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From the Ted Talk by Alex Rosenthal and Pall Thordarson: Which is better Soap or hand sanitizer?

Unscramble the Blue Letters

And when it comes to a coronavirus oetuabrk, doctors recommend washing your hands with soap and water whenever possible. Even though both approaches are similarly effective at killing the virus, soap and water has two benefits: first it washes away any dirt which could otherwise hide virus plctaiers. But more importantly, it’s simply eiaesr to fluly cover your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. Of course, hand sanitizer is more convenient to use on the go. In the absence of a sink, use the sienazitr as thoroughly as possible and rub your hadns together until they’re dry.

Open Cloze

And when it comes to a coronavirus ________, doctors recommend washing your hands with soap and water whenever possible. Even though both approaches are similarly effective at killing the virus, soap and water has two benefits: first it washes away any dirt which could otherwise hide virus _________. But more importantly, it’s simply ______ to _____ cover your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. Of course, hand sanitizer is more convenient to use on the go. In the absence of a sink, use the _________ as thoroughly as possible and rub your _____ together until they’re dry.

Solution

  1. hands
  2. outbreak
  3. particles
  4. fully
  5. easier
  6. sanitizer

Original Text

And when it comes to a coronavirus outbreak, doctors recommend washing your hands with soap and water whenever possible. Even though both approaches are similarly effective at killing the virus, soap and water has two benefits: first it washes away any dirt which could otherwise hide virus particles. But more importantly, it’s simply easier to fully cover your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. Of course, hand sanitizer is more convenient to use on the go. In the absence of a sink, use the sanitizer as thoroughly as possible and rub your hands together until they’re dry.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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hand sanitizer 4
hydrophobic effect 3
weak points 2
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Important Words

  1. absence
  2. approaches
  3. convenient
  4. coronavirus
  5. cover
  6. dirt
  7. doctors
  8. dry
  9. easier
  10. effective
  11. fully
  12. hand
  13. hands
  14. hide
  15. importantly
  16. killing
  17. outbreak
  18. particles
  19. recommend
  20. rub
  21. sanitizer
  22. seconds
  23. similarly
  24. simply
  25. sink
  26. soap
  27. virus
  28. washes
  29. washing
  30. water