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We clean our teeth the wrong way (13th August, 2014)

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Scientists say we clean our teeth the wrong way. Researchers from University College, London found that most of the advice that dentists give us is very different. They add that we have been cleaning our teeth the wrong way. The researchers looked at tooth-brushing advice in dental textbooks, toothpaste instructions and dental clinics. They found five different basic ways of tooth-brushing and decided all of them were incorrect. Most of the methods involve moving the toothbrush along the teeth, with the brush moving round and round in small circular movements. The researchers said we should stop doing this and use a back-and-forth movement instead.

Aubrey Sheilam, lead author of the study and professor of dental public health, said: "The public needs to have sound information on the best method to brush their teeth." The research suggests not brushing teeth too much. More than twice a day damages the enamel on the teeth. The recommended time for brushing is no longer than three minutes each time. The research also says using too much pressure and brushing your teeth too hard will also damage teeth. Researchers also advised not cleaning your teeth immediately after eating. This is when acid is strongest in your mouth and this acid will damage teeth. A final recommendation was to clean the tongue too because it also has a lot of bacteria.

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Sources

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/scientists-reveal-perfect-tooth-brushing-4028625#ixzz3A32WPxi6
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/rebecca-smith/11021049/Best-method-for-brushing-teeth-revealed.html
http://www.thehealthsite.com/news/brushing-needs-no-proper-technique-says-a-study/

Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

The 40 Lesson Activities on the PDF Handout

WARM-UPS

1. TOOTHBRUSHES: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about toothbrushes. Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?

cleaning teeth / advice / the wrong way / toothpaste / dental clinics / toothbrush / professor / enamel / three minutes / pressure / damaged teeth / tongue / bacteria

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. THE RIGHT WAY: How do you do these things? How could you do them better? Complete this table and share what you wrote with your partner(s). Change partners often.

	How you do this	How to improve
Cleaning teeth
Studying English
Brushing hair
Exercising
Typing
Cooking

4. TOOTH BRUSHING: Students A strongly believe we won't need to clean our teeth with a brush in the future; Students B strongly believe we will always need a toothbrush. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

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5. TEETH: Rank these with your partner. Put the most important to you at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

• straightness

• sensitivity

• cavity-free

• size

• number

• no gaps

• colour

• no overcrowding

6. ADVICE: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "advice". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	The research is from a dental university in the USA.	T / F
b.	Researchers looked at the way thousands of people clean their teeth.	T / F
c.	Researchers found five different ways we clean our teeth.	T / F
d.	Researchers say we shouldn't brush using circular movements.	T / F
e.	A professor said people have the best tooth-brushing information.	T / F
f.	The study recommends brushing teeth four times a day.	T / F
g.	The research advises against brushing too hard.	T / F
h.	Researchers say we also need to clean our tongue.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	wrong	a.	force
2.	instructions	b.	round
3.	basic	c.	action
4.	circular	d.	research
5.	movement	e.	directions
6.	study	f.	technique
7.	sound	g.	incorrect
8.	method	h.	harm
9.	pressure	i.	fundamental
10.	damage	j.	reliable

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1.	most of the advice	a.	on the teeth
2.	dental	b.	basic ways
3.	They found five different	c.	circular movements
4.	round and round in small	d.	health
5.	use a back-and-	e.	damage teeth
6.	professor of dental public	f.	that dentists give us
7.	damages the enamel	g.	clinics
8.	using too much	h.	lot of bacteria
9.	this acid will	i.	forth movement instead
10.	it also has a	j.	pressure

GAP FILL

Scientists say we clean our teeth the wrong (1) ____________. Researchers from University College, London found that (2) ____________ of the advice that dentists give us is very different. They (3) ____________ that we have been cleaning our teeth the wrong way. The researchers looked at tooth-brushing (4) ____________ in dental textbooks, toothpaste instructions and dental (5) ____________. They found five different basic ways of tooth-brushing and decided all of them were incorrect. Most of the methods involve moving the toothbrush (6) ____________ the teeth, with the brush moving round and round in small (7) ____________ movements. The researchers said we should stop doing this and use a back-and-forth (8) ____________ instead.

along
add
way
clinics
movement
most
circular
advice

Aubrey Sheilam, lead (9) ____________ of the study and professor of dental public health, said: "The public needs to have sound information on the best (10) ____________ to brush their teeth." The research suggests not brushing teeth too much. More than (11) ____________ a day damages the enamel on the teeth. The recommended time for brushing is no (12) ____________ than three minutes each time. The research also says using too much pressure and brushing your teeth too (13) ____________ will also damage teeth. Researchers also advised not cleaning your teeth (14) ____________ after eating. This is when acid is strongest in your mouth and this (15) ____________ will damage teeth. A final recommendation was to clean the (16) ____________ too because it also has a lot of bacteria.

