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Do you know the story of, "How Mr. Thomas spread consumption"? This story tells how spitting on the floor, and using a common drinking cup, spread the germs of consumption in the factory where Mr. Thomas worked. It shows how the carelessness of one man put the lives of other men in danger.1

It is necessary that every member of a community shall

1 Read again Lessons LI and LVII in the Intermediate Series of Practical English for New Americans.

obey the health laws if that community is to be a healthy and safe place in which to live.

We have seen that the family depends upon the father for support. He must have good health, for without it he cannot work.

Questions and Topics for Discussion

What are some of the enemies of health?

How are diseases carried? How are diseases spread?

Why does a community make health rules?

How does disobeying these rules place the lives of its citizens in danger?

What do we mean by contagious diseases? Name one.

What contagious diseases are common among children?

How does a community protect its citizens from contagious diseases? What is quarantine?

How did Mr. Thomas spread consumption?

How may every citizen help the community to enforce its health laws?

How may he make his home healthy? his yard? his street? his shop?

LESSON VI

WORK

NOTE TO TEACHER. - Display a "Help Wanted" sign and explain its meaning. Dramatize a scene at an employment office.

Every man in a community should work.

Work can be secured through advertisements in the newspapers1 and through personal application at factories and stores.

It may also be secured through public and government

1 Read again Lesson LXIII on "Letter of Application and Reply" in Intermediate Series of Practical English for New Americans.

employment bureaus. Here a record is kept of positions that are open in factories and mills in your city and in other cities.

To get a good position you must have good habits and good health, and you must be willing to work.

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A knowledge of the English language is a great help in getting work and in obtaining promotion.

Many immigrants have become successful business men through hard work.

These men worked and saved their money.

Everyone should use his money wisely, and should try to save at least a few dollars each week.

Begin to save. If you start a bank account you will be interested to keep on saving.

Remember that it is not so much what you earn as what you save that counts.

In a few years you will have enough money to buy a home.

You will be happier, and your children will be happier, if you own your own home.

Work is good for you. It will make you stronger and a better citizen in every way. Work and save.

Questions and Topics for Discussion

What kind of work do you do?

Is it the work for which you are best fitted?

How did you secure it?

If you should lose your present work, how could you find another job?

How does the Government help its people to find work?
How does work affect the body?

Name three immigrants who have become successful through work. Tell why the work of many men is necessary to keep a community in good order.

How does our Government protect the workingman and his family? (See Practical English, Intermediate Series, page 171.)

How does a knowledge of English help you to find work and obtain promotion?

How can you fit yourself for a better job?

NOTE TO TEACHER.

LESSON VII

RECREATION

Write on the blackboard the location of the recreation and community centers of your city. Bring out the fact that playgrounds are usually open to adults for use in the evening.

Work is good for us, but we must not work all the time. Everyone needs rest, change, and recreation.

The young need recreation so they may grow up strong and healthy.

Cities spend thousands of dollars every year for playgrounds. They do this so that the children of to-day, who will be the citizens of to-morrow, may not have to play on the crowded sidewalks or streets.

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Grown men and women need recreation to free them from the worry and weariness of their daily work. Recreation in the open air is better than indoors. Long walks are a good form of recreation.

Besides playgrounds, the community often provides band concerts, bath houses, and places for skating.

There are also community centers where people may dance, sing, and play.

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