Coronavirus: 'We got through lockdown by dancing'

Activity 1

"Lockdown": take 2 minutes and write down in your notebook all the ideas that come to your mind when you hear the word "lockdown".

For example: stay at home

Share your ideas with the whole class.

Activity 2: Watching a video

2A. To mark the anniversary of the first UK lockdown, some people have made videos telling us how they got through it.

What do you think these people did during lockdown? Share your ideas with a partner before watching the video.

• Naye, aged 9, and her six-year-old sister Tammy

• Calum, a 20-year old young man

• A grandmother

• A woman who was very ill

• A 30-year-old man who wasn’t working

2B. Watch the following video from the BBC and check your answers. Were your guesses correct?

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-derbyshire-56486175

2C. Which of the following activities are mentioned in the video?  Make a list in your notebook.

save lives - watch TV  - have a baby - meet baby nephew - visit a forest - live in a castle - join a hot air balloon club - collect money - get married - find a new job

2D. In your notebook copy and complete the following sentences:

1. Naye and her six-year-old sister Tammy .............

2. The young man rediscovered places he hadn’t visited for a long time and he also .............. .

3. The lady in a blue sweater made quilts, ................, ......................., ...................... .

4. The second lady adopted a dog and ................

5. Michelle suffers from cancer, but she collected ........................

6. Terence didn’t have to go to work, so he ......................... every day.

7. Terence found a job and he ....................... .

Activity 4: Over to you!

From making quilts to taking part in fancy dress challenges, people have found creative ways to get through the pandemic.

How did you get through lockdown? Get into groups of 3 and record a video telling us how you spent your lockdown.