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New Hazards at the Office

Do you spend large amounts of time glued to your computer screen at the office? Does your daily exercise

consist of an occasional bathroom break and a brief walk for a coffee refill? A new study out of New Zealand

indicates that a "yes" to these questions may mean you have a higher risk of forming deadly blood clots than

most long-distance air travelers.

It's called deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. It's also known colloquially as "economy class syndrome," because it

was first associated with long distance flights in which passengers, particularly those seated in economy class,

had little opportunity for movement. The absence of legroom in economy class, as well as the more crowded

conditions, means passengers are forced to sit for lengthy periods. DVT is a condition, then, in which a blood

clot forms in one of the veins of the leg or pelvis. The clot can break off and block a blood vessel in one of the

lungs, resulting in death.

Professor Richard Beasley, who headed the study, discovered that a large number of patients admitted to

hospitals with blood clots had been seated at work for hours and hours. For some, they had sat for periods

longer than all but the longest long-distance flights. It wasn't uncommon for people to report twelve to fourteen

hours of work at a stretch. But even employees who sit for three to four hours are at risk.

1.4% of people who report blood clots have recently traveled on a plane. Compare this to 34% who have just

come in from the office. The figures are alarming, and demonstrate the sedentary nature of the modern work

environment.

The study covered sixty-two patients aged 65 and younger.

Teacher's Notes:

* Underlined words in red typeface are the recommended vocabulary for this lesson.

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WARM-UPS

Select one or all of the following warm-up activities.

1: Define: What does "sedentary" mean? Can you use it in a sentence? Can you give examples?

2: Brainstorm: Brainstorm with a partner(s) words and ideas associated with "sedentary" for 2 minutes. Spend

another 5 minutes or less discussing the words and ideas together.

3: Title: Speculate and/or discuss the contents of today's article from its title: "New Hazards at the Office."

4: Speculate: Write in the missing words for today's article title: "New ( ) at the

( )." Why did you choose these words for the blanks?

5: Do you agree or disagree? Why?

a. On average, people are unhealthier than ever before.

b. I would prefer to work indoors instead of outdoors.

c. An office job is dangerous enough to threaten your life.

d. Employers should protect the health and safety of their employees.

e. If a person dies to help his family, he is a hero. If a person dies to help his company, he is a fool.





VOCABULARY

Select one of the following vocabulary acquisition activities.

1: Vocabulary match: Individually or in pairs/groups, match the words in column A (from the article) with the

best choice in column B.

a. glue q. lack

b. consist r. common

c. indicate s. stick

d. colloquial t. time

e. associate u. link

f. absence v. enter

g. head w. made up of

h. admit x. motionless

i. stretch y. tell

j. sedentary z. manage

2: Fill in the Blanks: Fill in the blank with the correct word.

absence colloquially admitted consist headed

stretch indicates associated sedentary glued

a. Do you spend large amounts of time ( ) to your computer screen at the office?

b. Does your daily exercise ( ) of an occasional bathroom break?

c. A new study ( ) that you have a high risk of forming deadly blood clots.

d. Deep vein thrombosis is also known ( ) as "economy class syndrome."

e. It was first ( ) with long distance flights in which passengers had little opportunity for movement.

f. The ( ) of legroom in economy class means passengers are forced to sit for lengthy periods.

g. Professor Richard Beasley ( ) the study.

h. A large number of patients ( ) to hospitals with blood clots had been seated at work for hours.

i. It wasn't uncommon for people to report twelve to fourteen hours of work at a ( ).

j. The figures demonstrate the ( ) nature of the modern work environment

3: Define: Define each word, correctly pronounce it, explain the meaning and/or usage, and offer an example

sentence to the class.

a. glue c. indicate e. associate g. head i. stretch

b. consist d. colloquial f. absence h. admit j. sedentary





WORD RECOGNITION

1: Word Search: Find the target words (in bold). Time yourself, and see how many words you can find in three

minutes. In five minutes. In ten minutes.



