictoilets.Thisisaccording/recordingtoanewstudyfromtheAmericanSocietyforMicrobiology（ASM）.Itmonitored/motoredthewashinghabitsofthousandsofpeopleinrestroomsinfourmajor/majorityU.S.cities.Itfound90percentofwomenwashedtheirhands,combined/comparedwith75percentofmen.Aseparatetelephonesurveyrevealed/revolvedthatpeopleperhapslieabouthowhygienictheyare:

97percentofwomenand96percentofmensaidtheyalwayswashtheirhandsafterusingapublicrestroom.

Dr.JudyDalyoftheASMadvisors/advised:

“Oneofthemosteffectivetoolsinpreventingthespread/spareofinfectionisatourfingertips.Thesinglemostimportantthingwecandotokeep/givefromgettingsickandspreadingwellness/illnesstoothersistocleanourhands.”Sheexplainedthatcoldandfluvirusesarespreadbyhandsmoreoftenthanthroughtheair/hairfromsneezing.However,thestudyfoundonly42percentwashafterpettingadogorcat,32percentaftercoughingorsneezingand21percentafterhandling/armingmoney.Banknotesandcoinsarefullofillness-causingbacteria.

AFTERREADING/LISTENING

1.WORDSEARCH:

Lookinyourdictionaries/computertofindcollocates,othermeanings,information,synonyms…forthewords‘telephone’and‘survey’.

∙Shareyourfindingswithyourpartners.

∙Makequestionsusingthewordsyoufound.

∙Askyourpartner/groupyourquestions.

2.ARTICLEQUESTIONS:

Lookbackatthearticleandwritedownsomequestionsyouwouldliketoasktheclassaboutthetext.

∙Shareyourquestionswithotherclassmates/groups.

∙Askyourpartner/groupyourquestions.

3.WHICHWORD?

Inpairs/groups,compareyouranswerstothisexercise.Checkyouranswers.Talkaboutthewordsfromtheactivity.Weretheynew,interesting,worthlearning…?

4.VOCABULARY:

Circleanywordsyoudonotunderstand.Ingroups,poolunknownwordsandusedictionariestofindtheirmeanings.

5.STUDENT“HYGIENE”SURVEY:

Inpairs/groups,writedownquestionsabouthygieneandwashingyourhands.

∙Askotherclassmatesyourquestionsandnotedowntheiranswers.

∙Gobacktoyouroriginalpartner/groupandcompareyourfindings.

∙Makemini-presentationstoothergroupsonyourfindings.

6.TESTEACHOTHER:

Lookatthewordsbelow.Withyourpartner,trytorecallexactlyhowthesewereusedinthetext:

∙better

∙study

∙monitored

∙major

∙separate

∙96percent

∙advised

∙fingertips

∙keep

∙viruses

∙petting

∙coins

DISCUSSION

STUDENTA’sQUESTIONS（DonotshowthesetostudentB）

a.Whatdidyouthinkwhenyoufirstreadthisheadline?

b.Didtheheadlinemakeyouwanttoreadthearticle?

c.Areyoucarefulwhenitcomestopersonalhygiene?

d.Doyouwashyouhandseverytimeyougotothetoilet?

e.Whatdoyouthinkofpublictoilets?

f.Doyouhaveaspecialroutineeverytimeyouuseapublictoilet?

g.Whatistheworstpublictoiletyouhaveeverused?

h.Whatdoyouthinkoftoiletsinothercountries?

i.Whydoyouthinkwomenaremorehygienicthanmen?

j.Doyouthinkpeopleinyourcountryareveryhygienic?

STUDENTB’sQUESTIONS（DonotshowthesetostudentA）

a.Didyoulikereadingthisarticle?

b.Whatdoyouthinkaboutwhatyouread?

c.Whatdoyoudotokeepfromgettingsick?

d.DoyouthinkpeoplefromyourcountrywashtheirhandsmoreorlessoftenthanAmericans?

e.Doyouworryaboutinfectiousdiseases?

f.Doyouoftengetcoldsortheflu?

g.Howoftendoyouwashyourhandsaftersneezingorpettinganimals?

h.Whatdoyouthinkaboutbanknotesandcoinsbeingfullofillness-causingbacteria?

i.Willyouwashyourhandsmoreoftenafterthislesson?

j.Didyoulikethisdiscussion?

AFTERDISCUSSION:

Joinanotherpartner/groupandtellthemwhatyoutalkedabout.

a.Whatquestionwouldyouliketoaskaboutthistopic?

b.Whatwasthemostinterestingthingyouheard?

c.Wasthereaquestionyoudidn’tlike?

d.Wastheresomethingyoutotallydisagreedwith?

e.Whatdidyouliketalkingabout?

f.Doyouwanttoknowhowanyoneelseansweredthequestions?

g.Whichwasthemostdifficultquestion?

SPEAKING

WASHYOURHANDS:

Inpairs/groups,talkabouthowyoucanpreventthespreadofinfectioninyoureverydaylives.Writedownthethingsyoutouchthr