Showing posts with label Covid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Covid. Show all posts

September 20, 2020

Covid: Is the World Prepared for a Second Wave? 4B/D

VOCABULARY . Click here for a list of Covid related vocabulary.

Part 1: Read the article in The Guardian Global Preparation  and answer the questions.

   What determines the success of a good policy to        control the spread of the virus?      

     How is New Zealand dealing with the situation?   
    
     Name two countries that were well prepared for         the second wave and explain why.
      

     Compare Australia’s and Spain’s approaches. 

 

Explain the following expressions found in the article:

  • buying a window
  • at the heart of every effective system
  • stamp out
  • Spain courted summer visitors

Deadline:   

Wednesday 23/ Thursday 24


Part 2: Choose a country other than Spain. Read about it in different media (in English) and write a brief report  to explain to the group  how the country has dealt with the pandemic and its current situation.

Deadline: Presentation to the class: Friday 25th


Boris Johnson's speech to the nation