immediately
tongue
twice
author
hard
method
acid
longer

LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)	most of the advice that dentists give us ______
	a. is very difference b. is very differential c. is very diffident d. is very different
2)	The researchers looked at tooth-brushing advice ______
	a. in dentist textbooks b. in dent all textbooks c. in dental textbooks d. in denture textbooks
3)	decided all of them ______
	a. were in correct b. were ink correct c. were incorrectly d. were incorrect
4)	Most of the methods involve moving the toothbrush ______
	a. along the teeth b. all along the teeth c. a long the teeth d. all a long the teeth
5)	The researchers said we should stop doing this and use a back-and-______
	a. fourth movement instead b. for movement instead c. forth movement instead d. forward movement instead
6)	lead author of the study and professor of ______
	a. dental public health b. dental publicly health c. dental pub lick health d. dental publicity health
7)	The public needs to have sound information ______
	a. on a best method b. on the best method c. on this best method d. on their best method
8)	More than twice a day damages the ______
	a. enamel in the teeth b. enamel on the teeth c. enamel and the teeth d. enamel end the teeth
9)	Researchers also advised not cleaning your teeth ______
	a. immediately after eating b. immediacy after eating c. immediate tea after eating d. immediate after eating
10)	clean the tongue too because it also has ______
	a. a lot of bacteria b. the lot of bacteria c. a lots of bacteria d. lot of bacteria

LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps

Scientists say we clean our teeth (1) ___________________. Researchers from University College, London found that (2) ___________________ that dentists give us is very different. They add that we have been cleaning our teeth the wrong way. The researchers looked at tooth-brushing advice in (3) ___________________, toothpaste instructions and dental clinics. They found five (4) ___________________ of tooth-brushing and decided all of them were incorrect. Most of the methods involve moving the toothbrush along the teeth, with the brush moving round and (5) ___________________ movements. The researchers said we should stop doing this and (6) ___________________ movement instead.

Aubrey Sheilam, (7) ___________________ study and professor of dental public health, said: "The public needs to have sound information on the best (8) ___________________ teeth." The research suggests not brushing teeth too much. More than twice a day (9) ___________________ on the teeth. The recommended time for brushing is no longer than three minutes each time. The research also says using (10) ___________________ and brushing your teeth too hard will also damage teeth. Researchers also advised not cleaning your teeth (11) ___________________. This is when acid is strongest in your mouth and this acid will damage teeth. A final recommendation was to clean the tongue too because it also has (12) ___________________.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.	What university are the researchers from?
2.	What does the research say about the advice dentists give us?
3.	How many basic ways to tooth brushing did the research find?
4.	What kind of movements does the research say we shouldn't do?
5.	What kind of toothbrush movement does the research suggest?
6.	What did the lead author say the public needs?
7.	What part of the tooth gets damaged if we brush our teeth too often?
8.	What is the maximum length of tooth-brushing time?
9.	When does the research say we shouldn't clean our teeth?
10.	What is also on the tongue that needs cleaning?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.	What university are the researchers from?	6.	What did the lead author say the public needs?
	a) Tokyo University b) University College, London c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology d) Sorbonne, Paris		a) information b) better toothpaste c) more dentists d) cheaper dental care
2.	What does the research say about the advice dentists give us?	7.	What part of the tooth gets damaged if we brush our teeth too often?
	a) it's great b) we should listen to it c) it's all different d) it's strange		a) the back b) the root c) the crown d) the enamel
3.	How many basic ways to tooth brushing did the research find?	8.	What is the maximum length of tooth-brushing time?
	a) 8 b) 7 c) 6 d) 5		a) 4 minutes b) 3 minutes and 26 seconds c) 3 minutes d) no maximum
4.	What kind of movements does the research say we shouldn't do?	9.	When does the research say we shouldn't clean our teeth?
	a) 45-degree movements b) circular movements c) up and down movements d) in and out movements		a) at midnight b) after having a filling c) before lunch d) after eating
5.	What kind of toothbrush movement does the research suggest?	10.	What is also on the tongue that needs cleaning?
	a) back-and-forth movements b) fast and slow movements c) spiral movements d) left and right movements		a) saliva b) bacteria c) old toothpaste d) food

ROLE PLAY

Role A – Regular rinsing with water

You think regular rinsing with water is best for our teeth. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why there things aren't so good for our teeth. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): no sugar, chewing gum or mouthwash.

