Understanding COVID-19

Level:  This is most suited to B2-C1 level students. However, it can be used with C2 level and with B1 level with added support.

Time:  1 hour 20 minutes + (depending on level and discussion). This is quite an intensive lessons, so you may wish to teach it over two classes/days.

This is a free lesson to help students understand language related to the COVID-19 / Coronavirus crisis, including reading, vocabulary and speaking tasks crisis. It includes reading exercises with comprehension questions, vocabulary matching exercises, collocation matching, pronunciation guidance and lots of speaking practice.

We have a teacher’s copy (including teacher’s notes, an answer key and a pronunciation guide) and a student version which you can email to your class for online lessons. 

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