Use and care of personal items

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Words to learn

Hygiene, dandruff, improvise

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Use and care of personal items

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Activity 1

Identify each item.
What are they used for?
Tell your friend how each item is used.

What's it used for?

Sort the items into correct groups.

Handkerchief
Comb
Face towel
Plate
Toothbrush
A pair of socks

Learning point

Personal items are things we do not share. They include things like toothbrush, handkerchief, comb, face towels and hairbrush.

Toothbrush-used to clean the teeth, gums and tongue.

Handkerchief- Used for wiping our hands, face or blowing our nose.

Comb- Used for straightening and making the hair neat.

Face towel- Used for drying the face after washing.

Hairbrush- Used for straightening and styling hair.

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Reasons why we should not share personal items

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Activity 2

1. Read out loudly in pairs.

Sheshe:	Hello Timon. Your nose is running.
Timon:	Hello Sheshe. I do not have a handkerchief. I forgot it at home.
Sheshe:	Can I assist you with mine?
Timon:	No, thank you. If I use your handkerchief I will infect you with a flu.
Sheshe:	What do you mean?
Timon:	Flu is a disease that can be spread through sharing a handkerchief. A handkerchief is personal item.
Sheshe:	What is a personal item?
Timon:	This is something you are not supposed to share with anyone.
Sheshe:	Is a handkerchief the only personal item?
Timon:	No. There are others. We have combs, hairbrushes, face towel, towel and inner wears.
Sheshe:	What happens when we share them?
Timon:	We can get diseases.

2. From the conversation above, talk to a friend about why we should not share personal items.

Learning point

We should not share personal items because they can spread diseases and parasites. Examples of diseases and parasites are skin diseases, flu, HIV and AIDS, lice among others.