Role B – No sugar

You think no sugar is best for our teeth. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why there things aren't so good for our teeth. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): regular rinsing with water, chewing gum or mouthwash.

Role C – Chewing gum

You think chewing gum is best for our teeth. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why there things aren't so good for our teeth. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): no sugar, regular rinsing with water or mouthwash.

Role D – Mouthwash

You think mouthwash is best for our teeth. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why there things aren't so good for our teeth. Also, tell the others which is the least useful of these (and why): no sugar, chewing gum or regular rinsing with water.

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'tooth' and 'brush'.

tooth

brush

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

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:

London
add
textbooks
basic
round
instead

author
best
twice
pressure
strongest
tongue

TEETH SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about teeth 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.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

TEETH DISCUSSION

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)	What did you think when you read the headline?
b)	What springs to mind when you hear the word 'toothbrush'?
c)	How do you clean your teeth?
d)	Do you think the way you clean your teeth is the best way?
e)	How many times a day should you clean your teeth?
f)	Will you now change the way you clean your teeth?
g)	What other things do you do to care for your teeth?
h)	What condition are your teeth in?
i)	Is it better to have dentures?
j)	How important is it to have straight, white teeth?

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a)	Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)	What problems have you had with your teeth?
c)	Why do you think there is so much different advice?
d)	What changes would you like to make to your teeth?
e)	Do you avoid certain food because it's bad for your teeth?
f)	What do you think of cleaning your tongue?
g)	What do you think of going to the dentist?
h)	What do you do when you have a toothache?
i)	How can bad teeth affect your health?
j)	What questions would you like to ask the researchers?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

LANGUAGE - CLOZE

Scientists say we clean our (1) ____ the wrong way. Researchers from University College, London found that most of the (2) ____ that dentists give us is very different. They add that we have been (3) ____ our teeth the wrong way. The researchers looked at tooth-brushing advice in dental textbooks, toothpaste instructions and dental clinics. They found five different (4) ____ ways of tooth-brushing and decided all of them were incorrect. Most of the methods involve moving the toothbrush along the teeth, with the brush moving (5) ____ and round in small circular movements. The researchers said we should stop doing this and use a (6) ____-and-forth movement instead.

Aubrey Sheilam, (7) ____ author of the study and professor of dental public health, said: "The public needs to have (8) ____ information on the best method to brush their teeth." The research suggests not brushing teeth too much. More than twice a day damages the (9) ____ on the teeth. The recommended time for brushing is no longer than three minutes each time. The research also says using too much (10) ____ and brushing your teeth too hard will also damage teeth. Researchers also advised not cleaning your teeth (11) ____ after eating. This is when acid is strongest in your mouth and this acid will damage teeth. A (12) ____ recommendation was to clean the tongue too because it also has a lot of bacteria.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1.	(a)	teeth	(b)	teething	(c)	tooth	(d)	toothy
2.	(a)	advice	(b)	advise	(c)	advisory	(d)	advisor
3.	(a)	clearing	(b)	cleaning	(c)	closing	(d)	cleansing
4.	(a)	dentistry	(b)	junior	(c)	advanced	(d)	basic
5.	(a)	abound	(b)	sound	(c)	round	(d)	mound
6.	(a)	fifth	(b)	back	(c)	front	(d)	north
7.	(a)	lead	(b)	top	(c)	majority	(d)	boss
8.	(a)	smell	(b)	feel	(c)	sight	(d)	sound
9.	(a)	plaster	(b)	filling	(c)	enamel	(d)	bacteria
10.	(a)	tension	(b)	thrust	(c)	stress	(d)	pressure
11.	(a)	straightness	(b)	immediately	(c)	right now	(d)	before
12.	(a)	final	(b)	finally	(c)	finalist	(d)	finals

SPELLING

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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

