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Taking A Shower May Be Bad For YouScientists have found that taking a shower might not be so good for you. New research from the University of Colorado has found there can be a build-up of harmful bacteria in showerheads. Researchers said the very first jets of water from the shower are the most dangerous. The shower acts like an aerosol, spraying the bacteria into the air. This means having a daily shower may not be as hygienic as we think. Scientists tested 50 different showers across nine US cities. They discovered that a third of these had very high levels of bacteria that can cause lung damage. Researcher Laura Baumgartner advised: “For most people, the answer is simple. Don’t stand in front of the shower when the first blast comes out."
The research is part of a wider project that is looking at our daily environment. In particular, the research team is looking at the microbiology of water and air in schools, homes and public buildings. Research into the bathroom environment provided interesting results. Ms. Baumgartner said showers were more dangerous than baths because they act like aerosol sprays. Showerheads are much harder to clean than baths because they are enclosed. Furthermore, it is easier for us to inhale the bacteria into our lungs because of the steam in the shower. Baumgartner did say we should not be too concerned about her discovery: "I take showers every day, and I’m not at all worried," she said.
WARM-UPS1. SHOWERS: Walk around the class and talk to other students about showers. Change partners often. Sit with your first partner(s) and share your findings. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. DAILY ENVIRONMENT: Is your environment safe? Complete this table. Talk about what you wrote to your partner(s). Change partners and share what you heard.
4. MORE DANGERS: Students A strongly believe the environment we live in is getting more dangerous; Students B strongly believe the opposite. Change partners again and talk about your conversations. 5. SAFER: Which of these things is safer. Talk about them with your partner(s). Change partners and share what you talked about.
6. BATH: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word ‘bath’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. BEFORE READING / LISTENING1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
WHILE READING / LISTENINGGAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.
LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gapsScientists have found that taking a shower _____________________ for you. New research from the University of Colorado has found there can be _____________________ harmful bacteria in showerheads. Researchers said the very first jets of water from the shower are the most dangerous. The shower acts like an aerosol, spraying the _____________________. This means having a daily shower may _____________________ we think. Scientists tested 50 different showers across nine US cities. They discovered that a third of these had _____________________ bacteria that can cause lung damage. Researcher Laura Baumgartner advised: “For most people, the answer is simple. Don’t stand in front of the shower _____________________ comes out." The research _____________________ project that is looking at our daily environment. In particular, the research team is looking _____________________ of water and air in schools, homes and public buildings. Research into the bathroom environment _____________________. Ms. Baumgartner said showers were more dangerous than baths because _____________________ sprays. Showerheads are much harder to clean than baths because they are enclosed. Furthermore, it _____________________ inhale the bacteria into our lungs because of the steam in the shower. Baumgartner did say we should _____________________ about her discovery: "I take showers every day, and I’m not at all worried," she said. AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘shower’ and ‘head’.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…? 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
STUDENT SHOWERS SURVEYWrite five GOOD questions about showers in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
SHOWERS DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
LANGUAGE – MULTIPLE CHOICEScientists have (1) ____ that taking a shower might not be so good for you. New research from the University of Colorado has found there can be a build-(2) ____ of harmful bacteria in showerheads. Researchers said the very first (3) ____ of water from the shower are the most dangerous. The shower acts like an aerosol, spraying the bacteria into the air. This (4) ____ having a daily shower may not be as hygienic as we think. Scientists tested 50 different showers across nine US cities. They discovered that (5) ____ third of these had very high levels of bacteria that can cause lung damage. Researcher Laura Baumgartner (6) ____: “For most people, the answer is simple. Don’t stand in front of the shower when the first blast comes out." The research is part of a wider project that is looking at our (7) ____ environment. In particular, the research team is looking at the microbiology of water and air in schools, homes and public buildings. Research (8) ____ the bathroom environment provided interesting results. Ms. Baumgartner said showers were more dangerous than baths because they act (9) ____ aerosol sprays. Showerheads are much harder to clean than baths because they are enclosed. Furthermore, it is easier for us to (10) ____ the bacteria into our lungs because (11) ____ the steam in the shower. Baumgartner did say we should not be too concerned about her discovery: "I take showers every day, and I’m not at (12) ____ worried," she said. Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
WRITINGWrite about showers for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this research into showers. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. SHOWERS: Make a poster about showers; the different types, the history, etc. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things? 4. BAD FOR US? Write a magazine article about our world. Include imaginary interviews with one person who things it is becoming more dangerous and another person who thinks it is becoming safer. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s). 5. LETTER: Write a letter to Laura Baumgartner. Ask her three questions about showers. Give her three suggestions on what she should research next. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions. ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: Taking a shower may be bad for youScientists have found that taking a shower might not be so good for you. New research from the University of Colorado has found there can be a build-up of harmful bacteria in showerheads. Researchers said the very first jets of water from the shower are the most dangerous. The shower acts like an aerosol, spraying the bacteria into the air. This means having a daily shower may not be as hygienic as we think. Scientists tested 50 different showers across nine US cities. They discovered that a third of these had very high levels of bacteria that can cause lung damage. Researcher Laura Baumgartner advised: “For most people, the answer is simple. Don’t stand in front of the shower when the first blast comes out." The research is part of a wider project that is looking at our daily environment. In particular, the research team is looking at the microbiology of water and air in schools, homes and public buildings. Research into the bathroom environment provided interesting results. Ms. Baumgartner said showers were more dangerous than baths because they act like aerosol sprays. Showerheads are much harder to clean than baths because they are enclosed. Furthermore, it is easier for us to inhale the bacteria into our lungs because of the steam in the shower. Baumgartner did say we should not be too concerned about her discovery: "I take showers every day, and I’m not at all worried," she said. LANGUAGE WORK
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