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Lesson 66 Italy mayors scold people not following lockdown Mayors across Italy are taking direct action to make sure people follow lockdown rules. The whole of Italy is under lockdown. It is one of the country’s worst affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus. The country has reported over 80,000 cases of infections. There have also been 8,215 deaths, the most of any country in the world. The whole country is under lockdown but not everyone is following the rules. There are many videos online of mayors going into the streets to order people to stay at home. Over 100,000 people in Italy have been fined for being on the streets without a good reason. Three-quarters of the world is in lockdown as countries try to contain the virus. Some mayors in Italy are posting angry messages on social media. The mayor of one town said he was tired of people walking their dogs many times a day. He posted a video saying: "Where are you going with these incontinent dogs? You need to stay home. People are dying. Don't you get it? You are irresponsible idiots, colossal idiots." The president of Lombardy, Italy's worst affected region, said: "Too many people are still out and about." Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said: "Everyone's efforts are needed as the survival of the social and economic fabric of our country is at stake." Italians have also started a worldwide trend of singing from their balcony to cheer people up.

Guess the Answer 1) Mayors across Italy are taking direct action to

make sure people ______ a. followed lockdown rules

b. follows lockdown rules c. follow lockdown rules

d. following lockdown rules 2) It is one of the countries ______

a. worse affected b. worst affected c. worst affect it d. was affected

3) The country has reported over 80,000 ______ a. case is of infections b. case is off infections c. cases off infections d. cases of infections

4) There are many videos online of mayors going into the streets ______

a. to order people b. tall order people

c. two orders people d. true order people

5) Three-quarters of the world is in lockdown as countries try to ______

a. contains the virus b. contain the virus

c. con train the virus d. continue the virus

Guess the Answer

1. What kind of action did the article say mayors are taking?

2. How much of Italy is under lockdown? 3. What are Italy's mayors ordering people

to do? 4. What has happened to 100,000 people in

Italy? 5. How much of the world is in lockdown? 6. Where are the mayors putting their

messages? 7. What is one mayor angry at people

doing? 8. Where did Lombardy's president say too

many people were? 9. Whose efforts did Italy's prime minister

say was needed? 10. From where are Italian people singing?

Day 67 Conversation Exercise

That's my aim !!!

Danny I've just had a great piece of luck.

Fred Don't tell me you've won the lottery this week.

Danny Not quite, I've got a free weekly riding lesson at the local riding stables.

Fred I know you love horses. How did you manage that ?

Danny I offered to muck out the stables and to help groom the horses for four hours every week.

Fred That's not a bad bargain. It won't be long before you're an accomplished horseman if you can keep the arrangement going for any length of time.

Danny That's my aim.

Explanation :

The aim of something that you do is the purpose for which you do it or the result that it is intended to achieve.

Example : ..... a research program that has largely failed to achieve its principal aims.

Guess the Answer 1) The mayor of one town said he was tired of people ______ a. war king their dogs b. walk in their dogs c. walking their dogs d. wore king their dogs 2) People are dying. Don't you get it? You are ______ a. irresponsible idiot b. irresponsible idiots c. irresponsible idiocy d. irresponsible idioms 3) The president of Lombardy, Italy's worst ______ a. affection region b. affected region c. affective region d. affectation region 4) the survival of the social and economic fabric of our country ______ a. is at steak b. is at stoke c. is at stake d. is at streak 5) started a worldwide trend of singing from their balcony to ______ a. char people up b. career people up c. cheer people up d. chair people up

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Lesson 68 WHO says young people also at risk from COVID-19 The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning young people all over the world that they are also at risk from COVID-19. The WHO said young people are not exempt from catching the coronavirus. Many young people mistakenly believe they will not catch the virus because of their age. They think it is a disease that only older people catch. The WHO said the truth is that young people are catching the coronavirus and becoming ill or dying from it. It added that young people are also spreading the disease to their parents, grandparents and other people. The White House also urged young adults to follow advice and to avoid gathering in large groups to help prevent the spread of the virus. The Director-General of the WHO said: "Today, I have a message for young people: You are not invincible." He added: "This coronavirus could put you in hospital for weeks, or even kill you. Even if you don't get sick, the choices you make about where you go could be the difference between life and death for someone else." The WHO said: "A significant proportion of patients treated in hospital for COVID-19 around the world are aged under 50." New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said many young people are not following the state's social-distancing rules. He told young people that: "This is a public health issue and you cannot be endangering other peoples' health."

