Reading "Aged Friends Plan to Self-Isolate"

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Reading Practice

Today

• Reading: aloud taking turns
• Homework = to finish where we left off
• But... before reading, take a look at the heading, subheadings and picture. You can click on the text to enlarge.

You can click on the text to enlarge.

What's the text about, do you think? You may answer in Dutch.

Read paragraph 1 + 2

Three lifelong F_______ aged over 70 plan to move in with each other.

As citizens around the world are told to stay I_______ to halt the spread of coronavirus, the three W_______ from the north of England...

Read paragraph 3 + 4

On Sunday the British G_______ announced
that....

every Briton aged over 70 will be told to stay at home for an extended period of time to avoid catching the V_______.

Doreen said: "We'll have a week in our own H_______ in self-isolation...

Read paragraph 5 + 6

all their properties have a similar number of R_______, but each house has additional unique selling points.

"Dotty's got a lovely long back G_______ which would be great for exercising."

Read paragraph 7 + 8

Having been friends for so many years, they felt it would be W_______ to not be there for each other...

"We've seen each other through divorces and loss - we go on H_______ together..."

"The cafes are closing, the theatres - we should have been at the theatre on Friday. What's going to happen to these P_______?"

Read paragraph 9 + 10

the World Health
Organisation (WHO) self-isolation is currently the most effective way to stop it S_______.

...the new measure was "a very big ask of the elderly and vulnerable", but said 'it is for their own P_______".

...but said 'it is for their own P_______".

Open Questions

Anwer the questions. 

Find the anwers in the text.  

1. Wat gaan Doreen,
Dotty en Carol doen?

2. Wat maakte de Britse regering op zondag bekend?

3. In welk huis zijn de dames de afgelopen week gebleven?

4. Wat zijn de “unique selling points” van de huizen van Dotty en Doreen?

5. Waarom hebben de dames besloten om samen te gaan isoleren?

6. Wie worden volgens de WHO het hardste getroffen door het Corona-virus?

7. Hoe lang kennen de dames elkaar al?

Match the words.

verlengd

levering van wijn

kwetsbaar

vastbesloten

huizen

op elkaar letten

adamant

extended

properties

suplpy of wine

look after each other

vulnerable

How difficult did you think it was?

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