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B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even before the alarming concern for treating COVID-19 with the use of household disinfectants, bleach cure has been in practice for some Americans with the belief that ingesting it would cure autism. During the coronavirus pandemic, this became even more common due to a suggestion by then US president Donald Trump that bleach could possibly treat COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to this audio and read the transcript to know more about the dangers of this ingesting bleach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/people-drink-bleach-level-2\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does “disinfectant<\/strong>” mean? “In 2020, former US president Donald Trump said that\u00a0disinfectant<\/strong>\u00a0may help treat COVID-19.”<\/em> Use it in your own sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does “bleach<\/strong>” mean? “MMS is an industrial\u00a0bleach<\/strong>\u00a0which went on sale in the 1990s.”<\/em> Use it in your own sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does “former<\/strong>” mean here, “In 2020, former<\/strong> US president Donald Trump said that\u00a0disinfectant\u00a0may help treat COVID-19.”?<\/em> Use it in your own sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Did you hear of any alternative unproven remedy for the treatment of coronavirus during the pandemic? What were they?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What other ways could food and drug agency do to educate people on hazardous household products?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What additional precautionary measures should companies implement to prevent this intentional ingesting of household disinfectants?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What hazardous household products do you have at home? What have you noticed about their warning signs?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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