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Educación Secundaria

English: Level A2

WEEK 2

COVID-19 and its impact on our family*

Activity 1 WHAT IS A LOCKDOWN?

LET’S SELF-ASSESS!
¿Cuánto sabes en inglés sobre el COVID-19 y el confinamiento como parte del Estado de Emergencia
en el Perú en inglés? Marca con una “X” donde creas conveniente. Aquí no hay respuestas correctas o
incorrectas, lo importante es que seas honesta/o contigo misma/o al responder.

Can I do it? Not at all Somewhat Well Very well

Can I understand a
short text in English
1.
about COVID-19
lockdown?

Can I write a
message in English
about the activities
2. I can and can’t do
during the COVID-19
lockdown using a
model?

* Material elaborado en colaboración con el British Council y RELO Andes de la Embajada de Estados Unidos.
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LET’S OBSERVE AND READ!

OBSERVE
“What is a ‘State of Emergency’?”
In a State of Emergency this happens:

Lockdown

President Martín Vizcarra declares

State of Emergency in Perú

Closure of borders

Meetings are
prohibited

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OBSERVE - EXERCISE 1
Read and match the pictures with the correct phrase. Follow the example:

You can’t travel to

A
another country.

Lockdown

You can’t have or go

B
to reunions with other
people.

Closure of borders

C You can’t go outside. You

have to stay home.

Meetings are
prohibited

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READ
Read the text message Marta sent you about the COVID- 19 lockdown.

Marta

Hello! My name is Marta

and I am 14 years old.
COVID-19 is very
contagious, so I have to
stay home. We can only
go out to buy food and
medicines and then go
back home fast. But we
SCHOOL
can’t have reunions or
go to school during this
lockdown.
In these days of lockdown,
my sister and I read, draw
and play. My parents and I
clean the house and study.

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LET’S UNDERSTAND

UNDERSTAND - EXERCISE 1 
Circle the correct answer for each question about Marta’s chat message. Follow the example:

1 Marta is 13 / 14 / 15 years old.

2 Lockdown means you have to go out / to wash your hands / to stay at

home.

3 During the lockdown you can go out only to buy food or medicines / to go
to meetings / to go to school

4 It is important to stay home these days to sleep more / stop COVID-19 /

play with your sister.

5 COVID-19 is very contagious / slow / strong.

UNDERSTAND - EXERCISE 2 
Colour the things Marta does during the lockdown. Use any colour you have. Follow the example:

Play with her

Draw Dance Play basketball
sister

Eat a lot of
Work Drive a car Study
candy

Read Clean Go to School Sing

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LET’S PRACTISE!

PRACTISE – EXERCISE 1
Complete the following sentences using CAN or CAN’T. Follow the example:

1 During the lockdown, we CAN’T go to school.

2 I go out to buy medicines, but I have to be quick.

3 My grandmother go out to buy food, she is very vulnerable.

4 We study from home. We have a platform for that!

LOOK:
So, we use CAN for actions we are permitted to do.
And we use CAN´T for actions we are prohibited to do.

During the lockdown,

You can read a book at home.

You can clean your bedroom.

During the lockdown,

You can´t go outside.

The chilfdren can´t go shopping.

CAN VERB in base

CAN´T
+ form

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PRACTISE – EXERCISE 2
Write the activities in the box in the correct list. There are activities you CAN and CAN´T do during
COVID- 19 lockdown. Follow the example:

buy food – play in the park – go to the beach – Travel to another country
– wash your hands – study at home – clean the house – visit my friends -
read a book – play soccer outside

CAN DO DURING LOCKDOWN CAN´T DO DURING LOCKDOWN

I can study at home during the COVID-19

lockdown.

Activity 2 DO IT YOURSELF - D.I.Y.

LET’S CREATE!

Write a short message to Marta. What do you want to tell her? What are the activities that you can do
during the lockdown? What are the activities you can´t do during the lockdown?

A. You can write your message in pen or pencil on a piece of paper.

B. You can do it using the computer, using Microsoft Word, Power Point or any other app of your
choice.

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What should I take into consideration to write the message to Marta?

Take into consideration the following characteristics your message to Marta should have.

Message Yes No

1 It starts with a presentation (for example, like Marta).

It has three or four activities you do at home during the

2
lockdown.

It has two or three activities you can’t do during the

3
lockdown.

4 It has between 40 and 50 words total.

*Recommendation:
Write the first draft of your message and show it to your family to get an opinion on how to make it
better. Tell them about the characteristics above.

LET’S SHARE!

Muéstrales tu idea a quienes tengas en casa o a tu profesor(a) si están en contacto y explícales las
cuatro características que tu mensaje a Marta debe tener. Toma nota de los aportes y mejora tu idea
para hacer tu texto en inglés.

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LET’S REFLECT! 

¿Cuánto has aprendido esta semana? ¿Revisaste si tus respuestas coinciden con la clave de respuestas?
¿Qué te comentaron sobre el mensaje en inglés que creaste? ¿Qué opinas tú? Dale un visto bueno a
una de las cuatro opciones. Selecciona la opción que mejor exprese lo que puedes hacer ahora que
culminaste las dos actividades de la semana.

Can I do it? Not at all Somewhat Well Very well

Can I understand a
short text in English
1.
about COVID-19
lockdown?

Can I write a
message in English
about the activities
2. I can and can’t do
during the COVID-19
lockdown using a
model?