#APRENDOENCASA

Educación Secundaria

English: Level A2+

WEEK 1

COVID-19 and its impact on our family*

ACTIVITY 1 ABOUT COVID – 19

LET’S SELF-ASSESS!
¿Sabes comunicar información sobre la COVID-19 en inglés? Marca con una “X” donde creas conveniente.
Aquí no hay respuestas correctas. Sé honesta/o contigo misma/o.

I need more
I can’t do this,
I can do this practise or a
I can do this I need a lot of
very well little help to
help
do this

1. Can I explain
1. what COVID-19 is
in English?

2. Can I explain
how does
2. it spread in
English?

3. Can I explain
where was
3. COVID-19
discovered in
English?

4. Can I make a
visual organiser
4. with information
about COVID-19
in English?

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 – EXERCISE 1
Circle the source or sources of information of COVID-19 that you think you can trust.

WORLD HEALTH WHATSAPP

NEIGHBORS
ORGANIZATION MESSAGES

READ
Read the following common questions and answers about COVID-19*.

WEB PAGE INFORMATION ABOUT COVID 19

What is the COVID-19 virus?
Home
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a recently discovered type of
coronavirus.
Triage (test yourself) How does COVID-19 spread?
People can catch COVID-19 from a person who has the virus (when the person
coughs or exhales) or by touching surfaces that have been infected and then
Help (talk to a doctor) touching their eyes, nose or mouth.
How can I protect myself from catching COVID-19?
• Wash your hands regularly.
Publications
• Maintain distance from other people.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Questions and • Cover your mouth with your elbow or a tissue when you sneeze or cough.
answers (Q&A) • Stay at home
When should I wear an approved COVID-19 mask?
About us
You should wear an approved COVID-19 mask especially when you have the
COVID-19 symptoms.
What is the source of COVID-19?
It is possible that the source of COVID-19 be an animal, but this is not confirmed.
When was the virus that causes COVID-19 discovered?
This is a new variety of coronavirus discovered in a laboratory in Wuhan, China,
in December 2019.
Who does COVID-19 affect the most?
Older people or people with a pre-existing medical condition (heart disease,
cancer, etc.) appear to be more at risk than children or young adults. About one in
every five people who catch COVID-19 need hospital care.

Adaptado de la página web de la Organización Mundial de la Salud - OMS o WHO por su

siglas en inglés (Q&A section on Coronaviruses), disponible en: https://bit.ly/3cO4l2C

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LET’S UNDERSTAND!

UNDERSTAND-EXERCISE 1 
Choose TRUE, FALSE or NO INFORMATION GIVEN (N.I.G.) for the following sentences about the
Questions and Answers (Q&A) section from the text. Look at the example.

1. The first case of COVID-19 was detected in a hospital in China.

TRUE FALSE N.I.G.

 
2. COVID-19 can be transmitted from a person who has the virus.

TRUE FALSE N.I.G.

3. The confirmed source of COVID-19 is a bat from the Wuhan market.

TRUE FALSE N.I.G. 

4. You have to stay at home if you don’t want to get COVID-19.

TRUE FALSE N.I.G.

5. You can wear any type of mask to prevent catching COVID-19.

TRUE FALSE N.I.G.

6. COVID-19 affects children and older people more than others.

TRUE FALSE N.I.G.

 
7. If you don’t want to catch COVID-19, you have to stay at home, wash
your hands regularly and maintain distance from other people.

TRUE FALSE N.I.G.

8. The spread of COVID-19 is very fast and dangerous.

TRUE FALSE N.I.G.

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UNDERSTAND-EXERCISE 2 
The origin of COVID-19.
Match the questions (1, 2, 3) with the appropriate image (A, B, C). Look at the example:

When was
COVID-19 1
discovered?

B
What is the
source of the
coronavirus 2
that causes
COVID-19?

Where was
this virus 3
discovered? C

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LET’S PRACTISE!

LOOK!
Have you ever created a Visual Organiser?
Visual organisers can be very different. Look at these two examples:

Vegetables

Healthy

Fruit

Food

Fries

Unhealthy

Soda

2
• Pachamanca • Ceviche
• Cuy Food • Ají de Gallina
• Tacacho • Rocoto Relleno

REGIONS
Coast
Flag Peru
Highlands
Jungle

INDEPENDENCE DAY
July 28th

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PRACTISE-EXERCISE 1  
In your opinion, what makes a good visual organiser?
Choose from the characteristics here and color your answers. Look at the example:

It helps people It needs to

It combines text
understand be large and
and images.
ideas. detailed.

It is usually It displays It follows an

about one main information international
topic. clearly. standard.

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ACTIVITY 2 DO IT YOURSELF - D.I.Y

LET’S CREATE!

There is a lot of information about COVID-19 and we need to organize it.

Create a Visual Organiser with the most important information you have about COVID-19.
Consideration: Imagine you need to use this organiser to write a short story about the origin of COVID-19,
so choose only the relevant information from the questions and answers (Q&A) section.
A. You can do it on a piece of paper, use colour pencils, pictures, magazine cut-outs, glue, etc.
B. You can do it using the computer, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Piktochart or another app of your
choice. Remember to use the Internet or apps with the help of a responsible adult.

¿Qué debo tomar en cuenta al hacer mi desafío?

Mientras elaboras tu organizador visual es importante que tomes en cuenta estas características:

VISUAL ORGANISER YES NO

1. The main topic is the origin of COVID-19.

2. It contains information about the origin of COVID-19.

3. The source of information is the Q&A section in the Resource.

4. It displays information clearly.

5. It combines text and images.

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LET’S SHARE!

Muéstrales tu idea a tus padres,

hermanos, a quienes tengas en casa o
a tu profesor(a) si están en contacto y
explícales las cinco características que
tu organizador visual debe tener. Toma
nota de los aportes y mejora tu idea para
hacer tu texto en inglés.

LET’S REFLECT!
¿Cuánto has aprendido esta semana? ¿Revisaste si tus respuestas coinciden con la clave de respuestas?
¿Qué te comentaron sobre el organizador visual 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.

I need more
I can’t do this,
I can do this practise or a
I can do this I need a lot of
very well little help to
help
do this

1. Can I explain
1. what COVID-19 is
in English?

2. Can I explain
how does
2. it spread in
English?

3. Can I explain
where was
3. COVID-19
discovered in
English?

4. Can I make a
visual organiser
4. with information
about COVID-19
in English?