“Wear your Face Mask”
April 6, 2020
Vocabulary:
1. homemade -(adjective)made at home
Her children had much appetite on her homemadecookies.
2. reduce -(verb)make smaller or less in amount,degree, or size
My weight reduces when I stop eating sugar.
3. insufficient -(adjective)not enough
There was insufficient money to fund the project.
4. contracted -(verb)to catch or become sick witha disease
He contracted malaria while he was traveling.
5. social distancing -(noun)applied to certainactions that are taken by Public Health officials to stop or slow down thespread of a highly contagious disease
Social distancing is practiced to avoid thespread of coronavirus.
“Wear Your Face Mask”
The USA could soon be encouraging Americans towear face masks or scarves. There has been a lot of talk about whether or notface masks are effective in helping slow down the spread of the COVID-19coronavirus. The government is set to encourage Americans to use homemade facecoverings like cloth masks, bandanas and scarves. The WHO and other healthorganisations have recommended that people who are not sick do not need to wearmasks or cover their face. However, other organisations say face masks can slowthe spread of the virus. They point to countries like Singapore and SouthKorea, where people wear masks and reported infection rates are lower.
Health experts in the USA believe that wearing amask could reduce the risk of people spreading the virus and give a littleprotection to those who have not contracted it. Health officials are worriedthat if everyone rushes out to buy masks, there may not be enough for nurses,doctors and other key workers. They also say that a mask could make the problemworse because people might feel safe wearing one and mix more with otherpeople. Another thing health experts are worried about is that homemade masks areinsufficient to prevent people from catching the virus. The White House said:"The most important thing is the social distancing, washing your hands andnot touching your face."
Activity No. 1
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guessif 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).
The USA will force people to wearmasks. T / F
The USA is asking people to make their ownmasks. T / F
The WHO said people who are not sick do not needto wear masks. T / F
Some organisations say masks can help to slowthe spread of the virus. T / F
Health officials believe there are enough masksfor nurses. T / F
Officials said wearing a mask does not makepeople feel safer. T / F
Officials say homemade masks are great atstopping the virus. T / F
The White House said social distancing was veryimportant. T / F
Activity no. 2
1. What is the USA encouraging Americans to wearbesides masks?
2. What kind of masks is the governmentsuggesting people make?
3. What did the WHO advise for people who are notsick?
4. What did some organisations say masks can doto the virus' spread?
5. Where did health officials say infectionrates were lower?
6. What are health officials worried aboutpeople rushing out to do?
7. Who might not have masks if people buy themall?
8. What might people do if they feel safer?
9. Who said homemade masks are insufficient toprotect against the virus?
10. What did the White House recommend besideshand washing?
