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Hot drinks burn many children. Parents must understand everyday things in the home are dangerous for babies. The most dangerous age for babies is nine months. When babies start crawling and walking, they touch everything. They do not understand danger. Parents must know how high their baby can reach.

Researchers looked at children's burns from different U.K. hospitals. Most burns happened to one-year-olds. Most of the injuries were from hot drinks. A hot drink can burn a baby, even after 15 minutes. A baby's skin is thinner than an adult's skin. It is easier to burn. Parents must put hot things out of reach of small children.

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Sources
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26014708
  • http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/04/hot-drinks-hair-straighteners-children-burns
  • http://www.webmd.boots.com/children/news/20140204/hot-drinks-child-burns-scalds


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

Hot drinks burn

a.

understand

2.

Parents must

b.

crawling

3.

everyday things

c.

everything

4.

The most dangerous age for babies

d.

many children

5.

When babies start

e.

can reach

6.

they touch

f.

in the home

7.

They do not understand

g.

is nine months

8.

how high their baby

h.

danger


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

Researchers looked

a.

from hot drinks

2.

Most burns happened

b.

15 minutes

3.

Most of the injuries were

c.

to one-year-olds

4.

A hot drink can

d.

to burn

5.

even after

e.

at children's burns

6.

A baby's skin

f.

of small children

7.

It is easier

g.

burn a baby

8.

out of reach

h.

is thinner

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Hot drinks (1) ___________________. Parents must understand everyday (2) ___________________ are dangerous for babies. The most dangerous (3) ___________________ is nine months. When (4) ___________________ and walking, they touch everything. They do not (5) ___________________. Parents must know how high (6) ___________________.

Researchers looked at (7) ___________________ from different U.K. hospitals. Most burns happened (8) ___________________. Most of the injuries were (9) ___________________. A hot drink can burn a baby, even (10) ___________________. A baby's skin is thinner than an adult's skin. It is (11) ___________________. Parents must put hot things (12) ___________________ of small children.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Hotdrinksburnmanychildren.Parentsmustunderstandeverydayt
hingsinthehomearedangerousforbabies.Themostdangerousagef
orbabiesisninemonths.Whenbabiesstartcrawlingandwalking,the
ytoucheverything.Theydonotunderstanddanger.Parentsmustkn
owhowhightheirbabycanreach.Researcherslookedatchildren'sbu
rnsfromdifferentU.K.hospitals.Mostburnshappenedtoone-year-
olds.Mostoftheinjurieswerefromhotdrinks.Ahotdrinkcanburnaba
by,evenafter15minutes.Ababy'sskinisthinnerthananadult'sskin.
Itiseasiertoburn.Parentsmustputhotthingsoutofreachofsmallchil
dren.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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e)

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f)

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about babies for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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