N M L Z D E T A I C O S S A L

P O P B D T C M O D A A S T C

D G Q E X O H L E H B H E J O

M E U G N T L T G M S M T M L

W L T S B O A N F D E D A W L

G T E A Q C I D K T N F C D O

Y S Y U I H H H M R C D I E Q

T Q I D V C U C Z I E C D D U

S E N K L C C Y T M T F N A I

L I T S I S N O C E V T I E A

V U Q O S D Z X S T R U E H L

S E D E N T A R Y A T T O D L

A L O D U C X G D J O B S S Y

A X T X P O O F S P V Q Z L L

Q V O J F C A S G A M T Z Q M

2: Target Word Pool: Find the target words (in bold) with their exact match. Time yourself, and see how many

words you can find in three minutes. In five minutes. In ten minutes.



absence

absentee

absences

absinthe

abdicate

stretch

stretcher

stretching

scratch

stretched

colloquially

colloquial

colloquialism

colloquialize

colloquist

colloquium

indicates

indicative

indicating

indicated

indirect admitted

admitting

admittance admit

admittedly

associated association

associate

associating

disassociate

consist

consistent

consisting

consisted

inconsistent

sedentary

sedentarily

sedimental

sedimentary

sedentation

headed

heading head

headless

headlock

glued

glue

gluily

glucose

glug





pre- or post-COMPREHENSION

1: Word Association: Brainstorm words associated with today's topic for two minutes. Present to the class.

2: Brainstorm Questions: Brainstorm questions that you would like to ask about today's topic. Answer the

questions without looking at the article.

3: True or False?: Guess (before the article) or answer (after the article) whether the sentence is true or false.

If false, correct the sentence.

a. Is it dangerous to spend a lot of time at your computer? T / F

b. Long-distance air travelers have a higher risk for deep vein thrombosis. T / F

c. DVT and economy class syndrome are different medical conditions. T / F

d. Some people entering the hospital had worked for twelve to fourteen hours. T / F

e. According to the article, people are sitting for longer periods of time at work. T / F

4: Questions: Answer the questions to check comprehension.

a. Why is deep vein thrombosis also called "economy class syndrome?"

b. What is deep vein thrombosis?

c. What did Beasley discover about the people coming to the hospitals?

d. According to the article, of all the people with DVT, how many have recently flown in a plane?

e. Why do people at the office need to worry about DVT?

5: Vocabulary: In pairs/groups, remember how the words were used in today's article.

a. glued c. indicates e. associated g. headed i. stretch

b. consist d. colloquially f. absence h. admitted j. sedentary

6: Fragments: Remember how the fragments were used, and complete the sentence from today's article.

a. Do you spend large amounts of time...

b. A new study out of New Zealand indicates that a "yes" to these questions may mean...

c. The absence of legroom in economy class, as well as the more crowded conditions, means...

d. Professor Richard Beasley, who headed the study, discovered that a large number...

e. The figures are alarming, and demonstrate...





post-COMPREHENSION

1: Vocabulary: Circle any additional unknown words/phrases in the article. In pairs/groups, use your

dictionaries to understand the meanings. Present to the class.

2: Class Questions: Read through the article once more, and write down any questions that you would like to

discuss in pairs/groups or as a class. Discuss.

3: Summarize: Work with a partner to summarize the article in your own words.

4: Discuss: Talk about the following questions in pairs/groups. Remember to support your answers!

a. Did you like this article?

b. What was your general impression after reading this article?

c. What kind of job do you have? Does it require that you sit for long periods of time?

d. What can you do to lower the risk of deep vein thrombosis at the workplace?

e. Should employers be responsible for health/safety at work? If yes, what should they do about DVT?

f. If a coworker died of DVT after working for fourteen hours, is he/she responsible? Why/not?

g. Does deep vein thrombosis scare you enough that you would consider changing careers? Why/not?

h. What other hazards can you think of in association with the office?

i. What does this problem tell us about the future world of work? Should we be worried?

j. What would be the perfect office environment? Is it likely you will ever work in such a place?

5: Role-play: 1) Brainstorm in groups/pairs the dangers of work in an office. 2) Think of solutions for each of

these dangers. 3) Make a list of pros and cons for each solution. 4) Debate each solution in pairs, with partner A

the boss and partner B the employee. Record your answers/responses to present to the class.

Danger Solution pros & cons

a.

b.

c.

d.

6: Google Search: Type "deep vein thrombosis" into Google news and read additional articles on this topic.

Discuss or write an essay about your findings.





STUDENT HANDOUT (the article)



consist of an occasional bathroom break and a brief walk for a coffee refill? A new study out of New Zealand

indicates that a "yes" to these questions may mean you have a higher risk of forming deadly blood clots than

most long-distance air travelers.

It's called deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. It's also known colloquially as "economy class syndrome," because it

was first associated with long distance flights in which passengers, particularly those seated in economy class,

had little opportunity for movement. The absence of legroom in economy class, as well as the more crowded

conditions, means passengers are forced to sit for lengthy periods. DVT is a condition, then, in which a blood

clot forms in one of the veins of the leg or pelvis. The clot can break off and block a blood vessel in one of the

lungs, resulting in death.


hospitals with blood clots had been seated at work for hours and hours. For some, they had sat for periods

longer than all but the longest long-distance flights. It wasn't uncommon for people to report twelve to fourteen

hours of work at a stretch. But even employees who sit for three to four hours are at risk.