Guess the Answer 1) warning young people all over the world that

they are also ______ COVID-19 a. at risqué from b. at risked from

c. at risks from d. at risk from

2) young people mistakenly believe they will not catch the virus ______ age

a. because off their b. because if their c. because of their

d. because over their 3) young people are catching the coronavirus

and becoming ill or ______ a. dye in from it b. die in from it c. drying from it d. dying from it

4) The White House also urged young adults ______

a. to follow advice b. to follow advise

c. to follow add vice d. to follow and vice

5) avoid gathering in large groups to help prevent the ______ virus

a. spread of the b. spreads of the c. spread off the d. spread oft the

Guess the Answer

1. Where are the young people the WHO is warning?

2. Who did the WHO say was not exempt from catching the coronavirus?

3. Who do some young people think mainly catch the disease?

4. Who did the WHO say young people could give the virus to?

5. Who urged young adults not to gather in large groups?

6. What was the message the WHO gave to young people?

7. For how long did the WHO say young people could stay in hospital?

8. What did the WHO say young people could make the difference between?

9. Which U.S. state is Andrew Cuomo the governor of?

10. What kind of issue did Andrew Cuomo say social distancing was?

Day 69 Conversation Exercise

They get out of condition !!!

Jack You're out exercising your dog I see.

Eric Yes, dogs have to be exercised daily, otherwise they get out of condition.

Jack What's his name ?

Eric Rover.

Jack That's a good name for a dog. Why is he woofing and wagging his tail ?

Eric Can't you see ? He wants one of us to throw that stick as far as we can for him to fetch.

Jack I can't disappoint him. Come on boys, ( throw stick ) go fetch !

Explanation :

If someone is out of condition, they are unhealthy and unfit, because they have stopped exercising regularly.

Example : He was too out of condition to clamber over the top.

Guess the Answer 1) Today, I have a message for young people: You ______ a. are not invisible b. are not irreversible c. are not invincible d. are not in risible 2) This coronavirus could put you in hospital for weeks, or ______ a. even kill you b. ever kill you c. event kill you d. every kill you 3) where you go could be the difference between life and death ______ a. for some ones else b. for sum one else c. for someone else d. for some won else 4) treated in hospital for COVID-19 around the world are ______ a. age under 50 b. aged under 50 c. ages under 50 d. raged under 50 5) He told young people that: "This is a ______." a. public health issue b. publicity health issue c. publicly health issue d. publically health issue

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Lesson 70 Number of Black Rhino on the rise Conservationists have quiet cause for celebration over a rise in the numbers of the African black rhino. The numbers of the animals in the wild have risen by several hundred. The rhinos had been poached to a level of near extinction, but efforts to protect them have paid dividends. Black rhinos are still endangered and are at risk of extinction, but conservationists are hopeful their numbers will continue to grow. The International Union for Conservation of Nature reported that there were 4,845 black rhinos in Africa in 2012. This number rose to around 5,630 in 2018, an increase of 2.5 per cent per year over the six years. The Union said the numbers bode well for saving the species. A lot of effort has been put into saving the black rhino. These include relocating the beasts into areas less frequented by poachers, ensuring a better male-to-female ratio to aid reproductive success, and stronger legislation to protect the species. The Union said: "The continued slow recovery is a testament to the immense efforts made in the countries and a powerful reminder that conservation works." It added: "There is no room for complacency as poaching and illegal trade remain acute threats. It is essential that the ongoing anti-poaching measures and intensive, proactive population management continue, with support from national and international actors."

Guess the Answer 1) Conservationists have quiet ______

celebration a. case for

b. clause for c. claws for d. cause for

2) The numbers of the animals in the wild have ______ hundred a. risen by several

b. arisen by several c. riser by several d. rise by several

3) The rhinos had been poached to a level ______

a. of neared extinction b. of nears extinction c. of nearly extinction

d. of near extinction 4) Black rhinos are still endangered and are

______ extinction a. at risked of

b. at risks of c. at risk of

d. at risky of 5) The Union said the numbers ______

a. bode well b. bade well c. bide well

d. bade well

Guess the Answer

1. What did the article say conservationists have quiet cause for?

2. How many more hundreds of African black rhino are there now?

3. What have protection efforts paid? 4. When were there 4,845 African black

rhinos in Africa? 5. What did a conservation union say

bodes well for the rhino's survival? 6. Who are areas less frequented by in

areas rhinos now live? 7. What ratio was made better? 8. What did the union say worked? 9. What did the union say there was no

room for? 10. Who did the union say we needed

support from?