a)His/her school closed before the government announced the shutdown

1. Where were these pictures taken? What have you heard about these cities recently?

2. What do you think life is like for people of your age in Madrid and in Singapore? Are your daily routines different from theirs?

3. You’re going to watch a video about Jay from Singapore and Mia from Madrid. They are both 15 and they are currently in lockdown.

TEACHER’s NOTE : let your ss watch the video https: //youtu. be/xTPQWCzhWNQ until 0: 23. Then ask questions below

4. What’s their daily routine like? What do they have in common? What is different?

5. Look though the list below. What do the words in bold mean?

a)His/her school closed before the government announced the shutdown

b) Wishes the country was locked down earlier

c) Is into baking

d) Makes beehives

e) Keeps bees

f) Keeps a positive mindset

g) Believes the government is handling the situation very well

h) Thinks it will slow down quite soon

i) Discovered new recipes recently

j) His/herschool didn’t want to shut down unless it was absolutely necessary

k)Feels safe and protected

l) Believes you have to be aware of everything that is happening

m) Calls her friends a lot

n) Is sickof the phone

o) Hopes that they will go back to normal soon

5. Watch the video and complete the table for Mia and Jai. https: //youtu. be/xTPQWCzhWNQ

Mia, 15 lives in Madrid originally American	Jai, 15 lives in Singapore	You

5. Which of the facts are true for you as well? Which are different? Complete the table.

6. Extra questions

1. Have you discovered any new hobbies?

2. Do you miss your friends a lot?

3. Do you feel you get sick of your phone?

4. Do you think you need to be aware of everything that is happening?

5. Do you feel safe and protected? Why?

6. Do you believe it would have been better if our country had shut down earlier?

7. When will you go back to normal?

7. Watch the video again and complete the sentences:

1) I’ve _____ in Singapore my entire life

2) Schools have _____, people are working from home

3) I haven’t _____ my friends for a long time

4) What have you ________ with all this time since school was cancelled?

5) I’ve ________ a lot

6) I’ve _________ lots of cakes and discovering new recipes

8. Which of the sentences in 7 is Present Perfect and which is Present Perfect Continuous? Compare the sentences and choose the correct option in the RULE below

RULE

We use Present Perfect when we speak about completed/uncompleted action. We are more interested in result of the activity not activity itself/ activity itself. It doesn’t matter if the activity was finished or not.

We use Present Perfect Continuous when we speak about completed/uncompleted action. We are more interested inresult of the activity not activity itself / activity itself. It doesn’t matter if the activity was finished or not.

9. Complete the sentences below

a) We aren’t allowed to do sport or exercise outside. I really miss it. I _______ (not play football) since the lockdown.

b) I believe my family _________ (handle) it very well. We help each other to keep a positive mindset.

c) My parents ______________ (work) from their home office for a while which is really annoying as the Internet connection isn’t reliable.

d) It’s a chaos! My baby sister _____________(cry) for 2 hours, I can’t focus on my studies.

e) I _____ just ______ (bake) a chocolate cake to keep my spirits up.

f) I don’t mind staying at home for a while. I have more spare time. I _______ a few new hobbies (discover)

g) I ________ (not see) my friends since school was closed but it’s not a big deal. We meet each other online and play games every day.

h) Pandemic _______ (slow down) in our city for a while. Hopefully, we’ll go back to normal quite soon.

10. Say which of the sentences from 9are true for you. Which of them are different? Why?

11. What have you been doingin your spare time since the school was cancelled?

Homework

Complete the sentences and give some tips which might help other people of your age to handle the situation well

1) If you get sick with your mobile you’d better ___________

2) If it’s difficult to you to keep positive mindset you’d rather________________

3) If you want to be aware of everything that is happening it might be a good idea___________

4) If you don’t feel safe and protected, you’d rather ________

5) While you’re currently in lockdown it might be a good idea to___________

Teachers notes:

1. Singapore was one of the first countries which gotCOVID-19 after China. 3210 per million of population, only 3 deaths per million

Madrid, Spain. There’ve been most of cases in Europe in Spain, most of the people got sick in Madrid. The situation was really tough after lockdown, kids weren’t allowed to leave their houses. 5285 per million

Source: https: //www. worldometers. info/coronavirus/

5. Answers:

Mia, 15 lives in Madrid originally American	Jai, 15 lives in Singapore
Calls her friends a lot
His/ herschool didn’t want to shut down unless it was absolutely necessary	His/her school closed before the government announced the shutdown
Wishes the country was locked down earlier	Believes the government is handling the situation very well
Is into baking	Keeps bees
discovered new recipes recently	Makes beehives
Is sick of her phone	Feels save and protected
Keeps a positive mindset	Thinks it will slow down quite soon
Believes you have to be aware of everything that is happening

1) I’ve lived in Singapore my entire life

2) Schools have stopped, people are working from home

3) I haven’t seen my friends for a long time

4) What have you been doing with all this time since school was cancelled?

5) I’ve been baking a lot

6) I’ve been making lots of cakes and discovering new recipes

7) I’ve been finishing up my beehive

a) We aren’t allowed to do sport or exercise outside. I really miss it. I haven’t played football since the lockdown.

b) I believe my family have been handlingit very well. We help each other to keep a positive mindset.

c) My parents have been workingfrom their home office since the shutdown which is really annoying as the Internet connection isn’t reliable.

d) It’s a chaos! My baby sister has been cryingfor 2 hours, I can’t focus on my studies.

e) I havejust baked a chocolate cake to keep my spirits up.

f) I don’t mind staying at home for a while. I have more spare time. I have discovereda few new hobbies

g) Ihaven’t seen my friends since school was closed but it’s not a big deal. We meet each other online and play games every day.

h) Pandemichas been slowing down in our city recently. Hopefully, we’ll go back to normal quite soon.