1.4% of people who report blood clots have recently traveled on a plane. Compare this to 34% who have just

come in from the office. The figures are alarming, and demonstrate the sedentary nature of the modern work

environment.


Notes:





STUDENT HANDOUT (fill in the blank)

Fill in the blank with the correct word.

colloquially death consist stretch compare

admitted headed class indicates associated

younger glued absence deadly sedentary


Do you spend large amounts of time (a. _______________) to your computer screen at the office? Does

your daily exercise (b. _______________) of an occasional bathroom break and a brief walk for a coffee

refill? A new study out of New Zealand (c. _______________) that a "yes" to these questions may mean

you have a higher risk of forming (d. _______________) blood clots than most long-distance air travelers.

It's called deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. It's also known (e. _______________) as "economy

(f. _______________) syndrome," because it was first (g. _______________) with long distance flights in

which passengers, particularly those seated in economy class, had little opportunity for movement. The

(h. _______________) of legroom in economy class, as well as the more crowded conditions, means

passengers are forced to sit for lengthy periods. DVT is a condition, then, in which a blood clot forms in one

of the veins of the leg or pelvis. The clot can break off and block a blood vessel in one of the lungs,

resulting in (i. _______________).

Professor Richard Beasley, who (j. _______________) the study, discovered that a large number of

patients (k. _______________) to hospitals with blood clots had been seated at work for hours and hours.

For some, they had sat for periods longer than all but the longest long-distance flights. It wasn't uncommon

for people to report twelve to fourteen hours of work at a (l. _______________). But even employees who

sit for three to four hours are at risk.

1.4% of people who report blood clots have recently traveled on a plane. (m. _______________) this to

34% who have just come in from the office. The figures are alarming, and demonstrate the

(n. _______________) nature of the modern work environment.

The study covered sixty-two patients aged 65 and (o. _______________).





STUDENT HANDOUT (extended listening)

Listen and fill in the missing sentences. Compare your answers with a partner, and

then listen once more.



consist a) __________________________________________________________? A new study out of New

Zealand indicates that a "yes" to these questions may mean you have a higher risk of forming deadly blood

clots than most long-distance air travelers.

It's called deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. It's also known colloquially as "economy class syndrome,"

b) ___________________________________________________________, particularly those seated in

economy class, had little opportunity for movement. The absence of legroom in economy class, as well as the

more crowded conditions, means passengers are forced to sit for lengthy periods. DVT is a condition, then,

c) ________________________________________________________________. The clot can break off and

block a blood vessel in one of the lungs, resulting in death.


hospitals with blood clots had been seated at work for hours and hours. For some, d) _____________________

____________________________________. It wasn't uncommon for people to report twelve to fourteen hours

of work at a stretch. But even employees who sit for three to four hours are at risk.

1.4% of people who e) _________________________________________________________. Compare this

to 34% who have just come in from the office. The figures are alarming, and demonstrate the sedentary nature

of the modern work environment.






STUDENT HANDOUT (notes)





ANSWER KEY

Vocabulary

1. Vocabulary Match: 2. Fill in the Blanks:

a. glued f. absence

b. consist g. headed

c. indicates h. admitted

d. colloquially i. stretch

e. associated j. sedentary

pre- or post-Comprehension

1. True or False: 2. Fragments:

Student Handout

1. Fill in the Blanks

a. glued i. death

b. consist j. headed

c. indicates k. admitted

d. deadly l. stretch

e. colloquially m. Compare

f. class n. sedentary

g. associated o. younger

h. absence

2. Extended Listening

a. of an occasional bathroom break and a brief walk for a coffee refill

b. because it was first associated with long distance flights in which passengers

c. in which a blood clot forms in one of the veins of the leg or pelvis

d. they had sat for periods longer than all but the longest long-distance flights

e. report blood clots have recently traveled on a plane

a. s f. q

b. w g. z

c. y h. v

d. r i. t

e. u j. x

a. T

b. F

c. F

d. T

e. T

a. glued to your computer screen at the office?

b. you have a higher risk of forming deadly blood clots than most long-distance air travelers.

c. passengers are forced to sit for lengthy periods.

d. of patients admitted to hospitals with blood clots had been seated at work for hours and hours.

e. the sedentary nature of the modern work environment.


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