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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


In either method, the actual porecss of destroying the virus happens in just a second or two. But doctors recommend at least 20 seconds of hand-washing because of the intricate landscape that is your hand. Soap and sanitizer need to get everywhere, idninulcg your pmlas, fingertips, the outsides of your hands, and between your fingers, to protect you properly.

And when it comes to a coronavirus oratebuk, doctors recommend washing your hands with soap and water whenever possible. Even though both approaches are similarly effective at killing the virus, soap and wetar has two benefits: first it washes away any dirt which could otherwise hide virus particles. But more itoramtlpny, it’s simply easier to fully cover your hadns 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.

Open Cloze


In either method, the actual _______ of destroying the virus happens in just a second or two. But doctors recommend at least 20 seconds of hand-washing because of the intricate landscape that is your hand. Soap and sanitizer need to get everywhere, _________ your _____, fingertips, the outsides of your hands, and between your fingers, to protect you properly.

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 _____ has two benefits: first it washes away any dirt which could otherwise hide virus particles. But more ___________, it’s simply easier to fully cover your _____ 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.

Solution


  1. palms
  2. including
  3. importantly
  4. outbreak
  5. process
  6. hands
  7. water

Original Text


In either method, the actual process of destroying the virus happens in just a second or two. But doctors recommend at least 20 seconds of hand-washing because of the intricate landscape that is your hand. Soap and sanitizer need to get everywhere, including your palms, fingertips, the outsides of your hands, and between your fingers, to protect you properly.

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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collocation frequency
hand sanitizer 4
hydrophobic effect 3
weak points 2
doctors recommend 2


Important Words


  1. absence
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  5. coronavirus
  6. cover
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  16. hand
  17. hands
  18. hide
  19. importantly
  20. including
  21. intricate
  22. killing
  23. landscape
  24. method
  25. outbreak
  26. outsides
  27. palms
  28. particles
  29. process
  30. properly
  31. protect
  32. recommend
  33. rub
  34. sanitizer
  35. seconds
  36. similarly
  37. simply
  38. sink
  39. soap
  40. virus
  41. washes
  42. washing
  43. water