COVID-19 Break: What can we do? (part 1)

Dear students,

I hope you are staying safe amid this global madness! As you probably know, we will not be meeting until after the 24th of March or later. So what can we do to stay busy and increase your productivity during the break?

Practice reading and comprehension in English

I know you are probably bored of teachers telling you to grab a book, any book, or any English text and start reading immediately. While that can actually be helpful, it is very vague and it is more helpful if you get some guidance first. Inspired by this global crisis, I have collected a few articles and videos discussing different aspects related to the outbreak of the coronavirus.


1. BBC news: Safety on Public Transport

This BBC article discusses the risk of infection when using public transport methods such as busses, trains and planes. I have also included a short quiz that you can complete to insure that you have understood the main points of the article and hopefully gained new information about safe travel during an outbreak.

Take quiz HERE

2. Kuwait Times: Fear, panic is real as number of coronavirus cases rises

This second article is a more local one. It reports the opinions of locals on the recent changes in policies due to the spread of the virus. I love this article because it is short and concise and it encourages the public to voice their opinions on what is going on. I have also included a short quiz to help you practice your reading and comprehension skills.

Take quiz HERE

3. Global Disruptions to Education

Tens of governments, including ours, have decided to shut down schools and universities. This is an article from the New York Times discussing the effects of those disruptions on multiple levels from using online methods of teaching and how it burdens women and families and forces them to rearrange their daily routines.


For more practice, you can always reflect on the information you read by writing a summary of the information you have gained from reading these articles or other ones. Feel free to share your writing with me. If you find any interesting articles, please do not hesitate to share them with us.

Stay home, stay safe and stay sane

I will leave you with this video that was taken in Siena, Italy of people singing together from their apartments to lift spirits. These times can be difficult, scary and all together depressing but let us try and focus on the positive aspects of humanity..

Much love to all of you <3
Ms Tasneem