( )	cleaning our teeth the wrong way. The researchers looked at tooth-brushing advice in dental
( )	ways of tooth-brushing and decided all of them were incorrect. Most of the methods involve moving the toothbrush
( )	of the advice that dentists give us is very different. They add that we have been
( )	immediately after eating. This is when acid is strongest in your mouth and this
( )	Aubrey Sheilam, lead author of the study and professor of dental public health, said: "The public
( )	along the teeth, with the brush moving round and round in small circular movements. The researchers
( )	acid will damage teeth. A final recommendation was to clean the tongue too because it also has a lot of bacteria.
( )	your teeth too hard will also damage teeth. Researchers also advised not cleaning your teeth
( )	for brushing is no longer than three minutes each time. The research also says using too much pressure and brushing
( 1 )	Scientists say we clean our teeth the wrong way. Researchers from University College, London found that most
( )	brushing teeth too much. More than twice a day damages the enamel on the teeth. The recommended time
( )	said we should stop doing this and use a back-and-forth movement instead.
( )	textbooks, toothpaste instructions and dental clinics. They found five different basic
( )	needs to have sound information on the best method to brush their teeth." The research suggests not

PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER

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2.	advice the of Most different very is us give dentists that.
3.	The - researchers brushing looked advice at tooth.
4.	round in Moving small round circular and movements.
5.	and Stop forth use doing movement and- a this back-.
6.	sound have to needs public The information.
7.	the twice enamel a day More damages than.
8.	hard Using too much pressure and brushing your teeth too.
9.	is your This acid in when strongest mouth is.
10.	lot also too Clean of has because the bacteria a it tongue.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

Scientists say we clean / cleanse our teeth the wrong way. Researchers from University College, London found that most of the advice that dentists give us are / is very different. They add that we have been cleaning our teeth the wrong way. The researchers looked at tooth-brushing advise / advice in dental textbooks, toothpaste instruction / instructions and dental clinics. They found five different basic / basically ways of tooth-brushing and decided all / whole of them were incorrect / corrected. Most of the methods involve moving / movable the toothbrush along the teeth, with the brush moving round and round in small circled / circular movements. The researchers said we should stop doing this and use a back-and-forth movement instead / rather.

Aubrey Sheilam, lead / leader author of the study and professor of dental public healthy / health, said: "The public needs to have sounds / sound information on the best method to brush their teeth / tooth." The research suggests not brushing teeth too many / much. More than twice a day damages the enamel on the teeth. The recommended time for brushing is no longer than three minutes each / all time. The research also says using too much pressures / pressure and brushing your teeth too hard will also damage teeth. Researchers also advised / advice not cleaning your teeth immediately after eating. This is when acid is strongest / strength in your mouth and this acid will damage teeth. A final recommendation was to clean the tongue too because it also had / has a lot of bacteria.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)

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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

scientists say we clean our teeth the wrong way researchers from university college london found that most of the advice that dentists give us is very different they add that we have been cleaning our teeth the wrong way the researchers looked at tooth-brushing advice in dental textbooks toothpaste instructions and dental clinics they found five different basic ways of tooth-brushing and decided all of them were incorrect most of the methods involve moving the toothbrush along the teeth with the brush moving round and round in small circular movements the researchers said we should stop doing this and use a back-and-forth movement instead

aubrey sheilam lead author of the study and professor of dental public health said "the public needs to have sound information on the best method to brush their teeth" the research suggests not brushing teeth too much more than twice a day damages the enamel on the teeth the recommended time for brushing is no longer than three minutes each time the research also says using too much pressure and brushing your teeth too hard will also damage teeth researchers also advised not cleaning your teeth immediately after eating this is when acid is strongest in your mouth and this acid will damage teeth a final recommendation was to clean the tongue too because it also has a lot of bacteria

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

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FREE WRITING

Write about teeth for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

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ACADEMIC WRITING

Electric toothbrushes are better than normal ones. Discuss.

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HOMEWORK

1. 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 tooth brushing. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. TEETH: Make a poster about teeth. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. TOOTH BRUSHING: Write a magazine article about tooth brushing. Include imaginary interviews with dentists.

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. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on teeth. Ask him/her three questions about tooth brushing. Give him/her three of your ideas on how best to look after your teeth. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

A Few Additional Activities for Students

Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE (p.4)

a

F

b

F

c

T

d

T

e

F

f

F

g

T

h

T

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1.	wrong	a.	incorrect
2.	instructions	b.	directions
3.	basic	c.	fundamental
4.	circular	d.	round
5.	movement	e.	action
6.	study	f.	research
7.	sound	g.	reliable
8.	method	h.	technique
9.	pressure	i.	force
10.	damage	j.	harm

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1.	University College, London
2.	It's all different
3.	5
4.	Circular movements
5.	Back and forth movements
6.	Information about tooth brushing
7.	The enamel
8.	3 minutes
9.	Immediately after eating
10.	Bacteria

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

1.

b

2.

c

3.

d

4.

b

5.

a

6.

a

7.

d

8.

c

9.

d

10.

b

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