Pandemic Theme Activities for Copying and Printing

Check this post "Activities on the Pandemic Theme" to work with your students in the classroom or as a homework assignment.

with the recent illness (covid 19 - Coronavirus) spreading around the world very quickly, time (PANDEMIC) became very popular. And because of that, we decided to share these activities with you that I received in my E-mail. (Elaborated by the teacher Diogo de Oliveira Paula).

One pandemic is epidemic of infectious disease that spreads among the population located in a large geographic region like, for example, a continent, or even Planet Earth.

Also check: Quarantine Activities.

Activities on the pandemic theme “Letter to the reader”

Read the text below:

“The incredible similarity between the succession of events linked to the possible pandemic originating in China and the plot and details of the film “Contagio” (2011), by Steven Soderbergh, is astonishing. Unlike other sanitary thrillers, which even appeal to zombies, the story of “Contagio”, in addition to being credible, proves to be very faithful to the globalized world in which we live. Coincidences like this lead us to think that in reality, very often nothing is owed to fiction”.

Luciano Ladeia Prates (Governador Valadares, MG) In: Reader's Panel/ Folha de São Paulo Newspaper

1. What is the purpose of the text written by Luciano Ladeia Prates about the pandemic originating in China in 2020?

A) present ironic remarks.
B) show similarities.
C) show contrary opinions.
D) use inconsistent arguments.

2. This text is an example of

The news.
B) personal letter.
C) reader's letter.
D) biography.

3. In the excerpt “Coincidences like this lead to thinking that in reality”, what does the highlighted cohesion element refer to?

A) the plot and details of the movie “Contagio”
B) the globalized world we live in
C) the incredible similarity between the pandemic and the film
D) other sanitary thrillers that even appeal to zombies

4. In the text, the language level used is

A) informal
B) formal
C) literary
D) colloquial

5. In the text, the author proves to be

A) mocking
B) surprised
C) exaggerated
D) optimistic

Activities on the pandemic theme “Letter to the reader” – To print

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Answers:

1.B) have similarities.

2. C) reader's letter.

3. C) the incredible similarity between the pandemic and the film

4. B) formal

5. B) surprised