Saturday 29th, 2020.

Saturday Classes

1. Stop - Vocabulary War: In groups of three or two, SS create a list of vocabulary based on the topics given by the teacher. They have to write up to 10 words and say stop to indicate the end of the round. Words give 100 pts, repeated words are valued 50 pts.

2. Newsy Video: How to prepare for a Coronavirus outbreak.
Pre-Watching: Match the definitions with the proper words. Two words are not necessary.
Outbreak - Pandemic - Screening - Rosy - Speculative - Chronic - Triage - At-risk - Transparent - Vaccine

1) A substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases.
2) Vulnerable to harm or affections.
3) Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
4) Easy to perceive or detect.
5) Promising or suggesting good fortune or happiness; hopeful.
6) The evaluation or investigation of something as part of a methodical survey, to assess suitability for a particular role or purpose.
7) A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.
8) Engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge.

While you are watching: Answer the following questions based on your view and the information given in the video.

1) Is the president Donal Trump doing what is right?
2) Why is it difficult to contain the Coronavirus spread?
3) What are the health authorities doing about it? Is it enough?
4)What is the best way to be safe?
5) Should we have a big supply of face masks?

After Watching: Discussion. Interpret this quotes from the video and indicate what is their main idea. Do you agree with the message? Why?

A. "It's not his (President Trump) role to paint a rosy picture. It's his role as the president, as the Commander-in-Chief, to tell the truth, to be open and transparent," Dr. Wen said.

B. "Once that happens, it's extremely hard to contain an outbreak. And this is the reason why the CDC has been saying now for a few days that it's time to move on to the next stage in outbreak response, which is we can no longer contain the outbreak and prevent it from coming here," Dr. Wen said.

C. "It's not too late to get your flu shot. It's not too late to get all your other vaccines. You should keep yourself and your family as healthy and well as possible," she said.

4) Missing Presentations on crimes solved through tecnology.
5) Reading Section: Tut's dead.
6) Writing Section: Writing an opinion paragraph.