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Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Try to answer the following questions
1. What is coronavirus?
2. Is coronavirus a problem in your country? 
3. Why do you think people are panicking?
4. What do you think about the bulk buying of products such as masks and toilet paper? 
5. Have you started doing anything different since the outbreak?
Why?
Het doel van deze vragen is om jou alvast na te laten denken over wat jij eigenlijk allemaal al weet over het coronavirus. 
Answers
1. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.
2. Yes. More and more people are getting infected and the intensive care is slowly but surely running out of beds and respiratory machines. 
3. Because it is a new virus. No one has immunity yet and because of that a lot of people are getting sick and some will even die.

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Reading and listening
You are going to read/listen to a text about the coronavirus. 
First read the missing words, then try to fill in the gaps as you read/listen. 
Why
You are going to read and/or listen to an article about corona. Some words are missing. It is your job to read carefully OR listen carefully and fill in the gaps

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Coronavirus 
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Cornonaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory ____________________ (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain that had not previously been ____________________ in humans. Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. 
evidence
guidance
shortness
identified
syndrome
emphasized
Answers:
1. syndrome
2. identified

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Coronavirus 
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Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, ____________________ of breath, and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death.

evidence
guidance
shortness
identified
syndrome
emphasized
Answers:
3. shortness

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Coronavirus 
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The COVID-19 virus infects people of all ages. However, ____________________ to date suggests that two groups of people are at a higher risk of getting severe COVID-19 disease; older people and those with underlying medical conditions.
The World Health Organization (WHO) ____________________ that all must protact themselves in order to protect others.
evidence
guidance
shortness
identified
syndrome
emphasized
Answers:
4. evidence
5. emphasized

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Coronavirus 
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On March 10th the WHO issued a new ____________________ to help protect children and schools from transmission of the COVID-19 virus. The guidance provides critical considerations and practical checklists to keep schools safe. 
evidence
guidance
shortness
identified
syndrome
emphasized
Answers:
6. guidance

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Coronavirus 
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Recommendations to prevent infection to ____________________ include the following. Regularly and thoroughly wash your hands! Health authorities in the UK and USA have told people to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds or the time it takes to sing 'Happy Birthday' twice. ____________________ social distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing. 
contaminated
droplets
hygiene
dispose
spread
maintain
Answers:
7. spread 
8. maintain

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Coronavirus 
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When someone coughs or sneezes, they spray small liquid ____________________ from their nose or mouth which may contain the virus.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. Once ____________________, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose, or mouth. From there, the virus can enter your body and make you sick. 
contaminated
droplets
hygiene
dispose
spread
maintain
Answers:
9. droplets
10. contaminated 

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Coronavirus 
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Make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory ____________________. This means covering your mouth and nose with the inside of your elbow or a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then ____________________ the used tissue immediatly. 
contaminated
droplets
hygiene
dispose
spread
maintain
Answers:
11. hygiene 
12. dispose 

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Evaluation 
1. How did you do? 
2. Have you learned anything new from the text? 


Why?
Zelfevaluatie is erg belangrijk, vooral nu je thuis les krijgt. Hoe beter jij in staat bent kritisch te kijken naar je eigen prestaties, hoe meer je van je lessen zult leren. 

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Based on the text are the following statements: True, false or not given?
 1. Coronavirus is a single virus                                                               true/false/n.g.
2. COVID-19 was transmitted to humans by                                     true/false/n.g.
     impropertly cooked food
3. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is                              true/false/n.g.
     highest in Europe
4. The Happy Birthday song takes about 20 seconds to sing true/false/n.g.
5. Tissues should be discarded immediatly after use                 true/false/n.g.
6. COVID-19 only infects two groups of people; older people  true/false/n.g.
    and those with underlying medical conditions


Answers:
1. False - coronaviruses are a large family of viruses 
2. Not given
3. Not given
4. False - the Happy Birthday song can be sung twice in 20 seconds 
5. True 
6. False - the coronavirus affects people from all ages 

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

Complete the sentences
1. _____ Coronaviruses are a large family               a. to your eyes, nose, or mouth
2. _____ Two groups of people are at a higher     b. of viruses
                risk of                                                                     c. been identified in humans
3. _____ Everyone must protect themselves in   d. getting severe COVID-19 
                order                                                                            disease
4. _____ You should dispose                                         e. to protect others
5. _____ COVID-19 is a new strain that had not     f. of used tissues immediately
                previously 
6. _____ Hands can transfer the virus 
1b 2d 3e 4f 5c 6a 
What?
Combine the correct sentences. For example 1+b, 3+f

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Vocabulary Match
Match words 1-8 to synonyms/meanings a-h. Check the article for  clues. 
1. _____ case                                                             a. to keep up
2. _____ to emphasize                                         b. cleanliness
3. _____ acute                                                          c. severe
4. _____ underlying                                               d. something hidden but important
5. _____ transmission                                          e. to discart or scrap
6. _____ to maintain                                              f. incident
7. _____ hygiene                                                      g. to stress
8.  _____ to dispose                                               h. spread 
1f 2g 3c 4d 5h 6a 7b 8e
Why?
A new virus also comes with new vocabulary. 
Match words 1-8 to synonyms or meanings a-h. Check the article for context clues

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Can you answer these questions?
1. What is COVID-19?
2. Are there more viruses like COVID-19?
3. How does COVID-19 spread from person to person? 
4. What do we need to do to stop COVID-19 from spreading? 
5. What new words did you learn today?  
Why?
Het doel van vandaag was reading comprehension. Ofwel, snap ik wat ik lees? Als je deze vragen kan beantwoorden met de informatie die je vandaag hebt gelezen, dan kun je voor jezelf nagaan hoe goed je de tekst hebt begrepen. 

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